Mariem Velazco

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| title = {{ubl|Miss Barinas 2017|Miss Venezuela International 2017|Miss International 2018}}

| nationalcompetition = {{ubl|Miss Venezuela 2017|(Miss Venezuela International 2017)|(Best Style)|(Miss Photogenic)|Miss International 2018|(Winner)}}

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| birth_place = Venezuela

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| height = 1.78m

| eye_color = Light brown{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

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Mariem Claret Velazco García is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss International 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.

Pageantry

=Miss Venezuela 2017=

Velazco stands at 177 centimeters and competed as Miss Barinas 2017. As one of 24 finalists in her country's national competition, she was awarded Best Style and Miss Photogenic at the grand final show of Miss Venezuela 2017. She succeeded outgoing Miss Venezuela 2016 first runner-up and Miss International 2017 second runner-up Diana Croce of Nueva Esparta.{{cite web|url=http://www.panorama.com.ve/espectaculos/Estas-son-las-5-finalistas-del-certamen-Miss-Venezuela-2017-20171109-0083.html|title=¡Tenemos reina! Miss Delta Amacuro, Sthefany Gutiérrez es Miss Venezuela 2017|date=9 November 2017|publisher=Panorama|access-date=10 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213172633/http://www.panorama.com.ve/espectaculos/Estas-son-las-5-finalistas-del-certamen-Miss-Venezuela-2017-20171109-0083.html|archive-date=13 December 2017|url-status=dead}}

=Miss International 2018=

Velazco was crowned Miss International 2018 by her predecessor, Kevin Lilliana Junaedy of Indonesia, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan on 9 November 2018. She showcased a Venezuelan native headdress and an evening gown composed of pearls during her competition.{{cite web |url=https://www.diariolasamericas.com/cultura/la-venezolana-mariem-velazco-se-corono-como-miss-international-2018-n4166130 |title=La venezolana Mariem Velazco se coronó como Miss International 2018 |publisher=Diario Las Americas |language=es |website=www.diariolasamericas.com |accessdate=9 November 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.caraotadigital.net/entretenimiento/tiene-novio-mariem-velazco-confeso-que-esta-mas-feliz-que-nunca/ |title=¡Tiene novio! Mariem Velazco confesó que está "más feliz que nunca" |language=es |last=Salazar |first=Bray |publisher=Caraota Digital |accessdate=28 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129132337/http://www.caraotadigital.net/entretenimiento/tiene-novio-mariem-velazco-confeso-que-esta-mas-feliz-que-nunca/ |archive-date=29 November 2018 |url-status=dead }}

Her win gave Venezuela its eighth Miss International crown, the most number of crown titles won by a single country at this pageant.{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/noticias/entretenimiento/sthefany-gutierrez-miss-venezuela-2017_677224|title=Sthefany Gutiérrez es Miss Venezuela 2017|date=9 November 2017|publisher=EL UNIVERSAL|access-date=10 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110225726/http://www.eluniversal.com/noticias/entretenimiento/sthefany-gutierrez-miss-venezuela-2017_677224|archive-date=10 November 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mundo-oriental.com.ve/det.aspx?id=86747 |title=Mariem Velazco les habló a las jóvenes venezolanas que han perdido la esperanza |publisher=Mundo Oriental |website=www.mundo-oriental.com.ve |accessdate=28 November 2018}}