Bárbara Palacios

Bárbara Palacios
Bárbara Palacios
	Palacios speaks from her home in 2020
Born	9 December 1963 (age 61); Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s)	TV host, writer, beauty queen
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Spouse	Víctor Manrique (m. 1988)
Children	2
	Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Venezuela 1986; Miss Sudamérica 1986; Miss Universe 1986
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Hazel
Major; competition(s)	Miss Venezuela 1986; (Winner); Miss Sudamérica 1986; (Winner); Miss Universe 1986; (Winner)

Bárbara Palacios Teyde de Manrique (born 9 December 1963)^[2] is a Venezuelan tv host, writer and beauty queen. She is the winner of Miss Universe 1986. She is the third woman from Venezuela to win the Miss Universe pageant.

Early life

Palacios was born in Madrid^[2] to parents Bárbara Teyde (born María Antonia Hernández; 13 April 1942, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain – died 10 September 2008, Caracas, Venezuela)^[3] and Jorge Palacios (born 1940, Seville, Spain), who later divorced.^[1]^[4] Her parents were both actors. They moved to Caracas in the mid-1960s when Palacios was one and a half years old, and, according to the laws of the time, of the South American country, she was considered a Venezuelan national.^[5]

As she relates in her book presented in 2019, Atrévete a ser Bárbara (Dare to be Barbara), who was a member of a "dysfunctional family", with situations of domestic violence, where she had a childhood and adolescence full of abuse and mistreatment: "There was abuse in general, there was physical abuse, a hit, and also verbal and emotional abuse".^[6]

Career

Barbara's first approach with Miss Venezuela was when she was barely twelve years old, when, in the company of her mother, they met Osmel Sousa, and he told her "Your Barbarita one day you will be Miss Venezuela", to which she replied that she would never participate. At 17, Sousa called her again, inviting her to participate, but she ruled out the contest, because she was working to pay for her university studies and was not interested in being a beauty queen. Sousa convinced her in 1986.^[7]

Already a graduate and being a junior advertising executive, at 22 years of age she represented the Trujillo State in the 1986 edition of Miss Venezuela, performed at the Municipal Theater of the city of Caracas. She won the contest and received the crown from Silvia Martínez, Miss Venezuela 1985. In addition, she won the 1986 Miss South America in Caracas, Venezuela, where she also won the band as "Miss Photogenic South America" and then was the third Venezuelan to win the Miss Universe crown, which she obtained in Panama City on 21 July 1986.^{[citation needed]}

Palacios has worked as a television host for over two decades, and has been a spokesperson for multinational corporations in the United States and Latin America. She founded several advertising agencies, and as of 2010^[update] owns Barbara Palacios Corporation, a United States–based company that commercializes women products, with lines of jewelry and beauty products sold in stores under her name in Florida.

Personal life

Palacios married Víctor Manrique in 1988. They have two sons, Víctor Tomás and Diego Alfonso.^[8]

She has several half-siblings, including Georgina Palacios and Gian Piero Pérez Spagna.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Badillo, Concepcion (23 July 1986). "Miss Universe's reign means a delay in plans". Lakeland Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. Associated Press. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
^ ^a ^b Ex Misses Universo que representaron un país que no era el suyo, univision.com. Accessed 3 August 2023.
^ Biography of Bárbara Teyde, imdb.com. Accessed 3 August 2023.
^ "Legendary actress Barbara Teyde dies of cancer". 20 minutos. Spain. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
^ "Official instagram account: barbarapalacios_inspiracion Verified More than fifteen years ago, a great friend of my family and wonderful pastor appreciated by all of us who have had the privilege of meeting him, Dr. @drrobpeters 😊 and who has also been my mentor, told me something that gave me a lot of security at that time when I was studying and preparing to become an inspirational speaker and Christian author, "Barbara, your testimony is UNIQUE as is that of each person and when our purpose is to help and inspire others we cannot allow ourselves to be cowed by the enemy, because it will take away the opportunity to bring the Good News of God. (This reference, I found it thanks to my comment and question that I made to the former Venezuelan universe, entity post regarding her place of birth, nationality and her real name. She very kindly responded to my instagram account: freddyguarique)". Instagram. USA. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
^ Lorenzo Castro E (24 October 2019). "La ex Miss universo Bárbara Palacios a las víctimas de abuso: "Puedes sanar"(Former Miss Universe Bárbara Palacios to victims of abuse: "You can heal")". Miami, Florida. EFE. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ "barbarapalacios_inspiracion Verified Today my dear fans of @barbarapalaciosfansclub gave me this unforgettable #TBT Next week the Queens of the world arrive in Miami to participate in @missuniverse 👑. . Always very grateful to all the misses accounts that give me such beautiful posts full of love and admiration. GRACIASSS 😘. . Did you know that I never wanted to be a miss? 🤩 at 12 years old one day my mom and I met my dear @zardelabelleza and he told me: "Your Barbarita one day you will be Miss Venezuela" and I told him Never 🤩 at 17 he called me and invited me to participate and I told him that I was working to pay for my university studies and that I was not interested in competitions 😉 Osmel did not lose hope and called me for 5 years until they convinced me 👍🏻 It was the perfect time I met my goals I was graduated 🎓 and it was a junior advertising executive 😉. . GOD has plans that surprise us 🙌🏻 that's why from a very young age I always ask Him to fulfill His Will in my existence and not mine 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻". INSTAGRAM. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
^ "Barbara Palacios, beautiful businesswoman". El Universo. 23 August 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2010.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Deborah Carthy-Deu	Miss Universe 1986	Succeeded by Cecilia Bolocco
Preceded by Silvia Martínez	Miss Sudámerica 1986	Succeeded by Patricia López
Preceded by Silvia Martínez	Miss Venezuela 1986	Succeeded by Inés María Calero
Preceded by Carmen Candiales	Miss Trujillo 1986	Succeeded by Anabelli Espina