Vanessa Gonçalves

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gonçalves and the second or maternal family name is Gomez.

Vanessa Andrea Gonçalves Gomez (born February 10, 1986) is a Venezuelan yoga teacher, dentist, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2010. She represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2011 and placed in the Top 16.

Vanessa Gonçalves
Born	Vanessa Andrea Gonçalves Gomez (1986-02-10) February 10, 1986 (age 39)[1] Baruta, Venezuela[1]
Alma mater	Universidad Santa María[1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Venezuela 2010
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Green
Major competition(s)	Miss Venezuela 2010 (Winner) Miss Universe 2011 (Top 16)

Pageantry

Miss Venezuela 2010

Gonçalves, who stands 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in), competed as Miss Miranda, one of 28 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 2010, held on October 28, 2010, in Maracaibo, where she obtained the Best Body and Evening Gown awards^[3] and became the seventh Miss Venezuela winner from Miranda, gaining the right to represent her country in Miss Universe 2011.^[4]

Miss Universe 2011

As Miss Venezuela 2010,^[5] she went on to compete in Miss Universe 2011 on September 12, 2011, in São Paulo, Brazil and placed in the Top 16.

Works

Author of "I am Enough, I am Vulnerable" ("Soy "Suficiente, Soy Vulnerable").

Personal life

Daughter of Portuguese emigrants, she currently lives in Miami, Florida.