Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005 [Cynthia Olavarria]

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[Cynthia's Bio]

Cynthia Olavarría (born January 28, 1982) is a fashion model who has competed in the Miss Universe pageant. Early years Born in the Santurce, district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Olavarría was an expressive, and eloquent child. Those qualities made her embark in the world of beauty pageants, hosting and modeling since she was a teenager. At 11, she won her first beauty pageant, Miss Reina Infantil, that led her to become host of the famous Puerto Rican game show "Contra el Reloj con Pacheco". She went to La Piedad High School in Isla Verde. There, she was an honor student and member of many school organizations, including the National Honor Society and the Student's Council. In 2004, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus with a Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communications with a concentration in Journalism. Pageants Olavarría was apparently headed towards a master's degree in International Relations as well as a career with the Elite Models company when she decided to temporarily change her career path in order to participate in the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2005 pageant, where she represented her hometown of Salinas. She won the Miss Puerto Rico Universe crown in October 2004. Olavarría represented Puerto Rico in the Miss Universe 2005 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand in May 2005. She became the first Puerto Rican candidate in Miss Universe history to place first runner-up. The winner was Natalie Glebova of Canada. When Glebova was unable to attend the 2007 Miss Indonesia pageant on behalf of the Miss Universe Organization because of Canada's travel ban on Indonesia, Olavarría officially attended in her place. During the course of her reign, she made many appearances on such television programs such as Don Francisco Presenta, Despierta America, Cotorreando, Objetivo Fama,Premios Juventud and Premios Lo Nuestro. Future plans Olavarría continues her modeling career and combines it with TV hosting and acting. She was one of the presenters at Premios Juventud 2005 attended the Billboard Latin Music Awards 2005 and Premios Lo Nuestro in 2005 and 2006. She was also introduced into acting in theater with her role as a princess in a child-oriented play titled La Princesa de los Ojos Tristes. In 2007 Univision recruited her to become the modeling teacher on the reality show Nuestra Belleza Latina which airs on the Univision network. The same year, Telemundo Network also recruited Cynthia as the host of tv show, "Decisiones Puerto Rico". She will also have an important role in an upcoming telenovela produced in Puerto Rico. Source: Wikipedia