Johanna Solano
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Johanna Solano | |
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| Born | Johanna Solano Lopez October 9, 1990 |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Latin America 2009 Miss Costa Rica 2011 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Latin America 2009 (Winner) Miss Costa Rica 2011 (Winner) Miss Universe 2011 ( Top 10) |
Johanna Solano López (born October 9, 1990) is a Costa Rican TV Host, model, actress, triathlete and ex beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country at Miss Universe 2011 and placed Top 10.
Early life
[edit]Solano was born in San José to Sergio Solano Serrano and Ileana López Araya. She is the second of four children. She is currently studying psychology at Hispanameric University, located in Heredia and is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English.
Pageantry
[edit]Miss Latin America 2009
[edit]The Queens organization of Costa Rica decided to send a new competition after participating in the International Coffee Pageant and was crowned in the 23rd edition of the competition on May 23 Miss Latin America 2009 in Punta Cana Dominican Republic.
Miss Costa Rica 2011
[edit]On March 25, 2011, Solano was crowned Miss Costa Rica 2011 in an event held at the National Museum Auditorium Children in San Jose. This win gave Johanna the right to represent Costa Rica at Miss Universe 2011.[1]
Miss Universe 2011
[edit]On September 12, 2011 Johanna represented Costa Rica at Miss Universe 2011, held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil where she finished in the Top 10. This was Costa Rica's first placement since 2004.
After Pageantry
[edit]After her participation at Miss Universe 2011, she began training and eventually competing in triathlon, she won the category 25–29 at the Ironman 70.3 Monterrey in Mexico held on May 15, 2017,[2] a third place in the 25-30 category at the Ironman Cozumel held in Mexico on November 26, 2017[3] and other number of finishes in various Ironman around the world.[4] Johanna Solano también participó en la Serie Triatlón Costa Rica 2024, celebrada en las playas del Coco, Guanacaste, y demostró una vez más su destreza y determinación en la competencia. [5]
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.observadorglobal.com/miss-universo-2011-johanna-solano-cerca-de-cumplir-su-sueno-n30481.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Johanna Solano gana el IRONMAN 70.3 en Monterrey – Endurance" (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "Johanna Solano logra tercer lugar en Ironman en México | Crhoy.com". CRHoy.com | Periodico Digital | Costa Rica Noticias 24/7 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ www.laprensalibre.cr. "La ex Miss Costa Rica Johanna Solano ganó triatlón en Vietnam | laprensalibre.cr". www.laprensalibre.cr. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "Johanna Solano gana primer lugar en la Serie Triatlón Costa Rica 2024". 22 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- "Johanna Solano - La Nación". Nacion.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- @aldiacr (2013-07-14). "Johanna Solano le sonríe al triatlón". Aldia.cr. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- Al Día. "Johanna Solano - Al Día". Aldia.cr. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- "Belleza y Moda". M.bellezaymoda.univision.com. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- Official Miss Costa Rica website Archived 2018-07-08 at the Wayback Machine