| Raquel Pélissier | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1991-08-21) August 21, 1991 (age 33) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Haiti 2016 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Haiti 2016 (Winner) Reina Hispanoamericana 2016 (3rd Runner-up) Miss Universe 2016 (1st Runner-up) |
Raquel Pélissier (born August 21, 1991) is a Haitian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Haiti 2016. She represented Port-au-Prince at the pageant and represented Haiti at Miss Universe 2016 where she ended as 1st Runner-Up, being the first Haitian delegate to place in the finals in 41 years, with their last placement being back in 1975.
Personal life
Pélissier was born in Haiti. At the age of three, Pélissier was in a twenty-one day coma, came out of it and was paralyzed for a week. She later survived the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Pélissier started doing photo shoots for local magazine Rebelle Haiti, then lost to France's Iris Mittenaere, the eventual winner in Miss Universe 2016, held in Manila, Philippines. Post-Miss Universe, Pélissier has done several pageant-related videos on her YouTube channel, which has almost 7,000 subscribers.
Pélissier has a master's degree in Scientific Research from Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. She is fluent in English and Spanish, alongside her native tongues of French and Haitian Creole.
References
- ^ Model Mayhem: Raquel Pélissier
- ^ Grace, Jenny, ed. (30 August 2016). "Raquel Pelissier: Facts About Newly-Crowned Miss Universe Haiti 2016". Morning News USA. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Darius, Danio, ed. (30 January 2017). "Raquel Pélissier, de miraculée à Miss Univers". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 4 February 2017. (in French)
- Juste, Carl, ed. (2 February 2017). "Miss Haiti wows the hearts of Haitian Americans on Miss Universe tour in Miami". Miami Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
| Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Ariadna Gutiérrez
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Miss Universe 1st Runner-Up 2016 |
Succeeded by Laura González
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| Preceded byLisa Drouillard | Miss Haiti 2016 |
Succeeded byCassandra Chéry |
| Miss Universe 2016 national titleholders | |
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