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María Valeria Cannavò Balsamo (born 12 June 2000) is a Venezuelan fashion designer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Venezuela 2024. She represented the Dependencias Federales at the pageant and will represent Venezuela at the Miss World 2025 competition.

Life and career

Early life and education

Cannavò was born and raised in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. At the age of 7 she lost her father to cancer. María obtained a bachelor's degree in Fashion Design awarded by the Istituto Marangoni in Milan, Italy.

At the age of 19 she began her career as a clothing and accessories designer. Cannavò has an Instagram account called Mvbcportfolio in which she shares her work as a clothing designer.

Valeria is also a short story writer. Cannavò is 1.73 metres tall and speaks Spanish, Italian and English.

Pageantry

Miss Venezuela 2024

Cannavò competed as Miss Dependencias Federales with other 20 contestants and won Miss Venezuela World 2024, on November 23, 2024, at the Venevisión Studios in Caracas. María succeeded Miss Venezuela World 2021, Ariagny Daboín of Cojedes. She was awarded as Miss Blooming Beauty by Rob Lab Cosmetics during the Interactive Beauty Gala.

Since her crowning, Cannavò will attend many events with her fellow Miss Venezuela and Mister Venezuela titleholders. She aims to promote the strengthening of education for children and the implementation of strategies that encourage and promote mental health in the youth sector.

Miss World 2025

She will represent Venezuela at the Miss World 2025 pageant.

References

1. "MV – Candidata: Valeria Cannavò - Miss Venezuela". www.missvenezuela.com. Miss Venezuela.
2. Presente, Laura. "¿Qué opina Miss Venezuela Mundo 2024 sobre las operaciones estéticas?". 2001online.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
3. "Venezuela tiene dos nuevas soberanas de la belleza: Miss Venezuela World, Valeria Cannavo y Miss International Venezuela, Alessandra Guillén". Noticias Venevisión. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
4. Web, Redacción (2024-11-24). "Coronan a Miss World y Miss Internacional Venezuela 2024". El Carabobeño (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
5. González, Tahiana (2024-11-24). "Miss Dependencias Federales es la nueva Miss Venezuela Mundo 2024". El Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
6. García, Ernestina (2024-11-25). "María Valeria Cannavó y Alessandra Guillén se coronaron como Miss World y Miss Internacional Venezuela 2024". Noticia al Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
7. Reina, Kleimar. "Ella es Dependencias Federales en el Miss Venezuela 2024". Meridiano.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
8. González, Elvis. "Ella es Valeria Cannavo Miss Venezuela Mundo 2024 (+Detalles)". Meridiano.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
9. González, Elvis. "Conoce la fecha de coronación de Miss Venezuela Mundo 2024 (+Detalles)". Meridiano.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
10. Gutierrez, Jhoan (2024-11-23). "Hoy elegirán a Miss Venezuela Mundo y Miss Venezuela Internacional". El Periódico de Monagas Noticias de Maturín Monagas Venezuela (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
11. González, Elvis. "Dónde y a qué hora ver la elección de Miss Venezuela Mundo y Miss Venezuela Internacional 2024". Meridiano.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
12. "Miss Venezuela 2024 entrega bandas especiales a candidatas". diariolasamericas.com (in Spanish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
13. Confidencial, Reporte (2024-11-25). "Conoce a Valeria Cannavo la nueva Miss Venezuela Mundo 2024". Reporte Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
14. Chirino, Bárbara. "Miss Venezuela Mundo: Ellas son las nuevas reinas elegidas por el Miss Venezuela". Meridiano.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-09.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ariagny Daboín	Miss World Venezuela 2025	Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded by Ariagny Daboín	Miss World Venezuela 2024	Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byIrmar Cabrices	Miss Dependencias Federales 2024	Succeeded byIncumbent

• Lists

v t e Venezuelan placements in Miss World
Miss World	Susana Duijm (1955) Pilín León (1981) Astrid Carolina Herrera (1984) Ninibeth Leal (1991) Jacqueline Aguilera (1995) Ivian Sarcos (2011)
1st runner-up	Albany Lozada (1987) Martina Thorogood (1999)
2nd runner-up	Sharon Luengo (1990) Francis Gago (1992) Irene Ferreira (1994) Adriana Vasini (2010)
4th runner-up	Marzia Piazza (1969)
Top 5-7	María Conchita Alonso (1975) Ruddy Rodríguez (1985) María Begoña Juaristi (1986) Emma Rabbe (1988) Mónica Lei (1993) Ana Cepinska (1996)
Top 10	Goizeder Azúa (2002)
Top 15-17	Betzabé Franco (1962) Mercedes Hernández (1964) Ana María Padrón (1971) Genoveva Rivero (1976) Patricia Tóffoli (1978) Hilda Abrahamz (1980) Federica Guzmán (2006) Claudia Suárez (2007) Hannelly Quintero (2008)
Top 20	Valentina Patruno (2003)
Top 30-40	Ana Carolina Ugarte (2017) Veruska Ljubisavljević (2018) Isabella Rodríguez (2019) Alejandra Conde (2021)
Unplaced	Celsa Pieri (1956) Consuelo Nouel (1957) Ida Margarita Pieri (1958) Bexi Romero (1961) Milagros Galíndez (1963) Nancy González (1965) Jeannette Köpp (1966) Irene Böttger (1967) Cherry Núñez (1968) Tomasita de las Casas (1970) Amalia Heller (1972) Edicta García (1973) Alicia Rivas (1974) Jacqueline van den Branden (1977) Tatiana Capote (1979) Michelle Shoda (1982) Carolina Cerruti (1983) Fabiola Candosin (1989) Christina Dieckmann (1997) Veronica Schneider (1998) Vanessa Cárdenas (2000) Andreína Prieto (2001) Andrea Milroy (2004) Susan Carrizo (2005) María Milagros Véliz (2009) Gabriella Ferrari (2012) Karen Soto (2013) Debora Menicucci (2014) Anyela Galante (2015) Diana Croce (2016) Ariagny Daboín (2023)
Did not compete	Miriam Estévez/Aura Rodríguez (1960)
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