Amanda Dudamel is a Venezuelan fashion designer, model and philanthropist. In 2021, she won the Miss Venezuela title. In 2023, she participated in the Miss Universe pageant and became the first runner-up.
Wiki/Biography
Amanda Dudamel Newman was born on Tuesday, October 19, 1999 (age 23 years; in 2022) in Merida, Venezuela. His zodiac sign is Libra. He spent his childhood and adolescence between Merida and Yaracuy. Since her parents often moved for work, Amanda has lived in many countries including Canada, Chile, South Africa and Columbia. She studied fashion design in Rome, Italy.
Childhood images of Amanda Dudamel with her father
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (approx): 65 kg
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Figure Measurements (approx): 30-26-32
Family
He belongs to a Spanish family in Merida, Venezuela.
Parents & Siblings
His father, Rafael Dudamel, is a former Venezuelan soccer player and soccer team manager, and his mother, Nahir Newman Torres, is a real estate agent. He has a younger sister named Victoria Dudamel.
Amanda Dudamel with her father and sister
Amanda Dudamel with her mother and sister
Later, his parents separated, and in 2017, Rafael Dudamel married Carolina Duque, an architect. The couple has two children.
Amanda Dudamel’s father, stepmother, and stepbrother
Husband
He is not married.
Career
Fashion Design
After studying fashion design in Italy, she started her own fashion brand ‘By Amanda Dudamel.’ She is the owner and executive director of ‘By Amanda Dudamel.’ He founded the clothing brand ‘Reborn.’ On November 18, 2021, she held the first fashion show for her brand ‘Reborn.’ He is also the director of ‘Emprendiendo e Impactando,’ a social impact project. He is also the creative director of the accessory brand ‘Made in Petare,’ which supports the ‘Un Par Por Un Sueño’ foundation. The development and sale of products at ‘Made in Petare’ helps the foundation help people living in Petare, Venezuela; Petare is the largest slum in Venezuela. The foundation feeds more than 1000 children at different soup kitchens in Petare, helping women by making them part of the process and training them for job opportunities to make them financially stable and able to support their families. The foundation team conducts recreational activities with the children.
Modeling
In January 2022, he did a TV commercial for Drene, which is a hair care brand. On May 24, 2022, she walked the runway for Venezuelan fashion designer Giovanni Scutaro’s spring-summer collection titled Canto a Caracas (I sing for Caracas).
Amanda Dudamel walked the runway for Giovanni Scutaro
Beauty pageant contest
Miss Venezuela
On October 28, 2021, Amanda Dudamel was crowned Miss Venezuela. After Ana Griselda Vegas became Miss Venezuela in 1961 and Stefania Fernandez in 2008, she is the third person from the state of Merida to win the Miss Venezuela title.
Amanda Dudamel was crowned Miss Venezuela 2021
After she became Miss Venezuela 2021, she started her social project in June 2022 entitled ‘Dale play al éxito’ (play success), which is a training program where she works in the agricultural sector with the residents of Petare, Miranda, Venezuela. In an interview, he talked about his project and said,
My goal is always that my contribution is tangible, encourages activity and leads to action. This is how ‘Dale play al éxito’ was born, a training program where we will work for 6 weeks with a great group of women and men in the La Agricultura sector, Petare.”
She owns a digital platform called ‘Voice Across The Universe,’ where she has interviewed many Miss Universe candidates representing various countries including Argentina, Brazil, India, Korea, Curaçao, Colombia, Spain, Ghana, Panama, Kosovo, Mexico, Honduras , and many more.
Miss Universe
On January 15, 2022, she was crowned first runner-up at the 71st Miss Universe pageant held in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. R’Bonney Gabriel, Miss USA, was crowned Miss Universe 2022, and Andreina Martinez, Miss Dominican Republic, was crowned 2nd runner-up at the event.
The top 3 contestants of Miss Universe 2022 (from left – Amanda Dudamel, R’Bonney Gabriel, and Andreina Martinez
Favourite
- Food: Arepas Reina pepiada (Venezuelan dish)
- Movie: La vita è bella (1997)
Facts/Trivia
- Amanda Dudamel can speak three languages; Spanish, English and Italian. He learned English while he lived in South Africa. She learned Italian while studying fashion design in Italy and lived there for many years. He can speak Spanish because it is his mother tongue.
Childhood images of Amanda Dudamel with her father in South Africa
- At the age of 8, he started playing tennis; however, at the age of 16, she moved away from tennis and became interested in fashion design.
- He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Amanda Dudamel eats a non-vegetarian meal
- In his spare time, he likes to do photography.
- He has an interest in acting.
- She often practices yoga and follows a healthy diet.
- His father, Rafael Dudamel, is a goalkeeper in the Venezuelan national soccer team. On October 18, 2017, he was appointed as the manager of the Venezuelan national football team.
- In the Q&A segment of the Miss Universe 2022 pageant, the top 3 contestants were asked if they won the Miss Universe title then how they would show this as an empowering and progressive organization. He answered the question and said,
If I can win Miss Universe, I will follow the legacy shown by many women around the world as part of this organization. Because Miss Universe has shown that they choose women who inspire with their messages and change with their actions. And that’s what I want to do. I am a fashion designer by profession but I am a dream designer.”
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