Gladys Zender

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Zender, and, for married women, the optional marital name is de Meier.
Gladys Zender
Gladys Zender in a 1962 ad
Born
Gladys Rosa Zender Urbina

(1939-10-19) 19 October 1939 (age 84)
Lima, Peru[2]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Spouse
Antonio Meier
​
(m. 1965)​
Children4, including Christian
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Peru 1957
Miss Universe 1957
Hair colorBlack[1]
Eye colorBrown[1]
Major
competition(s)		Miss Peru 1957
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1957
(Winner)

Gladys Rosa Zender de Meier (née Zender Urbina; born 19 October 1939) is a Peruvian model and beauty queen who became the first Latin American to win the Miss Universe title. She was crowned Miss Peru Universe 1957 by Miss Peru Universe 1956, Lola Sabogal Morzán.[3]

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  2. ^ "29 de Marzo - Gladys".
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