Osmel Sousa | |
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| Born | Osmel Ricardo Sousa Mansilla 26 September 1946 Cienfuegos, Cuba |
| Other names | The "Tzar" of Beauty |
| Occupation(s) | President of the Miss Venezuela pageant 1981 – 2018 (retired) National director of the Miss Universe Argentina pageant (2019-2021) and Uruguay (2019) |
Osmel Ricardo Sousa Mansilla[1] (born 26 September 1946) is a Cuban-Venezuelan beauty pageant entrepreneur, and the former president of the Miss Venezuela Organization.
Prominently known for his excellence in both pageantry and advertising, Sousa has been called "The Tsar of Beauty" for his significant role in producing the large number of beauty titles for Venezuela. For what he is considered, as the best coach of beauty queens, worldwide.[2][3]
On 8 February 2018, Sousa announced his public intention to retire from the position and was ultimately succeeded by Gabriela Isler as national director for the Miss Venezuela pageant.
- ^ Batiz, César & Lindarte, Jhon (2015). "Miss Venezuela, la cara bonita de la decadencia" (PDF). Nueva Sociedad (in Spanish) (255 January/February): 145–153. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2015.
- ^ Staff (20 October 2013). "Osmel Sousa es Reconocido en Miami (Osmel Sousa is Recognized in Miami)". El Nacional (in Spanish). Caracas, Venezuela. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013.
- ^ Staff (1996). "Beauty? Forget Bangalore: Venezuela's outstanding records in Miss World and Miss Universe contests are the result of Osmel Sousa's Miss Venezuela program". The Economist. Vol. 341, no. 7994. p. 40. (30 November 1996)