Teresa Ruglio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruglio and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Teresa Ruglio
Born (1996-01-04) January 4, 1996 (age 28)
Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation
  • Beauty pageant titleholder
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Universe Malta 2019
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Universe Malta 2019
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2019
(Unplaced)

Teresa Ruglio Sánchez (born January 4, 1996) is a Venezuelan-Maltese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Malta 2019. She represented Malta at Miss Universe 2019 competition but Unplaced.

Early life

Ruglio was born in Caracas to an Italo-Venezuelan family originally from Caposele, and holds triple Maltese, Italian and Venezuelan citizenship.[1] Ruglio is the youngest of eleven children and her father Gelsomino died when she was 13.[2] The family left Venezuela and immigrated to Malta in 2016, due to the crisis in Venezuela[3][4] and kidnapping and murder of her elder brother Bruno in Colombia.[5] After arriving in Malta, the family settled in Sliema and Ruglio began studying English and Maltese .[6]

Pageantry

Miss Universe Malta 2019

Ruglio represented the town of Sliema in the Miss Universe Malta 2019 competition held at the Hilton Malta in St. Julian's on 12 July 2019. She went on to win the competition and was crowned Miss Universe Malta at the end of the event by outgoing titleholder Francesca Mifsud. During the competition, Ruglio wished to raise awareness regarding the crisis in Venezuela, and to continue her work as a motivational speaker.[7] She plans to use her past tough experiences to help people to look at the world with a sense of optimism and create positive habits.[8]

Miss Universe 2019

Ruglio represented Malta in the Miss Universe 2019 pageant.[9] During the preliminary swimsuit competition, she slipped and nearly avoided falling on stage, along with several other contestants who also stumbled in the same spot.[10][11] Ruglio ultimately went unplaced.

References

  1. ^ "La Miss Universo 2019 Teresa Ruglio è di origini caposelesi" (in Italian). Nuova Irpinia. 2019-07-15.
  2. ^ "The personal tragedy behind Miss Universe Malta's smile". Times of Malta. 2019-07-15.
  3. ^ "'It's My Honour To Be Your New Queen': Venezuelan Model From Sliema Crowned Miss Universe Malta". Lovin Malta. 2019-07-13.
  4. ^ "Meet the new Miss Universe Malta - from Venezuela". Times of Malta. 2019-07-13.
  5. ^ "Confirmada la muerte del ciudadano Italo-Venezolano desaparecido en el Valle de Sibundoy" (in Spanish). MiPutumayo. 2018-06-09.
  6. ^ "Venezuela is crowned as the Miss Malta Universe 2019". Shilfa. 2019-07-14.
  7. ^ "SOSVenezuela". Instagram. 2019-03-18. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  8. ^ "The personal tragedy behind Miss Universe Malta's smile". Times of Malta. 2019-07-15.
  9. ^ "Venezolana representará a Malta en el Miss Universo" (in Spanish). El Pitazo. 2019-07-14.
  10. ^ "Miss Universe 2019 candidates fall onstage at swimsuit preliminaries". pep.ph. 2019-12-07.
  11. ^ "WATCH: Two Miss Universe 2019 Contestants Fall During the Preliminary Swimsuit Competition". Heavy.com. 2019-12-08.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe Malta
2019 		Succeeded by