Raquel Pélissier (born August 21, 1991) is a Haitian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Haiti 2016. She represented Port-au-Prince at the pageant and represented Haiti at Miss Universe 2016 where she ended as 1st Runner-Up, being the first Haitian delegate to place in the finals in 41 years, with their last placement being back in 1975.
Personal life
Pélissier was born in Haiti.[3] At the age of three, Pélissier was in a twenty-one day coma, came out of it and was paralyzed for a week.[3] She later survived the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[4]
Pélissier started doing photo shoots for local magazine Rebelle Haiti,[1] then lost to France's Iris Mittenaere, the eventual winner in Miss Universe 2016, held in Manila, Philippines. Post-Miss Universe, Pélissier has done several pageant-related videos on her YouTube channel, which has almost 7,000 subscribers.
Pélissier has a master's degree in Scientific Research from Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain.[3][2] She is fluent in English and Spanish, alongside her native tongues of French and Haitian Creole.[3]
