Dania Prince
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Dania Patricia Prince Méndez, who comes from Choluteca, the regional center of Southern Honduras, is an international beauty queen who has held the title of Miss Earth 2003.[1][2][3]
Dania, who is 6'1" tall, had previously competed in Miss Universe 1998 pageant won by Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 12, 1998.[4][5] In the 1998 Top Model of the World contest, she became a finalist and a recipient of the Best in National Costume award. She then went on to win Miss América Latina 2000 in November 1999 as well. Her triumph in Miss Earth 2003 made her as the first-ever Honduran to win a major international beauty title. She obtained her Bachelor's degree, majored in international commerce. She’s the third child of Andres, a British merchant, and Luisa, a housewife.[6]
After winning the Miss Earth pageant in 2003,[7] she recounts, “In kindergarten, my classmates chose me to become the muse of our class. But it never crossed my mind that from a class muse, I’d become Miss Earth. Nothing really is impossible in this world. To actually live a dream, you have to do something about it. Have faith in yourself first. Everything else will follow!”[5][6]
When asked by the press how she would differentiate Miss Universe from Miss Earth pageant, she says, “Beauty, body, and brains of the candidates are given a lot of emphasis in Miss Universe and it is more commercialized. On the other hand, Miss Earth is cause-oriented. If you can still recall, a lot of beautiful and popular candidates from countries that usually win in international pageants surprisingly didn’t make it in the semifinal round of Miss Earth last year. The judges, most likely, were looking for the ‘sincerity factor’ rather than the ‘X-factor’ in a candidate, which perhaps they saw in me.”[5]
Dania Prince’s now a sought-after runway model in Central America. She had various stints in Miami, New York and Milan previously. Traveling around the world, according to her, is a very stupendous experience.[6]
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.perfectmiss.extra.hu/earth/earth00s.htm
- ^ http://en.bcnq.com/en/doc/2003-11/10/content_280094.htm
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/central/11/09/afghan.beauty/index.html
- ^ http://starbulletin.com/98/12/31/news/story2.html
- ^ a b c http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife01_sept02_2004
- ^ a b c http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife4_sept26_2007
- ^ http://www.hondurasthisweek.com/2003nov/national.htm
| Preceded by Winfred Omwakwe |
Miss Earth 2003 |
Succeeded by Priscilla Meirelles |
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| Miss Earth Dania Prince |
Miss Philippines-Earth Laura Marie Dunlap |
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| Miss Universe Amelia Vega |
Miss World Rosanna Davison |
Miss Earth Dania Prince |
Miss International Goizeder Azúa |
