Johanna Solano

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Solano and the second or maternal family name is Lopez.
Johanna Solano
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Johanna Solano Lopez
October 9, 1990
San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Hair color Black
Eye color Brown
Title(s) Miss Latin America 2009
Miss Costa Rica 2011
Major
competition(s)		 Miss Latin America 2009
(Winner)
Miss Costa Rica 2011
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2011
( Top 10)

Johanna Solano Lopez (born October 9, 1990) is a Costa Rican beauty queen and model who represented her country at Miss Universe 2011.

Early life

Solano was born in San José to Sergio Solano Serrano and Ileana Lopéz Araya. She is the second of four children. She is currently studying psychology at Hispanameric University, located in Heredia and is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English.

Miss Latin America 2009

The Queens organization of Costa Rica decided to send a new competition after participating in the International Coffee Pageant and was crowned in the 23rd edition of the competition on May 23 Miss Latin America 2009 in Punta Cana Dominican Republic.

Miss Costa Rica 2011

On March 25, 2011, Solano was crowned Miss Costa Rica 2011 in an event held at the National Museum Auditorium Children in San Jose. This win gave Johanna the right to represent Costa Rica at Miss Universe 2011.

Miss Universe 2011

On September 12, 2011 Johanna represented Costa Rica at Miss Universe 2011, held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil where she finished in the Top 10. This was Costa Rica's first placement since 2004.

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    Awards and achievements
    Preceded by
    Jazmin Zuñiga    		 Representatión of Heredia
    2011     		Succeeded by
    No Participatión
    Preceded by
    Marva Wright    		 Miss Costa Rica
    2011     		Succeeded by
    Nazareth Cascante