Vanessa Gonçalves

ABOUT VANESSA GONçALVES

Beauty queen and model who won the title of Miss Venezuela 2010 and represented her home country at Miss Universe 2011. She is known for her humanitarianism, having collaborated with UNICEF and been an active member of Operation Smile.

She hails from the Venezuelan state of Miranda and graduated from dental school at Universidad Santa María at the age of 23.

She has worked as a dentist specializing in cosmetic and smile design as well as a real estate agent. Her pageant fame has led her to accumulate more than 230,000 followers on her vgoncalvesg Instagram page.

She was born in Baruta, Venezuela the daughter of Portuguese emigrants.

She and Cynthia Lander are both former Miss Venezuela winners.