Raquel Pélissier

Raquel Pélissier
Born (1991-08-21) August 21, 1991 (age 33)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Haiti 2016
Hair colorBlack[1]
Eye colorBrown[1]
Major
competition(s)
Miss Haiti 2016
(Winner)
Reina Hispanoamericana 2016
(3rd Runner-up)
Miss Universe 2016
(1st Runner-up)

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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Model Mayhem: Raquel Pélissier
  2. ^ a b Grace, Jenny, ed. (30 August 2016). "Raquel Pelissier: Facts About Newly-Crowned Miss Universe Haiti 2016". Morning News USA. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Darius, Danio, ed. (30 January 2017). "Raquel Pélissier, de miraculée à Miss Univers". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 4 February 2017. (in French)
  4. ^ Juste, Carl, ed. (2 February 2017). "Miss Haiti wows the hearts of Haitian Americans on Miss Universe tour in Miami". Miami Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe 1st Runner-Up
2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss Haiti
2016
Succeeded by
Cassandra Chéry