Noelia Victoria Voigt Briceño, 24, of Park City, Utah, United States is proud to be both American and Venezuelan. She is a licensed esthetician and a certified lash technician currently studying international interior design.
Born in Sarasota, Florida, USA, Voigt is fluent in English and Spanish. Her father Jack Voigt is American while her mother Jackeline Coromoto Briceño is Venezuelan.
On July 8, 2023, Noelia represented Park City at Miss Utah USA 2023 and competed against 19 other candidates at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. She won the title, making her the first ever Miss Utah USA of Venezuelan descent.
On October 7, 2023, Noelia visited a Venezuelan restaurant called Arempas in Salt Lake City. While reigning as Miss Utah USA 2023, she told The Salt Lake Tribune, “I want to be very clear.”
“I am not trying to be Miss Venezuela,” the Park City resident continued. “I am very much Miss USA but of course, I think it’s important to honor my roots. It’s part of who I am.”
On September 29, 2023, Noelia represented Utah at Miss USA 2023 and competed against 50 other candidates at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She won the crown.
On November 18, 2023, Noelia will represent the U.S. at Miss Universe 2023 at the José Adolfo Pineda Arena in San Salvador, El Salvador. She will compete against 84 other candidates including Diana Silva, 25, of Venezuela.
If Noelia wins, she will be the seventh Miss Universe from the U.S. following Miriam Stevenson in 1954, Carol Morris in 1956, Linda Bement in 1960, Sylvia Hitchcock in 1967, Shawn Weatherly in 1980, Chelsi Smith in 1995, Brook Lee in 1997, Olivia Culpo in 2012 and R’Bonney Gabriel in the 2022 edition. Gabriel won the title on January 14, 2023 at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
This the second time El Salvador is hosting Miss Universe. The first time was on July 19, 1975 at the José Adolfo Pineda Arena where Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland won the title.
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