Mariam Habach biography: 13 things about Miss Universe Venezuela 2016

Who is Mariam Habach?

Mariam Habach Santucci is a Syrian-Italian-Venezuelan psychologist, dentist, model and beauty queen born in El Tocuyo, Lara, Venezuela. She is 5’11” tall.

Habach and her two brothers grew up in El Tocuyo. Their father Antonio Habach was born in Tartus, Syria and their mother Pasqualina Santucci‘s parents were from Fontanarosa, Avellino, Campania, Italy and Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.

From El Tocuyo, Mariam, his brothers and their parents moved to Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. She attended the Universidad José Antonio Páez in San Diego, Carabobo and the University of Yacambu in Barquisimeto, Lara.

Mariam speaks Spanish, Arabic and Italian. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2009, she won a beauty pageant in school.
2. On October 8, 2015, she represented Lara at Miss Venezuela 2015 and competed against 24 other candidates at the Estudio 1 de Venevision in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. She won the title.
3. On October 5, 2016, she crowned her successor Miss Venezuela 2016 Keysi Sayago at Estudio 1 de Venevision in Caracas.
4. She and her fellow Miss Universe 2016 candidates walked the runway during fashion shows in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines on January 15, 2017, at Jpark Island Resort and Waterpark in Cebu, Philippines on January 17, 2017 and in Davao, Philippines on January 19, 2017.
5. On January 30, 2017, she represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2016 and competed against 85 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She was unplaced.
6. On November 15, 2017, she attended the 2017 Person of the Year Gala honoring Alejandro Sanz at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
7. On November 16, 2017, she attended the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. 
8. On May 31, 2019, she walked the runway at the Miami Fashion during Models “First Face” winner introduction at Ice Palace Film Studios in Miami, Florida, USA. 
9. In 2022, she graduated from the Universidad José Antonio Páez with a degree in dentistry.
10. On July 20, 2023, she graduated magna cum laude from the University of Yacambu with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
11. On January 26, 2024, she turned 28.
12. On December 4, 2024, she attended an event conducted by the El Concejo Municipal de Baruta and La Comisión de Seguridad Ciudadana y Salud as one of the honorees of the Colegio de Psicólogos del Estado Miranda.
13. On December 5, 2024, she served as a judge at Miss Universe Venezuela 2024 at Centro Comercial Lider in Caracas.