10 things about Mister Universe Venezuela 2025 Daniel Martinez Naveda

Daniel J. Martinez Naveda is an alumnus of the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología de Maracaibo (IUTM) in Macaraibo, Venezuela. He will represent the country in the second edition of Mister Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Martinez is a Venezuelan software engineer and beauty king based in the United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is David Segundo Martinez‘s son.
2. He is Margarita Naveda‘s grandson.
3. He is originally from Villa del Rosario, Rosario de Perijá, Zulia, Venezuela.
4. He is bilingual.
5. From 2006 to 2011, he attended IUTM where he earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
6. In 2014, he moved to Miami, Florida, USA.
7. In 2020, his father passed away.
8. He is the second Mister Universe Venezuela following Manuel Alejandro Polanco, who held the title in 2024.
9. He is Mister Universe Venezuela 2025.
10. He is a Mister Universe 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Daniel is into fitness and health. He comes from a large family. He speaks Spanish and English.

2010s

• In November 2016, he visited Los Angeles, California, USA and Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
• On August 18, 2018, he worked out at Refined Realty in Dallas, Texas, USA.
• In October 2018, he visited Altoona, Iowa, USA.
• In July 2019, he visited Chicago, Illinois, USA.
• In November 2019, he visited Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.

2020s

• He visited Columbus, Ohio, USA in June 2020 and Malibu, California in November 2020.
• In January 2021, he visited San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, Cincinnati, Ohio in February 2021, New York City, New York, USA in April 2021 and Urbandale, Iowa in September 2021.
• He visited Cleveland, Ohio in January 2022, Frisco, Texas in February 2022 and Wyoming, USA in June 2022.
• He visited Denver, Colorado, USA in July 2023, Tempe, Arizona in August 2023 and Scottsdale, Arizona in October 2023.
• In October 2024, he visited Surprise, Arizona.
• On September 12, 2025, he was appointed Mister Universe Venezuela 2025.
• On March 22, 2026, he will represent Venezuela at Mister Universe 2025 and compete against 37 other candidates in Los Angeles.