Massiel Taveras
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| Born | Massiel Indira Taveras Henríquez 7 July 1984 |
| Alma mater | Universidad APEC |
| Occupations | presenter, designer, actress, model |
| Title | Miss Dominican Republic 2007 Reina Hispanoamericana 2007 |
Massiel Indira Taveras Henríquez (born 7 July 1984) is a Dominican television host, designer, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Dominican Republic 2007 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2007.
Career
[edit]In 2024, she was accosted by a security guard on the red carpet while attending a film premiere at 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Massiel is daughter of Damían Taveras and Carmen Henríquez de Taveras. She has six siblings, among them, the conductor of television and ex- queen of beauty Rita Isaura Taveras. She is a graduate of Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra. Massiel Taveras moved to Hollywood to pursue acting.[2]
Pageant participation
[edit]Miss Dominican Republic 2007
[edit]Taveras competed at Miss Dominican Republic 2007 on March 22, 2007, representing Santiago, where she was crowned the winner by Mía Taveras (her cousin).
Miss Universe 2007
[edit]Massiel competed at the Miss Universe 2007 pageant on May 28, 2007 in Mexico City. Although among of the favorites Taveras did not place.[3]
Reina Hispanoamericana 2007
[edit]On October 26 Taveras was crowned Reina Hispanoamericana 2007 during an event held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia; she also won the most beautiful face award and best figure award.[4]
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Masiel Taveras (Photo)
