Nationality: Haitian
Ethnicity: Filipino & African descent.
She speaks 5 languages: English, French, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and German.
She stands at 5’11 Ft tall.
She is pursuing Master’s Degree in Scientific Research in Optometry and Vision. One of her goals is to help find a cure for blindness. It’s an issue close to her heart as glaucoma runs in her family.
People are also posting on social media their support for Haiti. Hundreds of people on Twitter and Facebook declared their support for Haiti, but they were all heart-broken.
Steve Harvey announced that France was the winner of this year’s Miss Universe. The internet, quite expectedly, burst into action.
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Moments before the winner was revealed, Twitter was filled with predictions that Haiti will take the crown. Miss Haiti Raquel Pelissier was the popular choice among the international community, especially among Filipinos, whose country is hosting the event.
Fans praised the answer of Miss Haiti. Pelissier told the audience how she survived the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. Pelissier’s entire town was decimated by the earthquake, according to the official Miss Universe website. Miss Haiti also says that the experience made her “value life and fight for her goals and dreams.”
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THE DARLING OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Many took the twitter to post their frustration about the result of the Miss Universe 2016 pageant. Most users expected Miss Haiti to win the crown.
Miss Haiti also went trending on Twitter in some countries like Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Colombia, and in other parts of the US like Boston and Atlanta to name a few.
Miss Haiti with a beautiful tan
Before coming here in the Philippines, I was really excited because from my mom’s side, I have Filipino blood, and since I was little, they used to tell me that I never lived with that side of the family, but I’m interested in learning about the culture and that’s why I’m happy to be here,” the 5’11” beauty queen revealed.
She wants to visit the fine white sand beaches in the country, “[I would like to go to] Boracay [and the other] beaches [because] that’s something I really want do.
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Speaking in her native tongue
Fitting measurements 34-24-34
Miss Haiti Universe 1962
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Evelyn Miot, Miss Haiti Universe 1962, was the first black woman to reach the top fifteen finalists position in the Miss Universe pageant.