Gabriela Isler

María Gabriela de Jesús Isler Morales (born 21 March 1988) is a Venezuelan TV host, fashion model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2013, gaining placement as the seventh Miss Universe of her country.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Isler and the second or maternal family name is Morales.

Gabriela Isler
Isler in 2013
Born
María Gabriela de Jesús Isler Morales

(1988-03-21) March 21, 1988
Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
OccupationDirector of Miss Venezuela (2018–present)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Hair colorLight brown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
  • Miss Venezuela 2012 Winner)
  • Miss Universe 2013 (Winner)

Isler is the founder of Universe of Blessings Fund, a charity organization devoted to female empowerment and counseling. In addition, Isler is currently the national director of Miss Venezuela, succeeding Osmel Sousa.

Early and personal life

Isler was born in the city of Valencia, to a Swiss-German father and Venezuelan mother,[1] but has studied and lived in Maracay since she was little. She holds a BA in management and marketing from Universidad Tecnológica del Centro. She is of Swiss and German heritage and also holds Swiss citizenship by descent. Her paternal grandfather was from Lausanne.[2] At age 14, she started modeling as a way to cheer her mother and grandmother up after her aunt died.[3]

Pageantry

Miss Venezuela 2012

Isler, who stands 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m),[4] competed as Miss Guárico, one of 24 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 2012, held on August 30, 2012 in Caracas, where she obtained the Miss Elegance award and became the ninth Miss Venezuela winner from Guárico, gaining the right to represent her country in Miss Universe.

Gabriela Isler at the Miss Universe 2013 Night Out Party

Miss Universe 2013

Isler represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant, held on November 9 in Moscow, Russia. She was crowned Miss Universe 2013 by outgoing titleholder Olivia Culpo of the United States. Isler became the third Venezuelan to win the pageant in four years (since 2009) and the seventh overall, maintaining the country's status as the second most successful entity at Miss Universe. Her win made her the third Venezuelan to receive the Miss Universe crown when the outgoing titleholder is from the United States, following Irene Saez and Alicia Machado in 1981 and 1996, respectively

On January 25, 2015, Isler passed her title to Paulina Vega, Miss Colombia 2014 at the conclusion of the 63rd Miss Universe Pageant at FIU Arena, Miami, Florida.

During her reign she has traveled to Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Canada,[5] Colombia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Philippines, Vatican City, Russia, and Venezuela, and she has made numerous trips around the United States.

Universe of Blessings Fund

Isler personally launched and is CEO of the Universe of Blessings Fund,[6] a 501(c)(3) organization, which seeks to empower young women and girls and decrease the rates of adolescent pregnancy and maternal mortality, issues which are especially problematic in her native Venezuela. Deeply concerned about the victims of human trafficking and its devastating impact on young women, Isler is an ambassador for the Scalabrini International Migration Network. In addition, she is constructing a program which implements a values-based curricula designed to prepare young adults in Venezuela to realize their full potential, both personally and professionally, by providing critical life skills and vocational skills. She has been named after in many countries including Uganda where a newly born was named Namajja Hailey Gabriela. Namajja Hailey Gabriela was born on 14,February, 2019 to Dr. Kadere Marthias and Dr.Eve Esther Mugabi in Kampala Hospital, Kololo. Namajja Hailey Gabriela is the first born of Drs Kadere and Mugabi Eve.

References
  1. Fenner, James (November 10, 2013). "Miss Universe 2013: 5 Facts About the Venezuelan and Post-Competition Reactions". Guardian Liberty Voice. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  2. "La Miss Univers 2013 a aussi la nationalité suisse". Tribune de Genève. tdg.ch. October 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  3. "Gabriela Isler: the woman behind the Miss Universe 2013 title". gbtimes.com. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  4. "Gabriela Isler, Miss Universe 2013". Miss Universe. October 10, 2020. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017.
  5. Meridiano. "Greivis Vásquez y "Molly" Isler juntos en Toronto". Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  6. "The Universe of Blessings Fund". GenFKD. December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
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