Carmen Elena Figueroa
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Carmen Elena Figueroa Rodriguez San Salvador, El Salvador |
|---|---|
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Hair color | brown |
| Eye color | green |
| Title(s) |
Miss El Salvador 1975 Miss Universe 1975 semifinalist (Top 12) |
Carmen Elena Figueroa Rodríguez is a Salvadoran beauty pageant winner and politician.
Miss Universe '75
Figueroa was El Salvador's representative to the Miss Universe Pageant in 1975 and placed in the top 12, the first time a Salvadoran was placed in the semifinals since Maribel Arrieta did it in 1955.[1]
Legislative Assembly
She was elected to the El Salvador National Assembly in 2006 where she is currently the Deputy for the party ARENA.[2] Figueroa is married and has two sons. Her father, Carlos Humberto Figueroa, was a colonel in the Salvadoran military. Through him, Figueroa is of French descent.[3]
References
- ↑ Miss Universe 1975
- ↑ http://www.asamblea.gob.sv/pleno/pleno-legislativo/carmen-elena-figueroa-rodriguez
- ↑ Carías, Patricia; Labrador, Gabriel. "Yo era el icono del país de la sonrisa". El Faro. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
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