Amanda Dudamel

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

Amanda Dudamel
Born	Amanda Dudamel Newman (1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela
Occupation	Model beauty pageant titleholder Fashion designer
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Región Andina 2021 Miss Venezuela 2021
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Hazel
Major competition(s)	Miss Venezuela 2021 (Winner) Miss Universe 2022 (TBA)

Amanda Dudamel Newman (born 19 October 1999) is a Venezuelan-American fashion designer, model, philanthropist, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2021. She represented the Region Andina at the pageant and will represent Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2022 competition.

Early and personal life

Amanda Dudamel was born in Mérida, Mérida in Venezuela. She's the daughter of former Venezuelan soccer player Rafael Dudamel, who was born in San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela, and Nahir Newman Torres, a Venezuelan real estate agent, born in Mérida, Mérida in Venezuela.

Due to her parents' work, during her childhood and adolescence she lived in various countries, such as Colombia, Chile and South Africa, where she learned to speak English.

Amanda studied her professional career in fashion design in the city of Rome, Italy, where she lived for several years and learned to speak Italian, one of the three languages she speaks (in addition to English and Spanish).She is the owner and executive director of her own clothing brand "By Amanda Dudamel" and co-founder of the brand "Reborn the Brand", as well as director of the social impact project "Emprendiendo e Impactando".

She is the Creative Director of Made in Petare, an accessories brand that was created to financially support the “Un Par Por Un Sueño” foundation. Together with them, through the development and sale of products, they contribute to the work of the foundation where more than 1000 children are fed daily in different dining rooms in Petare (Venezuela), the largest neighborhood in Latin America. They also include mothers as part of the process, offering them training and job opportunities that allow them to empower themselves and support their families financially; and simultaneously perform recreational activities for children.

Pageantry

Miss Venezuela 2021

At the end of Miss Venezuela 2021 held on October 28, 2021, Dudamel was crowned Miss Venezuela 2021.

Dudamel is the third Miss Venezuela from the state of Mérida, along with Ana Griselda Vegas Miss Venezuela 1961 and Stefanía Fernández Miss Venezuela 2008 and Miss Universe 2009.

On November 18, 2021, Dudamel held her first show as a fashion designer in Venezuela with her clothing brand REBORN THE BRAND.

In January 2022, she participated in a commercial for hair care brand Drene.

On May 24, 2022, she was modeling in the fashion show of the spring summer collection, entitled Canto a Caracas (I sing to Caracas) the Venezuelan fashion designer Giovanni Scutaro.

Miss Universe 2022

She will represent Venezuela in Miss Universe 2022.

External links

• Amanda Dudamel on Instagram