Kelin Rivera
Kelin Rivera | |
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Miss Peru 2018 (2nd Runner-Up) Miss Eco International 2018 (2nd Runner-Up) Miss Peru 2019 (Winner) Miss Universe 2019 (Top 10) |
Kelin Poldy Rivera Kroll (born 1 October 1993) is a Peruvian business manager, entrepreneur, social advocate, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who holds the international crown of World Miss University 2016 and the national crown of Miss Peru 2019. She represented Peru at the Miss Universe 2019 competition where she placed as a Top 10 finalist.
Early life and education
Rivera was born in the city of Arequipa, and was raised in the city of Oxapampa. She began modeling as a teenager and pursued a career in the country's capital, Lima. She eventually graduated with a degree in business administration from the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola. While continuing working as a model, she went on to develop her career as a businesswoman in the area of international commerce. Since young, she has volunteered in events to help people in need and is also an advocate for violence against women in her native country. She works alongside the Programa Integral Nacional para el Bienestar Familiar (INABIF), a Peruvian government institution that fosters children and teenagers that have been abandoned by their families or have suffered from abuse. Rivera works closely with this group by tutoring them in their classes as well as offering psychological support after their traumas. As a spokeswoman for the Miss Peru Organization and the National Police of Peru, she hopes to use her platform to motivate women that have been victims of abuse and help them develop the courage to bring their assaulters to justice. Also, after winning her national title, she was named an ambassador for vicuña wool by the Peruvian government where she works with communities that sell this wool to help boost their economy and promote sustainability.[1]
Pageantry
Having started modeling as a teenager, Rivera's first adventure in the world of pageants came at the age of 18, when she participated in the
Having taken a break from pageants to focus on her studies, she came back in 2016 where she won the national collegiate title of
The following year on October 29, 2017, she returned to the country's national pageant (in order to participate in 2018 events) and for the second time finished as 2nd Runner-Up. Her placement here gave her the chance to represent
Two years later, the Miss Peru organization featured a restructure due to incidents early in the year and called for a special edition of the 2019 pageant, where it was a requirement to have previous pageantry experience at the international or national level. Only ten candidates where selected in a rigorous casting call and interviews to compete for the national crown. On the night of October 20 and cited as a favorite for the title, Rivera went on to become Miss Perú 2019 on her third attempt at the crown at age 26.[3]
She represented
References
- ^ "Miss Perú 2019: la historia de Kelin Rivera Kroll, la arequipeña que ganó la corona e irá al Miss Universo | FOTOS | Reina de reinas | LUCES". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "WATCH: Thia Thomalla wins first Miss Eco International title for PHL". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "Miss Perú 2019: ¿Quién es Kelin Rivera la nueva reina tras la destitución de Anyella Grados?". RPP (in Spanish). 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
External links
- Kelin Rivera on Facebook