March 21, 1988 (age 25)
Valencia, Carabobo,Venezuela
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Measurements
Bust: 90 cm (35.4 in)
Waist: 60 cm (23.6 in)
Hips: 90 cm (35.4 in)
Title(s)
Miss Guárico 2012
Miss Venezuela 2012[1]
Miss Universe 2013
Major competition(s)
Miss Venezuela 2012(Winner)
Miss Universe 2013(Winner)
María Gabriela de Jesús Isler Morales (born March 21, 1988 in Valencia, Carabobo) is a Venezuelan fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2012. Isler was crowned Miss Universe 2013 on November 9, 2013 in Moscow,Russia; she is the third Miss Universe from Venezuela in six years.
Personal life
María Gabriela Isler was born in the city of Valencia, but has studied and lived in Maracaysince she was a little girl. She holds a BA in Management and Marketing. She is 1/4Swiss and 1/4 German and also holds Swiss citizenship due to her Swiss grandfather from Lausanne.At age of 14 she started modeling as a way to cheer her mother and grandmother up after her aunt passed away.[4]
She has been in a relationship with Alberto Figueroa for two and a half years.
Miss Venezuela 2012
Isler, who stands 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in), competed as Miss Guárico, one of 24 finalists in hercountry's national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 2012, held on August 30, 2012 inCaracas, 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 2013.
Miss Universe 2013
Isler represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant, held on November 9 inMoscow, Russia. She was crowned Miss Universe 2013 by outgoing titleholder, Olivia Culpo of USA. With Isler's win, Venezuela has produced seven victories in the history of the pageant and has won three crowns in their last six attempts since 2008, maintaining its status as the second most successful entity at Miss Universe.
After her crowning, Isler was interviewed by CNN en Español, Fox News, EFE agency (Spain), the Associated Press, Reuters,Venevisión and Globovisión (Venezuela), Caracol Televisión (Colombia), MUN2, Pust Gorovyat and Evening Urgant (Russia), NBC'sToday, Fox & Friends, Huffpost Live, Live with Kelly and Michael, PIX11 Morning News, Good Day NY, Al Rojo Vivo and Acceso Total(Telemundo), The Lab, and others.On November 10, 2013, Isler participate in the presentation of the Yamamay Million dollar swimsuit at Crowne Plaza hotel in Moscow, Russia.
On 21 November 2013, she served as a presenter at the Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, United States, sharing with Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas.A few days later traveled to Asheville, North Carolina. On December 2, 2013, attends The Man With Opera Hat in New York.Isler attends Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's Global Impact award Gala Dinner honoring Hillary Clinton at Best Buy Theater on December 3, 2013 in New York.
On December 4, 2013 she attended the 81st annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center inNew York City. On December 11, 2013, Gabriela traveled to Venezuela on an unofficial visit to enjoy Christmas with her family.She traveled to Singapore on January 7, 2014, after a stop in Germany, before traveling to Indonesia on January 8, 2014, where she filmed a publicity for YOU•C1000 in Bali.On January 17, 2014, Isler traveled to Cancun, Mexico, for a photoshoot for Yamamay withFadil Berisha. On January 26, 2014, she traveled again to Indonesia, this time to crown the new Puteri Indonesia 2014 (Miss Universe Indonesia).
As of January 2014, Gabriela has traveled to Russia, Venezuela, Germany, Singapore, Indonesia and Mexico; along with numerous trips around the USA.