Chantal Zaky
Chantal Zaky (born 1988) is a Jamaican-American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Jamaica Universe 2012 and represented Jamaica at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant.
Chantal Zaky | |
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| Born | Chantal Zaky 2 November 1988 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Title | Miss Jamaica Universe 2012[1] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Tourism Queen Jamaica 2011 Miss Jamaica Universe 2011 (2nd Runner-Up) Miss Jamaica Universe 2012 (Winner) (Best Beach Body) Miss Universe 2012 (Unplaced) |
Early life
Chantal was born in New York to a Jamaican mother and father of Egyptian descent.
She supports charities such as, the Jamaican Cancer Society, Jamaica Aids Support for Life and is the founder of Sunshine Youth, a non-profit organization dedicated to Youth Education and Empowerment through creative expression and sportsmanship. She is an Ambassador for the Governor General of Jamaica's I Believe Initiative.
Chantal is an actress, fashion model, spokesperson and ambassador for various international projects. Chantal has been spotted walking down the runways of international fashion shows for High Fashion Brands . She has modeled in collaboration with Baby Phat, Miss Universe, Mizani and Audi to name a few.
Chantal has landed leading roles in music productions with artists such as Shaggy, and Sean Paul. She has appeared in Television commercials for Puma, Pepsi and most recently Toyota.
She has appeared in and graced the covers in many publications such as Ocean Style Magazine, and Spectacular Weddings .
She studied Mass Communications and Broadcasting.
Pageants
Miss Jamaica Universe 2012
Zaky was crowned Miss Jamaica Universe 2012 by Miss Jamaica Universe 2011 Shakira Martin in the presence of Leila Lopes, reigning Miss Universe 2011, at the National Indoor Sports Center in Kingston on May 12, 2012.
As part of her duties, she par-took in motivational speaking events for young women where she stressed the dangers of peer-pressure and importance of believing in yourself and the power of Positive Thinking.
As Miss Universe Jamaica she traveled locally and internationally, as a humanitarian and environmentalist promoting the prevention of HIV/AIDS Breast Cancer Awareness, Youth Empowerment and the Natural Beauty of Jamaica.
She's met with political, social leaders and Media Personalities. She appeared in several TV, Radio and public events during her reign.
Miss Universe 2012
Zaky represented Jamaica at the 61st Miss Universe pageant on December 19, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA where she vied to succeed out going titleholder Leila Lopes of Angola, but failed to place in the semifinals.
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| Preceded by Shakira Martin |
Miss Jamaica Universe 2012 |
Succeeded by Kerrie Baylis |
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