Marline Barberena

Marline Barberena (born May 24, 1987 in Miami) is a Nicaraguan-American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2014 and represented Nicaragua at Miss Universe 2014.

Marline Barberena
Barberena in 2015
Born	Marline del Carmen Barberena Peugnet May 24, 1987 Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Title	Miss Nicaragua 2014
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013 (Top 24) Miss Nicaragua 2014 (Winner) Miss Universe 2014 (Unplaced)

Early life

Marline was raised in the Little Havana sector of Miami. She later moved to Ft. Lauderdale.

Marline holds an associate degree in Business Administration. Marline worked for Apple before pursuing her dream of beauty pageants.

Pageantry

Barberena with Nicaraguan flag in 2015

Miss Nicaragua 2014

Marline represented Chichigalpa at Miss Nicaragua 2014 where she was crowned as the winner, gaining the right to represent Nicaragua in the Miss Universe 2014 pageant. At the same time, the runners-up competed at Miss International 2014 and Miss Supranational 2014.[1] She is the second winner to be born and raised outside of Nicaragua after her predecessor Nastassja Bolívar, who was also born and raised primarily in Miami.

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013

Marline competed at Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013 and placed in the Top 24.

Miss Universe 2014

Marline represented Nicaragua at Miss Universe 2014.

References

1. http://beautypageantnews.com/marline-barberena-crowned-miss-universe-nicaragua-2014/

External links

• Official Miss Nicaragua website