Patricia Janiot

Ángela Patricia Janiot Martirena (born October 2, 1963) is a Colombian-American journalist and news anchor, and former beauty queen and model. She worked for 25 years at CNN en Español as the senior news anchor where she established her career as a reputable figure in Latin American news. Currently, she works as a News Anchor and Senior Correspondent[1] at Noticias Univision.

Patricia Janiot
Born
Ángela Patricia Janiot Martirena

(1963-10-02) October 2, 1963
Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
NationalityColombian, American
EducationUniversidad de la Sabana
OccupationTelevision journalist
Years active1992 – present
Spouse(s) Miguel Yelós San Martín
ChildrenTábatha Paulina Yelós
Tadeo Santiago Yelós
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Janiot and the second or maternal family name is Martirena.

Miss World

Before becoming a journalist, Janiot was a Colombian model, then she participated as Miss Santander in the Miss Colombia pageant in 1983, where she placed first runner-up and became Miss World Colombia who was the delegate of Colombia to Miss World 1984 pageant. She traveled to London and participated at the pageant, there she placed in the Top 15 semifinalists.

CNN Internacional

After her participation as a beauty queen she graduated with a degree in Journalism at Universidad de la Sabana in Bogotá. She joined CNN in 1992, where she hosted the Noticiero Telemundo CNN After the association with Telemundo she stayed with CNN and anchored CNN Internacional. Since CNN en Español was founded in 1997, she became its main news anchor.

Awards

She has received several journalism awards, such as the Golden Mike Award in 1990 and the Simón Bolívar Journalism Award in Colombia. She has also been nominated and awarded the Emmy Award.

Personal life and charitable work

Janiot was born in 1963 in Bucaramanga, Santander Department to Roberto Pablo Janiot (an Argentine of French descent), a former football player who played for the Atlético Bucaramanga for some years, and his wife Zunilda Elvizzi Martirena also Argentine of Italian descent. She is married to Miguel Yelós San Martín, from Argentina, with whom she has two children, Tábatha and Tadeo, and currently lives in Miami, Florida.[2] Janiot is president of the Colombianitos foundation, which helps children who are victims of the Colombian armed conflict.

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References
  1. Janiot, Patricia. "LinkedIn".
  2. Janiot, Patricia. "LinkedIn".
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