Delia Duca
Delia Monica Duca | |
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![]() Delia Duca in 2014 | |
Born | Delia Monica Duca 7 May 1986 Brașov, Romania |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Universe Romania 2012 |
Hair color | Black |
Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Romania 2012 (Winner) Miss Universe 2012 (Unplaced) |
Delia Duca Iliescu (or Delia Monica Duca, born in 1986) is a Romanian former beauty pageant contestant and chess player who has hosted the chess-themed television show "Strategie in alb si negru" ("Strategy in black and white"”) on the Romanian channel Realitatea Plus since 2015. She was Miss Universe Romania 2012 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2012.[1] She is an IT professional, a chess player and FIDE chess arbiter.
Pageant experiences
- In 2008, she competed at Miss Tourism Queen International 2008 (China), and placed in Top 20 semi-finalists.
- In 2010, she competed at Miss Globe International 2010 (Cyprus), and placed in Top 15 semi-finalists and was awarded as Miss Sympathy.
- In 2011, she won the title Miss Intercontinental Romania and competed in Miss Intercontinental 2011 (Spain).
- In 2012, she competed at Miss United Nations 2012 (USA) and won the Supermodel United Nations 2012 title.
- In 2012, she competed at Supermodel International 2012 (Thailand) where she placed Top 15 and she was awarded Miss Sun City.
- In 2012, she won Miss Universe Romania 2012 and represented Romania at Miss Universe 2012 (USA).
- In 2013, she won the 2nd runner-up title at Miss 7 Continents 2013 (Turkey).
- In 2013, she placed in Top 5 at Princess of the Globe 2013 (Turkey).
- In 2014, she was appointed Miss Grand Romania 2014 and then competed at Miss Grand International 2014 (Thailand).[2][3]
- In 2015, she won Miss Diamond of the World 2015 (Algeria).
Other achievements
Duca has a master's degree in computer science and works as a software engineer.[4] She was national champion in solving chess problems in 2006. She is a published chess problem composer[5] and has organised multiple chess tournaments.[6]
References
- ^ "Miss Universe Romania 2012". Global Beauties. 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Cum arata reprezentanta Romaniei la Miss Grand International: E programator (Video)" (in Romanian). Ziare.com [ro]. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Una dintre cele mai frumoase femei din Romania ataca Miss Grand International 2014 din Thailanda! Ce pasiune de TOCILAR are" (in Romanian). Cancan [ro]. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Members". Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ Yet Another Chess Problem Database - includes three problems by Delia Duca
- ^ Since 2015, she has presented the weekly TV show about chess "Strategie in alb si negru ("Strategy in black and white"). FIDE profile - Delia-Monica Duca
External links
- Official Miss Universe Romania website
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Larisa Popa | Miss Universe Romania 2012 | Succeeded by Oana Andrei |
Preceded by Iuliana Stefania Vasile | Miss Grand Romania 2014 | Succeeded by TBA |
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- ALB: Adrola Dushi
- AGO: Marcelina Vahekeni
- ARG: Camila Solórzano
- ARU: Liza Helder
- AUS: Renae Ayris
- BAH: Celeste Marshall
- BEL: Laura Beyne
- BOL: Yéssica Mouton
- BSW: Sheillah Molelekwa
- BRA: Gabriela Markus
- BVI: Abigail Hyndman
- BUL: Zhana Yaneva
- CAN: Adwoa Yamoah
- CHN: Xu Jidan
- COL: Daniella Álvarez
- CRC: Nazareth Cascante
- HRV: Elizabeta Burg
- CUR: Monifa Jansen
- DNK: Josefine Hewitt
- DOM: Dulcita Lieggi
- SLV: Ana Yancy Clavel
- EST: Natalie Korneitsik
- ETH: Helen Getachew
- FIN: Sara Chafak
- FRA: Marie Payet
- GBN: Channa Divouvi
- GEO: Tamar Shedania
- DEU: Alicia Endemann
- GBR: Holly Hale
- GRE: Vasiliki Tsirogianni
- GUM: Alyssa Cruz Aguero
- GUA: Laura Godoy
- GYN: Ruqayyah Boyer
- HAI: Christela Jacques
- HUN: Ágnes Konkoly
- IND: Shilpa Singh
- IDN: Maria Selena Nurcahya
- IRL: Adrienne Murphy
- ITA: Grazia Maria Pinto
- JAM: Chantal Zaky
- JPN: Ayako Hara
- KOR: Lee Sung-hye
- KOS: Diana Avdiu
- LEB: Rina Chibany
- LTH: Greta Mikalauskytė
- MYS: Kimberley Leggett
- MUR: Ameeksha Devi Dilchand
- MEX: Karina González
- MNG: Andrea Radonjić
- NAM: Tsakana Nkandih
- NED: Nathalie den Dekker
- NZL: Talia Bennett
- NIC: Farah Eslaquit
- NIG: Isabella Ayuk
- NOR: Sara Nicole Andersen
- PAN: Stephanie Vander Werf
- PAR: Egni Eckert
- PHL: Janine Tugonon
- POL: Marcelina Zawadzka
- PUR: Bodine Koehler
- ROM: Delia Monica Duca
- RUS: Elizaveta Golovanova
- SGP: Lynn Tan
- ZAF: Melinda Bam
- ESP: Andrea Huisgen
- LCA: Tara Carla Edward
- SWE: Hanni Beronius
- SWI: Alina Buchschacher
- TAN: Winfrida Dominic
- THA: Farida Waller
- TTO: Avionne Mark
- TUR: Çağıl Özge Özkul
- UKR: Anastasia Chernova
- URU: Camila Vezzoso
- USA: Olivia Culpo (winner)
- VEN: Irene Esser
- VNM: Lưu Thị Diễm Hương
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