Miss Universe Bolivia 2012 Yessica Mounton Gianella

OHMYGOSSIP — Yessica Mounton Gianella (born in 1987) is a Bolivian beauty pageant titleholder and model who was crowned Miss Bolivia 2011, and will represent her country in the 2012 Miss Universe.

Mouton can speak English fluently and she is studying at the Public Relations in Nur. Yessica has participated in competitions since childhood. Yessica Sharit Gianella Mouton became the “Goddess of Fortune” Bingo Bahiti 2010, after the contest held among 14 candidates in the city.

Yessica Mounton, Miss Litoral, is the new Miss Universe Bolivia 2011, crowned Thursday night at the Siriono ball room at the Fexpo in Santa Cruz on 30 June. Miss Litoral 2011, Yessica Mounton said that she wants to represent her country abroad to show the diverse beauty of Bolivia, a country where are working and creative people.

Miss Universe 2012, the 61st Miss Universe pageant, will be held in December 2012 in a venue to be announced by the Miss Universe Organization. Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes from Angola will crown her successor at the end of the event.

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers. The contest was founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf and Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996. In 1998, Miss Universe changed its name from Miss Universe, Inc. to Miss Universe Organization and the headquarters moved from Long Beach California, to New York City that year. Donald Trump brought in a new team of professionals to the contest headed by its new CEO, Molly Miles, and president Maureen Reidy. The contest would use the slogan “Redefined for Today” for promotion of the pageants. The current Miss Universe is Leila Lopes, from Angola. She won the title on Sept 12, 2011.

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Bolivia, officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, Chile to the southwest, and Peru to the west.
 
Prior to European colonization, the Andean region of Bolivia was a part of the Inca Empire – the largest state in Pre-Columbian America. The Spanish Empire conquered the region in the 16th century. During most of the Spanish colonial period, this territory was called Upper Peru and was under the administration of the Viceroyalty of Peru, which included most of Spain’s South American colonies. After declaring independence in 1809, 16 years of war followed before the establishment of the Republic, named for Simón Bolívar, on 6 August 1825. Bolivia has struggled through periods of political instability, dictatorships and economic woes.
 
Bolivia is a democratic republic, divided into nine departments. Its geography is varied from the peaks of the Andes in the West, to the Eastern Lowlands, situated within the Amazon Basin. It is a developing country, with a Medium Human Development Index score, and a poverty level of 53%. Its main economic activities include agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, and manufacturing goods such as textiles, clothing, refined metals, and refined petroleum. Bolivia is very wealthy in minerals, especially tin.
 
The Bolivian population, estimated at 10 million, is multiethnic, including Amerindians, Mestizos, Europeans, and Africans. The main language spoken is Spanish, although the Aymara and Quechua languages are also common and all three, as well as 34 other indigenous languages, are official. The large number of different cultures within Bolivia has contributed greatly to a wide diversity in fields such as art, cuisine, literature, and music.

Geography
Area: 1.1 million sq. km. (425,000 sq. mi.); about the size of Texas and California combined.
Cities (2010 est.): Capital–La Paz (administrative–pop. 840,209); Sucre (constitutional–306,754). Other major cities–Santa Cruz (1,651,436), El Alto (960,767), Cochabamba (618,384).
La Paz is the highest of the world’s capital cities–3,600 meters (11,800 ft.) above sea level. The adjacent city of El Alto, at 4,200 meters (13,800 ft.), is one of the fastest-growing in the hemisphere. Santa Cruz, the nation’s industrial and commercial hub in the eastern lowlands, is also experiencing rapid population and economic growth.
Terrain: High plateau (altiplano), temperate and semi-tropical valleys, and tropical lowlands.
Climate: Varies with altitude–from humid and tropical to semi-arid and cold.

People
Nationality: Noun and adjective–Bolivian(s).
Population (2011 est.): 10,426,154.
Annual population growth rate (2010): 1.69%.
Religions: Predominantly Roman Catholic; minority Protestant.
Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani.
Education: Years compuls
ory–12 years; literacy (2001)–75%.
Health (2008): Infant mortality rate–50 per 1,000 births.
Work force (2010, 4.2 million): Agricultural sector 1.55 million; mining 84,000; services 1.47 million; public administration 546,000.
Ethnic groups (2001): 31% Quechua, 25% Aymara, 2% Guarani, 2% Chiquitano, 0.5% Mojeno, 1% other Indigenous, 38% non-indigenous.

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