title: Susana Duijm
text: # Susana Duijm
  
  Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga (August 11, 1936 – June 18, 2016) was a Venezuelan actress, television host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1955 and competed at Miss Universe 1955, placing in the top 15. She then went to compete at Miss World 1955 and won, becoming the first Venezuelan and Latin American woman to win the Miss World crown.
  
  ## Miss Universe
  
  Before competing in Miss World, Duijm was a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1955.
  
  ## Miss World
  
  She won the 1955 Miss World pageant, representing Venezuela. The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom.
  
  ## Life after pageants
  
  Her success as a beauty queen led to a career as an actress and a presenter on Venezuelan television. Thanks to her, there is one arepa called "Reina Pepiada". She lived in Margarita Island, Venezuela until 2016 when she died.
  
  Her daughter, Carolina Cerruti was the official representative of Venezuela to the 1983 Miss World pageant held in London, on November 17, 1983.
  
  