Valerie Abou Chacra
Lebanese actress and beauty pageant titleholder
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Valerie Abou Chacra (Arabic: فاليري أبو شقرا; born 15 January 1992)[1] is a Lebanese actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon 2015. She represented Lebanon at the Miss World 2015 competition. She has also starred in widely watched Arabic TV series such as 'Ma Fiyi'.
Valerie Abou Chacra | |
|---|---|
| Born | Valerie Abou Chacra 15 January 1992 |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Lebanon 2015 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Black |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Lebanon 2015 (Winner) Miss World 2015 (Top 5) |
Education
Abou Chacra studied Communication Arts: Radio and TV films at the Lebanese American University.[2]
Pageantry
Valerie Abou Chacra was crowned Miss Lebanon on 12 October 2015.[3] She represented Lebanon at the Miss World 2015 pageant and was selected among the Top 5 finalists. She was the first woman from Lebanon to place that high in Miss World's history while Mireia Lalaguna from Spain, was also the first Spanish woman to win the title.
Acting
Abou Chacra started acting in a TV series, A'shra Abid Zghar (Ten Little Slaves), in 2014. She later participated in Dancing with the Stars: Raqs el Noujoum in 2016, and finished third. In 2017, she hosted Project Runway.[4]
Also, she participated in Celebrity Duets Arab World season 3 and finished third. Later on, she acted in Al Hayba Season 2 in 2018, Ma Fiyi in 2019.[5]
Personal life
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Broadcaster | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ten Little Slaves | Sophie | MTV Lebanon | original title: A'shra Abid Zghar |
| 2018 | Al Hayba (The Return) | Mariam | MTV Lebanon | original title: Al Hayba (Al Awda) |
| 2019 | Love Me Not | Yasma | MTV Lebanon | original title: Ma Fiyi |
| 2021 | Not Guilty | Zaman Bitar | Shahid | original title: La Hukm Alayh |
| 2022 | From…To | Mai | Shahid | original title: Min…Ela |