Ileana Márquez

Ileana del Carmen Márquez Pedroza (born 19 March 1996) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2023. She was the first mother to win the Miss Venezuela title. She represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2024, where she was fourth runner-up, becoming the second mother to reach the top five and the first to reach that title.

Early life and education Márquez was born on 19 March 1996 in Valencia, Venezuela. She is the daughter of Ylene Pedroza Ramos and Rafael Márquez. She is the first mother to win the Miss Venezuela title.

She is a graduate in Initial Education, having attended the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo in Valencia.

Pageants Miss Venezuela 2023 Márquez beat 24 other contestants at Miss Venezuela 2023 on 7 December 2023, becoming the third woman representing Amazonas to win the title, following Carolina Izsak at 1991 and Dayana Mendoza in 2007. She is the first mother to win the Miss Venezuela title.

Miss Universe 2024 Márquez represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2024, in Mexico, where she was fourth runner-up.