About Pilín León
Born 1963. Pilín León is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant contestant.
Pilín León (born Carmen Josefina León Crespo, May 19, 1963) is a Venezuelan writer and beauty queen who won Miss World 1981 in London, she previously won Miss World Venezuela 1981.
Career León was born in Maracay, Aragua. She became the second Venezuelan (Susana Duijm was the first in 1955) to win the title. As Miss World in 1981, she was the first celebrity to switch on the Christmas lights in Oxford Street in 1981. She hosted the OTI Festival 1984, along Raúl Velasco and Claudia Córdoba, from Mexico City.
In 2014, she was a guest judge in the final Mister World 2014 beauty pageant in Torbay, England.
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Who is Pilín León?
pageant titleholder and writer for newspapers
When was Pilín León born?
Pilín León was born on 19 May 1963 in Maracay.
What is Pilín León's occupation?
Pilín León is a model and beauty pageant contestant.
What nationality is Pilín León?
Pilín León is Venezuelan.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pilín León. https://biography.guide/pilin-leon/
MLA: "Pilín León." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/pilin-leon/.
Chicago: "Pilín León." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/pilin-leon/.
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