Renata Soñé

Renata De Jesús Soñé Savery (born August 6, 1982 in New York City) is an American-born Dominican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the 2nd Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2005 after winning Miss Dominican Republic 2005.

Life and career At six months of age, Soñé was left in the care of her grandparents after her mother's death. She went on to pursue a degree in clinical psychology before participating in the Miss Dominican Republic pageant. Of her long-term career goals, Soñé has said she wishes to found a children's institute to continue her interest as a psychologist. To this end, she has been the spokesperson for many campaigns headed by Dominican Attorney General Rossana Reyes designed to discourage child neglect, and curtail the high number of abandoned children through education and public awareness.

Prior to winning the national pageant, Soñé was a professional model with Ossygeno Model Management, appearing in several Dominican fashion periodicals. Soñé has since become the official face of Pantene shampoo, Avon, and the Esbelle weight loss product.

Pageant participation

Miss Dominican Republic 2005 Soñé competed in the Miss Dominican Republic 2005 pageant on April 9, 2005, representing Distrito Nacional, where she won the title and gained the right to represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe.

Miss Universe 2005 She went on to compete in the Miss Universe 2005 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand, where she finished third overall (2nd runner-up), ahead of Mónica Spear (Venezuela) and Laura Elizondo (Mexico) and behind Cynthia Olavarría (Puerto Rico) and winner Natalie Glebova (Canada). and hosted the weekly television dating show, Cupido (Cupid) in 2008. She currently hosts a daily television show "Todo Bien" on Antena Latina.

Apart from hosting "Todo Bien", she currently hosts her own radio show "Renata Soñé por la 91" every Sunday. The show focuses on music from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Soñé is set to star in the thriller "Intercambio" in the spring of 2011, a co-production of Virafilms and Alfa Films in which she plays detective Ximena Salba.

Business

Soñé became an entrepreneur in 2006 when she successfully launched her own luxury collection of eyeglasses Renata Soñé Eye Wear.

Personal life

She dated professional tennis player Jorge Dueñas. She married her childhood sweetheart, businessman Eduardo Guerra Gutiérrez on June 14, 2006, in a ceremony in Casa de Campo. The couple has two sons, Ignacio de Jesús born in late 2006 and Rodrigo Antonio born in October 2011.