Lidymar "Ly" Carolina Jonaitis Escalona
On September 14, 2006, Jonaitis competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela, held in Caracas, where she beat 27 other contestants and obtained the title of Miss Venezuela Universe. She became the eighth Miss Guárico to win that title since the Miss Venezuela pageant first began in 1952. Ly is of Lithuanian, Russian and Venezuelan origin. She modeled in Morocco for Christian Dior and speaks Spanish, English and French.