Nariman Cristina Battikha Yanyi (born March 29, 1995) is a Venezuelan model, economist and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as
Reina Hispanoamericana 2018.[2][3] In addition, she also represented
Portuguesa state in
Miss Venezuela 2017, where she finished as one of the semifinalists.
On the other hand, Battikha was Miss Supranational Venezuela 2018 and represented
Venezuela in the
Miss Supranational 2018 competition, managing to position herself within the Top 10.[4]
Life and career
Early life
Battikha was born in
Maturín,
Monagas, she comes from a Syrian family dedicated to the business world; and also has Lebanese descent. When she finished his high school studies, she decided to settle in the
United States to learn English. Nariman obtained a degree in Business Economics from the
Metropolitan University in
Caracas. His name 'Narinam' is of Egyptian origin and means "the name of faith".[5]
Pageantry
Nariman began in the world of beauty contests by participating in the Sambil Model Venezuela 2015, together with 11 other participants.[6][7] On June 2, 2015, the eleventh edition of said contest would be held, where the winner was
Isabella Rodriguez.[8][9][10][11]
Miss Venezuela 2017
In 2017, she joined the ranks of
Miss Venezuela, managing to represent the
Portuguesa state.[12] Battikha obtained the special award of Miss Glamor, and was also a finalist for the Miss Health & Esthetic band, obtained by Miss
Delta Amacuro,
Sthefany Gutiérrez; this help Battikha to became in one of the great favorites of that edition.[13][14]
On November 9, 2017, the
sixty-fourth edition of Miss Venezuela was held at the
Venevisión studios, where Battikha managed to position herself as one of the 10 semifinalists.[15][16][17]
In May 2018, Battikha was appointed as the representative of Venezuela towards the Miss Supranational 2018 competition, being prepared another again by Osmel Sousa.[21][22]
Miss Supranational 2018
Nariman represented Venezuela in the
Miss Supranational 2018 pageant, which was held on December 7, 2018 at the Municipal Sports and Recreation Center MOSIR, in
Malopolska,
Krynica-Zdrój,
Poland.[23][24] Nariman obtained the Miss Photogenic Award, and got second place with number of votes for the Beautiful Piece of Jewelry and also with number of votes on
Instagram for Photosoot with Raymond Saldana.[25][26]
At the end of the event, Battikha qualified within the group of 10 semi-finalists.[27]