FORD Supermodel of the World Contest

Velásquez in 2005, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Patricia Carola Velásquez Semprún

Place of Birth: Maracaibo, Venezuela

Date of Birth: 31 January, 1971

Ethnicity: Venezuelan [Spanish, Wayuu Indigenous]

Patricia Velásquez is a Venezuelan actress and model. She starred in The Mummy films, as well as in Mindhunters (2004), The Curse of La Llorona, and Malignant.

Her father was assigned to UNESCO, and she was partly raised in France and Mexico. Patricia has stated, “I’m half Indian. My mother is Indian from a village called Wayu, and my Dad is Venezuelan, and he’s a mix of Indian and Spanish.” Patricia founded non-profit The Wayuu Taya Foundation, to assist the Wayuu people.

Patricia has a daughter with her former partner Lauren.

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