Vanessa Peretti

Vanessa Jackeline Gómez Peretti (born March 21, 1986 in Cumaná, Sucre State, Venezuela) is a model and Miss Venezuela International 2006. She is 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall. Peretti was the first deaf woman to compete in the Miss Venezuela pageant, when she represented the Sucre state. She competed in Miss International 2007 on October 15 in Japan against another deaf woman, Sophie Vouzelaud from France. Peretti classified in Top 15 semifinalists. It is the first time in the history of Miss International that two deaf contestants participated in the event.