Julia Weissheimer Werlang Gama, better known as Julia Gama, is a Brazilian model and actress. In 2021, she became the runner-up of the 69th Miss Universe pageant.
Wiki/Biography
Julia Gama was born on Tuesday, May 18, 1993 (28 years old; as of 2021) in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Her zodiac sign is Taurus.
After completing her studies, Julia entered the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil to study chemical engineering. After completing her junior year, Julia dropped out of school to focus on her modeling career. Later, she studied acting at Nu Espaço in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
appearance
Height: 5′ 9½”
Weight (approx.): 50 kg
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: dark brown
Body measurements (approximate): 32-26-34
Family and caste
Julia Gama was born into a mixed family of Italian, German, Lebanese and Portuguese descent. Not much is known about her parents. She has a younger brother.
Profession
Julia’s journey began as an international ambassador for Leprosy. Julia Gama won the “A Mais Bela Gaúcha” gaucho beauty pageant in 2012. She then represented Gaucho at the Miss Brazil 2014 pageant and won.
Later, she moved to China and competed in the 2014 Miss World pageant under the guidance of Venezuelan coach Alexandre González. She was one of the top 11 contestants in the pageant and received a scholarship. Gama used the scholarship to study acting at Nu Espaço in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2016, Julia moved to China again and began modeling. As a model, she endorsed the Chinese cosmetics brand “Balincan”. In 2017, she made her debut in the entertainment industry as “Miss Vi” in the Chinese film “Delírius Insurgentes”.
The film was screened at the Durban Film Festival in South Africa on July 18, 2017. She also starred in the Chinese action film Invisible Tattoo (2018).
On August 20, 2020, Julia was selected as Miss Universe Brazil 2020 after the competition was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Subsequently, Gama represented Brazil in the 2020 Miss Universe pageant held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, United States on May 26, 2021, and won the runner-up. Mexican contestant Andrea Mesa won the championship.
Favorite things
Facts/Trivia
- In her spare time she enjoys dancing and singing.
- Julia is multilingual. She is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Mandarin.
- It is reported that Gama is the first Brazilian actress to make her mark in the Chinese film industry.
- In 2017, Julia received the “Most Incredible Award” from the Belt and Road Chinese government international initiative for her cultural contributions.
- She is a fitness enthusiast and goes to the gym every day.
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned to Brazil and began working with Smile Train, an international children’s charity. By the end of July 2021, Julia and Smile Train expect to have provided surgery to every child with cleft lip and palate in Brazil.
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