Migbelis Lynette Castellanos Romero (born June 7, 1995) is a Venezuelan actress, tv host, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She represented the Costa Oriental region of the state of Zulia at the Miss Venezuela 2013 pageant. She represented Venezuela, and eventually became a top 10 finalist at Miss Universe 2014. She was also crowned as Nuestra Belleza Latina 2018.
Early life
Castellanos was born in Cabimas, Venezuela, on June 7, 1995, as the second; of the three children of Miguel Ángel Castellanos and Isbelia Del Valle Romero from Zulia. His brothers are: Miguel and Moisés. As a child, she dreamed of being a professional baseball player like her father, who played with the Tiburones de La Guaira and in the United States, with the Texas Rangers minor league players.
From a very young age she was attracted to the world of modeling and television. He appeared on local television in children's programs on "TV COL", tried his luck on radio through the favorite stations in his region in a weekly program.
Since she was a teenager she dreamed of participating and winning Miss Venezuela. She was Mini Reina Venezuela 2003, she was also Miss Teen Costa Oriental 2010 and a pre-candidate for the Feria de la Chinita 2012.
In 2011 he did not manage to enter the casting of the Chinita Fair because he was a minor. In 2013, Migbelis managed to enter Miss Venezuela, where with an outstanding participation she managed to win at the end of the contest. Migbelis attends the Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín, in Maracaibo, where she was pursuing two BAs, one in Social Communication and another one in Political Science in the Universidad del Zulia (LUZ-Maracaibo).
In 2014, she began a relationship with Francisco Cervelli. In December 2016, she announced her engagement and in 2018; they ended the relationship. On October 10, 2020, she confirmed on the television show Salt and Pepper; who tested positive for COVID-19. Since April 2023, she has been in a relationship with American businessman Jason Unanue, who belongs to the Unanue family (great-grandson of Spaniard Prudencio Unanue Ortiz; founder of Goya Foods and, at the same time, great-nephew of Joseph A. Unanue). On August 16, 2024, she announced her pregnancy on the Univision television show; Desiguales, in which Castellanos is the host. On September 30, they revealed that they would have a boy and on October 28 of that year; she announced his marriage commitment.
Pageantry
Miss Teen Costa Oriental
In 2010, Migbelis won the title Miss Teen Costa Oriental 2010
Miss Venezuela 2013
On October 10, 2013, Migbelis participated in and was crowned as Miss Venezuela 2013.[1]
Although she was away from television during this time, Migbelis made 2 plays titled "Todo por una Arepa" and "Mujeres Infieles", alongside the leading Venezuelan American actress Sonya Smith. This stage of Migbelis's theater served as preparation for future professional challenges.
Nuestra Belleza Latina 2018
In 2018, Migbelis competed on the Univision show Nuestra Belleza Latina. On December 2, 2018, Castellanos was crowned the winner, becoming the first Venezuelan to win the competition. Contrary to popular belief, Castellanos is not the first South American to win the competition as 2011 winner Nastassja Bolívar, who represented Nicaragua, is half Colombian. As her prize for winning the pageant, Castellanos gets a one-year contract with Univision. Also, she gets $100,000 from winning the pageant.
