Osmel Sousa, a Venezuelan-born entrepreneur and beautification pageant director, was born in Cuba and has a net worth of $20 million.
In September 1946, Osmel Sousa was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba.
The Miss Venezuela Organization’s president is Sousa.
“The Czar of Beauty” is a moniker given to him for assisting in the creation of numerous beauty queens from Venezuela.
In 1969, Sousa became a member of the Venezuelan Committee of Beauty, where he worked as an advertising draftsman. He consulted on the selection of contestants and began designing nightgowns for them to wear.
He was appointed as the President of the Miss Venezuela Organization in 1981 and has been instrumental in the country’s success with seven Miss Universe winners, six Miss World titleholders, six Miss International winners, and two Miss Earth winners.
During a 1997 interview, he made controversial statements about his prejudice against African-looking contestants.
Sousa was the judge of the Hispanic beauty pageant for Univision’s Nuestra Belleza Latina in 2007.