Education
She attended University of California Berkeley before graduating with Cum Laude from the University of California at Los Angeles with a bachelor"s degree in Italian and French Literature.
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Rita Verreos
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Verreos has also judged many pageants, including Mission Oklahoma United States of America, Mission Kansas United States of America, Mission Hawaiian Tropic San Antonio, Mission, Teen & Mistress International.
Verreos competed in San Antonio magazine Conexión"s 2005 "Hottest Latina" contest, placing as second runner-up, and in the CMT reality television program The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search. Rita was recruited by Survivor casting director Lynne Spillman at a beauty pageant, and became a contestant on Survivor: Fiji, the 14th season of the series.
She lost 15 pounds during filming, and suffered broken cartilage in her nose.
Verreos was the sixth castaway to leave the island. At the wheel, Verreos came 35 cents shy of winning the first showcase showdown.
Verreos is also a spokesperson for H-East-B, a San Antonio-based supermarket chain. Verreos has gone on to host "En Nuestro Hogar," which aired on Telemundo and Azteca America in San Antonio (June, 2007), fill-in for the Kens 5 (Columbia Broadcasting System) morning news Traffic Anchor (2008), a Guest Host on HSN (January 2009-January 2010) and as a "Beauty Tips Host/Expert" on Fox UTILISIMA"s "Hola Martin" (Aug2011-December 2011), Fill-In "News Desk Anchor," (KVDA) TELEMUNDO. She appeared as the television Spokesperson in the World Carolina television commercials (UNIVISION,TELEMUNDO,2008–2014) as well as their infommercials on WOAI(San Antonio).
She has appeared in the National television commercials BEDOYECTA Vitamins.
Verreos was the In-Arena Host for the San Antonio Silver Stars basketball team during the 2011 Season at the AT & T Center. She created, Produced and was Host of LATIN CONNECTION television webshow (2008-2014). Rita is currently "Entertainment News Host/CoProducer" on America Te Ve"s "AQP" Show.
Verreos is a former professional ballerina, and has modeled in Venezuela, Mexico, and Los Angeles, for designers such as Oscar de la Renta and Victor Alfaro.
She also appeared in the 1990 film Marked for Death.
Achievements
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Verreos was a contestant in the Mission Venezuela 1988 pageant while representing Municipio Vargas, and competed in the 1988 "Reinado Mundial de Banano" pageant in Machala, Ecuador, placing second to Ximena Correa of Ecuador. She"s currently one of the Top Beauty Pageant Coaches in the United States., coaching young women for many pageants including Mission Texas, Mission California and Mission United States of America pageants. Her strategy was to draw on her sex appeal to win the show"s million dollar prize. Verreos was a contestant on the May 29th, 2009, episode of The Price is Right, making it on stage by becoming the closest bidder and won her pricing game.
