Mariana Downing Born in Los Angeles, California, she is a model, Hollywood actress, and poet. Her mother is Corisandra Abreu, born in Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez province, located in the North of the Dominican Republic, while her father, James Downing, is from Great Britain.
Downing, 27, was crowned this Sunday as Miss Dominican Republic 2023being a new face for experts in beauty contests, modeling and for the general public, since her experience comes from her native United States, where in addition to standing out as a model, she has also done so as an actress, getting to participate in the movie “Where Are You” with Anthony Hopkins.
During his stint at the Lee Strasberg Institute of Acting, Downing has had the privilege of learning from leading industry professionals such as Matthew Barry, Barren Brown, Ann Noble and Tony Greco.
As a model, she has achieved recognition in major fashion capitals such as Los Angeles, Miami, New York and London, representing renowned agencies such as Elite Model Management, Wilhemina Models and Next Model Management. She has also starred on the covers of Ocean Drive, HOLA Magazine, Cap Cana Magazine, Residence Magazine, LA Palme Online, and L’Officiel Ukraine Online..
In that sense, Downing has collaborations with prestigious brands, including Estée Lauder, R&CO, Pureology, Skechers, Johnny Was, Modcloth, For Love and Lemons and Intimissimi.
His work has extended to e-commerce campaigns for renowned platforms like Rent the Runway, Revolve, Misa, Hermoza Swim, Chan Lu, Macy’s, White and Warren, Nike, Target, Lucy in the Sky, Trina Turk and many others.
In 2017, Downing was part of the Rosa Clará wedding dress parade at Barcelona Bridal Week, in Spain.
Among his studies, we can mention his training in political science and philosophy at Santa Monica College and the “Advocacy and Argument” workshop, directed by Professor Niko Emack, a graduate of Harvard University.
Apart from his professionalism and talent, Downing has decided to cultivate his philanthropy and do social contributions united to St. Margaret’s Los Angeles and the Haiti Jack Brewer Foundation.
He is currently pending the launch of a book of poems.
