Bárbara Palacios from Venezuela won the Miss Universe 1986 title. She became the third woman from the country to win the title. Palacios has worked as a television host for over two decades, and has been a spokesperson for multinational corporations in the United States and Latin America. She has founded several advertising agencies, and as of 2010 owns Barbara Palacios Corporation, a U.S.-based company that commercializes women products, with lines of jewelry and beauty products sold in stores under her name in Florida, United States. She is a public speaker and an advocate and promoter of a holistic lifestyle.