ABOUT:
Rita's life exemplifies in her words "God's Plan." As many young girls feel they are ugly ducklings, Rita was no exception. She feels it was definitely God's plan when at 14 yrs. old. (the prime of her "UglyDucklingness" ), she & her brother, reknowned fashion designer www.nvnickverreos.com were spotted by a modeling Agent. A couple of years later, Rita, while trying to follow her plan of earning a degree from UC Berkeley where she was attending on a full ride scholarship, she was once again spotted. This time she was recruited become a "Miss Venezuela" contestant. She went on to become a finalist in several pageants thereafter including "Nuestra Belleza", Miss Los Angeles International and 1st Runner Up in an International Pageant in Ecuador, the "Reinado del Banano." ! For the past decade, Rita has used the training she received from the "Zar" of Beauty, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmel_Sousa to become a sought after Beauty Pageant Coach with several Miss USA winners under her belt. ritaverreos.blogspot.com/search?q=Beauty+Pageant+Coach.
& God's plan continued to unfold! While she was trying to carry out her plan of continuing her studies at UC Berkeley, contractual obligations found her participating n the "Nuestra Belleza", pageant, she was spotted by a technical advisor for Warner Brother's films. which led to her being cast in the Steve Seagal action feature film "Marked For Death," Still feeling insecure about her looks & talent, Rita she pulled away from pursuing being in front of cameras. She ultimately graduated with Cum Laude & Golden Key Honors with double Major degree in French and Italian Literaure from UC Berkeley and UCLA. Shortly thereafter graduating, Rita married and became mother to a son and a daughter. After 9 years, her marriage ended. Like so many women, she found herself in the difficult situation of becoming a single mother.
Once again, Rita turned to her Faith. The answer to her prayer for strength, came in the form of her once again being spotted while on a trip to Los Angeles, in the middle of one of her famous "Ms. Rita Beauty Pageant Coach" session, in 2007 she was spotted by a Mark Burnett Productions Casting Director for the acclaimed CBS Reality Show, SURVIVOR. Thus, she became a “Castaway” on the show. Her unique participation won Rita the following of fans world wide. In 2014 she was given the "Fan Favorite" Award by the European fanbase (ritaverreos.blogspot.com/search?q=Fan+Favorite)
Rita is the "complete package" Talent with an ability to go from Bi-Lingual Hosting where her vivacious personality proved to be contagious in her delivery of unique interviews as an "Entertainment News" Correspondent for CNN I Reports and Latin Connection Web tv..with over 700,000 views on Google +! to News Anchor for TELEMUNDO & UNIVISION TEXAS . Because of her "Miss Venezuela" training she has also been featured as an expert "Beauty, Fashion & Wellness" Host on HSN, UTILISIMA & MSN.com . She's also an accomplished journalist with published cover exclusive articles of celebrities such as Shania Twain and Chayanne for the largest Spanish Language Magazine Company, Editorial Televisa S.A. de c.v.. Currently you can catch her on Jewelry Television. Rita is the 1st bilingual TV Show Host on the international JTV reaching over 90 million viewers worldwide.
In gratitude to God for "saving her and her children's lives," Rita continuously gives of herself to help many non profit organizations. She volunteers to Emcee (http://ritaverreos.blogspot.com/search?q=Emcee) for many Charity events Breast Cancer, CFF and Special Needs & Dress For Success among others. Deeply committed to helping others, she’s served on the Board of “Healing Hearts Gala” Breast Cancer Fundraiser, SA Youth Foundation, ADELANTE Hispancic Scholarship Foundation & the March of Dimes Signature Chef’s Auction, to name a few.
For her work in front of and behind the cameras, Rita has been the recepient of several awards. In 2011, Rita was nominated for a Canadian "Emmy" in 2011 for an episode she Hosted on the show "Reality Obsessed," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXOLaAOA_K8. She was awarded “SURVIVOR Fan Favorite, 2014” and “All Around Reality Show Fan Favorite, 2014” by the European fanbase. For her work on television the “Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment” Award by the La Prensa Newspaper (07)http://ritaverreos.blogspot.com/2008/09/honor.html. Her innate desire and dedication towards helping others earned her the prestigious “Call to Service” Award given by the President of the United States for Lifetime Achievement in Volunteerism in 2011(http://ritaverreos.blogspot.com/search?q=Call+to+Service)
Rita is the "Rennaissance Woman of Today!" She encourages others to follow her favorite saying "Persistance Beats Resistance!" She invites you to please follow what she describes as "never a dull moment" days on her social media sites: Instagram: @ritaverreos_jtvhost, twitter:@ritaverreos_jtvhost and Facebook @ritaverreostv.
& God's plan continued to unfold! While she was trying to carry out her plan of continuing her studies at UC Berkeley, contractual obligations found her participating n the "Nuestra Belleza", pageant, she was spotted by a technical advisor for Warner Brother's films. which led to her being cast in the Steve Seagal action feature film "Marked For Death," Still feeling insecure about her looks & talent, Rita she pulled away from pursuing being in front of cameras. She ultimately graduated with Cum Laude & Golden Key Honors with double Major degree in French and Italian Literaure from UC Berkeley and UCLA. Shortly thereafter graduating, Rita married and became mother to a son and a daughter. After 9 years, her marriage ended. Like so many women, she found herself in the difficult situation of becoming a single mother.
Once again, Rita turned to her Faith. The answer to her prayer for strength, came in the form of her once again being spotted while on a trip to Los Angeles, in the middle of one of her famous "Ms. Rita Beauty Pageant Coach" session, in 2007 she was spotted by a Mark Burnett Productions Casting Director for the acclaimed CBS Reality Show, SURVIVOR. Thus, she became a “Castaway” on the show. Her unique participation won Rita the following of fans world wide. In 2014 she was given the "Fan Favorite" Award by the European fanbase (ritaverreos.blogspot.com/search?q=Fan+Favorite)
Rita is the "complete package" Talent with an ability to go from Bi-Lingual Hosting where her vivacious personality proved to be contagious in her delivery of unique interviews as an "Entertainment News" Correspondent for CNN I Reports and Latin Connection Web tv..with over 700,000 views on Google +! to News Anchor for TELEMUNDO & UNIVISION TEXAS . Because of her "Miss Venezuela" training she has also been featured as an expert "Beauty, Fashion & Wellness" Host on HSN, UTILISIMA & MSN.com . She's also an accomplished journalist with published cover exclusive articles of celebrities such as Shania Twain and Chayanne for the largest Spanish Language Magazine Company, Editorial Televisa S.A. de c.v.. Currently you can catch her on Jewelry Television. Rita is the 1st bilingual TV Show Host on the international JTV reaching over 90 million viewers worldwide.
In gratitude to God for "saving her and her children's lives," Rita continuously gives of herself to help many non profit organizations. She volunteers to Emcee (http://ritaverreos.blogspot.com/search?q=Emcee) for many Charity events Breast Cancer, CFF and Special Needs & Dress For Success among others. Deeply committed to helping others, she’s served on the Board of “Healing Hearts Gala” Breast Cancer Fundraiser, SA Youth Foundation, ADELANTE Hispancic Scholarship Foundation & the March of Dimes Signature Chef’s Auction, to name a few.
For her work in front of and behind the cameras, Rita has been the recepient of several awards. In 2011, Rita was nominated for a Canadian "Emmy" in 2011 for an episode she Hosted on the show "Reality Obsessed," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXOLaAOA_K8. She was awarded “SURVIVOR Fan Favorite, 2014” and “All Around Reality Show Fan Favorite, 2014” by the European fanbase. For her work on television the “Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment” Award by the La Prensa Newspaper (07)http://ritaverreos.blogspot.com/2008/09/honor.html. Her innate desire and dedication towards helping others earned her the prestigious “Call to Service” Award given by the President of the United States for Lifetime Achievement in Volunteerism in 2011(http://ritaverreos.blogspot.com/search?q=Call+to+Service)
Rita is the "Rennaissance Woman of Today!" She encourages others to follow her favorite saying "Persistance Beats Resistance!" She invites you to please follow what she describes as "never a dull moment" days on her social media sites: Instagram: @ritaverreos_jtvhost, twitter:@ritaverreos_jtvhost and Facebook @ritaverreostv.
