Colombia ‘model turned drug lord’ expelled from Argentina
The Colombian model imprisoned in Argentina for running an international drug-trafficking ring has...
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From Colombian prison guard to beauty queen
At 21 years old, Yecica Lorena Castillo Guaraca decided to ditch her camouflage in hopes of a beauty crown, reported local media Monday. The south Colombian beauty decided to leave her post as an official with the country’s...
Surprise new queen crowned Miss Manizales
A teenage beauty queen has beaten off stiff competition to become the new Miss Manizales. Although not one of the favorites, Manuela Arias Galvis is celebrating being crowned beauty queen of the city of Manizales, in the central...
All work and no play for Miss Bogota
Think life as Miss Bogota is a non-stop whirlwind of parties, jet-setting, and rubbing shoulders with society’s high flyers? Think again… According to Colombian gossip rag Sweet, Miss Bogota was recently invited to...
Bogotana crowned Miss World Colombia 2011
Monica Restrepo has been chosen to represent Colombia in the 2011 Miss World contest to be held in England in November. The Bogota contestant was elected in a ceremony held at the William Shakespeare Cultural Center of the...
Colombia crowns 3 national beauty queens (photos)
Colombia elected the 2011 beauty queens — Miss Coffee, Miss Bambuco and Miss Folklore — for three of the country’s annual beauty pageants over the holiday weekend, local media reported. Cartagena’s chosen...
Ex-Miss Colombia ready to collaborate in AIS corruption case
Former Miss Colombia Valerie Dominguez has announced that she will collaborate fully with authorities in proceedings regarding her alleged involvement in the Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) scandal. Dominguez began the interrogation...
Sitting queen causes problems in Miss Bogota competition
Beauty queen Diana Mina, the current Miss Bogota, has brought a poor attitude and little success to television channel City TV’s competition to choose her successor, gossip site Sweet.com reported. In the program, Mina...
Ex-beauty queen dies after 5-story fall
Former beauty queen Natalia Mosquera Urbano died early Sunday morning after falling from the fifth floor of an apartment building in southern Cali. Authorities said the death of the 20-year-old Valle del Cauca native was an...
Colombian wins best talent in transvestite pageant
Colombia is a world leader when it comes to beauty pageants, and the Miss International Queen competition for transvestites is no exception, with Colombian lady-boy Melania Cortez winning the prize for best talent. Fifteen...
