Gabriela Tafur
Colombian lawyer, model, and beauty queen
- Miss Colombia 2018 (winner)
- Miss Universe 2019 (top 5)
Gabriela Tafur Náder (born 7 July 1995) is a Colombian lawyer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2018. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019 and reached the Top 5.[1]
Early life and education
Tafur was born in Cali on 7 July 1995 to parents Octavio Tafur and Olga Liliana Náder. She is of Lebanese descent (on her mother's side); her grandfather was originally from Chartoun, Aley District in Lebanon, and immigrated to Colombia during the Lebanese Civil War.[2] She speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese.[3]
After graduating from Colegio Bolivar in Cali, Tafur moved to Bogotá to study law at the University of Los Andes, where she graduated cum laude. After graduation, she worked as a lawyer in the legal department of Microsoft Colombia, and also acted as a coordinator for the commercial law specialization at the University of Los Andes.[4]
Career
Tafur began her modeling career as a teenager in 2009, after being selected for a modeling show in her hometown of Cali. This show led Tafur to begin a professional career as a model.[5]
Pageantry
Miss Colombia 2018
In 2018, Tafur competed in and won Miss Colombia 2018 in Cartagena, Colombia. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Valeria Morales. Tafur won two supplementary titles during the competition: Miss Punctuality Bulova and Queen of the Police.[6]
As Miss Colombia, she was invited to the Lebanese diaspora energy conference held in Lebanon in June 2019.[7]
Miss Universe 2019
Tafur represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019 and reached the top five together with Paweensuda Drouin of Thailand.[8][9]
References
- ^ noticiasrcn.com (2019-12-08). "¡Orgullo colombiano! Gabriela Tafur quedó en el top 5 de Miss Universo 2019". ¡Orgullo colombiano! Gabriela Tafur quedó en el top 5 de Miss Universo 2019 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "La nouvelle Miss Colombie est d'origine libanaise" (in French). November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Srta. Colombia® 2019 Gabriela Tafur Nader | Señorita Colombia". www.srtacolombia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "Gabriela Tafur Señorita Colombia 2019 denominada "Miss Académica"". eldiario.com (in Spanish). 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Gabriela Tafur - Senorita Colombia 2019". awardgoesto. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ "Gabriela Tafur, Señorita Colombia 2018, sueña con lanzarse a la política". lafm.com (in Spanish). 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Señorita Colombia® asiste a conferencia LDE en el Líbano". June 5, 2019.
- ^ "Gabriela Tafur Nader crowned Senorita Colombia 2019". indiatimes.com.
- ^ ""Menos corrupción, más calidad": Gabriela Tafur habló del Paro Nacional y defendió las protestas". Protagonista (in Spanish). 9 December 2019.
External links
- Official Miss Colombia website
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Miss Universe top 5 Finalist (with  Paweensuda Drouin) 2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Laura González, Cartagena | Miss Colombia 2018 | Succeeded by María Fernanda Aristizábal, Quindío |
| Preceded by Valeria Morales, Valle del Cauca | Miss Universe Colombia 2019 | Succeeded by Laura Olascuaga, Bolívar |
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- t
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- Yolanda Emiliani (1934)
- María de la Piedad Gómez (1947)
- Myriam Carolina Sojo (1949)
- María Leonor Navia (1951)
- Luz Marina Cruz (1953)
- Ligia Gallón Domínguez (1955)
- Doris Gil Santamaría (1957)
- Luz Marina Zuluaga (1958)
- María Stella Márquez (1959)
- Sonia Heidman Gómez (1961)
- Martha Ligia Restrepo (1962)
- Leonor Duplat Sanjuán (1963)
- Martha Cecilia Calero (1964)
- Edna Margarita Rudd Lucena (1965)
- Elsa María Garrido (1966)
- Luz Elena Restrepo (1967)
- Margarita Reyes Zawadzky (1968)
- María Luisa Riasco (1969)
- Piedad Mejía Trujillo (1970)
- María Luisa Lignarolo (1971)
- Ana Agudelo Correa (1972)
- Ella Cecilia Escandón (1973)
- Martha Lucía Echeverry (1974)
- María Helena Reyes (1975)
- Aura María Mojica (1976)
- Mary Shirley Sáenz (1977)
- Ana Milena Parra (1978)
- Patricia Arbeláez (1979)
- Nini Johanna Soto (1980)
- María Teresa Gómez (1981)
- Julie Pauline Sáenz (1982)
- Susana Caldas (1983)
- Sandra Borda Caldas (1984)
- María Mónica Urbina (1985)
- María Patricia López (1986)
- Diana Patricia Arévalo (1987)
- María Teresa Eugorrola (1988)
- Lizeth Mahecha (1989)
- Maribel Gutiérrez (1990)
- Paola Turbay (1991)
- Paula Andrea Betancur (1992)
- Carolina Gómez (1993)
- Tatiana Castro (1994)
- Lina María Gaviria (1995)
- Claudia Elena Vásquez (1996)
- Silvia Fernanda Ortiz (1997)
- Marianella Maal Paccini (1998)
- Catalina Acosta (1999)
- Andrea Nocetti (2000)
- Vanessa Mendoza (2001)
- Diana Lucía Mantilla (2002)
- Catherine Daza (2003)
- Adriana Tarud Durán (2004)
- Valerie Domínguez (2005)
- Eileen Roca (2006)
- Taliana Vargas (2007)
- Michelle Rouillard (2008)
- Natalia Navarro (2009)
- Catalina Robayo (2010)
- Daniella Álvarez (2011)
- Lucia Aldana (2012)
- Paulina Vega (2013)
- Ariadna Gutiérrez (2014)
- Andrea Tovar (2015)
- Laura González (2016)
- Valeria Morales (2017)
- Gabriela Tafur (2018)
- María Fernanda Aristizábal (2019)
- Valentina Espinosa Guzmán (2021)
- Sofía Osío (2022)
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