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Gabriela Tafur

Gabriela Tafur
Tafur in 2018
Born
Gabriela Tafur Náder

(1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 29)
Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia
Alma materUniversity of Los Andes
Spouse
Esteban Santos
(m. 2024)
Relatives
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Colombia 2018
Hair colorLight Brown[citation needed]
Eye colorBrown[citation needed]
Major
competition(s)

Gabriela Tafur Náder (born 7 July 1995) is a 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. Tafur then worked as a lawyer in the legal department of Microsoft Colombia, and acted as a coordinator for the commercial law specialization at the University of Los Andes.[4]

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: Miss Punctuality Bulova and Queen of the Police.[5]

As Miss Colombia, she was invited to the Lebanese diaspora energy conference held in Lebanon in June 2019.[6]

Miss Universe 2019

Tafur represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019 and reached the top five.[7][8]

Private Life

On 7 September 2024, at Hacienda Manuelita in Valle del Cauca, Tafur married Esteban Santos, the youngest son of former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and María Clemencia de Santos.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ noticiasrcn.com (8 December 2019). "¡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 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ "La nouvelle Miss Colombie est d'origine libanaise" (in French). 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Srta. Colombia® 2019 Gabriela Tafur Nader | Señorita Colombia". www.srtacolombia.org. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Gabriela Tafur Señorita Colombia 2019 denominada "Miss Académica"". eldiario.com (in Spanish). 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Gabriela Tafur, Señorita Colombia 2018, sueña con lanzarse a la política". lafm.com (in Spanish). 12 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Señorita Colombia® asiste a conferencia LDE en el Líbano". 5 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Gabriela Tafur Nader crowned Senorita Colombia 2019". indiatimes.com.
  8. ^ ""Menos corrupción, más calidad": Gabriela Tafur habló del Paro Nacional y defendió las protestas". Protagonista (in Spanish). 9 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Una boda real: Gabriela Tafur y Esteban Santos se casan en Cali". www.eluniversal.com.co (in Spanish). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  10. ^ Barros, Por Danny (8 September 2024). "Así fue la fiesta de Gabriela Tafur y Esteban Santos luego de su boda: Greeicy Rendón prendió la rumba". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  11. ^ Tendencias, Redacción (7 September 2024). "Las imágenes que deja el matrimonio de Gabriela Tafur y Esteban Santos". ELHERALDO.CO (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe top 5 Finalist
(with Thailand Paweensuda Drouin)

2019
Succeeded by
India Adline Castelino
(3rd Runner-Up)
Dominican Republic Kimberly Jiménez
(4th Runner-Up)
Preceded by
Laura González, Cartagena
Miss Colombia
2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Valeria Morales, Valle del Cauca
Miss Universe Colombia
2019
Succeeded by
Laura Olascuaga, Bolívar