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 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]
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, 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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- 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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| 4th runner-up | ||
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