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Gabriela Tafur

Gabriela Tafur

Colombian lawyer, model, and beauty queen

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tafur and the second or maternal family name is Náder.

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]

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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

Main article: 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

Main article: Miss Universe 2019

Tafur represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019 and reached the top five together with Paweensuda Drouin of Thailand.[8][9]

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    "La nouvelle Miss Colombie est d'origine libanaise" (in French). November 16, 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Srta. Colombia® 2019 Gabriela Tafur Nader | Señorita Colombia". www.srtacolombia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  4. [4]
    "Gabriela Tafur Señorita Colombia 2019 denominada "Miss Académica"". eldiario.com (in Spanish). 16 November 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Gabriela Tafur - Senorita Colombia 2019". awardgoesto. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Gabriela Tafur, Señorita Colombia 2018, sueña con lanzarse a la política". lafm.com (in Spanish). 12 December 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Señorita Colombia® asiste a conferencia LDE en el Líbano". June 5, 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Gabriela Tafur Nader crowned Senorita Colombia 2019". indiatimes.com.
  9. [9]
    ""Menos corrupción, más calidad": Gabriela Tafur habló del Paro Nacional y defendió las protestas". Protagonista (in Spanish). 9 December 2019.
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