Paulina Vega

In this Hispanic American name, the first or paternal surname is Vega and the second or maternal family name is Dieppa.
Paulina Vega
Vega in 2018
Born
Paulina Vega Dieppa

(1993-01-15) January 15, 1993
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
EducationDeutsche Schule Bogotá
Alma materPontifical Xavierian University (BBA)
Occupations
  • TV host
  • model
  • businesswoman
  • television personality
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Major
competitions
  • Miss Colombia 2013
  • (Winner)
  • Miss Universe 2014
  • (Winner)

Paulina Vega Dieppa (Spanish pronunciation: [pawˈlina ˈβeɣa]; born January 15, 1993) is a Colombian model, business administrator and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2014, she previously won Miss Colombia 2013. Vega was the second Miss Universe from Colombia.

Early life

Paulina Vega Dieppa was born in Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia to Laura Dieppa and cardiologist Rodolfo Vega Llama.[2] Vega is of French and Spanish descent. She is the granddaughter of Colombian tenor Gastón Vega and Miss Atlántico 1953 Elvira Castillo.[3][4] Vega completed her elementary and high school education between Colegio Karl C. Parrish[5] and the German School of Barranquilla[6] during her years living in the Caribbean city, after moving to the andean and capital city of Bogotá D.C where she finished her last years at Deutsche Schule Bogotá. She also studied Business Administration at the Pontifical Xavierian University.[7]

Pageantry

Miss Colombia 2013

Vega entered and won Miss Colombia 2013 on November 11, 2013, held in Cartagena, representing Atlántico. She gained the right to represent her country at Miss Universe 2014. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Lucia Aldana. Vega became the 11th Miss Atlantico to win the title since the pageant began in 1934, the first Miss Atlantico to win Miss Universe, and the second Colombian to win Miss Universe after Luz Marina Zuluaga in 1958.[8]

Miss Universe 2014

Vega entered and won Miss Universe 2014 on January 25, 2015, in Doral, Florida, against 87 contestants. She was crowned by her predecessor, Gabriela Isler from Venezuela. She was the second Colombian in 56 years to win Miss Universe, after Miss Universe 1958 Luz Marina Zuluaga. Vega wore the pageant's new crown, designed by Diamonds International Corporation, a Czech-based jeweler officially responsible for Miss Universe jewelry. Her prize package included money, a year contract promoting Miss Universe, world travel, a rent-free luxury apartment in New York City, a gift bag with designer shoes, dresses, and beauty products, a US$100,000 stipend for a two-year course at the New York Film Academy, and free access to famous fashion houses and beauty parlors. Vega intended to spend her year traveling the world to lecture on humanitarian issues and to promote education regards HIV/AIDS.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Paulina Vega, Miss Universe 2014". Miss Universe. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Paulina Vega wins Miss Universe - here's why Colombian pageants are controversial". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Miss Colombia Paulina Vega crowned Miss Universe 2015". Chicago Tribune. January 26, 2015. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "Miss Colombia 2014 Ariadna Gutierrez Says She Feels 'Perfect' Despite Comments She's Overweight, Is Preparing for Miss Universe 2015". Latin Post. February 3, 2015. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  5. ^ "Sociedad Escuela Karl C. Parrish". Sociedad Escuela Karl C. Parrish. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Colegio Alemán – Colegio Alemán Barranquilla Colombia". Colegio Alemán (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "Miss Universe 2014: 5 Things to Know About Miss Colombia Paulina Vega". January 26, 2015.
  8. ^ "Miss Colombia". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. January 25, 2015. Archived from the original on March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  9. ^ "Miss Universe 2014: Media Tour in America". missuniverse.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2015. Retrieved January 2015
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