Gabriela Tafur | |
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Born | Gabriela Tafur Náder 7 July 1995
Cali,
Cauca Valley, Colombia |
Alma mater | University of Los Andes |
Height | 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm)[ citation needed] |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Colombia 2018 |
Hair color | Light Brown[ citation needed] |
Eye color | Brown[ citation needed] |
Major competition(s) |
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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]
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]
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]
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]
Tafur represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019 and reached the top five together with Paweensuda Drouin of Thailand. [8] [9]