Alba Lucía Riquelme Valenzuela (born February 5, 1991) is a

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and

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titleholder who was crowned Miss Universo Paraguay 2011 and represented her

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in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant. She is not related to fellow Paraguayan model,

Larissa Riquelme Larissa Mabel Riquelme Frutos (born 22 February 1985) is a Paraguayan model and actress. She is one of the highest-paid models in Paraguay. Biography A famous model and actress in Paraguay, Riquelme rose to international prominence during t ...

Early life

Alba was born on February 5, 1991, in the capital city of Paraguay. Her parents are César Riquelme and Mabel Valenzuela. She has four siblings. In 2009 she finished high school a
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, Greater Asunción, then she continues her studies at

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with a major in

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.Alumna de la UA representará a Paraguay en Miss Universo 2011
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Model and beauty queen

Her model career began at age 14 when she won the ''Elite Model Look Paraguay 2005'' contest, and went to China to represent Paraguay. She was chosen as a finalist for the ''Miss Hawaiian Tropic 2009'' in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Also in 2009, she participated at the Yanbal Fashion Week, in

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, it was the second time that the ''CN Models International Search 2009'' were held and it was won by Alba. In May 2010, she represented Paraguay at the ''Miss Beauty of the World 2010'' held in

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, she was among the Top 10 finalists. In 2011, she participated at the Reinas Paraguayas del Bicentenario 2011 contest, it was held in Asuncion, on 23 June 2011. At the end of the night Riquelme was crowned as the new Miss Universo Paraguay giving her the right to represent Paraguay at the

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held in

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. However, she was unplaced. She also participated at the Reina Hispanoamericana 2011, where she placed as 3rd runner-up, and won the Best Hair award.

External links

Official Nuestra Belleza Paraguay website

References

Miss Universe 2011 contestants Paraguayan female models 1991 births Living people Paraguayan beauty pageant winners People from Asunción {{Pageant-bio-stub