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Lía Borrero
Lía Victoria Borrero González (born August 22, 1976) is a Panamanian beauty queen who the first Panamanian delegate in history to win a major beauty pageant, the title of Miss International 1998. Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008. Early life Lía won her first beauty contest in early 1996 when she became queen of the Las Tablas carnival, a title that had previously been won by her aunt by the same name Lía Victoria Borrero de Jurado. Señorita Panamá She competed in the Miss Panama competition that same year, where she beat other 14 contestants and became Miss Panama 1996. This gave her the opportunity to compete in the Miss Universe 1997 pageant, broadcast live from Miami Beach, Florida. Miss Universe She was a Top 6 finalist, the highest placement ever by a Panamanian at the time (a record that would not be surpassed until 2002). Miss USA, Brook Mahealani Lee would be the eventual winner. Miss International Later, she was invited to participate in the Miss International 1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Señorita Panamá 1996
Señorita Panamá 1996, the 14th Señorita Panamá pageant and 31st celebration of the Miss Panamá contest, was held in Atlapa Convention Centre, Teatro Anayansi Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City, Panama, September 1996, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Lía Borrero. The pageant was broadcast live on RPC-TV Panamá. About 15 contestants from all over Panamá competed for the prestigious crown. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Reyna Royo of Panama City, Panama Centro crowned Lía Borrero, Lía Victoria Borrero González of Los Santos Province, Los Santos as the new Señorita Panamá. In the same night was celebrated the election of the Señorita Panamá World, was announced the winner of the Señorita Panamá Mundo title. Señorita Panamá 1995, Señorita Panamá World 1995, Marisela Moreno, Marisela Moreno Montero of Panama City, Panama Centro crowned Norma Elida Pérez Rodriguez of Panama City, Panama Centro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulina Gálvez (Miss International)
Paulina Margarita Gálvez Pineda (April 23, 1980) is a Colombian beauty queen. She became the second representative from her country to win the Miss International pageant in 1999 in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ..., Japan, where she was also adjudged as Miss Photogenic. Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008. References Colombian female models Living people Miss International winners Miss International 1999 delegates Colombian beauty pageant winners 1980 births {{Colombia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe 1997 Contestants
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or " Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of ''mistress''. Its counterparts are Mrs., used for a married women who has taken her husband's name, and Ms., which can be used for married or unmarried women. The plural ''Misses'' may be used, such as in ''The Misses Doe''. The traditional French "Mademoiselle" (abbreviation "Mlle") may also be used as the plural in English language conversation or correspondence. In Australian, British, and Irish schools the term 'miss' is often used by pupils in addressing any female teacher. Use alone as a form of address ''Miss'' is an honorific for addressing a woman who is not married, and is known by her maiden name. It is a shortened form of ''mistress'', and departed from ''misses/missus'' which became used to signify mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1976 Births
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linor Abargil
Linor Abargil ( he, לינור אברג'יל, sometimes spelled ''Linor Aberjil''; born February 17, 1980) is an Israeli lawyer, actress, model and beauty queen who won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1998, shortly after being raped. Since then, she has become a global advocate in the fight against sexual violence. She was crowned by her predecessor Miss World 1997, Diana Hayden. Biography Abargil was born in Netanya, Israel, the eldest child of Aliza and Jackie Abargil. Her family is of Moroccan-Jewish descent. In 1996, at age 16, she was signed by Look modeling agency, and proceeded to win the title "Discovery of the Year" in the 1997 modeling contest. In 1998, at 18, she was named Miss Israel, and went on to compete in the Miss World competition in Seychelles. Just seven weeks before the competition, the then 18-year-old Abargil was raped at knifepoint and stabbed by Uri Shlomo Nur, a travel agent from Milan. Abargil was referred to Nur by her Italian modeling agency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Fitzwilliam
Wendy Marcelle Fitzwilliam (born 4 October 1972) is a Trinidadian lawyer, actress, model, singer, TV Host and beauty queen who won Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 1998 became the second Miss Universe in history from Trinidad and Tobago and was the third woman of African heritage to capture the Miss Universe crown. Early life Fitzwilliam has one sister. She grew up in Jade Gardens Diamond Vale, Diego Martin and attended Diego Martin Girls R.C before attending St. Joseph's Convent in Port of Spain, she also studied Law. Miss Universe Fitzwilliam modeled for local fashion designer Meiling in her teenage and early years. She won Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago. At age 25, she participated in the 1998 Miss Universe pageant held at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. She beat off challenges from the other semifinalists: Top 10 semifinalists Anna Malova of Russia, Andrea Roche of Ireland, Kerishnie Naicker of South Africa, Lymaraina D'Souza of India and Michella March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamani Saied
Yamani Esther Saied Calviño (born May 12, 1978, in Ciudad de Panamá Panamá) is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant contestant winner of the Señorita Panamá 1998. She also represented Panama in the Miss Universe 1999, the ''48th Miss Universe''. The pageant was held at Chaguaramas Convention Centre, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago on May 26, 1999. Saied, who is of Lebanese origin, is tall. She competed in the national beauty pageant Señorita Panamá 1998 Señorita Panamá 1998, the 16th Señorita Panamá pageant and 33rd celebration of the ''Miss Panamá'' contest, was held in Teatro Anayansi Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City, Panama, on Saturday, September 5, 1998, after weeks of events ..., on September, 1998 and obtained the title of Señorita Panamá Universo. She represented Panamá Centro state. Her start in the modeling world took place when she joined the "Chica Modelo" (a model search) contest in 1996 where she won to his 15 years. She is als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanisha Drummond
Tanisha Tamara Drummond Johnson (born August 3, 1976 in Ciudad de Colón, Panamá) is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant contestant winner of the Señorita Panamá 1997. Also represented Panama in Miss Universe 1998, the 47th Miss Universe pageant was held at Stan Sheriff Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only ..., United States on May 12, 1998. Drummond who is tall, competed in the national beauty pageant Señorita Panamá 1997, on September, 1997 and obtained the title of ''Señorita Panamá Universo''. She represented Colón. Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus The same year Drummond competed for Panamá in the Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus 1998 and won the title. This was the first title for Panamá in this pageant. External links Señorita Panamá offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandera De La Provincia De Colón
Bandera - from a Spanish word meaning a ''flag'' - may refer to: Places * Bandera County, Texas ** Bandera, Texas, its county seat ** Bandera Creek, a river in Texas, with its source near Bandera Pass ** Bandera Pass, a mountain pass in Bandera County, Texas Hill Country * Bandera, Santiago del Estero, Argentina, a municipality and village * Bandera State Airport in King County, Washington Surname * Stepan Bandera (1909–1959), Ukrainian politician * Vaitiare Bandera (born 1964), American actress Other uses * ''Bandera'' (moth), a genus of moth * ''Inquirer Bandera'', a tabloid newspaper based in the Philippines * ''Bandera'', a military unit of the Spanish Legion of the Spanish Army See also * Zuni-Bandera volcanic field, New Mexico * Banderas (other) * Bandeira (other) Bandeira, a Portuguese-language word for flag, may refer to: People *Bandeira (surname) Places *Bandeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil, a municipality *Bandeira do Sul, Minas Gerais, Brazil *Band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
