Anabella Castro Sierra (born 10 November 1996) is a Colombian

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, social communicator and

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titleholder. She was appointed as Miss International Colombia 2018 by

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pageant (Concurso Nacional de Belleza). She represented

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pageant and became the 4th Runner-up.

Early life

Anabella Castro was born on November 10, 1996, in

Valledupar Valledupar () is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department. Its name, ''Valle de Upar'' (Valley of Upar), was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; ''Cacique Upar''. The ...

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. Her father is Ciro Castro Álvarez and her mother is Rosa Lila Sierra Vergara. She studied social communication and Journalism at

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in Chía, Cundinamarca. She speaks Spanish and English.

Pageantry

Señorita Colombia 2017

Anabella represented the

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at the national beauty contest, Señorita Colombia 2017 held on 20 March 2017. She ended up placing in the Top 10 finalists and also bagged the 'Elegancia Prímatela' and 'Reina de la Policía' titles.

Miss International 2018

Anabella was appointed as Miss Colombia International 2018 by

pageant (Concurso Nacional de Belleza) on 29 June 2018. She then represented

at the

pageant held in

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, on November 9, 2018, where she became the 4th Runner-up making Colombia's placement after three years of consecutive unplacement through 2015 to 2017.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Anabella Living people 1996 births Miss Colombia winners Colombian female models Colombian beauty pageant winners Miss International 2018 delegates University of La Sabana alumni