[Photos] Paulina Vega of Baranquilla- MISS COLOMBIA 2014- Full Biography

Paulina Vega Dieppa (born January 15, 1993 in Baranquilla, Colombia) holds the title of Miss Colombia 2013.

The first runner-up was Maria Alejandra López, representing Risaralda. The beauty from Pereira is 19 years old and stands at 1,78 m tall.

The second runner-up was Carolina Crovo Sierra, representing Antioquia. The beauty from Medellin is 20 years old and stands at 1,79 m tall.

The third runner-up was Tania Valencia Cuero, representing Valle. The beauty from Cali is 23 years old and stands at 1,76 m tall.

Vega is the daughter of cardiologist Rodolfo Vega Llamas and Laura Dieppa, and granddaughter of the legendary tenor Gatón Vega. She is also the granddaughter of Elvira Susana Castillo Gómez, Miss Atlántico 1953.

Paulina Vega of Barranquilla won the coveted Miss Colombia 2013 title. This makes the 5’9″ tall 20 year old beauty the Miss Universe Colombia 2014 and will thus compete at Miss Universe 2014 pageant in a yet to be announced location.

Vega called the night “one of the happiest moments of [her] life,” and told a packed audience at the coronation ceremony and the massive TV audience following across Colombia, “I am your queen, and I am going to work for you and with you.”

Vega was one of five finalists heading into Monday night.

After the ballroom gown event and a brief musical presentation, the candidates were asked questions taken from social media sites.

Speaking on the virtues of Colombian women, Vega said that “aside from beauty, it’s that strong character that always characterizes us, and above all we are leaders [...] We are women to be admired and an example to be followed, good mothers and professionals.”

Colombia’s Miss Universe contestant Lucia Aldana was on hand to award the crown, and drew a heavy applause from the audience.

Zuleika Suárez Torrenegra, from the coastal city of San Andres, won Vice-queen honors, and Miss Valle, Tania Valencia Cuero, was named Third Princess.

Source: http://missosology.org/