Lía Victoria Borrero González

Lía Victoria Borrero González is a beauty queen from Las Tablas, Panama who has held the title Miss International 1998. [citeweb|title=Pageant Almanac|url=http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-international/former-titleholders.php Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008.]

González 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. 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 which was held in Miami, Florida.

González was a Top 6 finalist in that pageant, the highest ever placement by a Panamanian at that time (a record which would later be eclipsed by Justine Pasek in 2002). Miss USA Brook Mahealani Lee won the title.

Later in 1998 she was invited to participate in the Miss International beauty pageant, which is annually held in Japan. On September 26, 1998, she became the first ever Panamanian to win this pageant, overcoming other strong delegates such as Venezuela and Colombia. She worked for the International Culture Association (ICA) during her year-long reign, helping the One Love Fund, a fund that gives donations to people who suffer from natural disasters, through the creation of goodwill activities.

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