Valerie Dominguez Tarud

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alias=Valerie Dominguez
birthname=Valerie Dominguez Tarud
nationalcompetition=Miss Colombia 2005 (Winner)
Miss Universe 2006 (Top 10)
birth = birth date and age|1981|01|12
location= Barranquilla, Colombia
height=height|ft=5|in=9
eye color=Brown
hair color=Brown

Valerie Domínguez Tarud (born January 12, 1981) was Miss Colombia 2005-2006 and went to Los Angeles, United States to participate as a contestant for Miss Universe 2006, where she placed in the top 20 of the competition at the initial poll, and by the end of the competition, was one of the top 10. She also studied fashion design in Milan, Italy, and is a successful jewelry designer, a family tradition.

Valerie is also widely recognized thanks to her television appearances, and made her debut as Marianne Sajir in "Hasta que la plata nos separe." She also started to enter the colombian film industry, in the role of Manuela for the film called, "Esto huele mal" by Jorge Ali Triana. It was fairly light in Colombia for the participation of the beautiful actress. She's now in the television drama El Último Matrimonio Feliz.Valerie has a jewelry store in Barranquilla, which exhibits her designs. She will soon open another store in Bogotá.

Many of her fans were disappointed and protested the fact that she did not make it to the Top 5 in the Miss Universe 2006 competition.

Valerie is a cousin to pop star Shakira, and is likewise of Lebanese descent. [ [http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=737203] Miss Colombia, prima de Shakira Valerie Domínguez Tarud Miss Colombia 2006] [ [http://www.missosology.org/missuniverse06/focusmisscolombia06.html] Valerie Dominguez - Missosology.Org ] Valerie is also cousin to her predecessor Adriana Tarud Durán, Miss Colombia 2004-2005. The two Miss Colombias are also of Palestinian descent from the Tarud side of the family. [ [http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml;jsessionid=TXCPF5WEG1AM2CWIAA4SFEYKZAADWIWC?cid=737203 Miss Colombia, prima de Shakira : Valerie Domínguez Tarud Miss Colombia 06 - Miss Universo 2008 - Fotos, Videos y Noticias ] ] [ [http://www.colombia.com/informes_especiales/2004/reinas/noticia8.asp Informes Especiales - WWW.COLOMBIA.COM ] ]

External links

* [http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/2006/files/CO.html Miss Universe 2006: Colombia]
* [http://www.globalbeauties.com/universe/2006/u06_news_cb.htm Australia and Colombia Miss Universe favorites] - globalbeauties.com
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=95665975 Official Myspace Page]

References

External links

*es icon [http://www.srtacolombia.org Miss Colombia]