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Stella Márquez Zawadski Beauty pageant titleholder Born Stella Márquez Zawadski
ColombiaHeight 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] Weight 57.0 kg (126 lb)[1] Measurements 95-62-95 (37.5-24.5-37.5)[1] Hair color Brown[1] Eye color Brown[1] Title(s) Miss Colombia 1959
Miss International 1960Major
competition(s)Miss Colombia 1959
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1960
(Top 15)
Miss International 1960
(Winner)Stella Márquez Zawadski-Araneta (née Márquez Zawadski) is a former Colombian beauty queen who was crowned the first Miss International in history and became the pageant director and organizer of Binibining Pilipinas since 1964.
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Miss International
Araneta is a Colombian woman of Spanish and Polish heritage. She became Miss Colombia in 1959 and was therefore able to compete in the 1960 Miss Universe pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida placing as a top 15 semifinalist. She then competed in the first Miss International pageant held in Long Beach, California, United States in 1960, becoming the very first Miss International in history, and also the first Latin American titleholder.[2]
Binibining Pilipinas
She married Jorge Araneta, a Filipino businessman. Since 1964, she has been the organizer of the most prestigious beauty pageant in the Philippines, Binibining Pilipinas (Filipino for "Miss Philippines"), which sends its winners to the Miss Universe and Miss International competitions.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Colombia girl is selected Miss International". Park City Daily News. Associated Press. August 12, 1960. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UA0fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=85YEAAAAIBAJ&dq=&pg=5450%2C3047914. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ Miss International 1960
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Awards and achievements First Miss Colombia International
1960Succeeded by
Wilma KohlgruberPreceded by
Olga PumarejoMiss Colombia Universe
1960Succeeded by
Patricia WhitmanPreceded by
Luz Marina ZuluagaMiss Colombia
1959Succeeded by
Sonia HeidmanMiss International titleholders (1960–1979) Stella Márquez (1960) · Stam van Baer (1961) · Tania Verstak (1962) · Guðrún Bjarnadóttir (1963) · Gemma Cruz (1964) · Ingrid Finger (1965) · Mirta Massa (1967) · Maria da Glória Carvalho (1968) · Valerie Holmes (1969) · Aurora Pijuan (1970) · Jane Hansen (1971) · Linda Hooks (1972) · Anneli Björkling (1973) · Brucene Smith (1974) · Lidija Manić (1975) · Sophie Perin (1976) · Pilar Medina (1977) · Katherine Ruth (1978) · Melanie Marquez (1979)
Complete list · (1960–1979) · (1980–1999) · (2000–2019) Major international pageant titleholders (1960) Miss International
Stella Márquez
Categories:- Living people
- Miss Colombia winners
- Miss International winners
- Miss Universe 1960 contestants
- Expatriates in the Philippines
- Araneta family
- Colombian people of Polish descent
- Colombian people of Spanish descent
- Filipino people of Polish descent
- Filipino people of Spanish descent
- Filipino people of Colombian descent
- People from Quezon City
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