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Miss Colombia Paulina Vega has been crowned Miss Universe, beating out contestants from 87 other countries.
Vega has said it was a “dream come true to represent the woman of today. A woman that not only cares about being beautiful and being glamorous, but also cares about being a professional, intelligent, hard-working person”.
The 22-year-old said the beauty pageant was her first and last, as she was eager to return to her studies in business administration.
She is the granddaughter of legendary tenor Gaston Vega.

The runners-up in today’s glitzy competition in Miami were Miss USA Nia Sanchez and Miss Ukraine Diana Harkusha.
The other seven who made the finals were from Venezuela, the Philippines, Argentina, Jamaica, Ukraine, Netherlands, Spain and Australia.
Miss Venezuela Migbelis Lynette Castellanos was initially tipped to be the fan favourtite. The Miami suburb of Doral, which is hosting the women during their stay, is also known as “Doralzuela” for its many Venezuelan residents.
Three of the last six Miss Universe titles have gone to Venezuela, where beauty pageants are big business. The winner last year was Venezuelan beauty Gabriela Isler, who was on hand to pass on the crown.

During the finals, Castellanos had said: “I’m feeling good and I’m feeling this moment is mine.”
Miss USA Sanchez, who has a black belt in taekwondo, said she had been looking forward to the often-dreaded interview portion after running mock interview questions with her roommate.
The show was star-studded, with performances from singers Nick Jonas and Prince Royce.


Colombian beauty crowned this year's Miss Universe

Paulina Vega beat out 87 other contestants in the Miss Universe pageant held in Miami, Florida. Photo: AFP

Miss Colombia is given the crown by previous winner Gabriela Isler of Venezuela, surrounded by the other contestants. Photo: Reuters 

Miss Colombia Paulina Vega during the the swimsuit and eveningwear portion. Photo: EPA

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Miss Colombia Paulina Vega has been crowned Miss Universe, beating out contestants from 87 other countries.


Colombian beauty crowned this year's Miss Universe

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Miss Colombia Paulina Vega has been crowned Miss Universe, beating out contestants from 87 other countries.

Miss Colombia Paulina Vega has been crowned Miss Universe, beating out contestants from 87 other countries.