Anabella Castro

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Anabella Castro
Born
Anabella Castro Sierra

(1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 (age 26)
Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia
Alma mater University of La Sabana
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Señorita Cesar 2017
Miss Colombia International 2018
Hair colorDark Brown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Colombia 2017
(Top 10)
Miss International 2018
(4th Runner-up)

Anabella Castro Sierra is a Colombian model, social communicator and a beauty pageant titleholder. She was appointed as Miss International Colombia 2018 by Miss Colombia pageant (Concurso Nacional de Belleza). She represented Colombia at Miss International 2018 pageant and became the 4th Runner-up. [1]

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Early life

Anabella Castro was born on November 10, 1996 in Valledupar, Cesar. Her father is Ciro Castro Álvarez and her mother is Rosa Lila Sierra Vergara. [2] She studied social communication and Journalism at University of La Sabana in Chía, Cundinamarca. She speaks Spanish and English.

Pageantry

Señorita Colombia 2017

Anabella represented the Cesar Department at the national beauty contest, Señorita Colombia 2017 held on 20 March 2017. She ended up placing in the Top 10 finalists and also bagged the 'Elegancia Prímatela' and 'Reina de la Policía' titles. [3]

Miss International 2018

Anabella was appointed as Miss Colombia International 2018 by Miss Colombia pageant (Concurso Nacional de Belleza) on 29 June 2018. [4] She then represented Colombia at the Miss International 2018 pageant held in Tokyo, Japan on November 9, 2018, where she became the 4th Runner-up making Colombia's placement after three years of consecutive unplacement through 2015 to 2017. [5]

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References

  1. "Anabella Castro, Cuarta finalista en Miss Internacional 2018 | Señorita Colombia". www.srtacolombia.org. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  2. Periodista (2017-03-15). "Anabella Castro es una de las favoritas en Cartagena". El Pilón | Noticias de Valledupar, El Vallenato y el Caribe Colombiano. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  3. "Anabella Castro Sierra representará a Colombia en Miss Internacional 2018". srtacolombia.org (in Spanish).
  4. "Anabella Castro Sierra representará a Colombia en Miss Internacional 2018 | Señorita Colombia". www.srtacolombia.org. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  5. "Anabella Castro, cuarta finalista en Miss Internacional 2018". eluniversal.com.co (in Spanish).
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Flag of Japan.svg Natsuki Tsutsui
Miss International 4th Runner-up
2018
Succeeded by
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harriotte Lane
Preceded by
Flag of Cesar.svg Yudi Daniela Herrera Avendaño
Señorita Cesar
2017
Succeeded by
Flag of Cesar.svg Jennifer Salazar
Preceded by Miss Colombia International
2018
Succeeded by