Anabella Castro | |
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Born | Anabella Castro Sierra 10 November 1996 Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia |
Alma mater | University of La Sabana |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Señorita Cesar 2017 Miss Colombia International 2018 |
Hair color | Dark Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
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]
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.
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]
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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