Valeria Morales

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Valeria Morales
Valeria Delgado Morales.jpg
Morales in 2018
Born
Valeria Morales Delgado

(1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 26)
Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Education Broward College (SC)
Occupations
  • Model
  • journalist
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Universe Colombia 2018
Hair color Light brown
Eye color Hazel
Major
competition(s)
Miss Universe Colombia 2018
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2018
(Unplaced)

Valeria Morales Delgado (born 2 January 1998) is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Colombia 2018 on 30 September 2018. She represented Colombia at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand but failed to place in the Top 20.

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Early life

On January 2, 1998, Morales was born and grew up in Cali. She is a Social Communication student from Broward College, Florida, United States. She is the owner of Professional Models Fashion Academy.

Pageantry

Miss Universe Colombia 2018

Morales was crowned as Miss Universe Colombia 2018 held on September 30, 2018, at the Club El Rodeo in Medellín, Colombia. She succeeded outgoing Miss Universe Colombia 2017 and Miss Universe 2017's 1st Runner-up Laura González. [1]

Miss Universe 2018

As Miss Universe Colombia 2018, Morales represented Colombia at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. Although considered a favorite and front runner[ citation needed ], Morales failed to place in the Top 20, ending Colombia's four year streak of consecutive placements, from 2014 through 2017. At the time of being crowned Miss Universe Colombia, Valeria Morales caused a storm with a statement that didn't show much goodwill when talking about the Spanish transgender beauty Ángela Ponce. " Miss Universe is a beauty pageant for women who are born a woman. That is detrimental to her. We respect but do not agree to share this playground with her." .

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References

  1. "¿Por qué Valeria Morales no ganó?, hablan los expertos sobre su paso por Miss Universo". www.elpais.com.co. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe Colombia
2018
Succeeded by