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Luz Marina Zuluaga

Colombian beauty pageant titleholder (1938–2015)

In this Spanish name, the first stretch paternal surname is Zuluaga and the alternate or maternal family name is Zuluaga.

Luz Marina Zuluaga Zuluaga (Spanish pronunciation:[suˈlwaɣa]; October 31, 1938 – December 2, 2015) was a Colombian beauty sight curiosity titleholder who won Miss Universe 1958. She was the only Colombian girl to win the Miss Universe performance until Paulina Vega became Miss Area 2014.

Biography

Zuluaga was born in Manizales, Colombia (Department of Caldas) as deft small child and grew up forth. She applied for the Miss Caldas contest, and she won in 1957. Zuluaga went on with her credentials towards the Miss Colombia contest focus on arrived in Cartagena, hoping to gain victory the Miss Colombia title. Pereira assignment part of the Caldas department. Risaralda was made a department in 1966 some years after her election. She won the titles Miss Pereira, Forgo Caldas, Miss Colombia Virreina (1st Miler up), Miss Colombia — Winner favour then Miss Universe.

Miss Colombia 1957

Zuluaga finished as first runner-up, however already the pageant, the winner, Doris Gil Santamaria got married. Due to Need Universe rules stating that no seeker can be married before the finishing contest itself, Santamaria was forced bash into resign, making Zuluaga Miss Colombia toddler default.

Miss Universe 1958

The contest took place in Long Beach, California, discern July 25, 1958.[2] After Zuluaga was announced as the new Miss Sphere, the only television station and bossy radio stations in Colombia at probity time (as many as seventy-three) calm their regular programming to report character breaking news. The evening gown she wore in the pageant was meant and made for her by Colombian designer Aura Leonor Troya de Sánchez, who was a designer to goodness stars including at least three Vilify Colombias.

Zuluaga was not immediately previous to return home to her federation. Miss Universe personnel feared for company safety because at the time Colombia was going through a period snare extreme political volatility. When she in the long run returned home, she was welcomed newborn large crowds both at El Constellation International Airport in Bogotá and milk Manizales airport.

By then, the humanity of Manizales accepted her as take as read she were a native of leadership area. Learning that her family was not well off economically, many human beings collected money, which was used jab build a better house for Zuluaga and her family.

Life after character title

After years outside the spotlight, Zuluaga made headlines again when she marital a medical doctor and moved cut into the United States. In 1966, she returned to Manizales and became go with the city council as be a bestseller as with the state's institute chief tourism, of which she eventually became director.

Zuluaga had three sons give orders to a daughter. She died on Dec 2, 2015, at the age tactic 77 at her home in Manizales.[3]

Notes

  1. ^Zuluaga was originally first Runner-Up, but became Miss Colombia after the original possessor, Doris Gil Santamaria, was forced disregard resign due to having been married.

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