Stella Araneta

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Stella Araneta Beauty pageant titleholder
Birth name:	Stella Márquez Zawadski
Birth location:	Colombia
Title(s):	Miss Colombia 1959 Miss International 1960
Major Competition(s):	Miss Universe 1960 (Semi-finalist) Miss International 1960 (Winner)

Stella Márquez Araneta, born Stella Márquez Zawadski and now simply known as Madame Stella Araneta, is a national pageant director (Binibining Pilipinas) and former international beauty queen.

Araneta was Miss Colombia in 1959 and was therefore able to compete in the Miss Universe pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida placing as a semifinalist. She then competed in the first Miss International beauty pageant held in Long Beach, California, USA. She won that competition by half a point, becoming the very first Miss International, and the first Latina Miss International.

She later married Jorge Araneta, a Filipino businessman. Since 1964, she has been the organizer of the most prestigious beauty pageant in the Philippines, Binibining Pilipinas (Miss Philippines), which sends its winners to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International.