Paola Turbay
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| Born | November 29, 1970 Houston, Texas |
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Paola Turbay Gómez (born November 29, 1970) is a Colombian beauty pageant winner, model, television presenter and actress.
Turbay was born in Houston, Texas and represented Bogotá in the National Beauty Pageant, which she won in 1991. She was the runner-up in the 1992 Miss Universe Competition, which won her great affection and popularity in her country.
After finishing her studies in Psychology at the Universidad de los Andes, Turbay focused on modeling, fashion and entertainment news segments on Noticias QAP and Noticiero CM& newscasts, and shows like Hola Paola ("Hello Paola") during the 1990s. In 2005 she was the official presenter, with Miguel Varoni, of the National Beauty Pageant. She has also made cameo appearances in several Colombian series like O todos en la cama, Ecomoda (sequel to Betty la fea) and Leche ("Milk").
After studying acting in Hollywood, FL, Turbay became the main character of the RCN TV comedy Noticias calientes ("Hot News") in 2002. Two years later she would star the telenovela Las noches de Luciana ("The Nights of Luciana") and in 2006 would present the Colombian version of Dancing with the Stars, Bailando por un Sueño. Paola has also made brief appearances in films such as Perder es cuestión de método (The Art of Losing), Lenny, the Wonder Dog, and the 2007 movie Love in the Time of Cholera.
In 2007, Turbay played Isabel Vega in the CBS series Cane. Cane was canceled in May 2008.
