| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born | Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas February 14, 1988 [1] |
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| Hometown | Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] |
| Measurements | Bust: 88 cm (34.6 in) Waist: 60 cm (23.6 in) Hips: 92 cm (36.2 in) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Hazel |
| Title(s) | Miss Earth Ecuador 2011 Miss Earth 2011 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Ecuador 2011 (3rd runner-up)[3] Reina Hispanoamericana 2011 (2nd runner-up) |
Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder and model who was crowned in 2011 Miss Earth Ecuador and Miss Earth 2011.
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Álava was born on 14 February 1988 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She has a BA in International Business and speaks Spanish, English and Mandarin.[2] She loves Asian culture and has lived in China for one year.
Álava, who stands 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall, competed as the representative of Guayas in Miss Ecuador 2011, and became the eventual the 3rd Runner-up.[4]
As the official representative of her country to the 2011 Reina Hispanoamericana pageant due to Claudia Schiess, Miss Ecuador 2011 was competing in Miss Continente Americano 2011, Verónica Vargas, 1st runner-up was competing in Miss World 2011, and Fernanda Cornejo, 2nd runner-up was competing in Miss International 2011, Álava as the 3rd runner-up took the right to represent Ecuador in Reina Hispanoamericana 2011 where she placed 2nd runner-up.[5]
In September, 2011, the director of Diosas Escuela de Misses (Diosas School for Beauty Queens), Jose Hidalgo, chose her as the official representative of Ecuador to the 2011 Miss Earth pageant, current Miss Earth 2010 titleholder Nicole Faria of India crowned her as Miss Earth 2011.[6]
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Jennifer Pazmiño |
Miss Earth Ecuador 2011 |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Lady Mina |
Reina Hispanoamericana Ecuador 2011 |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Nicole Faria |
Miss Earth 2011 |
Incumbent |
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