Stella Márquez

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Stella Márquez Zawadski
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Stella Márquez Zawadski 1937 (age 76–77) Tumaco, Nariño, Colombia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)^[1]
Weight	57.0 kg (125.7 lb)^[1]
Measurements	95-62-95 (37.5-24.5-37.5)^[1]
Hair color	Brown^[1]
Eye color	Brown^[1]
Title(s)	Miss Colombia 1959 Miss International 1960
Major competition(s)	Miss Colombia 1959 (Winner) Miss Universe 1960 (Top 15) Miss International 1960 (Winner)

Stella Márquez Zawadski-Araneta (née Márquez Zawadski born 1937 in Tumaco, Nariño, Colombia) is a former Colombian beauty queen who was crowned the first Miss International in history and became the pageant director and organizer of Binibining Pilipinas (Miss Philippines) since 1964.

Miss International

Araneta is a Colombian woman of Spanish and Polish heritage. She became Miss Colombia in 1959 and was therefore able to compete in the 1960 Miss Universe pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida placing as a top 15 semifinalist. She then competed in the first Miss International pageant held in Long Beach, California, United States in 1960, becoming the very first Miss International in history, and also the first Latin American titleholder.^[2]

Binibining Pilipinas

She married Jorge Araneta, a Filipino businessman. Since 1964, she has been the organizer of Binibining Pilipinas (Filipino, "Miss Philippines"), which sends its winners to the Miss Universe and Miss International competitions. She is currently Charge d' Affaires of the Honorary Consulate of Colombia to the Philippines in Manila.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Colombia girl is selected Miss International". Park City Daily News. Associated Press. August 12, 1960. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
↑ Miss International 1960

External links

Official Miss International website - Past titleholders

Awards and achievements
First	Miss Colombia International 1960	Succeeded by Wilma Kohlgruber
Preceded by Olga Pumarejo	Miss Colombia Universe 1960	Succeeded by Patricia Whitman
Preceded by Luz Marina Zuluaga	Miss Colombia 1959	Succeeded by Sonia Heidman

v t e Miss International titleholders (1960–1979)

Stella Márquez (1960) Stam van Baer (1961) Tania Verstak (1962) Guðrún Bjarnadóttir (1963) Gemma Cruz (1964) Ingrid Finger (1965) Mirta Massa (1967) Maria da Glória Carvalho (1968) Valerie Holmes (1969) Aurora Pijuan (1970) Jane Hansen (1971) Linda Hooks (1972) Anneli Björkling (1973) Brucene Smith (1974) Lidija Manić (1975) Sophie Perin (1976) Pilar Medina (1977) Katherine Ruth (1978) Melanie Marquez (1979)

Complete list (1960–1979) (1980–1999) (2000–2019)

Major international pageant titleholders (1960)

Miss Universe
Linda Bement

Miss World
Norma Cappagli

Miss International
Stella Márquez

Persondata
Name	Marquez, Stella
Alternative names	Márquez Zawadski, Stella (birth name)
Short description	Miss International 1960, pageant director and organizer of Binibining Pilipinas since 1964
Date of birth
Place of birth	Colombia
Date of death
Place of death

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