Valerie Domínguez
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Born |
Valerie Dominguez Tarud 12 January 1981(age 32) Barranquilla, Colombia |
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| Other names | Valerie Dominguez |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Colombia 2005 (Winner) Miss Universe 2006 (Top 10) |
Valerie Domínguez Tarud (born 12 January 1981)is a Colombian and was Miss Colombia 2005-2006 and competed at Los Angeles, United States to participate in Miss Universe 2006. Domínguez made the first cut top 20 of the competition where she competed in swimsuit,and made it to the second cut top 10 where she competed in evening gown. She also studied fashion design in Milan, Italy, and is a successful jewelry designer, a family tradition.
Valerie is also widely recognized thanks to her television appearances, and made her debut as Marianne Sajir in "Hasta que la plata nos separe". She also started to enter the Colombian film industry, in the role of Manuela for the film called, "Esto huele mal" by Jorge Ali Triana. It was fairly light in Colombia for the participation of the beautiful actress. She's now in the television drama El Último Matrimonio Feliz. Valerie has a jewelry store in Barranquilla, which exhibits her designs. She will soon open another store in Bogotá.
Valerie is the first cousin once removed to singer Shakira and is of Lebanese descent.[1][2] She also is a cousin of Adriana Tarud, who was Miss Colombia in 2004 and who is also of Lebanese descent. She is known to have dated NASCAR Business Manager and beverage owner, John Paysor.
Telenovelas
After participating in the Miss Universe she entered the world of television with the co-starring role in the Colombian telenovela "El último matrimonio feliz" (" The last happy marriage ") and had a supporting role in the telenovela "Hasta que la plata nos separe"(" Until the money do us part "), both on RCN television. Besides this, she had her first film appearance Manuela performing the role in the movie called "Esto huele mal" by Jorge Alí Triana .
Then she starred in the series produced by Sony "Los caballeros las prefieren brutas" which was produced for cable television latinooamérica where she plays the character of Cristina. The series is based on the book with the same title Isabella Santo Domingo . She is currently starring in a telenovela produced by FOX RCN Telecolombia called Un sueño llamado salsa (A dream called salsa).
References
External links
- Miss Universe 2006: Colombia
- Australia and Colombia Miss Universe favorites - globalbeauties.com
- Official Myspace Page
External links
- (Spanish) Miss Colombia
| Preceded by Adriana Tarud |
Miss Colombia 2005 - 2006 |
Succeeded by Eileen Roca Torralvo |