Andrea Tovar
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
 | |
| Born |
Jealisse Andrea Tovar Velásquez September 3, 1993 Quibdó, Colombia |
|---|---|
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Measurements | 34 B-24-38 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) |
Miss Chocó 2015 Miss Colombia 2015 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Colombia 2015 (Winner) Miss Universe 2016 (2nd Runner-up) |
Jealisse Andrea Tovar Velásquez (born September 3, 1993) simply known as Andrea Tovar, is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Colombia 2015. She represented Chocó at the pageant and represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2016.
Personal life
Andrea Tovar was born in Quibdó, she is the daughter of physician Antonio Tovar and Xenia Rosa Velásquez a Homemaker. She is currently studying Industrial Design and Photographic Image Production at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogotá.[1]
Miss Colombia 2015
She was crowned Miss Chocó in 2014, but as another contestant was selected in a different pageant to represent the same department, she had to postpone her participation in the national pageant until 2015.[2] She will be the Miss Colombia with the longest time in holding the crown, she will be Miss Colombia for 16 months and 4 days. On November 16, 2015, during the final telecast Andrea was crowned Miss Colombia 2015, becoming the second black Miss Colombia from Chocó to win the crown after Vanessa Mendoza in 2001.
Miss Universe 2016
Andrea represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2016 pageant held in the Philippines where she continued Colombia's stake in the Miss Universe pageant by placing in the semifinals for a third consecutive time finishing 2nd runner-up to Iris Mittenaere of France.[3]
Career
Tovar was awarded as Señorita Chocó (Miss Choco Colombia 2015). She was subsequently crowned as Miss Colombia 2015. Currently she is working as a professional model.
On March 20, 2017, Tovar crowned her successor, Laura González as Miss Colombia 2016.
See also
References
- ↑ "¿Quién es Jealisse Andrea Tovar, la nueva señorita Colombia?". El País. 16 Nov 2015.
- ↑ "Los obstáculos que superó Andrea Tovar, la Señorita Colombia 2015 - 2016". El Espectador. 17 Nov 2015.
- ↑ Adina, Armin P. "Miss Colombia is the candidate to beat". lifestyle.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Olivia Jordan |
Miss Universe 2nd Runner-Up 2016 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by.svg.png){kind=small} Ariadna Gutiérrez |
Miss Colombia 2015 |
Succeeded by Laura González |
| Preceded by Iliam Zapata |
Miss Chocó 2015 |
Succeeded by Carmen Serna |
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