Camila Avella
Camila Avella | |
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| Born | María Camila Avella Montañez 26 June 1995 |
| Alma mater | Sergio Arboleda University |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Spouse |
Nassif Kamle (m. 2020) |
| Children | 1 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Hair color | Dark Blonde[citation needed] |
| Eye color | Green Hazel[1] |
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María Camila Avella Montañez (born June 26, 1995) is a Colombian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Colombia 2023. She was the first representative from Casanare to win Miss Universe Colombia.[3][4] She represented her country at Miss Universe 2023 and placed in the top five.[5] She was also the first married woman and mother to reach the top five of Miss Universe.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Camila Avella was born June 26, 1995[7] in Yopal, Casanare, Colombia. She is the only child of Martha Cecilia Montañez and electrical engineer Reynaldo Avella.[8] From the age of 10, she played field tennis, and represented Casanare in at national and international tournaments.[9][10] She completed her elementary and high school studies at La Presentación Social Center in her hometown, and studied social communication and journalism at the Sergio Arboleda University in Bogotá D.C.
Pageantry
[edit]Señorita Casanare 2018
[edit]In 2018, Avella was announced as the representative of the Casanare Department for Señorita Colombia 2018, which would take place in November of the same year in Cartagena. However, the contest's board of directors, cancelled her participation, alleging that Avella had a manager and had professional photographs of her contrary to the contest regulations. Despite her efforts she did compete in the event.[11][12]
Miss Universe Colombia 2023
[edit]Avella won the competition, on September 2, 2023 in Barranquilla, Atlántico. She was the first winner from Casanare, and also the first married woman and mother to win Miss Universe Colombia.[13][14]
Miss Universe 2023
[edit]Camila represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2023 on November 18, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador where she finished in the top five.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ Pulzo; Pulzo.com (2022-09-07). "Camila Avella, expresentadora del 'Desafío', quiere convertirse en Miss Universo". pulzo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Casanare vuelve a Cartagena luego de 22 años". Agenda Hoy. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Ella es Camila Avella, Miss Universe Colombia 2023: primera reina casada y con una hija". eltiempo.com. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ Ibáñez, Ángel (September 2, 2023). "Miss Universo Colombia 2023, María Camila Avella es la ganadora". colombia.as.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Orgullo colombiano: Miss Colombia, Camila Avella entre las 5 finalistas de Miss Universe". Publimetro Colombia (in Spanish). 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2023-11-18). "Camila Avella: histórica participación de la colombiana en Miss Universo". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Miss Colombia 2023: Camila Avella". TELEMUNDO.com (in Spanish). 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ Jiménez, María Emma (September 4, 2023). "Miss Universe Colombia: ¿Quién es María Camila Avella Montañez?". caracol.com.co. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Datos curiosos: lo que no sabías de Camila Avella, la nueva Miss Universe Colombia 2023". elpais.com.co. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ Rocha, Kika (September 3, 2023). "Nueva Miss Universo Colombia 2023, casada y con hija, competirá en El Salvador por la corona". peopleenespanol.com. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Por qué Camila Avella no pudo ser Señorita Casanare y qué tuvo que ver Raimundo Angulo". pulzo.com. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Camila Avella: cuando fue rechazada en el Concurso Nacional de Belleza". eluniversal.com.co. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Miss Universe Colombia 2023: María Camila Avella Montañez, de Casanare, se quedó con la corona; la primera en estar casada y tener una hija". elpais.com.co. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ Jiménez, María Emma (September 3, 2023). "Miss Universe Colombia: ¿Quién es María Camila Avella Montañez?". caracol.com.co. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ Televisión, Caracol (2023-11-18). "Camila Avella pasa al Top 5 de Miss Universo, convirtiéndose en la primera mamá en conseguirlo". Caracol TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Nicaragua elegida Miss Universo, Colombia entre las 5 más bellas del mundo". El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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