María Desiree Durán Morales (born October 7, 1985 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia and the largest city in the country...

, Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

) is a model who participated in Miss Universe 2006

Miss Universe 2006

Miss Universe 2006, the 55th Miss Universe pageant, took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA. Unlike past events, it was broadcast live on NBC on a Sunday, July 23, 2006, almost two months later than usual....

 as Miss Bolivia

Miss Bolivia

Miss Bolivia is an annual Bolivian beauty pageant responsible for selecting the country's representative to the Miss Universe pageant since 1959. Runner-up goes to Miss World.The current titleholder is Yessica Mouton Gianella from Señorita Litoral...

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Biography

Durán began her career as model when she was 16 years old, participating in Miss Tourism of the World, obtaining the awards of Miss Personality and Miss Sympathy.

In 2005, she participated in Miss Santa Cruz, and was chosen Miss Coastal, a title that allowed her to participate in Miss Bolivia, winning in this last one, and therefore, obtaining the right to participate in Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

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On July 23, 2006 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, she was chosen as one of the ten finalists in Miss Universe 2006.

Her career is now focused on social service and politics. She is also the co-hostess of the daily morning show "En Hora Buena", along with Sandra Parada, on the Red PAT network, anchoring the Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia and the largest city in the country...

regional version of the program. Desiree Duran participated in the Bolivia Moda fashion Show in Santa Cruz.