Valerie Dominguez Tarud
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Valerie Domínguez Tarud (born January 12, 1981) 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 a cousin to singer Shakira
and is of Syrian-Lebanese
descent. She also is a cousin of Adriana Tarud
, who was Miss Colombia in 2004. The two pageant winners are also of Palestinian
ancestry via the Tarud side of their family. She is known to have dated NASCAR Business Manager and beverage owner, John Paysor.
Miss Colombia
Señorita Colombia is an annual national beauty contest in Colombia that selects representatives to Miss Universe and Miss International...
2005-2006 and competed at Los Angeles, United States to participate 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....
. 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
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, 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
Esto huele mal
Esto huele mal is a 2007 Colombian comedy film directed by Jorge Ali Triana. The film is based on the eponymous novel written by Fernando Quiroz, who was inspired by real-world events...
" by Jorge Ali Triana. It was fairly light in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
for the participation of the beautiful actress. She's now in the television drama El Último Matrimonio Feliz
El Último Matrimonio Feliz
El Ultimo Matrimonio Feliz is a Colombian telenovela aired since January 21, 2008 on Colombian network RCN. It has a unique format among the current aired telenovelas in Colombia because of its ensemble cast...
.
Valerie has a jewelry store in Barranquilla
Barranquilla
Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
, which exhibits her designs. She will soon open another store in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
.
Valerie is a cousin to singer Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
and is of Syrian-Lebanese
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
descent. She also is a cousin of Adriana Tarud
Adriana Tarud
Adriana Tarud is a Colombian beauty queen crowned Miss Colombia 2004. She failed to place at Miss Universe 2005 held in Thailand.She like her cousin Valerie Dominguez is also of Arab Ancestry.- References :...
, who was Miss Colombia in 2004. The two pageant winners are also of Palestinian
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
ancestry via the Tarud side of their family. She is known to have dated NASCAR Business Manager and beverage owner, John Paysor.
Corruption scandal in 2011
Valerie Dominguez has been involved in a corruption scandal in Colombia, during July, 2011 in which She was one of the 20 wealthy people involved in having received money diverted from a financing project destined for less fortunate peasants in incentives for agriculture. this project was named "Agro Ingreso Seguro".External links
- Miss Universe 2006: Colombia
- Australia and Colombia Miss Universe favorites - globalbeauties.com
- Official Myspace Page