María Soledad Diab Aguilar (born April 4, 1973) is an Ecuadorian model, television presenter, and politician of the Social Christian Party (PSC). She served as a deputy of the

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in 2007, and has been a member of the National Assembly since May 14, 2021. As a model, she was named Miss Ecuador 1992, and Miss Photogenic at

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in Bangkok, Thailand.

Early life and education

Soledad Diab was born in Guayaquil on April 4, 1973. She studied at the María Auxiliadora school in Guayaquil. She married Richard Bohrer Pons in 1993, and they have three daughters.

Modeling and television

Diab joined

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to be a news anchor, but left after winning the Miss Ecuador 1992 pageant. She went on to compete at

held in Bangkok, Thailand, where she was named Miss Photogenic. Later, she joined Ecuavisa, where she was the host of the magazine ''Complicidades'', and created the "People" segment on the ''Televistazo'' newscast.

Political career

In 1997, Diab was appointed Undersecretary of Tourism. She served as a provincial councilor of Guayas, and in 2007 she was a PSC candidate for the

. She won a seat, but later that year, she was one of 57 deputies dismissed by the due to the country's . Before the 2021 general election, Diab presented her candidacy for the National Assembly for the same party. She won a seat, representing Guayas District 3. In November 2021 she was one of the 81 politicians who abstained from voting which allowed the Economic Development and Fiscal Sustainability Law to be passed. Other abstainers included

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, Ana Herrera,

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and

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. In September 2022 she resigned from position in the assembly for the Social Christian Party as she plans to stand to be a councilor in Guayaquil in the 2023 elections. This resignation is required by Ecuadorian law.

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