Valerie Domínguez Tarud (born January 12, 1981) is a Colombian actress, model, designer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2005 and represented her country at

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where she finished in the Top 10.

Early life

She also studied fashion design in

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and is a jewelry designer in

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Pageantry

Dominguez competed at Miss Colombia 2005 where she won and gained the right to represent Colombia at and competed at

in Los Angeles. Domínguez finished in the Top 10.

Career

Valerie is also widely recognized due 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 " Esto huele mal" by

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. She was part of the cast in the television drama El Último Matrimonio Feliz. Valerie has a jewelry store in

Barranquilla Barranquilla () is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean region of Colombia, Caribbean coast region; as of 2018, it had a popul ...

, which exhibits her designs. She will soon open another store in

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Telenovelas

After participating in the Miss Universe she entered the world of television with the co-starring role in the Colombian telenovela "

El último matrimonio feliz ''El Ultimo Matrimonio Feliz'' is a Colombian telenovela aired since 21 January 2008 on Colombian network RCN. It has a unique format among the current aired telenovelas in Colombia because of its ensemble cast. The telenovela is in top three ...

" (" The last happy marriage ") and had a supporting role in the telenovela "Hasta que la plata nos separe"(" Until the money do us part "), both on RCN television. Besides this, she had her first film appearance Manuela performing the role in the movie called "Esto huele mal" by Jorge Alí Triana. Then she starred in the series produced by Sony "Los caballeros las prefieren brutas" which was produced for cable television latinoamérica where she plays the character of Cristina. The series is based on the book with the same title Isabella Santo Domingo . She is currently starring in a telenovela produced by FOX RCN Telecolombia called ''Un sueño llamado salsa'' (A dream called salsa). Dominguez is also known for acting in Beyond Brotherhood (2017) and Do You Believe? (2015).

Personal life

Valerie is first cousins with singer

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and is of Lebanese and

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descent.

References

External links

Miss Universe 2006: ColombiaOfficial Myspace Page

External links

Miss Colombia
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