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María Alejandra Salazar
María Alejandra Salazar Rojas (born August 28, 1997) is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was selected Miss Cosmo Colombia 2024, and will represent Colombia at Miss Cosmo 2024. She is mainly recognized for having represented the department of Huila in Señorita Colombia 2019-20 and Miss Universe Colombia 2024 where in both contests she got the position of 1st Runner-Up. Personal life María Alejandra Salazar was born in Neiva, Huila on August 28, 1997, although her parents are from Garzón and Gigante. She is a student of Social Communication and Journalism at the Minuto de Dios University Corporation and has a Bachelor's degree in English from the South Colombian University. Pageantry Señorita Huila 2019-2020 The Huilense made the decision to participate in the regional pageant of her department as a representative of the municipality of Garzón, where she has family roots. During the competition, she was one of the great favorites of the publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neiva
Neiva () is the capital of the Department of Huila. It is located in the valley of the Magdalena River in south central Colombia with a population of about 357,392 inhabitants. It is one of the most important cities in southern Colombia, mainly because of its strategic geographical location. History Neiva was first founded in 1539 by Juan de Cabrera in an area now belonging to the municipality of Campoalegre. In 1550, Juan de Alonso y Arias relocated the city to the place that is now the municipality of Villavieja. At this location, the city was destroyed by indigenous tribes in 1560. The city was founded, at its current location, for the third and final time in 1612 by Diego de Ospina y Medinilla. Neiva became important during the colonial times because of its strategic location. It was located in the trade route that communicated the Viceroyalty of Peru with Bogotá and Caracas. The city was declared as the capital of the Province of Neiva, made up of the Neiva, La Plata, Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused COVID-19 pandemic cases, more than cases and COVID-19 pandemic deaths, confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in history, deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from Asymptomatic, undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, Nocturnal cough, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1997 Births
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of '' Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of the most observed comets of the 20th century; Golden Bauhinia Square, where sovereignty of Hong Kong is handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the 1997 Central European flood kills 114 people in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany; Korean Air Flight 801 crashes during heavy rain on Guam, killing 229; Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner land on Mars; flowers left outside Kensington Palace following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car crash in Paris., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Titanic (1997 film) rect 200 0 400 200 Harry Potter rect 400 0 600 200 Comet Hale-Bopp rect 0 200 300 400 Death of Diana, Princess of Wales rect 300 200 600 400 Handover of Hong Kong rect 0 400 200 600 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Olascuaga
Laura Victoria Olascuaga Pinto (born 19 June 1995 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Colombia 2020 pageant on November 16, 2020. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2020 placing in Top 21. Early life and education Olascuaga was born in Cartagena, raised in the capital of the Department of Bolívar. She graduated from the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla city, where she earned her bachelor degree in social communication and journalism. Pageantry Señorita Colombia 2018 Olascuaga began her pageantry career representing the Department of Bolívar in Señorita Colombia 2018 on November 12, 2018. She placed first runner-up, being awarded the title of “Virreina”, but resigned the following day. Miss Universe Colombia 2020 On November 16, 2020, Olascuaga, representing the Department of Bolívar, won the title of Miss Universe Colombia 2020, although she notably tripped during the Evening Gown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe Colombia
Miss Universe Colombia is a beauty pageant and an organization conceived in Colombia to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe pageant. The current titleholder is María Fernanda Aristizábal of Quindío Department, Quindío. She represented Colombia at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January 14, 2023 placing in Top 16. History Titleholders ::''The winner of Miss Universe Colombia represents her country at the Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) a runner-up is sent.'' Titleholders under Miss Universe Colombia org. Miss Universe Colombia 2020-present Señorita Colombia 1958-2019 ::''The winner of Señorita Colombia represents her country at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Since 2020, the election of Miss Universe Colombia took over the franchise of Miss Universe in Colombia.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Toloza
Daniela Rebeca Toloza Rocha is a Colombian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Colombia 2024. She represented her country at Miss Universe 2024. Early life Daniela Toloza was born in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia in 1994. During her childhood and youth, she had to face a difficult process of self-improvement after reaching a body weight of 106 kg, after having lost her father during the Colombian conflict when she was 10 years old. She is a costume designer, specialist in senior management, advertising and public relations. In addition to Spanish, she speaks fluent English. Pageantry Miss Universe Valle 2024 On April 13, 2024, Toloza was crowned Miss Universe Valle 2024 to represent her department in the national Miss Universe Colombia pageant. Miss Universe Colombia 2024 Toloza won Miss Universe Colombia 2024, at the Centro de Eventos del Caribe Puerta de Oro, on June 2, 2024. She was crowned by her predecessor Camila Avella. At the prelimin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barranquilla
Barranquilla () is the capital district of Atlántico Department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean Coast region; as of 2018 it had a population of 1,206,319, making it Colombia's fourth-most populous city after Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali. Barranquilla lies strategically next to the delta of the Magdalena River, (originally before rapid urban growth) from its mouth at the Caribbean Sea, serving as a port for river and maritime transportation within Colombia. It is also the main economic center of Atlántico department in Colombia. The city is the core of the Metropolitan Area of Barranquilla, with a population of over 2 million, which also includes the municipalities of Soledad, Galapa, Malambo, and Puerto Colombia. Barranquilla was legally established as a town on April 7, 1813, although it dates from at least 1629. It grew into an important port, serving as a haven for immigrants from Europe, espe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia López
Natalia López Cardona (born April 23, 1999) is a Colombian lawyer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was the 1st Runner-Up of Señorita Colombia 2021. She represented Colombia at the Miss International 2022 pageant and finished 3rd Runner-up. Early life Natalia López Cardona was born on April 23, 1999, in Circasia, Quindío, Colombia. She studied medicine at the Universidad Alexander Von Humboldt in Armenia, Quindío, Colombia for a few semesters, but later retired to start a new career, this time to become a Lawyer as her father. Pageantry López was deginated as Señorita Quindío 2021 after an evaluative process of interviews, photographs and general culture. Miss International 2022 López represented Quindío in Señorita Colombia 2021 and finished 1st Runner-Up to Valentina Espinosa of Bolívar. She was appointed as Miss Colombia International and will represent Colombia in Miss International 2022. On December 13, 2022, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Economy of Japan, Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huila Department
Huila () is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva. Demography and Ethnography Huila is a department that has a population of 1,122,622 inhabitants, of which 679,667 (60.54%) people live in municipal capitals and 442,955 (39.46%) in the rest of the Huilense territory. This corresponds to 2.5% of the total Colombian population. The majority of the population is settled in the Magdalena valley, with epicenters in Neiva and Garzón due to the possibilities offered by the commercial-type agricultural economy, oil exploitation, the best provision of services and the road axes connected to the central axis that borders the Magdalena. The rest of the populations are located on the coffee belt, standing out Pitalito and La Plata, the North Subregion presents a decrease in its rural population, mainly attributable to the alterations of agricultural and oil activities on the landscape. The average population densit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
