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}}María Catalina Robayo Vargas (born May 12, 1989 in Palmira) is a Colombian lawyer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2010 and represented Colombia in Miss Universe 2011.
Early life
Born in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Robayo studied Law at Pontifical Xavierian University in Cali.
Miss Valle 2009
Prior to competing in Miss Colombia 2010, Robayo was given the chance to represent Valle in Miss Colombia 2009 when the original Miss Valle 2009, Diana Salgado, was forced to resign because "her body measures surpassed the normal requirements of the competition."[5]
Robayo only participated in the first week of the 2009 Miss Colombia pageant, after Salgado sued Valle del Cauca Department organizing committee, and regained the right to represent Valle in Miss Colombia 2009.
Miss Colombia 2010
A year later, Robayo competed once again as Miss Valle in her country's national pageant, Miss Colombia 2010, held in Cartagena on November 15, 2010, where she obtained the Miss Elegance award[6] and the title of Miss Colombia, gaining the right to represent her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant,[7] broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.[8]
Miss Universe 2011 results
Miss Colombia was elected into the 16 finalists to take part in the world-wide televised event. However, she was eliminated in the first round and never made it to the top ten of Miss Universe 2011[9] which would eventually won by Miss Angola.
References
1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=The New Miss Colombia's Catalina Robayo Vargas|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=es&tl=en&u=http://bogota.vive.in/especialesmultimedia/reinadodelabelleza/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR_VIVEIN-8366761.html|accessdate=16 November 2010|newspaper=El Tiempo|date=November 15, 2010}}
2. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=es&tl=en&u=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-6531489|accessdate=16 November 2010|title=Diana Salgado Took Over As Miss Valle on arrival to Cartagena|newspaper=El Tiempo|date=November 6, 2009}}
3. ^1 {{cite news|title=Miss Valle del Cauca, new national beauty queen|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=es&tl=en&u=http://www.semana.com/noticias-vida-moderna/senorita-valle-del-cauca-nueva-reina-nacional-belleza/147371.aspx|accessdate=16 November 2010|newspaper=Revista Semana|date=November 16, 2010}}
4. ^1 {{cite news|title=Valle, the country's most beautiful queen|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=es&tl=en&u=http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/X/x10la_reina_destronada_gano_la_corona/x10la_reina_destronada_gano_la_corona.asp%3FCodSeccion%3D48|accessdate=16 November 2010|newspaper=El Heraldo|date=November 16, 2010}}
5. ^1 {{cite news|title=São Paulo, Brazil to host the 2011 Miss Universe® Pageant Live on NBC|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sao-paulo-brazil-to-host-the-2011-miss-universe-pageant-live-on-nbc-112007979.html|accessdate=8 February 2011|date=December 18, 2010|agency=PRNewswire}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=Miss Colombia caught without panties|url=http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news-lite/beauty/18703-miss-colombia-caught-without-panties.html|accessdate=6 September 2011|newspaper=Colombia Reports|date=September 1, 2011}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Miss Colombia Reprimanded for Going Commando During Miss Universe Appearances|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/09/06/exclusive-miss-colombia-reprimanded-for-going-commando-during-miss-universe/|accessdate=6 September 2011|newspaper=Fox News|date=September 6, 2011}}
8. ^1 {{cite news|title=Miss Colombia left out of Miss Universe's ten most beautiful|url=http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news-lite/beauty/18935-miss-colombia-left-out-of-miss-universes-ten-most-beautiful.html|accessdate=12 September 2011|newspaper=Colombia Reports|date=September 12, 2011}}