Belen Galarraga
Bella Belen Galárraga | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bella Belen Galárraga Vargas 26 January 1993 |
| Occupation | Model |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss European Continent 2016 Miss Maldives Islands 2018 |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Green |
Bella Galárraga (born 26 January 1993) is a Portuguese-Ecuadorian model, engineer, environmentalist, TV presenter and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Portugal 2010. On 22 January 2012 she won the Miss Elite Model Detroit/Ecuador pageant. She also is the first Miss Portugal to win the title of Miss European Continent 2016, held in Murcia, Spain.
Biography
Born and raised in Quito, she is the daughter of a Portuguese mother and an Ecuadorian father with grandparents from “La Rioja” Argentina. Galárraga is a polyglot. She speaks Portuguese, and perfectly Spanish, English, and studies Russian. In 2009 she traveled to Portugal to continue her university studies; since February 2013, she has been a Systems Engineer and Marketing management, graduated from the ESPE University Escuela Politécnica del Ejército of Ecuador. She has been a professional model since she was 16 years old and has Portuguese nationality since 2005 and Maldivian nationality since 2015.
In May 2013 she made her debut as a television presenter in the program "Petrovida" The Ecuadorian state oil company Petroecuador a television program in favor of the environment, obtaining good criticism by the public. Galárraga was also a model of the famous program "The Familion Nestlé" and directed by the Venezuelan presenter Daniel Sarcos broadcast by GamaTV. In 2015, she was a reporter and presenter of sports television on a TV channel in Cuenca, Ecuador, reporting all about the Club Deportivo Cuenca of Ecuador.
Reina de Quito 2012
Galárraga has always been preferred by the press and public since she was a candidate and was nominated a finalist for the title of Queen of Quito 22 November 2012-2013..[1]
References
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- "La Hora Móvil Nacional". Lahora.com.ec. 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2016-03-07.