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Chemical Engineering at the National University of Colombia in Medellin and has toured many parts of Colombia due to her profession. Melissa is fluent in English. She is the daughter of Marcos Varón Rodriguez (†) and Aidee Armenta Ballesteros, and her sister is Nataly Varón. Her
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She received the second best score (9.50) at the evening gown gala giving her the right to follow onto the swimsuit phase where she was named first runner-up. The response proved to be safe and direct earning her public confidence and the jury gave her the title of
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