291:, took first place. On July 14, 2008 during the pageant's finals, Vargas was announced as one of the 15 semi-finalists. In the swimsuit competition, she received the highest score with 9.433, thus entering the top 10 in first place. During the evening gown portion, she received one of the highest televised scores in recent years: 9.829. Vargas thus became one of the 5 final contestants, coming in first place. Despite being the clear winner in two out of the three rounds, after the interview portion, it was
701:
674:
50:
286:
During the pageant, Vargas was a top 10 finalist in the Best
National Costume competition and in the Best In Bikini event (which had no bearings on the selection of the top 15 semi-finalists), Vargas was awarded 2nd place while Miss Mexico,
424:
575:
449:
600:
1374:
787:
1772:
1777:
1367:
652:
1767:
780:
579:
1762:
528:
475:
1360:
608:
773:
219:
191:
799:
399:
272:. During the three-week-long competition, she was also awarded with the Miss Elegance, Best Face Award and The Queen of the Police.
1288:
303:
while Vargas ended up as 1st Runner-Up. Colombia has reached the 1st Runner-Up in Miss
Universe during three consecutive years:
1782:
1312:
394:, with whom she has two children named Alicia and Antonio. Was active during her husband Alejandro Eder's political campaign for
1757:
557:
268:
Vargas was crowned as Miss
Colombia on November 12, 2007, thus bringing the first crown to her home department of
1725:
504:
450:"Ella es Taliana Vargas, la nueva primera dama de Cali que pausó su exitosa carrera para apoyar a Alejandro Eder"
354:. The soap opera is about a Vallenato singer from Valledupar, Colombia and Taliana plays the wife of the singer.
1046:
1109:
678:
1469:
1752:
1025:
1501:
1101:
308:
1787:
1747:
1272:
1189:
749:
604:
269:
223:
143:
1645:
1637:
1248:
536:
1621:
1613:
1383:
1331:
1213:
871:
734:
727:
700:
691:
320:
300:
281:
263:
211:
207:
1429:
1421:
406:, her new role being that of social manager during the local administration of Alejandro Eder.
249:
relatives. She speaks fluent
Spanish, English, and Italian, as well as some Greek and Arabic.
1685:
1533:
1445:
425:"Ella es Taliana Vargas, exreina de belleza y actriz que se convirtió en primera dama de Cali"
312:
206:(born December 20, 1987) is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned
1701:
1693:
1677:
1605:
1565:
1549:
1541:
1525:
1397:
1352:
1339:
1709:
1405:
1296:
1240:
1221:
1166:
242:
1597:
288:
1717:
1661:
1629:
1437:
1413:
1304:
1158:
1069:
879:
705:
391:
292:
156:
94:
1741:
1581:
1493:
1485:
1033:
796:
722:
685:
633:
340:
375:
1669:
1653:
1517:
1509:
1280:
1264:
1256:
1093:
316:
304:
20:
653:
Premio TV y
Novelas a Mejor actriz de telenovela: Taliana Vargas de Chepe Fortuna
1573:
1557:
1197:
715:
358:
234:
139:
1477:
508:
344:
315:
in 1994. Her placement as 1st Runner-Up was the highest one of
Colombia until
215:
70:
765:
296:
49:
379:
1453:
227:
402:
Alejandro would be elected as the new mayor of Cali, making her the new
1589:
362:
24:
361:'s security chief in the third season of the American series made by
673:
629:
532:
390:
Vargas has been married since 15 August 2015 to the Cali politician,
367:
332:
238:
331:
Taliana appeared in her first leading role as Niña
Cabrales in the
246:
558:"Taliana Vargas: Acting and being a beauty queen are poles apart"
339:
in 2010. The show, a huge success in
Colombia and other parts of
403:
395:
61:
1356:
769:
350:
Taliana Vargas is the main character in a
Colombian soap opera
374:
She has been the image of various brands in
Colombia such as
529:"Taliana María Vargas Carrillo, la nueva Señorita Colombia"
476:"Se casó Taliana Vargas con el empresario Alejandro Éder"
601:"Perfil: así es Taliana Vargas, la virreina universal"
1323:
1232:
1150:
1080:
1007:
946:
890:
843:
822:
806:
357:In 2017, she played Paola Salcedo, the wife of the
187:
179:
150:
119:
114:
100:
90:
60:
40:
347:Award for Favourite Actress in a Leading Role.
31: and the second or maternal family name is
1368:
781:
576:"Quiere añadir alegría a su país con triunfo"
8:
499:
497:
1375:
1361:
1353:
788:
774:
766:
660:
578:(in Spanish). Primera Hora. Archived from
245:descent through her grandparents, and has
48:
37:
415:
169:
7:
1773:Colombian people of Lebanese descent
220:Northern Virginia Community College
192:Northern Virginia Community College
423:Urrea, Ángela (October 30, 2023).
14:
1778:Colombian people of Greek descent
918:Edna Margarita Rudd Lucena (1965)
505:"¿Quién es Taliana María Vargas?"
398:. Later on 29 October during the
1768:Colombian beauty pageant winners
699:
672:
933:Margarita Reyes Zawadzky (1968)
830:María de la Piedad Gómez (1947)
165:
1763:Miss Universe 2008 contestants
1137:Marianella Maal Paccini (1998)
1:
1064:María Teresa Eugorrola (1988)
1059:Diana Patricia Arévalo (1987)
974:Martha Lucía Echeverry (1974)
969:Ella Cecilia Escandón (1973)
913:Martha Cecilia Calero (1964)
903:Martha Ligia Restrepo (1962)
861:Ligia Gallón Domínguez (1955)
204:Taliana María Vargas Carrillo
124:Taliana María Vargas Carrillo
1174:Diana Lucía Mantilla (2002)
1132:Silvia Fernanda Ortiz (1997)
1127:Claudia Elena Vásquez (1996)
959:María Luisa Lignarolo (1971)
954:Piedad Mejía Trujillo (1970)
908:Leonor Duplat Sanjuán (1963)
299:who went on to win title of
210:and placed 1st Runner-Up at
23:, the first or paternal
1054:María Patricia López (1986)
866:Doris Gil Santamaría (1957)
835:Myriam Carolina Sojo (1949)
1804:
1313:María Fernanda Aristizábal
1184:Adriana Tarud Durán (2004)
1041:Sandra Borda Caldas (1984)
898:Sonia Heidman Gómez (1961)
851:María Leonor Navia (1951)
279:
261:
18:
1391:
1332:Valentina Espinosa Guzmán
1122:Lina María Gaviria (1995)
1020:María Teresa Gómez (1981)
989:Mary Shirley Sáenz (1977)
979:María Helena Reyes (1975)
964:Ana Agudelo Correa (1972)
938:María Luisa Riasco (1969)
928:Luz Elena Restrepo (1967)
923:Elsa María Garrido (1966)
756:
747:
741:
731:
720:
712:
695:
683:
668:
663:
630:"Virreinato para Taliana"
214:. Vargas is a student of
197:
110:
78:
67:
56:
47:
1088:Maribel Gutiérrez (1990)
1015:Nini Johanna Soto (1980)
999:Patricia Arbeláez (1979)
984:Aura María Mojica (1976)
664:Awards and achievements
378:Paris Elvive, Studio F,
1783:Colombian female models
994:Ana Milena Parra (1978)
814:Yolanda Emiliani (1934)
400:2023 Regional elections
309:Paula Andrea Betancourt
1142:Catalina Acosta (1999)
856:Luz Marina Cruz (1953)
429:noticias.caracoltv.com
352:Rafael Orozco El Idolo
1758:Miss Colombia winners
1386:national titleholders
1179:Catherine Daza (2003)
1117:Tatiana Castro (1994)
1102:Paula Andrea Betancur
759:María Pinedo Manrique
880:María Stella Márquez
582:on February 18, 2009
1646:Ingrid Marie Rivera
1638:Jennifer Barrientos
1047:María Mónica Urbina
1026:Julie Pauline Sáenz
270:Magdalena, Colombia
233:Born and raised in
1622:Giannina Rufinelli
1614:Carolina Dementiev
1478:Maria Sten-Knudsen
1384:Miss Universe 2008
1214:Michelle Rouillard
872:Luz Marina Zuluaga
735:Michelle Rouillard
456:. October 29, 2023
404:First Lady of Cali
301:Miss Universe 2008
282:Miss Universe 2008
276:Miss Universe 2008
264:Miss Colombia 2007
258:Miss Colombia 2007
212:Miss Universe 2008
208:Miss Colombia 2007
62:First Lady of Cali
1735:
1734:
1686:Gavintra Photijak
1534:Simran Kaur Mundi
1446:Rebecca Parchment
1350:
1349:
1273:Ariadna Gutiérrez
1190:Valerie Domínguez
764:
763:
757:Succeeded by
732:Succeeded by
696:Succeeded by
679:Natália Guimarães
482:. August 16, 2015
201:
200:
134:December 20, 1987
1795:
1728:
1720:
1712:
1704:
1702:Eleonora Masalab
1696:
1694:Anya Ayoung-Chee
1688:
1680:
1678:Aruni Rajapaksha
1672:
1664:
1656:
1648:
1640:
1632:
1624:
1616:
1608:
1606:Mariann Birkedal
1600:
1592:
1584:
1576:
1568:
1566:Alfina Nassyrova
1560:
1552:
1550:Claudia Ferraris
1544:
1542:Putri Raemawasti
1536:
1528:
1520:
1512:
1504:
1496:
1488:
1480:
1472:
1464:
1456:
1448:
1440:
1432:
1424:
1416:
1408:
1400:
1398:Lesliana Pereira
1377:
1370:
1363:
1354:
1343:
1335:
1316:
1308:
1300:
1292:
1284:
1276:
1268:
1260:
1252:
1249:Daniella Álvarez
1244:
1225:
1217:
1209:
1201:
1193:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1162:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1105:
1097:
1089:
1073:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1042:
1037:
1029:
1021:
1016:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
883:
875:
867:
862:
857:
852:
836:
831:
815:
790:
783:
776:
767:
744:Malka Irina Piña
742:Preceded by
713:Preceded by
704:
703:
677:
676:
669:Preceded by
661:
655:
650:
644:
643:
641:
640:
626:
620:
619:
617:
616:
607:. Archived from
597:
591:
590:
588:
587:
572:
566:
565:
554:
548:
547:
545:
544:
535:. Archived from
525:
519:
518:
516:
515:
501:
492:
491:
489:
487:
480:elespectador.com
472:
466:
465:
463:
461:
446:
440:
439:
437:
435:
420:
343:, won Taliana a
173:
171:
167:
137:
133:
131:
115:Personal details
103:
83:
52:
38:
1803:
1802:
1798:
1797:
1796:
1794:
1793:
1792:
1738:
1737:
1736:
1731:
1726:Nguyễn Thùy Lâm
1723:
1715:
1710:Crystle Stewart
1707:
1699:
1691:
1683:
1675:
1667:
1659:
1651:
1643:
1635:
1627:
1619:
1611:
1603:
1595:
1587:
1579:
1571:
1563:
1555:
1547:
1539:
1531:
1523:
1515:
1507:
1499:
1491:
1483:
1475:
1467:
1459:
1451:
1443:
1435:
1430:Natálya Anderle
1427:
1422:Alizée Poulicek
1419:
1411:
1406:Tracey Nicolaas
1403:
1395:
1387:
1381:
1351:
1346:
1338:
1330:
1319:
1311:
1303:
1297:Valeria Morales
1295:
1287:
1279:
1271:
1263:
1255:
1247:
1241:Catalina Robayo
1239:
1228:
1222:Natalia Navarro
1220:
1212:
1204:
1196:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1167:Vanessa Mendoza
1165:
1157:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1108:
1100:
1092:
1087:
1076:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1045:
1040:
1032:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
886:
878:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
839:
834:
829:
818:
813:
802:
794:
760:
753:
745:
737:
726:
718:
708:
698:
690:
681:
671:
659:
658:
651:
647:
638:
636:
628:
627:
623:
614:
612:
599:
598:
594:
585:
583:
574:
573:
569:
556:
555:
551:
542:
540:
527:
526:
522:
513:
511:
503:
502:
495:
485:
483:
474:
473:
469:
459:
457:
448:
447:
443:
433:
431:
422:
421:
417:
412:
388:
329:
284:
278:
266:
260:
255:
237:, Vargas is of
175:
163:
159:
138:
135:
129:
127:
126:
125:
101:
86:January 1, 2024
85:
79:
74:
43:
36:
17:
16:Colombian model
12:
11:
5:
1801:
1799:
1791:
1790:
1785:
1780:
1775:
1770:
1765:
1760:
1755:
1750:
1740:
1739:
1733:
1732:
1730:
1729:
1721:
1718:Dayana Mendoza
1713:
1705:
1697:
1689:
1681:
1673:
1665:
1662:Tansey Coetzee
1657:
1649:
1641:
1633:
1630:Karol Castillo
1625:
1617:
1609:
1601:
1593:
1585:
1577:
1569:
1561:
1553:
1545:
1537:
1529:
1521:
1513:
1505:
1497:
1489:
1481:
1473:
1470:Eliška Bučková
1465:
1462:Taliana Vargas
1457:
1449:
1441:
1438:Samantha Tajik
1433:
1425:
1417:
1414:Laura Dundovic
1409:
1401:
1392:
1389:
1388:
1382:
1380:
1379:
1372:
1365:
1357:
1348:
1347:
1345:
1344:
1336:
1327:
1325:
1321:
1320:
1318:
1317:
1309:
1305:Gabriela Tafur
1301:
1293:
1289:Laura González
1285:
1277:
1269:
1261:
1253:
1245:
1236:
1234:
1230:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1218:
1210:
1206:Taliana Vargas
1202:
1194:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1163:
1159:Andrea Nocetti
1154:
1152:
1148:
1147:
1145:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1110:Carolina Gómez
1106:
1098:
1090:
1084:
1082:
1078:
1077:
1075:
1074:
1070:Lizeth Mahecha
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1043:
1038:
1030:
1022:
1017:
1011:
1009:
1005:
1004:
1002:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
950:
948:
944:
943:
941:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
894:
892:
888:
887:
885:
884:
876:
868:
863:
858:
853:
847:
845:
841:
840:
838:
837:
832:
826:
824:
820:
819:
817:
816:
810:
808:
804:
803:
795:
793:
792:
785:
778:
770:
762:
761:
758:
755:
750:Miss Magdalena
746:
743:
739:
738:
733:
730:
719:
714:
710:
709:
706:Ada de la Cruz
697:
694:
688:1st Runner-Up
682:
670:
666:
665:
657:
656:
645:
632:(in Spanish).
621:
603:(in Spanish).
592:
567:
549:
531:(in Spanish).
520:
507:(in Spanish).
493:
467:
441:
414:
413:
411:
408:
392:Alejandro Eder
387:
384:
328:
325:
319:'s victory in
313:Carolina Gomez
293:Dayana Mendoza
280:Main article:
277:
274:
262:Main article:
259:
256:
254:
251:
199:
198:
195:
194:
189:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
161:
157:Alejandro Eder
155:
154:
152:
148:
147:
123:
121:
117:
116:
112:
111:
108:
107:
106:Marcela Patiño
104:
98:
97:
95:Alejandro Eder
92:
88:
87:
76:
75:
68:
65:
64:
58:
57:
54:
53:
45:
44:
42:Taliana Vargas
41:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1800:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1781:
1779:
1776:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1764:
1761:
1759:
1756:
1754:
1753:Living people
1751:
1749:
1746:
1745:
1743:
1727:
1722:
1719:
1714:
1711:
1706:
1703:
1698:
1695:
1690:
1687:
1682:
1679:
1674:
1671:
1666:
1663:
1658:
1655:
1650:
1647:
1642:
1639:
1634:
1631:
1626:
1623:
1618:
1615:
1610:
1607:
1602:
1599:
1594:
1591:
1586:
1583:
1582:Zana Krasniqi
1578:
1575:
1570:
1567:
1562:
1559:
1554:
1551:
1546:
1543:
1538:
1535:
1530:
1527:
1526:Jázmin Dammak
1522:
1519:
1514:
1511:
1506:
1503:
1502:Satu Tuomisto
1498:
1495:
1494:Rebeca Moreno
1490:
1487:
1486:Marianne Cruz
1482:
1479:
1474:
1471:
1466:
1463:
1458:
1455:
1450:
1447:
1442:
1439:
1434:
1431:
1426:
1423:
1418:
1415:
1410:
1407:
1402:
1399:
1394:
1393:
1390:
1385:
1378:
1373:
1371:
1366:
1364:
1359:
1358:
1355:
1341:
1337:
1333:
1329:
1328:
1326:
1322:
1314:
1310:
1306:
1302:
1298:
1294:
1290:
1286:
1282:
1278:
1274:
1270:
1266:
1262:
1258:
1254:
1250:
1246:
1242:
1238:
1237:
1235:
1231:
1223:
1219:
1215:
1211:
1207:
1203:
1199:
1195:
1191:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1168:
1164:
1160:
1156:
1155:
1153:
1149:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1111:
1107:
1103:
1099:
1095:
1091:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1079:
1071:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1048:
1044:
1039:
1035:
1034:Susana Caldas
1031:
1027:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1006:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
951:
949:
945:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
895:
893:
889:
881:
877:
873:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
848:
846:
842:
833:
828:
827:
825:
821:
812:
811:
809:
805:
801:
798:
797:Miss Colombia
791:
786:
784:
779:
777:
772:
771:
768:
752:
751:
740:
736:
729:
725:
724:
723:Miss Colombia
717:
711:
707:
702:
693:
689:
687:
686:Miss Universe
680:
675:
667:
662:
654:
649:
646:
635:
634:El Espectador
631:
625:
622:
611:on 2009-01-07
610:
606:
602:
596:
593:
581:
577:
571:
568:
563:
559:
553:
550:
539:on 2007-11-10
538:
534:
530:
524:
521:
510:
506:
500:
498:
494:
481:
477:
471:
468:
455:
454:publimetro.co
451:
445:
442:
430:
426:
419:
416:
409:
407:
405:
401:
397:
396:Mayor of Cali
393:
386:Personal life
385:
383:
381:
377:
372:
370:
369:
364:
360:
355:
353:
348:
346:
342:
341:South America
338:
337:Chepe Fortuna
334:
327:Acting career
326:
324:
322:
318:
314:
311:in 1993, and
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
283:
275:
273:
271:
265:
257:
252:
250:
248:
244:
240:
236:
231:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
196:
193:
190:
186:
182:
178:
158:
153:
149:
145:
141:
136:(age 36)
122:
118:
113:
109:
105:
99:
96:
93:
89:
82:
77:
73:
72:
66:
63:
59:
55:
51:
46:
39:
34:
30:
26:
22:
1670:Claudia Moro
1654:Vera Krasova
1598:Elisa Nájera
1518:Lisa Lazarus
1510:Laura Tanguy
1461:
1281:Andrea Tovar
1265:Paulina Vega
1257:Lucia Aldana
1205:
1094:Paola Turbay
800:titleholders
748:
721:
684:
648:
637:. Retrieved
624:
613:. Retrieved
609:the original
595:
584:. Retrieved
580:the original
570:
562:Inquirer.net
561:
552:
541:. Retrieved
537:the original
523:
512:. Retrieved
484:. Retrieved
479:
470:
458:. Retrieved
453:
444:
432:. Retrieved
428:
418:
389:
373:
366:
356:
351:
349:
336:
330:
317:Paulina Vega
305:Paola Turbay
289:Elisa Nájera
285:
267:
232:
203:
202:
81:Assumed role
80:
69:
32:
28:
21:Spanish name
1788:Eder family
1748:1987 births
1574:Lee Ji-seon
1558:Hiroko Mima
1198:Eileen Roca
716:Eileen Roca
486:October 30,
460:October 30,
434:October 30,
359:Cali Cartel
335:soap opera
235:Santa Marta
140:Santa Marta
102:Preceded by
1742:Categories
1340:Sofía Osío
639:2008-07-14
615:2008-07-13
586:2008-07-13
543:2007-11-12
514:2008-07-13
509:Caracol TV
410:References
345:TVyNovelas
224:Alexandria
216:Journalism
146:, Colombia
130:1987-12-20
605:El Tiempo
307:in 1992,
297:Venezuela
253:Pageantry
188:Education
144:Magdalena
1454:Wei Ziya
243:Lebanese
228:Virginia
180:Children
33:Carrillo
19:In this
1590:Levy Li
564:. 2018.
376:L'Oréal
363:Netflix
247:Italian
218:at the
174:
162:
71:Current
25:surname
1342:(2022)
1334:(2021)
1315:(2019)
1307:(2018)
1299:(2017)
1291:(2016)
1283:(2015)
1275:(2014)
1267:(2013)
1259:(2012)
1251:(2011)
1243:(2010)
1224:(2009)
1216:(2008)
1208:(2007)
1200:(2006)
1192:(2005)
1169:(2001)
1161:(2000)
1112:(1993)
1104:(1992)
1096:(1991)
1072:(1989)
1049:(1985)
1036:(1983)
1028:(1982)
882:(1959)
874:(1958)
533:RCN TV
380:Nestlé
368:Narcos
333:RCN TV
168:
151:Spouse
29:Vargas
1724:VNM:
1716:VEN:
1708:USA:
1700:UKR:
1692:TTO:
1684:THA:
1676:SRI:
1668:ESP:
1660:ZAF:
1652:RUS:
1644:PUR:
1636:PHL:
1628:PER:
1620:PAR:
1612:PAN:
1604:NOR:
1596:MEX:
1588:MYS:
1580:KOS:
1572:KOR:
1564:KAZ:
1556:JPN:
1548:ITA:
1540:IDN:
1532:IND:
1524:HUN:
1516:GBR:
1508:FRA:
1500:FIN:
1492:SLV:
1484:DOM:
1476:DNK:
1468:CZE:
1460:COL:
1452:CHN:
1444:CAY:
1436:CAN:
1428:BRA:
1420:BEL:
1412:AUS:
1404:ARU:
1396:AGO:
1324:2020s
1233:2010s
1151:2000s
1081:1990s
1008:1980s
947:1970s
891:1960s
844:1950s
823:1940s
807:1930s
754:2007
239:Greek
172:)
164:(
160:
91:Mayor
84:
728:2007
692:2008
488:2023
462:2023
436:2023
321:2014
241:and
170:2015
120:Born
295:of
222:in
27:is
1744::
560:.
496:^
478:.
452:.
427:.
382:.
371:.
365:;
323:.
230:.
226:,
166:m.
142:,
132:)
1376:e
1369:t
1362:v
789:e
782:t
775:v
642:.
618:.
589:.
546:.
517:.
490:.
464:.
438:.
183:2
128:(
35:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
