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Without the media boom, the luxuries and the fervor that they had in the 20th century, beauty reigns are still valid in the midst of a society in which The canons of beauty and inclusion have changed.
On June 2, Barranquilla will receive the candidates for the title of Miss Universe Colombia, currently the most important contest of this type held in the country, after the National Beauty Contest was stopped a couple of years ago.
It will be there Valentina Burgosrepresenting Medellín, with the goal of being chosen as the new Miss Universe Colombia and winning the right to represent the country in Miss Universe.
Valentina, from the Belén neighborhood, Eafit communicator and acting student, She says that since she was a child she always wanted to be queen, that she always followed the reigns on TV. “I’m vain on my dad’s side, a cousin was queen in the United States, I saw her and said that at some point I wanted like her. My family instilled modeling in me a lot and since I was seven years old I have been in the middle.”
At the beginning of this year he found out about the calls for Miss Universe and saw in the contest the opportunity to enhance his career and open new professional doors.
Validity of the Miss
When asked about how current these beauty contests are and what she responds to the criticism of these events, Valeria notes that currently “the reigns are at their best, they may have been better known before, but now the issue of Inclusion is superpresent, something that did not happen before.”
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He claims that years ago queens were only valued for their beauty, for their exteriorand not because of his conditions and intellect.
“Today the measurements, the famous 90-60-90, no longer matter. At last year’s Miss Universe we saw women of all types, height, race or age. Trans women, married and with children with tattoos, competed, So the reigns have changed a lot and that is very good, now the people who see the reigns feel more connected and identified.”
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Regarding her commitment to Miss Universe, she says that it is working for mental health with the Mentalízate project, and that a platform like this allows her to be more visible and reach more audiences with such a specific topic, “Being queen opens doors for me to reach foundations, obtain official and private support.”
“I am a very authentic person, I am very close to people, I connect very easily because I am very me and I don’t try to fit into the typical role of a queen. I come from a humble, happy, spontaneous family, and I am not going to change that to be a queen,” says Valentina when talking about her strengths as a Miss Universe Medellín.
Regarding her future, she expresses that in two years she sees herself leading her own swimwear company.
In addition to Valentina, 24 years old, as Miss Universe Medellín, Mariana Zuleta, 24 years old, who was chosen as Miss Universe Antioquia 2024, will also compete in Barranquilla. The young woman is an international negotiator and has a double degree in European Administration obtained in Strasbourg, France.
