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Stella Márquez Araneta | |
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| Born | María Stella Márquez Zawadski June 17, 1937 |
| Occupation(s) | National director 1964 — (current) Chargé d'affaires |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
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| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Colombia 1959 Miss International 1960 |
| Hair color | Brown[1] |
| Eye color | Brown[1] |
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María Stella Márquez de Araneta (born 17 June 1937) (née Márquez Zawadski), often styled as Madame Stella de Araneta, is a Colombian—Filipino pageant director and beauty queen. She grew up in New York City and moved back to Colombia, where she became a pageant titleholder. As Miss Colombia, she was crowned the first Miss International in 1960. She obtained her Filipino citizenship via naturalization in 1970.
Araneta was the former national director of the Miss Universe and current director for Miss International franchises in the Philippines, under the Binibining Pilipinas organization. She also has served as chairman of the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated for fifty years.