Taliana Vargas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Carrillo.
Taliana Vargas
First Lady of Cali[1][2]
Current
Assumed role
January 1, 2024
MayorAlejandro Eder
Preceded byMarcela Patiño
Personal details
Born
Taliana María Vargas Carrillo

(1987-12-20) December 20, 1987 (age 36)
Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
[3]
Children2
EducationNorthern Virginia Community College

Taliana María Vargas Carrillo (born December 20, 1987)[4] is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2007[5] and placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2008. Vargas is a student of Journalism at the Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia.[citation needed]

Born and raised in Santa Marta, Vargas is of Greek and Lebanese descent through her grandparents, and has Italian relatives.[6][4][7] She speaks fluent Spanish, English, and Italian, as well as some Greek and Arabic.[8]

  1. ^ Urrea, Ángela (October 30, 2023). "Ella es Taliana Vargas, exreina de belleza y actriz que se convirtió en primera dama de Cali". noticias.caracoltv.com. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ella es Taliana Vargas, la nueva primera dama de Cali que pausó su exitosa carrera para apoyar a Alejandro Eder". publimetro.co. October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Se casó Taliana Vargas con el empresario Alejandro Éder". elespectador.com. August 16, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "¿Quién es Taliana María Vargas?" (in Spanish). Caracol TV. Retrieved 2008-07-13. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Taliana María Vargas Carrillo, la nueva Señorita Colombia" (in Spanish). RCN TV. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  6. ^ "Taliana Vargas: Acting and being a beauty queen are poles apart". Inquirer.net. 2018.
  7. ^ "Quiere añadir alegría a su país con triunfo" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  8. ^ "Perfil: así es Taliana Vargas, la virreina universal" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-07-13.