Miss dominican republic amelia vega, whos 18 years old and 60. Philadelphia 76ers forward al horford is happily married to amelia vega, the tallest miss universe winner of all time. It identifies vega as most common in panama where it ranks 25th in the nation, followed by puerto rico 27th, costa rica 32nd, peru 47th, chile 47th, argentina 50th, mexico 55th, spain 62nd, cuba 74th, equador 81st, colombia 87th. Amelia vega kills it during preliminary competition miss universe 2003 sorry for the bad quality of the video. Beauty, wit and confidence are what defines miss universe. See more ideas about beauty pageant, universe and pageant. Here is a list of 19 miss universe winners in this millennium who stole our hearts and arethe epitome of grace. Amelia vega and husband al horford expecting baby no. Born amelia vega polanco in santo domingo, dominican republic, today. After winning the miss universe title, she became the first ever dominican entrant to become miss universe. Ve mas ideas sobre mujeres dominicanas, vestido formal sin espalda y vestidos colombia. The root, amal, is a germanic word meaning work, and in the context of female given names suggests themes of fertility as well as productivity.
Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. Amelia vega during preliminary miss universe 2003 duration. Amelia presley born 1989, finnishamerican singersongwriter. Feb 08, 2017 amelia vega kills it during preliminary competition miss universe 2003 sorry for the bad quality of the video. Miss universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the united statesbased miss universe organization. As miss universe, amelia vega represented the miss universe organization. Miss universe edit the competitionedit after winning the miss dominican republic title, vega represented the dominican republic in the miss universe 2003 pageant held in panama city on june 3, 2003. Share tweet pin comments the annual miss universe is just a few days away. Once the peoples republic of china became a member of the miss universe pageant, several beauty contests popped up like never before in shangai, beijing and other chinese metropolises, as well as tibet. As we all anticipate the girls strutting their stuff in the most gorgeous evening gowns, most creative national costumes and sultriest bikinis, we. On any southern afternoon if anyone would care to look a face appears inside a house a terrible face. Helio castroneves, connie chung, isabeli fontana, vivica fox. Amelia vega amelia vega polanco born november 7, 1984, known simply as amelia vega, is a dominican woman who won the miss universe contest held in panama city, panama on june 3, 2003, becoming the first dominican woman ever to win the miss univer. May 07, 2019 amelia vega is a singer, actress, and model.
At the age of 18, she was the youngest winner since 1994. Everyone wanted to see her follow in her mothers footsteps, patricia polanco, miss dominican republic world 1980. Former miss universe addresses troll who critiqued her daughter. Vega is on the cover of the only book the miss universe organization has. Amelia vega biography affair, married, husband, ethnicity.
The surname distribution map at forebears, which includes data from 227 countries, pinpoints vega as the 519th most common surname in the world. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The winning miss universe answers for the past 15 years. As miss universe 2003, vega traveled extensively working with internationally recognized hivaids organizations including the global health council, cable positive, amfar, the. Mar 11, 2019 as miss universe, amelia vega represented the miss universe organization. Amelia vega horford is a dominican model, actress, author, singer, and beauty. Marisol malaret, deborah carthydeu, dayanara torres, denise quia ones, irene sa ez, amelia vega, cecilia bolocco, kerry anne wells, oxana fedorova, karen dianne baldwin, sushmita sen at. Amelia minerva starkweather 18401926, educator and author.
On 24 december 2011, vega married dominican nba player al horford, after two years of dating. Helio castroneves, connie chung, isabeli fontana, vivica. As we all anticipate the girls strutting their stuff in the most gorgeous evening gowns, most creative national costumes and sultriest bikinis, we also look to forward how they would carry themselves come the nervewracking question and answer portion of the competition. Horfords wife, amelia vega, was miss domincan republic 2002 and won the miss universe. Ms vega was born in santo domingo, dominican republic. The miss universe guide to beauty birnbaum, cara on. Jan 22, 2015 with miss universe upon us in all its insane glittery glory, take a look back at the 23 latinas whove repped their country and won the coveted title over the years. This is the second time that panama hosted the contest. It appears al horford already had some ties to boston before agreeing to join the celtics on saturday. Born amelia victoria vega polanco on 7th november, 1984 in santo domingo, dominican republic, she is famous for miss universe 2003.
Likewise, it hosted a host of global events, including miss international 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, and miss. Amelia vega is the third among miss universe victors who likewise won the national costume rivalry. New celtic al horford met his wife, exmiss universe amelia. Amelia vega fashion model models photos, editorials. The miss colombia beauty was awarded the 2014 miss universe honor. Amelia vega of the dominican republic was crowned by justine pasek of panama as her successor at the end of the event. Model and winner of the miss universe competition in 2003.
Miss peoples republic of china the new times of china. She became the first delegate from this country to win the title. Miss angola, leila lopes crowned miss universe 2011 during. Amelia victoria vega polanco and also known as amelia vega horford is a model, beauty pageant titleholder, singer, and actress from dominican republic. Amelia vega miss universe 2003 cover of 2004 miss universe pageant program book delegates arrived in quito from may 2004 and participated in three weeks of events, rehearsals and preliminary competitions prior to. Former miss universe amelia vega and her nba pro husband al horford are expecting baby number three the happy couple shared their news with a sweet instagram post on sunday the couple posed. Miss universe 2003 amelia vega polanco became the first dominican woman to be named miss universe, in 2003. When it comes to celebrity parents, theres no messing with their children. Her sister 2003 titleholders were tami farrellmiss teen usa, of oregon and susie castillomiss usa, of massachusetts. Miss universe 2003, the 52nd miss universe pageant, was held on 3 june 2003 at the figali convention center in panama city, panama.
Amelia vega polanco became the first dominican woman to be named miss universe, in 2003. This is the largest pageant in the world in terms of live tv coverage, airing yearly in more than 190 countries worldwide to an audience of over 500 million people. After a troll left a negative comment saying that her baby had bad hair, amelia vega wrote back in anger. Vega is on the cover of the only book the miss universe organization has published, which is called universal beauty. Amelia vega miss universe 2003 amelia atwaterrhodes american author hope amelia solo american soccer player amelia amy bruckner american actress cool names 2016. Amelia won the 2003 miss universe contest held in panama city, panama on june 3, 2003, becoming the first dominican woman ever to win the miss universe title. Former miss universe amelia vega and her nba pro husband al horford are expecting baby number three the happy couple shared their news with. Miss universe 2003 dominican women beauty pageant dominican republic amelia famous people caribbean woman fashion. Before the winner can be determined, the future miss universe has to demonstrate. Amelia vega miss universe 2003 on the cover of the book titled universal beauty. Amelia vega and al horford expecting third child daily. She has been married to al horford since december 24, 2011. Miss universe paulina vega who is the miss colombia.
With miss universe upon us in all its insane glittery glory, take a look back at the 23 latinas whove repped their country and won the coveted. At the young age of 18 and with the above average height of a woman, 61 amelia vega won the crown of miss universe as miss dominican republic. No, 311 is not her telephone number the new york times. Miss universe 2003 amelia vega shares a photo of her newborn. She is an actress and art director, known for homie spumoni 2006, the lost city 2005 and concerto malaga. Miss universe titleholders then and now since the turn of the century. Celtics forward al horfords wife, former miss universe amelia vega, gave birth to the couples third child wednesday night in boston vega.
In june of 2003 she won the title of miss universe. Vera has been active in the entertainment industry since. Amelia vega is the third among miss universe victors. The winning miss universe answers for the past 15 years we go back to 2001. Miss universe titleholders then and now since the turn of. Amelia decided that the beauty pageantry circuit would greatly benefit her with exposure and in 2002, she won the crown of her island. Amelia vega biography, age, husband, parents, miss. When she got the crown, she became the first ever dominican entrant to become miss universe.
She and her husband al horford shared the first photo of their daughter alia horford vega. Paulina vega, 22, is the most talkedabout woman in the world right now. Jul 12, 2018 theres a new addition to the horford family. Amelia vega and al horford expecting third child daily mail. Jan 24, 2017 the annual miss universe is just a few days away. Al horford, amelia vega welcome newborn daughter the. At the young age of 18 and with the above average height of a woman, 61 amelia vega won the crown of. List of miss universe winners from 1952 to 2015 sushmita sen,lara dutta. On instagram, she writes, more than grateful to you, my lord, for sending another great blessing to our family. Al horford, amelia vega welcome newborn daughter the boston. She became known when in the middle of 2003, at 18, became the first dominican and also the youngest since 1994, to win the miss universe competition. The spanish surname vega is a topographical name that means dweller in the meadow or one who lives on a plain, from the spanish word vega, used to refer to a meadow, valley or fertile plain. Join facebook to connect with venus hahn and others you may know.
Aemilia, the name from which emily is derived, is unrelated to amelia. It could also be a habitational name for someone from one of any of the many places in. Amelia vega born 1984, miss universe 2003 from the dominican republic. Miss universe titleholders then and now since the turn of the. She had a small role in the 2015 movie the lost city.
At the same time, amelia vega, 2003 miss universe, arrived in china for a visit. See more ideas about miss universe 2003, beauty pageant and pageant. Amelia is derived from the german name amalia, which in turn is a variation of amalberga. See more ideas about universe, book organization and pageant. Vega owns two boutiques in miami, named essence by amelia vega citation needed book. At the age of 18, she was the youngest winner to be crowned miss universe since 1994. Amelia vega during preliminary miss universe 2003 youtube. Dec 21, 2015 list of miss universe winners of india, list of miss universe pdf download full list gk exam preparation list miss universe usa england, russia, mexico, uae, philippines, gk. List of miss universe winners from 1952 to 2015 www. Miss colombia paulina vega is crowned miss universe 2014 during the 63rd annual miss universe pageant at florida international university in miami on jan. She had been mentioned by various media outlets as one of the favorite candidates to win the crown before the contest took place. That includes former miss universe amelia vega who responded to an instagram user who criticized her daughter alia. Amelia vega polanco born november 7, 1984, known simply as amelia vega, is a dominican woman who won the miss universe contest held in panama city, panama on june 3, 2003, becoming the first dominican woman ever to win the miss universe title. Amelia vega and her husband, boston celtics basketball player al horford, kicked off the new year with big news.