Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Born |
Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas February 14, 1988 |
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Hometown | Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador |
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Measurements |
Bust: 88 cm (34.6 in) Waist: 60 cm (23.6 in) Hips: 92 cm (36.2 in) |
Hair color | Brunette |
Eye color | Hazel |
Title(s) |
Miss Earth Ecuador 2011 Miss Earth 2011 |
Major competition(s) |
Miss Ecuador 2011 (3rd Runner-up) Reina Hispanoamericana 2011 (3rd Runner-up) Miss Earth 2011 (Winner) |
Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas (born February 14, 1988) is an Ecuadorian model, social, lifestyle entrepreneur, environmentalist and beauty queen. She became the first delegate from Ecuador to win the Miss Earth pageant.
Álava, born on February 14, 1988, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, is the daughter of Ramón Álava and Teresa Vargas. She has three brothers and is the oldest of four children. Her hobbies include photography and modeling. During her childhood years she frequently visited the province of Manabi and spent much of her time on its beaches.
She has a Bachelor's degree in International Business and graduated from the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo. She speaks Spanish, English, and Mandarin Chinese; and studied the French language at the Alliance Française. Her interest in cultural exchange has led her to live in other countries. She lived in China for one year, where she studied the Chinese language in Shanghai for seven months and helped her father in the import and quality control of their business. She also spent seven months in Colorado, United States where she had a public relations internship in a restaurant.