Paola Turbay
| Paola Turbay | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Paola Turbay Gómez November 29, 1970 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Spouse(s) | Alejandro Estrada (m. 1994) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | http://paolaturbay.com/ |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Gray |
| Title(s) | Miss Colombia 1991 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Colombia 1991 (Winner) Miss Universe 1992 (1st Runner-Up) |
Paola Turbay Gómez (born November 29, 1970) is a Colombian-American actress, model, beauty queen, and television presenter.
Of Lebanese descent and related to Julio César Turbay Ayala, Turbay represented Bogotá in the Miss Colombia beauty pageant, which she won in 1991. She was the first runner-up in the 1992 Miss Universe competition.
After finishing her studies in psychology at the Universidad de los Andes, Turbay focused on her career as a model and presenter in entertainment news segments on Noticias QAP and Noticiero C newscasts, as well as an actress, with shows like Hola Paola ("Hello Paola") during the 1990s. In 2005 she was the official presenter, with Miguel Varoni, of the National Beauty Pageant. She has also made cameo appearances in several Colombian series like O todos en la cama, Ecomoda (sequel to Betty la fea) and Leche ("Milk").
After studying acting in Hollywood, Florida, Turbay became the main character of the RCN TV comedy Noticias calientes ("Hot News") in 2002. Two years later she would star the telenovela Las noches de Luciana ("The Nights of Luciana") and in 2006 would present the Colombian version of Dancing with the Stars, Bailando por un Sueño. Paola has also made brief appearances in films such as Lenny the Wonder Dog and Love in the Time of Cholera.
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