Lía won her first beauty contest in early 1996 when she became queen of the Las Tablas carnival, a title that had previously been won by her aunt by the same name Lía Victoria Borrero de Jurado.
Señorita Panamá
She competed in the Miss Panama competition that same year, where she beat other 14 contestants and became Miss Panama 1996. This gave her the opportunity to compete in the Miss Universe 1997 pageant, broadcast live from Miami Beach, Florida.
Miss Universe
She was a Top 6 finalist, the highest placement ever by a Panamanian at the time (a record that would not be surpassed until 2002). Miss USA, Brook Mahealani Lee would be the eventual winner.
Miss International
Later, she was invited to participate in the Miss International 1998 beauty pageant, which is annually held in Japan. On September 26, 1998, she became the first ever Panamanian to win a major international pageant, overcoming other strong delegates such as Venezuela and Colombia. She worked for the International Culture Association (ICA) during her year-long reign, helping the One Love Fund, a foundation that gives donations to people who suffer from natural disasters, through the creation of goodwill activities.
References
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lía, borrero, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, borrero, second, maternal, family, name, gonzález, lía, victoria, borrero, gonzález, born, august, 1976, panamanian, beauty, queen, first, panamanian, delegate, history, major, beauty, pageant, title. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Borrero and the second or maternal family name is Gonzalez Lia Victoria Borrero Gonzalez born August 22 1976 is a Panamanian beauty queen who the first Panamanian delegate in history to win a major beauty pageant the title of Miss International 1998 1 Lia Victoria BorreroBornLia Victoria Borrero Gonzalez 1976 08 22 August 22 1976 age 46 Las Tablas Los Santos PanamaHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Beauty pageant titleholderTitleSenorita Panama 1996 Miss Panama International 1998 Miss International 1998Hair colorBlackEye colorBrownMajorcompetition s Senorita Panama 1996 Winner Miss Universe 1997 Top 6 Miss International 1998 Winner Contents 1 Early life 2 Senorita Panama 3 Miss Universe 4 Miss International 5 ReferencesEarly life EditLia won her first beauty contest in early 1996 when she became queen of the Las Tablas carnival a title that had previously been won by her aunt by the same name Lia Victoria Borrero de Jurado Senorita Panama EditShe competed in the Miss Panama competition that same year where she beat other 14 contestants and became Miss Panama 1996 This gave her the opportunity to compete in the Miss Universe 1997 pageant broadcast live from Miami Beach Florida Miss Universe EditShe was a Top 6 finalist the highest placement ever by a Panamanian at the time a record that would not be surpassed until 2002 Miss USA Brook Mahealani Lee would be the eventual winner Miss International EditLater she was invited to participate in the Miss International 1998 beauty pageant which is annually held in Japan On September 26 1998 she became the first ever Panamanian to win a major international pageant overcoming other strong delegates such as Venezuela and Colombia She worked for the International Culture Association ICA during her year long reign helping the One Love Fund a foundation that gives donations to people who suffer from natural disasters through the creation of goodwill activities References Edit Pageant Almanac Archived from the original on July 11 2006 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008 Awards and achievementsPreceded by Consuelo Adler Miss International1998 Succeeded by Paulina GalvezPreceded by Reyna Royo Rivera Senorita Panama1996 Succeeded by Tanisha DrummondVacantTitle last held byBetzy Achurra 1996 Miss Panama International1998 Succeeded byBlanca Espinosa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lia Borrero amp oldid 1055225545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
