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Taliana Vargas
Taliana Vargas
First Lady of Cali
	Current
	Assumed role ; January 1, 2024
Mayor	Alejandro Eder
Preceded by	Marcela Patiño
Personal details
Born	Taliana María Vargas Carrillo; December 20, 1987 (age 37); Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
Spouse	Alejandro Eder (m. 2015)
Children	2
Education	Northern Virginia Community College

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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, Colombia, 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]

Pageantry

Miss Colombia 2007

Vargas was crowned as Miss Colombia on November 12, 2007, thus bringing the first crown to her home department of Magdalena, Colombia. During the three-week-long competition, she was also awarded with the Miss Elegance, Best Face Award and The Queen of the Police.

Miss Universe 2008

During the pageant, Vargas was a top 10 finalist in the Best National Costume competition and in the Best In Bikini event (which had no bearings on the selection of the top 15 semi-finalists), Vargas was awarded 2nd place while Miss Mexico, Elisa Nájera, took first place. On 14 July 2008, during the pageant's finals, Vargas was announced as one of the 15 semi-finalists. In the swimsuit competition, she received the highest score with 9.433, thus entering the top 10 in first place. During the evening gown portion, she received one of the highest televised scores in recent years: 9.829.^[9] Vargas thus became one of the 5 final contestants, coming in first place. Despite being the clear winner in two out of the three rounds, after the interview portion, it was Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela who went on to win the title of Miss Universe 2008 while Vargas ended up as 1st Runner-Up. Colombia has reached the 1st Runner-Up in Miss Universe during three consecutive years: Paola Turbay in 1992, Paula Andrea Betancourt in 1993, and Carolina Gomez in 1994. Her placement as 1st Runner-Up was the highest one of Colombia until Paulina Vega's victory in 2014.

Acting career

Taliana appeared in her first leading role as Niña Cabrales in the RCN TV soap opera Chepe Fortuna in 2010. The show, a huge success in Colombia and other parts of South America, won Taliana a TVyNovelas Award for Favourite Actress in a Leading Role.^[10]

Taliana Vargas is the main character in a Colombian soap opera, Rafael Orozco El Idolo. The soap opera is about a Vallenato singer from Valledupar, Colombia and Taliana plays the wife of the singer.

In 2017, she played Paola Salcedo, the wife of the Cali Cartel's security chief in the third season of the American series made by Netflix; Narcos.

She has been the image of various brands in Colombia such as L'Oréal Paris Elvive, Studio F, Nestlé.

Personal life

Vargas has been married since 15 August 2015 to the Cali politician, Alejandro Eder, with whom she has two children named Alicia and Antonio. Was active during her husband Alejandro Eder's political campaign for Mayor of Cali. Later on 29 October during the 2023 Colombian regional and municipal elections Alejandro would be elected as the new mayor of Cali, making her the new First Lady of Cali, her new role being that of social manager during the local administration of Alejandro Eder.

References

^ Urrea, Ángela (30 October 2023). "Ella es Taliana Vargas, exreina de belleza y actriz que se convirtió en primera dama de Cali". noticias.caracoltv.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^ "Ella es Taliana Vargas, la nueva primera dama de Cali que pausó su exitosa carrera para apoyar a Alejandro Eder". publimetro.co. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^ "Se casó Taliana Vargas con el empresario Alejandro Éder". elespectador.com. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "¿Quién es Taliana María Vargas?" (in Spanish). Caracol TV. Retrieved 13 July 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Taliana María Vargas Carrillo, la nueva Señorita Colombia" (in Spanish). RCN TV. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
^ "Taliana Vargas: Acting and being a beauty queen are poles apart". Inquirer.net. 2018.
^ "Quiere añadir alegría a su país con triunfo" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
^ "Perfil: así es Taliana Vargas, la virreina universal" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
^ "Virreinato para Taliana". Elespectador (in Spanish). El Espectador. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
^ Premio TV y Novelas a Mejor actriz de telenovela: Taliana Vargas de Chepe Fortuna

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Natália Guimarães	Miss Universe 1st Runner-Up 2008	Succeeded by Ada de la Cruz
Preceded by Eileen Roca	Miss Colombia 2007	Succeeded by Michelle Rouillard
Preceded by Malka Irina Piña	Miss Magdalena 2007	Succeeded by María Pinedo Manrique

[1] Urrea, Ángela (30 October 2023). "Ella es Taliana Vargas, exreina de belleza y actriz que se convirtió en primera dama de Cali". noticias.caracoltv.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[2] "Ella es Taliana Vargas, la nueva primera dama de Cali que pausó su exitosa carrera para apoyar a Alejandro Eder". publimetro.co. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[3] "Se casó Taliana Vargas con el empresario Alejandro Éder". elespectador.com. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[caracoltv-4] "¿Quién es Taliana María Vargas?" (in Spanish). Caracol TV. Retrieved 13 July 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}

[rcntv-5] "Taliana María Vargas Carrillo, la nueva Señorita Colombia" (in Spanish). RCN TV. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2007.

[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 18 February 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2008.

[8] "Perfil: así es Taliana Vargas, la virreina universal" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2008.

[elespectador-9] "Virreinato para Taliana". Elespectador (in Spanish). El Espectador. Retrieved 14 July 2008.

[10] Premio TV y Novelas a Mejor actriz de telenovela: Taliana Vargas de Chepe Fortuna

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+{{Short description|Colombian model (born 1987)}}
-{{family name hatnote|Vargas|Carrillo|lang=Spanish}}
+{{family name hatnote|Vargas|Carrillo|lang=Spanish}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}{{Use American English|date=December 2024}}
 {{Infobox officeholder
 | name                = Taliana Vargas
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 | 1blankname          = Mayor
 | 1namedata           = [[Alejandro Eder]]
-| status              = [[First lady|Designed]]
+| status              = [[First lady|Current]]
 | term_label          = Assumed role<!--DO NOT REMOVE, as First Lady is a role, not a political office-->
 | term_start          = January 1, 2024<!--DO NOT EDIT, as doing so will add the "Incumbent" label to her infobox. (Why shouldn’t the incumbent appear?)-->
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 | education           = [[Northern Virginia Community College]]
 | website             =
-| title               = [[Miss Colombia 2007|Señorita Colombia 2007]]
+| title               =
 }}
-'''Taliana María Vargas Carrillo''' (born December 20, 1987)<ref name="caracoltv">{{cite web|publisher=[[Caracol TV]]|title=¿Quién es Taliana María Vargas?|url=http://caracoltv.com/entretenimiento_interna.asp?hid_id_menu=53&hid_id=6653| accessdate=2008-07-13|language=es}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> is a Colombian model who was crowned [[Miss Colombia 2007]]<ref name="rcntv">{{cite web|publisher=[[RCN TV]]|title=Taliana María Vargas Carrillo, la nueva Señorita Colombia|url=http://www.canalrcn.com/programas/concursoNacionalDeBelleza2007/|accessdate=2007-11-12|language=es |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071110073210/http://www.canalrcn.com/programas/concursoNacionalDeBelleza2007/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-11-10}}</ref>  and placed 1st Runner-Up at [[Miss Universe 2008]]. Vargas is a student of [[Journalism]] at the [[Northern Virginia Community College]] in [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]], [[Virginia]].
+'''Taliana María Vargas Carrillo''' (born December 20, 1987)<ref name="caracoltv">{{cite web|publisher=[[Caracol TV]]|title=¿Quién es Taliana María Vargas?|url=http://caracoltv.com/entretenimiento_interna.asp?hid_id_menu=53&hid_id=6653| accessdate=2008-07-13|language=es}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> is a Colombian model and [[beauty pageant]] titleholder who was crowned [[Miss Colombia 2007]]<ref name="rcntv">{{cite web|publisher=[[RCN TV]]|title=Taliana María Vargas Carrillo, la nueva Señorita Colombia|url=http://www.canalrcn.com/programas/concursoNacionalDeBelleza2007/|accessdate=2007-11-12|language=es |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071110073210/http://www.canalrcn.com/programas/concursoNacionalDeBelleza2007/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-11-10}}</ref>  and placed 1st Runner-Up at [[Miss Universe 2008]]. Vargas is a student of [[Journalism]] at the [[Northern Virginia Community College]] in [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]], [[Virginia]].{{cn|date=March 2024}}
-Born and raised in [[Santa Marta]], Vargas is of [[Greece|Greek]] and [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] descent through her grandparents, and has [[Italy|Italian]] relatives.<ref>{{Cite web|year=2018|title=Taliana Vargas: Acting and being a beauty queen are poles apart|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/268868/taliana-vargas-acting-beauty-queen-poles-apart|website=Inquirer.net}}</ref><ref name="caracoltv" /><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Primera Hora |title=Quiere añadir alegría a su país con triunfo |url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/otros_asi/espectaculos_asi/quiere_anadir_alegria_a_su_pais_con_triunfo/208418 |accessdate=2008-07-13 |language=es |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218153850/http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/otros_asi/espectaculos_asi/quiere_anadir_alegria_a_su_pais_con_triunfo/208418 |archivedate=February 18, 2009 }}</ref>  She speaks fluent Spanish, English, and Italian, as well as some Greek and Arabic.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[El Tiempo (Colombia)|El Tiempo]]|title=Perfil: así es Taliana Vargas, la virreina universal|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/vidadehoy/2008-07-13/perfil-asi-es-taliana-vargas-la-virreina-universal_4375759-1|accessdate=2008-07-13|language=es|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107232817/http://www.eltiempo.com/vidadehoy/2008-07-13/perfil-asi-es-taliana-vargas-la-virreina-universal_4375759-1|archivedate=2009-01-07}}</ref>
+Born and raised in [[Santa Marta]], Colombia, Vargas is of [[Greece|Greek]] and [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] descent through her grandparents, and has [[Italy|Italian]] relatives.<ref>{{Cite web|year=2018|title=Taliana Vargas: Acting and being a beauty queen are poles apart|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/268868/taliana-vargas-acting-beauty-queen-poles-apart|website=Inquirer.net}}</ref><ref name="caracoltv" /><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Primera Hora |title=Quiere añadir alegría a su país con triunfo |url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/otros_asi/espectaculos_asi/quiere_anadir_alegria_a_su_pais_con_triunfo/208418 |accessdate=2008-07-13 |language=es |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218153850/http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/otros_asi/espectaculos_asi/quiere_anadir_alegria_a_su_pais_con_triunfo/208418 |archivedate=February 18, 2009 }}</ref>  She speaks fluent [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[English language|English]], and [[Italian language|Italian]], as well as some [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[Arabic]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[El Tiempo (Colombia)|El Tiempo]]|title=Perfil: así es Taliana Vargas, la virreina universal|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/vidadehoy/2008-07-13/perfil-asi-es-taliana-vargas-la-virreina-universal_4375759-1|accessdate=2008-07-13|language=es|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107232817/http://www.eltiempo.com/vidadehoy/2008-07-13/perfil-asi-es-taliana-vargas-la-virreina-universal_4375759-1|archivedate=2009-01-07}}</ref>
 ==Pageantry==
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 ===Miss Universe 2008===
 {{Main|Miss Universe 2008}}
-During the pageant, Vargas was a top 10 finalist in the Best National Costume competition and in the Best In Bikini event (which had no bearings on the selection of the top 15 semi-finalists), Vargas was awarded 2nd place while Miss Mexico, [[Elisa Nájera]], took first place. On July 14, 2008 during the pageant's finals, Vargas was announced as one of the 15 semi-finalists. In the swimsuit competition, she received the highest score with 9.433, thus entering the top 10 in first place. During the evening gown portion, she received one of the highest televised scores in recent years: 9.829.<ref name="elespectador">{{cite web|publisher=[[El Espectador]]|title= Virreinato para Taliana |url=http://elespectador.com/node/25891|accessdate=2008-07-14|language=es}}</ref> Vargas thus became one of the 5 final contestants, coming in first place. Despite being the clear winner in two out of the three rounds, after the interview portion, it was [[Dayana Mendoza]] of [[Venezuela]] who went on to win title of [[Miss Universe 2008]] while Vargas ended up as 1st Runner-Up. Colombia has  reached  the 1st Runner-Up in Miss Universe during three consecutive years: [[Paola Turbay]] in 1992, [[Paula Andrea Betancur|Paula Andrea Betancourt]] in 1993, and [[Carolina Gómez|Carolina Gomez]] in 1994. Her placement as 1st Runner-Up was the highest one of Colombia until [[Paulina Vega]]'s win in [[Miss Universe 2014|2014]].
+During the pageant, Vargas was a top 10 finalist in the Best National Costume competition and in the Best In Bikini event (which had no bearings on the selection of the top 15 semi-finalists), Vargas was awarded 2nd place while Miss Mexico, [[Elisa Nájera]], took first place. On 14 July 2008, during the pageant's finals, Vargas was announced as one of the 15 semi-finalists. In the swimsuit competition, she received the highest score with 9.433, thus entering the top 10 in first place. During the evening gown portion, she received one of the highest televised scores in recent years: 9.829.<ref name="elespectador">{{cite news|publisher=[[El Espectador]]|title= Virreinato para Taliana |newspaper= Elespectador |url=http://elespectador.com/node/25891|accessdate=2008-07-14|language=es}}</ref> Vargas thus became one of the 5 final contestants, coming in first place. Despite being the clear winner in two out of the three rounds, after the interview portion, it was [[Dayana Mendoza]] of [[Venezuela]] who went on to win the title of [[Miss Universe 2008]] while Vargas ended up as 1st Runner-Up. Colombia has  reached  the 1st Runner-Up in Miss Universe during three consecutive years: [[Paola Turbay]] in 1992, [[Paula Andrea Betancur|Paula Andrea Betancourt]] in 1993, and [[Carolina Gómez|Carolina Gomez]] in 1994. Her placement as 1st Runner-Up was the highest one of Colombia until [[Paulina Vega]]'s victory in [[Miss Universe 2014|2014]].
 ==Acting career==
 Taliana appeared in her first leading role as Niña Cabrales in the [[RCN TV]] soap opera ''Chepe Fortuna'' in 2010. The show, a huge success in Colombia and other parts of [[South America]], won Taliana a [[TVyNovelas]] Award for Favourite Actress in a Leading Role.<ref>[http://www.lafiscalia.com/2011/03/26/premio-tv-y-novelas-a-mejor-actriz-de-telenovela-taliana-vargas-de-chepe-fortuna/ Premio TV y Novelas a Mejor actriz de telenovela: Taliana Vargas de Chepe Fortuna]</ref>
-Taliana Vargas is the main character in a Colombian soap opera ''Rafael Orozco El Idolo''. The soap opera is about a Vallenato singer from Valledupar, Colombia and Taliana plays the wife of the singer.
+Taliana Vargas is the main character in a Colombian soap opera, ''Rafael Orozco El Idolo''. The soap opera is about a Vallenato singer from Valledupar, Colombia and Taliana plays the wife of the singer.
 In 2017, she played Paola Salcedo, the wife of the [[Cali Cartel]]'s security chief in the third season  of the American series made by [[Netflix]]; ''[[Narcos]]''.
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 ==Personal life==
-Vargas has been married since August 15, 2015 to the Cali politician, [[Alejandro Eder]], with whom she has two children named Alicia and Antonio. Was active during her husband Alejandro Eder's political campaign for [[Cali|Mayor of Cali]]. Later on October 29, during the [[2023 Colombian regional elections|2023 Regional elections]] Alejandro would be elected as the new mayor of Cali, making her the new [[Cali|First Lady of Cali]], her new role being that of social manager during the local administration of Alejandro Eder.
+Vargas has been married since 15 August 2015 to the Cali politician, [[Alejandro Eder]], with whom she has two children named Alicia and Antonio. Was active during her husband Alejandro Eder's political campaign for [[Cali|Mayor of Cali]]. Later on 29 October during the [[2023 Colombian regional and municipal elections]] Alejandro would be elected as the new mayor of Cali, making her the new [[Cali|First Lady of Cali]], her new role being that of social manager during the local administration of Alejandro Eder.
 ==References==
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 {{Succession box
-| before=[[File:Flag_of_Cesar.svg|border|22x20px|Cesar]] [[Eileen Roca]]
+| before=[[Eileen Roca]]
 | title=[[Miss Colombia]]
 | years=[[Miss Colombia 2007|2007]]
-| after=[[File:Flag_of_Cauca.svg|border|22x20px|Cauca]] [[Michelle Rouillard]]
+| after=[[Michelle Rouillard]]
 }}
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v t e Miss Colombia titleholders
1930s	Yolanda Emiliani (1934)
1940s	María de la Piedad Gómez (1947) Myriam Carolina Sojo (1949)
1950s	María Leonor Navia (1951) Luz Marina Cruz (1953) Ligia Gallón Domínguez (1955) Doris Gil Santamaría (1957) Luz Marina Zuluaga (1958) María Stella Márquez (1959)
1960s	Sonia Heidman Gómez (1961) Martha Ligia Restrepo (1962) Leonor Duplat Sanjuán (1963) Martha Cecilia Calero (1964) Edna Margarita Rudd Lucena (1965) Elsa María Garrido (1966) Luz Elena Restrepo (1967) Margarita Reyes Zawadzky (1968) María Luisa Riasco (1969)
1970s	Piedad Mejía Trujillo (1970) María Luisa Lignarolo (1971) Ana Agudelo Correa (1972) Ella Cecilia Escandón (1973) Martha Lucía Echeverry (1974) María Helena Reyes (1975) Aura María Mojica (1976) Mary Shirley Sáenz (1977) Ana Milena Parra (1978) Patricia Arbeláez (1979)
1980s	Nini Johanna Soto (1980) María Teresa Gómez (1981) Julie Pauline Sáenz (1982) Susana Caldas (1983) Sandra Borda Caldas (1984) María Mónica Urbina (1985) María Patricia López (1986) Diana Patricia Arévalo (1987) María Teresa Eugorrola (1988) Lizeth Mahecha (1989)
1990s	Maribel Gutiérrez (1990) Paola Turbay (1991) Paula Andrea Betancur (1992) Carolina Gómez (1993) Tatiana Castro (1994) Lina María Gaviria (1995) Claudia Elena Vásquez (1996) Silvia Fernanda Ortiz (1997) Marianella Maal Paccini (1998) Catalina Acosta (1999)
2000s	Andrea Nocetti (2000) Vanessa Mendoza (2001) Diana Lucía Mantilla (2002) Catherine Daza (2003) Adriana Tarud Durán (2004) Valerie Domínguez (2005) Eileen Roca (2006) Taliana Vargas (2007) Michelle Rouillard (2008) Natalia Navarro (2009)
2010s	Catalina Robayo (2010) Daniella Álvarez (2011) Lucia Aldana (2012) Paulina Vega (2013) Ariadna Gutiérrez (2014) Andrea Tovar (2015) Laura González (2016) Valeria Morales (2017) Gabriela Tafur (2018) María Fernanda Aristizábal (2019)
2020s	Valentina Espinosa Guzmán (2021) Sofía Osío (2022) Catalina Duque Abréu (2024)