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MIAMI (AP) —Miss Colombia Paulina Vega
a relative pageant newer
has been crowned MissUniverse
beating out first runner-up Miss USA Nia Sanchez and contestants frommore than 80 other countries at Sunday's pageant in Miami.
Vega
a 22-year-oldstudent of business administration from Barranquilla
Colombia
said she wouldwear the crown with "pride and excitement" as she heard the news thatfans in Colombia had taken to the streets to celebrate.
Although she was farfrom home
Vega said she still felt the support from local Latinos.
虽然远离家乡，维嘉说她仍感受到了来自当地拉美同胞们的支持。
"It felt likehome. I felt like I was in Colombia with my people. I felt that support inevery moment of the pageant
" she said
wearing a sparkling silver gownwith vertical stripes at a press conference after the petition.
Real estate mogul andreality TV star Donald Trump
who owns the pageant
said many predicted Vegawould take the crown a few weeks ago when contestants first arrived in Miamifor the festivities.
"From the minuteshe walked in the building
people said
'She's a star
'" Trump said.
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega reacts after hearing she has bee MissUniverse at the Miss Universe pageant.
Trump said Colombiawas in the running to host next year's pageant but noted China was also astrong candidate.
Vega's win keeps thetitle in the hands of another Latina — reigning Miss Universe Gabriela Isler isfrom Venezuela. Beauty pageants are big business in Latin America
where girlsare groomed for the contests from a young age and where Vega said women find"a lot of pride" in representing their country.
Crowd favorite MissVenezuela Migbelis Lyte Castellanos was cut after the top had tremendous support and pressure locally and back home. The Miami suburbof Doral
which was host to the women during their stay
is also known as"Doralzuela" for its many Venezuelan residents.
Pageants andperformance run in Vega's family. Her grandmother
Elvira Castillo
was MissAtlántico 1953 (Colombia) and her grandfather is legendary tenor Gastón Vega.
But the contestsleading up to Miss Universe were a first for Vega
who is one of eightchildren. She also said they would be her last
as she is eager to return toher business studies
saying: "It gives me independence. I want to have myown pany."
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega poses during the Miss Universe pageantin Miami
Sunday
Jan. 25
2015.
After Sanchez
the24-year-old Miss USA from Las Vegas
Nevada
the second runner-up was MissUkraine Diana Harkusha. Miss Jamaica Kaci Fennell and Miss Netherlands Yasmin Verheijen were also among the top five
emerging from the field of 88 contestants.
Fennell stood out withher short
spiky haircut and feisty personality.
"I don't havelong tresses like everyone else. I'm just representing myself
and that's whatbeauty pageants are all about
" said Fennell
who wore a long
red beadedevening gown. "You don't have to look a certain way ... and I feel like Irepresent that."
As Miss Universe
Vegawill receive an undisclosed salary
a luxury apartment in New York
a wardrobeand oodles of beauty products
and a one-year scholarship from the New YorkFilm Academy.
"It will be adream e true to represent the woman of today
" Vega said earlier in theweek. "A woman that not only cares about being beautiful and beingglamorous
but also cares about being a professional
intelligent
hard-workingperson."