Gabriela Tafur

{{short description|Colombian lawyer, model, and beauty pageant titleholder}}

{{Infobox pageant titleholder

| name = Gabriela Tafur

| image =Gabriela Tafur 2018.jpg

| caption = Tafur in 2018

| birth_name = Gabriela Tafur Náder

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|07|07|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia

| height =

| alma_mater = University of Los Andes

| spouse = {{marriage|Esteban Santos|2024}}

| relatives = {{plainlist|

Juan Manuel Santos (Father-in-law)
María Clemencia de Santos (Mother-in-law)

}}

| hair_color = Light Brown

| eye_color = Brown

| title = Miss Colombia 2018

| competitions = {{ubl|Miss Colombia 2018|(Winner)|Miss Universe 2019| (Top 5)}}

}}

Gabriela Tafur Náder (born 7 July 1995) is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2018. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019 and reached placed in the Top 5 finalist.{{Cite web |last=noticiasrcn.com |date=8 December 2019 |title=¡Orgullo colombiano! Gabriela Tafur quedó en el top 5 de Miss Universo 2019 |url=https://www.noticiasrcn.com/entretenimiento/orgullo-colombiano-gabriela-tafur-quedo-en-el-top-5-de-miss-universo-2019-350315 |access-date=31 December 2023 |website=¡Orgullo colombiano! Gabriela Tafur quedó en el top 5 de Miss Universo 2019 |language=es}}

Early life and education

Tafur was born in Cali on 7 July 1995 to parents Octavio Tafur and Olga Liliana Náder. She is of Lebanese descent (on her mother's side); her grandfather was originally from Chartoun, Aley District in Lebanon, and immigrated to Colombia during the Lebanese Civil War.{{cite web|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1143870/la-nouvelle-miss-colombie-est-dorigine-libanaise.html|title=La nouvelle Miss Colombie est d'origine libanaise|date=16 November 2018|language=fr}} She speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese.{{Cite web |title=Srta. Colombia® 2019 Gabriela Tafur Nader {{!}} Señorita Colombia |url=https://www.srtacolombia.org/es/reinas/srta-colombiar-2019-gabriela-tafur-nader |access-date=31 December 2023 |website=www.srtacolombia.org}}

After graduating from Colegio Bolivar in Cali, Tafur moved to Bogotá to study law at the University of Los Andes, where she graduated cum laude. Tafur then worked as a lawyer in the legal department of Microsoft Colombia, and acted as a coordinator for the commercial law specialization at the University of Los Andes.{{cite web|url=http://eldiario.com.co/seccion/MODA-IN/gabriela-tafur-se-orita-colombia-2019-denominada-miss-acad-mica-1811.html|website=eldiario.com|title=Gabriela Tafur Señorita Colombia 2019 denominada "Miss Académica"|date=16 November 2020 |language=es}}

Pageantry

=Miss Colombia 2018=

In 2018, Tafur competed in and won Miss Colombia 2018 in Cartagena, Colombia. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Valeria Morales. Tafur won two supplementary titles: Miss Punctuality Bulova and Queen of the Police.{{cite web|url=https://www.lafm.com.co/entretenimiento/gabriela-tafur-senorita-colombia-2018-suena-con-lanzarse-la-politica|website=lafm.com|title=Gabriela Tafur, Señorita Colombia 2018, sueña con lanzarse a la política|date=12 December 2018 |language=es}}

As Miss Colombia, she was invited to the Lebanese diaspora energy conference held in Lebanon in June 2019.{{cite web |url=http://www.srtacolombia.org/es/recurso/senorita-colombiar-asiste-conferencia-lde-en-el-libano|title=Señorita Colombia® asiste a conferencia LDE en el Líbano|date=5 June 2019}}

=Miss Universe 2019=

Tafur represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019, wildcards and reached the top five.{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-universe/gabriela-tafur-nader-crowned-senorita-colombia-2019/videoshow/66604511.cms|website=indiatimes.com|title=Gabriela Tafur Nader crowned Senorita Colombia 2019}}{{cite news |title="Menos corrupción, más calidad": Gabriela Tafur habló del Paro Nacional y defendió las protestas |url=https://www.protagonista.com.co/reinas/gabriela-tafur-hablo-del-paro-nacional-y-los-problemas-en-el-pais/ |work=Protagonista |date=9 December 2019 |language=es}}

Private Life

On 7 September 2024, at Hacienda Manuelita in Valle del Cauca, Tafur married Esteban Santos, the youngest son of former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and María Clemencia de Santos.{{Cite web |date=7 September 2024 |title=Una boda real: Gabriela Tafur y Esteban Santos se casan en Cali |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.co/farandula/2024/09/07/una-boda-real-gabriela-tafur-y-esteban-santos-se-casan-en-cali/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=www.eluniversal.com.co |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=Barros |first=Por Danny |date=8 September 2024 |title=Así fue la fiesta de Gabriela Tafur y Esteban Santos luego de su boda: Greeicy Rendón prendió la rumba |url=https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2024/09/08/asi-fue-la-fiesta-de-gabriela-tafur-y-esteban-santos-luego-de-su-boda-greeicy-rendon-prendio-la-rumba/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}{{Cite web |last=Tendencias |first=Redacción |date=7 September 2024 |title=Las imágenes que deja el matrimonio de Gabriela Tafur y Esteban Santos |url=https://www.elheraldo.co/famosos/matrimonio-de-gabriela-tafur-y-esteban-santos-este-sabado-7-de-septiembre-estas-son-las |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=ELHERALDO.CO |language=es-CO}}