Valeria Ayos

{{Infobox pageant titleholder

| name = Valeria Ayos

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| birth_name = Valeria Maria Ayos Bossa

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| birth_place = Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia

| education =

| alma_mater = Jorge Tadeo Lozano University

| spouse = {{marriage|Cristhian Lerma Beltrán|28 January 2023}}

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| height = 1.76 m{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

| hair_color = Brown{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

| eye_color = Brown{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

| title = {{Ubl

| Miss Earth Colombia 2018

| Miss Earth–Water 2018

| Miss Universe Cartagena 2021

| Miss Universe Colombia 2021

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| competitions = {{Ubl

| Miss Earth Colombia 2018

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| Miss Earth 2018

| (Miss Earth–Water)

| Miss Universe Colombia 2021

| (Winner)

| Miss Universe 2021

| (Top 5)

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Valeria María Ayos Bossa (born 20 March 1994) is a Colombian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Colombia 2021. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2021 in Israel where she finished as a top 5 finalist.

Early life and education

Ayos completed her elementary education in San Andrés Island and her high school education at Instituto Alberto Merani in Bogotá.{{Cite web |title=Instituto Alberto Merani |url=https://www.facebook.com/InstitutoAlbertoMerani/posts/pfbid02vPmMow8oyuCyp2oviSKvVPT1Spp5aP5kvh6agQ4APawyt3e8BoqBhJC6td2Uarj4l |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}} She earned her bachelor's degree in international relations from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogotá, Colombia.{{cite web|date=2018-04-16|title=Valeria Ayos Bossa participará en el concurso Miss Earth 2018|url=https://elextra.co/valeria-ayos-bossa-participara-en-el-concurso-miss-earth-2018/|website=El Extra|language=es|accessdate=20 September 2018}}

Pageantry

=Miss Earth Colombia 2018=

On 23 August 2018, Ayos won Miss Earth Colombia 2018, held in General Saulo Gil Ramirez Sendoya Auditorium in Bogotá succeeding Juliana Franco.{{Cite web|date=2018-08-26|title=Valeria Ayos Bossa, la cartagenera que ganó Miss Earth Colombia|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.co/farandula/valeria-ayos-bossa-la-cartagenera-que-gano-miss-earth-colombia-285991-LUEU402900|access-date=2021-10-28|website=El Universal|language=ES-es}}

=Miss Earth 2018=

Ayos represented Colombia at the Miss Earth 2018 pageant which was held at MOA Arena, Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, the Philippines and finished as Miss Earth - Water 2018.{{Cite web|date=2018-11-03|title=La cartagenera Valeria Ayos Bossa se coronó como la nueva 'Miss Water'|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.co/farandula/la-cartagenera-valeria-ayos-bossa-se-corono-como-la-nueva-miss-water-291246-IUEU409133|access-date=2021-10-28|website=El Universal|language=ES-es}}{{Cite web|last=Adina|first=Armin|date=2018-11-03|title=Nguyen Phuong Khanh from Vietnam crowned as Miss Earth 2018|url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/312176/miss-earth-2018-nguyen-phurong-khanh/|access-date=2021-10-28|website=Inquirer Lifestyle|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2018-11-03|title=FULL LIST: Winners, Miss Earth 2018|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/winners-coronation-november-3-2018|access-date=2021-10-28|website=Rappler|language=en}}

=Miss Universe Colombia 2020=

Ayos was an official candidate for Miss Universe Colombia 2020, but withdrew after suffering from partial face paralysis.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-09|title=Primero una parálisis facial y después un diagnóstico positivo de COVID19 terminaron sacando a Valeria Ayos del concurso Miss Universo Colombia|url=https://thearchipielagopress.co/primero-un-paralisis-facial-y-despues-un-diagnosticos-positivo-de-covid19-terminaron-sacando-a-valeria-ayos-del-concurso-miss-universo-colombia/|access-date=2021-10-28|website=The Archipielago Press|language=es}}

=Miss Universe Colombia 2021=

Ayos won Miss Universe Colombia 2021 representing Cartagena, Laura Olascuaga of Bolívar.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-10-18|title=Valeria María Ayos, de Cartagena, es la nueva Miss Universe Colombia|url=https://www.elpais.com.co/entretenimiento/valeria-maria-ayos-de-cartagena-es-la-nueva-miss-universe-colombia.html|access-date=2021-10-28|website=El País|language=es}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-10-24|title=Nhan sắc "đáng gờm" của tân Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Colombia 2021|url=https://thoidai.com.vn/nhan-sac-dang-gom-cua-tan-hoa-hau-hoan-vu-colombia-2021-154392.html|access-date=2021-10-28|website=Thời Đại|language=vi}}{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-10-19|title=Nhan sắc tân Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Colombia|url=https://vnexpress.net/nhan-sac-tan-hoa-hau-hoan-vu-colombia-4373905.html|access-date=2021-10-28|website=VnExpress|language=vi}}{{Cite web|title=Conozca más de Valeria Ayos, quien representará a Colombia en Miss Universo|url=https://www.laopinion.com.co/la-o/conozca-mas-de-valeria-ayos-quien-representara-colombia-en-miss-universo|access-date=2021-10-28|website=Noticias de Norte de Santander, Colombia y el mundo|language=es-co}}

=Miss Universe 2021=

Ayos represented her country at Miss Universe 2021, held on 13 December 2021 at the Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel. She finished as a top five finalist.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-13|title=Miss Universe 2021 Live Coverage: Results, winners, and more|url=https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20211212307359/miss-universe-live-coverage-results-winners/|access-date=2021-12-13|website=HOLA|language=en-US}}

Personal life

Ayos married her boyfriend of 12 years, Cristhian Lerma Beltrán on 28 January 2023 at Iglesia de San Pedro Claver, Cartagena de Indias.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elespectador.com/cromos/vida-social/valeria-ayos-ex-miss-universo-colombia-se-caso-en-cartagena-asi-fue-su-boda|title=Valeria Ayos, ex Miss Universo Colombia, se casó en Cartagena. Así fue su boda|publisher=Cromos|website=elespectador.com|language=es|date=30 January 2023|access-date=2 February 2023}}