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Colombian actress and model (born 1995)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Ospina.
Laura González
Miss Colombia 2017, Laura González
BornLaura González Ospina
(1995-02-22) 22 February 1995 (age 29)
Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia
Other namesLaura Barjum
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Cartagena 2016
Miss Colombia 2016
Years active2015–present
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Colombia 2016
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2017
(1st Runner-Up)

Laura González Ospina (born 22 February 1995), also known as Laura Barjum, is a Colombian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was Miss Colombia 2017 and later represented her country at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant, where she finished 1st Runner-Up.

Personal life

González was born in Cali but moved to Cartagena when she was six months old. She attended high school in Cartagena Modern Gymnasium and Dramatic Art at the School of Education Actoral House Ensemble. She speaks Spanish, English and French.

Pageantry

On 20 March 2017, González was crowned Miss Colombia 2017. She then represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2017, where she finished as the 1st Runner-up. This marked the fourth year in a row that the delegate from Colombia placed in the pageant's Top 3.

Filmography

González participated in the telenovela La Cacica playing Chechi and has also been featured in several films.

Television

Year Title Role
2017 La Cacica Chechi

References

  1. Cali, Casa Editorial El País (21 March 2017). "Laura González Ospina, la reina que venció al bullying". elpais.com.co. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. "Laura González Ospina". IMDb.
  3. "Laura Gonzalez Ospina crowned as Miss Colombia 2017". 23 June 2017.
  4. "Laura González es la nueva Señorita Cartagena". El Universal. eluniversal. 6 May 2016.
  5. "Laura González Ospina, la reina que venció al bullying". elpais.com.co. 21 March 2017.
  6. "Heres the final question that decided the winner of Miss Universe 2017". Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. "La Señorita Colombia actúa en la novela del Canal Caracol 'La Cacica' – Entretengo". Entretengo (in European Spanish). 22 March 2017.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded byHaiti Raquel Pélissier Miss Universe 1st Runner-up
2017
Succeeded bySouth Africa Tamaryn Green
Preceded byAndrea Tovar Miss Colombia
2017
Succeeded byGabriela Tafur
Preceded byAndrea Tovar Miss Universe Colombia
2017
Succeeded byValeria Morales
Miss Colombia titleholders
1930s
  • Yolanda Emiliani (1934)
1940s
  • María de la Piedad Gómez (1947)
  • Myriam Carolina Sojo (1949)
1950s
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
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
2010s
2020s
Miss Universe Colombia representatives
Miss Colombia
(1958-1960)
Miss Colombia Universe
(1961-1965)
  • 1961 - Patricia Whitman
  • 1962 - Olga Lucía Botero
  • 1963 - María Álvarez
  • 1964 - Alba Ramírez Plaza
  • 1965 - María Victoria Ocampo
Miss Colombia
(1966-2019)
Miss Universe Colombia
(2020-present)
Colombia at Miss Universe
Miss Universe Flag of Colombia
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
  • Ella Cecilia Escandón (1974)
  • Aura Maria Mojica (1977)
  • Mary Shirley Sáenz (1978)
4th runner-up
Top 5-6
Top 10-12
Top 12-16
Top 20-21
Miss Universe 2017 national titleholders
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