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Stella Araneta
Stella Marquez Araneta, born Stella Marquez Zawadski and now simply known as Madame Stella Araneta, is a national pageant director (Binibining Pilipinas) and former international beauty queen.
Stella is a Colombian of mixed Spanish and Polish parentage. Araneta was Miss Colombia in 1959 and was therefore able to compete in the Miss Universe pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida placing as a semifinalist. She then competed in the first Miss International beauty pageant held in Long Beach, California, U.S.. She won that competition by half a point, becoming the very first Miss International, and the first Latina Miss International.
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