Daniella Álvarez

Daniella Margarita Álvarez Vásquez (born May 24, 1988 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian model who holds the title of Miss Colombia 2011 and represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2012.

Born in Barranquilla on May 24, 1988, Daniella is the daughter of Gustavo Alvarez and Zandra Vásquez. She has two siblings, named Andrea and Richard. She is a Social Communicator and Journalism graduate from the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla. She is now in her second half of specializing in "Organizational development and human processes" at the same institution. She is fluent in English and German. Her measurements are 85-63-97, height 1.73 meters (5 ft 8.5in).

Miss Colombia 2011

In 2011 Daniella, representing the Caribbean coastal department of Atlantico, was the winner of the Miss Colombia pageant, which was held in the historical city of Cartagena De Indias. She was crowned on November 14 by outgoing titleholder, Catalina Robayo Vargas, Miss Colombia 2010. Daniella got the highest score of 9.6 in the evening gown competition. (The swimsuit scores have not been published to the public.) She became the 10th woman to be crowned Miss Colombia from her department, Atlantico, thus making it the most successful department, followed closely by Valle with 9 crowns and Santander with 7 crowns.

Miss Universe 2012

Daniella Álvarez represented Colombia in the 61st Miss Universe contest, which was held in Las Vegas in 2012.