Señorita Colombia 2007 - 2008 Taliana Maria Vargas Carrillo, who competed as Señorita Magdalena

Miss Colombia is officially known as the Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Colombia, (National Beauty Contest.) It is the most significant pageant in a country that, like neighboring Venezuela, gives incredible weight to beauty contests. The Miss Colombia pageant elects representatives to Miss Universe and Miss International. The Miss Mundo Colombia pageant is a separate and smaller event that sends Colombia's representative to Miss World. The Miss Earth Colombia pageant is a separate yet sizable country-wide search for Colombia's representative to Miss Earth. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 352 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (480 × 817 pixels, file size: 46 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 352 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (480 × 817 pixels, file size: 46 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Motto: Liderazgo, Seguridad y Transparencia (Spanish: Leadership, Security and Transparency) Anthem: Himno del Magdalena The Department of Magdalena shown in red Established July 25, 1824 Region Caribbean Region Capital Santa Marta Number of Municipalities 31 Governor - Governors Political Party Trino Luna Correa Colombian Liberal Party Area Total  - Land  - Water... A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical appearance. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) is the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world. ... This article is about the pageant. ... Miss Earth is an annual female spectacle event and currently one of the top three international beauty pageants in the world founded in 2001 by Carousel Productions, Inc. ...

The Miss Colombia pageant is one of the most important cultural events in the country, held annually in the city of Cartagena de Indias. Massive coverage is given by the media to the contest, including by Cromos magazine which devotes entire issues to the individual contestants favored to win, and four covers of the magazine are devoted to the pageant in a 4-week period. For other places with the same name, see Cartagena (disambiguation). ...

Additionally, every major network sends news crews, and even have special sets built by the beach in Cartagena to report live for at least fifteen minutes every day towards the end of the news broadcast on the goings-on of the contestants. Aspirants must compete in their respective Departments (about twenty of which are represented each year, fluctuating due to the continuing civil unrest in the country) to earn a title for the pageant.

Rules

Colombia has the strictest rules regarding participation of any Miss Universe preliminary: once a contestant registers for the pageant, she is confined to her own Department and cannot jump states/provinces as happens frequently elsewhere. However, she can participate more than once for the same department; the winner of the pageant in 2003 had already come in fourth place at the Miss Valle pageant the year before she won and eventually went on to win the national crown. Preliminary may refer to Preliminary English Test Preliminary examination Preliminary finals Preliminary hearing Preliminary Multistate Bar Review Preliminary Notice Category: ... For other uses, see State (disambiguation). ...

Perhaps this rule is the reason for the intense rivalries that have developed between departments (states) to win the most crowns, a couple of them have garnered a significant number, starting with Atlántico (9), Valle (8), Santander (7), Antioquia (6). Motto: Capital Barranquilla Governor Carlos Rodado Noriega Area 3,388 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   2,365,663 698 people/km² Adjective Atlanticense Atlantico (Spanish: Atlántico) is a department of Colombia. ... Valle is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ... Motto: Santandereanos siempre adelante (Spanish: People of Santander always ahead) Anthem: Himno de Santander Santander shown in red Established May 13, 1857 Region Andes Region Capital Bucaramanga Number of Provinces 8 Number of Municipalities 87 Governor - Governors Political Party Hugo Heliodoro Aguilar Naranjo Civic Peoples Convergence Area Total... Motto: Capital Medellín Governor Area 63,612 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   5,750,478 90 people/km² Adjective antioqueño Antioquia was one of the states in the original United States of Colombia, and is now a department in the northwest part of the Republic of Colombia. ...

Prelude to the Pageant

The pageant itself always around November 11, and many of the activities, such as the entire production of the Cromos magazines devoted to the pageant take place in the weeks preceding the pageant. is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

There are a number of preliminary events involving the sponsors, such as the election of the Figura Bodytech (the Bodytech Figure) which confers free gym membership at the Bodytech franchise for five years to the contestant with the most toned, harmonious and healthy body of the pageant. Sponsors in the 12 step tradition help the addict to recover by bringing a personal experience of recovery on a one to one basis. ... Harmony is the art of using chords in music. ...

List Of Winners Of Figura Bodytech Prize

• 2002 - Diana Lucia Mantilla (Santander)
• 2003 - Catherine Daza Manchola (Valle del Cauca)
• 2004 - Adriana Tarud (Atlantico)
• 2005 - Valerie Dominguez (Atlantico)
• 2006 - Laura Montoya (Antioquia)
• 2007 - Maria Cristina Diaz Granados Dangond (Bogota)

Interestingly, since the prize was handed out four years ago, the winner of the Bodytech Figure prize has gone on to win Miss Colombia but in 2006 and 2007 they become Runner Ups. There are also prizes for the contestant with the best hair (Silueta Schwarzkopff brand), the most photogenic candidate (Kodak), the most punctual (who receives a Movado watch), most beautiful costume, and even the mothers of the delegates must compete in a talent show to select the "Queen Mother." Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment. ... The Trademark Movado Museum Watch Movado is a Swiss luxury watch company whose name is Esperanto for movement. Movado was founded in 1881 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland by Achilles Ditesheim. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Controversies and Criticism

The pageant has had its share of controversies, ranging from involvement of the country's powerful drug lords (who opulently sponsored many delegates in the early nineties) to allegations of racism. These lollipops were found to contain heroin when inspected by the US DEA The trade of illegal drugs is a global activity consisting of distribution, shipping, dilution and sale to the respective end-customer of a given (at the country or area observed) illegal psychoactive substance. ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Gay bashing Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial...

Involvement of Drug Lords

The involvement of the drug lords became evident when a number of delegates later married their sponsors.

Miss Choco (1996) Zolima Bechara was disqualified as first runner up (who was to attend Miss International) when she visited a drug lord in jail. Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) is the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world. ...

Miss Atlantico Maribel Gutiérrez Tinoco who went on to win the Miss Colombia 1990 crown famously stepped down (after her participation in Miss Universe 1991, where she won the Best National Costume Award) to marry "El Mico" Duran, who was later murdered. Miss Universe 1991 Lupita Jones Miss Universe 1991 was held at Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, USA on May 17, 1991. ...

Racism

In 2001, Vanessa Mendoza of Choco won the pageant, becoming the first black woman to do so and setting off an immense debate over the country's treatment of its black minorities. Vanessa Alexandra Mendoza Bustos (born 1981), better known simply as Vanessa Mendoza, is a fashion model and beauty queen from Colombia. ... This article is about the color. ...

A living "Cinderella" who came from abject poverty, she received numerous awards for her humanitarian work, including a postage stamp issued in her honor (rarely accorded to living celebrities, among them Gabriel Garcia Marquez) and government assistance for her home province, one of the country's poorest. Gustave Dorés illustration for Cendrillon Cinderella (French: Cendrillon) is a popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows what he found. ... Humanitarianism is the view that all people should be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve as human beings, and that advancing the well-being of humanity is a noble goal. ... A selection of Hong Kong postage stamps A postage stamp is evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. ...

Despite being the massive favorite of Latin American papers to win the Miss Universe 2002 pageant, she did not place. Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Miss Universe 2002 Justine Pasek The Miss Universe 2002 pageant was held in Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 29, 2002. ...

Nude Pictorial of Delegates

A number of candidates have been removed as delegates at the departmental (state) level because they have been featured in advertising for underwear or in various states of undress. A pair of mens briefs Undergarments, also called underwear or sometimes intimate clothing, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ...

In 2005 the pageant was rocked by a scandal when Miss Bogotá (the representative of the country's capital) who was chosen through a reality television show, was revealed to have posed with a naked torso (her arms covering her breasts) and exposed buttocks (in a thong) for a health magazine (Salud). She was disqualified by the president of the Concurso Nacional de Belleza (which is a non-profit but private corporation) and the first runner up was also unable to go because she could not prove the 10-year residency requirement. // This article is about the genre of TV shows. ... Bottom commonly refers to the human buttocks but also has other uses. ...

Stung by their removal from the pageant, a number of media in Bogotá attempted to create a scandal over pictures of then-Miss Atlantico Valerie Dominguez who was alleged to have posed in her underwear for a supplement of her hometown newspaper. The committee looked at the pictures and confirmed they were indeed swimwear and she remained in the pageant. She went on to win the Figura Bodytech prize and then the Miss Colombia crown (2005-2006). For other uses, see Bogotá (disambiguation). ... A pair of mens briefs Undergarments, also called underwear or sometimes intimate clothing, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ... Look up supplement in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hometown is primarily used as a generic term for the city or town in which someone grew up, or the place of someones principal residence[1]. Hometown is also used as the specific name of several places in the United States. ...

David Letterman on Miss Colombia

In May 2001, David Letterman joked about the 'special talent' which the then-reigning Miss Colombia Andrea Noceti possessed - that she was able to "swallow 50 balloons full of heroin" for the (non existent) talent competition in the Miss Universe 2001 pageant. The remark not only infuriated the beauty queen, but also the people in Colombia. ^[1] David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. ... For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Miss Universe 2001 was held at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico on May 11, 2001. ...

Miss Colombia openly threatened to sue Letterman but later withdrawn the statement after Letterman formally apologised to her in The Late Show with David Letterman about the quip made. Letterman had invited the beauty queen to appear on his show as a gesture of appeasement. ^[2] It has been suggested that civil trial be merged into this article or section. ... Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... Appeasement is a policy of accepting the imposed conditions of an aggressor in lieu of armed resistance, usually at the sacrifice of principles. ...

Beauty versus Poverty

Colombia has the distinction of being one of a select few countries where taxpayer dollars are actually spent on the pageant: some departmental governments will actually fund their individual contestants, pageants, or even appoint their representatives to the pageant. A tax is an involuntary fee paid by individuals or businesses to a government. ... A state government (provincial government in Canada) is the government of a subnational entity in states with federal forms of government, which shares political power with the federal government or national government. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ...

The fact that each regional government donates a very high sum of money to something apparently useless for a country that has more relevant poverty problems. Donation is a gift to a fund or cause, typically for charitable reasons. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows what he found. ...

Feminism

Feminist groups and advocates also criticize the way women are portrayed in the media, and the sole purpose of an event like this would benefit women at all.

Stand against Plastic Surgery

Raimundo Angulo owner of the Señorita Colombia/Miss Colombia Universe franchise has encouraged pageant hopefuls to refrain from indulging in too much plastic surgery, in an effort to emphasize the importance of natural beauty to young women. Many Colombians were still surprised with the controversial selection of Miss Colombia 2007 Eileen Roca, who, while allegedly free of any plastic surgery, had not been a media favorite to win the crown.

International participation

Despite the country's fascination with pageants and the incredible efforts and funds expended to prepare winners (including appointing them teams of fashion designers and coaches), it has had a mixed record at international contests. Luz Marina Zuluaga remains the country's only Miss Universe, winning in 1958; she was awarded a mansion and tax exemption for life, an honor which is expected to follow any woman who can retake the world title. Colombians have come close on several occasions, always making the top 15, and from 1992 to 1994 Miss Colombia consecutively placed as first runner-up, but the Miss Universe title has continued to elude the country. In 2004, for example, Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez became the first black woman to win the Miss International crown. Brief introduction on the history of fashion design and designers Fashion design is the art dedicated to the creation of wearing apparel and lifestyle. ... Luz Marina Zuluaga (born October 31, 1938) is a former Miss Universe from Pereira, Colombia. ... A tax exemption is an exemption to the tax law of a state or nation in which part of the taxes that would normally be collected from an individual or an organization are instead foregone. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez was born In Cartagena, Colombia. ... Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) is the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world. ...

Interesting Facts

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Among the most notable facts:

• School children are given two weeks' holiday in Cartagena when the pageant arrives.

• The gold crown (18 karats, including a beautiful green emerald on a cross decorated with 7 white cubic zirconia topped by a small crown, surrounded by lions placed upon waves which is the emblem of Cartagena) is designed for the winner by the prestigious and traditional Cesareo Jewelers.

• The winner traditionally confers with the President of Colombia several times during her reign

• The precious tortoise-shell scepter, gold ring and are carried with Miss Colombia at all times while she is in the country, and must be transferred by her hands to her successor in Cartagena.

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Winners

The following is a list of women who have won the Miss Colombia title; note that in the 1950s. the pageant was a bi-annual event:

• 1934 - Yolanda Emiliani Román (Bolívar)
• 1947 - Piedad Gómez Román (Bolívar)
• 1949 - Myriam Sojo Zambrano (Atlántico)
• 1951 - Leonor Navia Orjuela (Valle del Cauca)
• 1953 - Luz Marina Cruz Lozada (Valle del Cauca)
• 1955 - Esperanza Gallón Domínguez (Santander)
• 1957 - Doris Gil Santamaría (Antioquia)
• 1958 - Luz Marina Zuluaga (Miss Universe)
• 1959 - Stella Márquez Zawadski (Nariño)
• 1961 - Sonia Heidman Gómez (Bolívar)
• 1962 - Martha Ligia Restrepo González (Atlántico)
• 1963 - Leonor Duplat San Juan (Norte de Santander)
• 1964 - Martha Cecilia Calero Córdoba (Valle del Cauca)
• 1965 - Edna Margarita Rudd Lucena (Tolima)
• 1966 - Elsa Garrido Cajiao (Cauca)
• 1967 - Luz Elena Restrepo González (Atlántico)
• 1968 - Margarita María Reyes Zawdsky (Valle del Cauca)
• 1969 - María Luisa Riasco Velásquez (Antioquia)
• 1970 - Piedad Mejía Trujillo (Caldas)
• 1971 - María Luisa Lignarolo Martínez (Atlántico)
• 1972 - Ana Lucía Agudelo Correa (Valle del Cauca)
• 1973 - Ella Cecilia Escandón Palacios (Santander)
• 1974 - Martha Lucía Echeverry Trujillo (Valle del Cauca)
• 1975 - María Helena Reyes Abisambra (Bogotá)
• 1976 - Aura María Mojica Salcedo (Valle del Cauca)
• 1977 - Shirley Sáenz Starnes (Bogotá)
• 1978 - Ana Milena Parra Turbay (Santander)
• 1979 - María Patricia Arbeláez (Antioquia)
• 1980 - Nini Johanna Soto González (Santander)
• 1981 - María Teresa Gómez Fajardo (Antioquia)
• 1982 - Julie Pauline Sáenz Starnes (Bogotá)
• 1983 - Susana Caldas Lemaitre (Bolívar)
• 1984 - Sandra Borda Caldas (Bolívar)
• 1985 - María Mónica Urbina Plugiesse (Guajira)
• 1986 - Patricia López Ruíz (Antioquia)
• 1987 - Diana Patricia Arévalo Guerra (Santander)
• 1988 - María Teresa Eugorrola Hinojosa (Guajira)
• 1989 - Lizeth Yamile Mahecha Arévalo (Atlántico)
• 1990 - Maribel Gutiérrez Tinoco (Atlántico)
• 1991 - Paola Turbay Gómez (Bogotá)
• 1992 - Paula Andrea Betancur Arroyave (Amazonas)
• 1993 - Carolina Gómez Correa (Bogotá)
• 1994 - Tatiana Castro Abuchaibe (Cesar)
• 1995 - Lina María Gaviria Forero (Meta)
• 1996 - Claudia Elena Vásquez Ángel (Antioquia)
• 1997 - Silvia Fernanda Ortiz Guerra (Santander)
• 1998 - Marianella Maal Paccini (Atlántico)
• 1999 - Catalina Inés Acosta Albarracín (Cundinamarca)
• 2000 - Andrea María Noceti Gómez (Cartagena)
• 2001 - Vanessa Alexandra Mendoza Bustos (Chocó)
• 2002 - Diana Lucia Mantilla Prada (Santander)
• 2003 - Catherine Daza Manchola (Valle del Cauca)
• 2004 - Adriana Cecilia Tarud Durán (Atlántico)
• 2005 - Valerie Domínguez Tarud (Atlántico)
• 2006 - Eileen Roca Torralvo (Cesar)
• 2007 - Taliana Maria Vargas Carrillo (Magdalena)

Colombian representatives at Miss Universe

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Motto: Capital Valledupar Governor Area 22,905 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,050,303 46 people/km² Adjective Cesar is a department of Colombia. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto: Capital Villavicencio Governor Area 85,635 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   771,089 9 people/km² Adjective The Meta is a department of Colombia. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Motto: Capital Medellín Governor Area 63,612 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   5,750,478 90 people/km² Adjective antioqueño Antioquia was one of the states in the original United States of Colombia, and is now a department in the northwest part of the Republic of Colombia. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto: Santandereanos siempre adelante (Spanish: People of Santander always ahead) Anthem: Himno de Santander Santander shown in red Established May 13, 1857 Region Andes Region Capital Bucaramanga Number of Provinces 8 Number of Municipalities 87 Governor - Governors Political Party Hugo Heliodoro Aguilar Naranjo Civic Peoples Convergence Area Total... This article is about the year. ... Motto: Capital Barranquilla Governor Carlos Rodado Noriega Area 3,388 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   2,365,663 698 people/km² Adjective Atlanticense Atlantico (Spanish: Atlántico) is a department of Colombia. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto: Capital Bogotá Governor Area 22,623 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   2,349,578 104 people/km² Adjective Cundinamarca is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. // The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... For other places with the same name, see Cartagena (disambiguation). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Motto: Capital Quibdó Governor Area 46,530 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   413,173 8,9 people/km² Adjective chocoano Chocó is a department of Colombia. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Santandereanos siempre adelante (Spanish: People of Santander always ahead) Anthem: Himno de Santander Santander shown in red Established May 13, 1857 Region Andes Region Capital Bucaramanga Number of Provinces 8 Number of Municipalities 87 Governor - Governors Political Party Hugo Heliodoro Aguilar Naranjo Civic Peoples Convergence Area Total... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Capital Santiago de Cali Governor Angelino Garzon Area 22,140 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   4,524,678 204 people/km² Adjective vallecaucano Valle del Cauca is a department of Colombia. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Capital Barranquilla Governor Carlos Rodado Noriega Area 3,388 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   2,365,663 698 people/km² Adjective Atlanticense Atlantico (Spanish: Atlántico) is a department of Colombia. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Valerie Dominquez Tarud (born January 12, 1981) is a jewelery designer and former Miss Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Barranquilla Governor Carlos Rodado Noriega Area 3,388 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   2,365,663 698 people/km² Adjective Atlanticense Atlantico (Spanish: Atlántico) is a department of Colombia. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Motto: Capital Valledupar Governor Area 22,905 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,050,303 46 people/km² Adjective Cesar is a department of Colombia. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Liderazgo, Seguridad y Transparencia (Spanish: Leadership, Security and Transparency) Anthem: Himno del Magdalena The Department of Magdalena shown in red Established July 25, 1824 Region Caribbean Region Capital Santa Marta Number of Municipalities 31 Governor - Governors Political Party Trino Luna Correa Colombian Liberal Party Area Total  - Land  - Water... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Colombian representatives at Miss International

Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maria Stella Araneta Márquez, born Maria Stella Márquez Zawadzky and now simply known as Madame Stella Araneta, is a national pageant director and former international beauty queen. ... Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) is the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Paulina Margarita Gálvez Pineda of Colombia became the second representative from her country to win the Miss International beauty pageant in 1999 in Tokyo, Japan. ... Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) is the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez was born In Cartagena, Colombia. ... Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) is the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

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