Valerie Domínguez: Miss Colombia Universe 2006 (MU 2006 Top 10)

**bonner** Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:21 pm

Valerie Domínguez Tarud (born January 12, 1981) was Miss Colombia 2005-2006 and competed at Los Angeles, United States to participate in Miss Universe 2006. Domínguez made the first cut top 20 of the competition where she competed in swimsuit,and made it to the second cut top 10 where she competed in evening gown. She also studied fashion design in Milan, Italy, and is a successful jewelry designer, a family tradition.

Valerie is also widely recognized thanks to her television appearances, and made her debut as Marianne Sajir in "Hasta que la plata nos separe". She also started to enter the Colombian film industry, in the role of Manuela for the film called, "Esto huele mal" by Jorge Ali Triana. It was fairly light in Colombia for the participation of the beautiful actress. She's now in the television drama El Último Matrimonio Feliz. Valerie has a jewelry store in Barranquilla, which exhibits her designs. She will soon open another store in Bogotá.

Valerie is a cousin to singer Shakira and is of Syrian-Lebanese descent. She also is a cousin of Adriana Tarud, who was Miss Colombia in 2004. The two pageant winners are also of Palestinian ancestry via the Tarud side of their family. She is known to have dated NASCAR Business Manager and beverage owner, John Paysor.

Corruption allegations

Valerie Dominguez has been involved in a corruption scandal in Colombia, during July 2011, in which she was one of the twenty wealthy people involved in having received money diverted from a financing project destined for less fortunate peasants in incentives for agriculture. This project was named "Agro Ingreso Seguro"