The partying began shortly after Vega, who's from the city of Barranquilla in Colombia’s Gulf Coast, was crowned Miss Universe on Florida International University’s stage January 22nd.
Colombians celebrate first Miss Universe title in almost 60 years. Carnival has come a few weeks early to the Caribbean city of Barranquilla where residents took to the streets the next day to show their hometown pride after local beauty queen Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe.

“For Colombian residents of South Florida, the election of Miss Colombia as the new Miss Universe is the confirmation of our people's talent and beauty,’’ said Colombian consul Marta Jaramillo. “The Colombian community is happy and grateful to Paulina.” Miss Colombia Paulina Vega, a relative pageant newcomer, beating out first runner-up Miss USA Nia Sanchez and contestants from more than 80 other countries.

With the crowning of Miss Universe of Paulina Vega has put Barranquilla on the map for some of the most beautiful and Talented women in the would, Not only is Miss Universe from Barranquilla, so is Grammy-winning Latina pop singer Shakira, and actress Sofía Vergara. Vergara stars on the ABC series Modern Family as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, for which she has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, four Prime time Emmy Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2014, she was ranked as the 32nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.

Barranquilla is a city and municipality located in northern Colombia. It is the only major city in South America that was populated before its formal foundation. Barranquilla is located near the Caribbean Sea

So why are Colombian women so awesomely beautiful?

Colombian women are genetically blessed with well proportioned athletic figures and ample well distributed areas of fat and muscle on their legs and tails, or 'colas', as Colombians say. Their figures are accentuated by their slim mid sections and beautifully curved hips. This body shape is often called the 'hourglass' or 'guitar' shaped figure, and is difficult or impossible to acquire at the gym.

Colombians prefer proportionate toned women rather than muscular bodybuilders. Generally Colombian women don't exercise very intensely, if they exercise at all. Many are naturally beautiful without doing anything. There are Colombian women with blond, brown, red, and auburn hair, and a large percentage with thick straight black hair. Their eye color varies from black to honey colored. With their beautiful skin tones of brown, light reddish brown, light brown, olive, and white, they are breathtaking in appearance and some would argue, unrivaled.

Typically the Colombian diet consists of fresh fruits, vegetables, and fish, with very little canned food and fast food. In general they have not been exposed to as many toxins as those living in the northern hemisphere. In contrast, Americans have been exposed to a myriad of industrial chemicals all of their lives. For example BPA, a chemical widely used in plastic drinking bottles, the resins that line cans, infant formula, and other consumer products has been shown to disrupt the hormonal system, potentially leading to reproductive defects as well as brain damage, cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes. The physical and psychological development of Americans has been stunted and disrupted by industrial chemicals, causing American women to become menopausal in their early thirties.

With so many famous and beautiful Colombian women in the spot light no wonder Colombia has become so popular for the on-line bride industry.

According to Kenneth Agee, the marketing director of U.S. based company A Foreign Affair(AFA), the company has known about the beauty of Colombian women for more than 20 years. AFA is an international matchmaking company that brings American and European men to Colombia to find wives. Each month A Foreign Affair takes groups of men to Barranquilla and other Colombian cities to what are called socials. These socials are attended by 10 to 15 men and about 100 to 200 beautiful ladies. David from Mesa AZ says he met more qualified women in one week than he has during the last 10 years. In 2010, Lisa Ling and the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) filmed a one hour show on the AFA tour called "Online Brides - Our America with Lisa Ling." Even Lisa Ling was surprised by the beauty and sincerity of the women from Barranquilla. No wounded men travel so far to find a wife.

They are beautiful. So are Swedish, Russian and Ukrainian women, the latter 2 also boasting online bride services. Unfortunately, these women use their beauty to marry for money and would marry anyone who was willing to keep them in an affluent lifestyle, including creepy crusty old geezers. The women, who hail from financially troubled countries, are not very discriminating when it comes to rich men and have a terrible reputation for being gold diggers. One of them tricked my brother into marrying her so I know what I'm talking about.

i have to visit Colombia

I think cocaine put Colombia on the map more?

Definitely

Barranquilla was already on the map. Some people simply didn't notice.

let me know when you go , i will catch a ride in a suit case lol