Amelia Vega

Amelia Vega: Biography in Details

Who is Amelia Vega?

Amelia Vega is a singer, actress, and model.

She became known when in the middle of 2003, at 18, became the first Dominican and also the youngest since 1994, to win the Miss Universe competition.

Vera has been active in the entertainment industry since 2002.

Amelia Vega: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity

Vega was born Amelia Victoria Vega Polanco de Guerra was born on 7 November 1984, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

She was born to Otto Vega(father) and Patricia Polanco Álvarez(mother).

Otto was a general practitioner and Patricia was an aviator who was elected Miss Monde at the end of 1980.

Amelia is also the niece of the singer, and songwriter, Juan Luis Guerra. Their ancestry can be traced back to the English King, William the Conqueror, and the Castilian King Alfonso X.

Education

She graduated from the Barbizon Modelling and Acting School in Santo Domingo.

Amelia Vega: Professional Life, Career

Amelia Vega Miss Universe 2003

After winning the Miss Dominican Republic in 2002 at age 17, Amelia represented the Dominican Republic in the Miss Universe election held in Panama on the 3rd of June 2003.

She is the first Dominican, the youngest since 1994, and the tallest competitor to ever win the title at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in).

Subsequently, due to her new title, she began traveling and participating in various events and organizations.

She also became the spokeswoman for an association that strives to prevent AIDS. Then, she moved to New York, USA.

Hereinafter, Amelia began her modeling career and made the cover of many prestigious magazines, including Cosmopolitan, In Style, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Selecta, and many others.

For four years, she was the face of the brand of beauty products for Cover Girl.

Once her reign as Miss Universe ended, Amelia became hosted the TV show “Voces de América”.

Between 2004 and 2005, she presented the Presidente Festival of Musica Latina and the reality show “Suegras”.

In 2005 she started her acting career, starring in the film “The Lost City” and directing in her first film “Adieu Cuba”.

In 2008, she starred in the comedy “Homie Spumoni” alongside Donald Faison and Whoopi Goldberg. She began hosting “Segunda Oportunidad”, the Mexican reality show, in 2010.

From the age of 15, Amelia Vega attempted to launch her career as a singer in her hometown, however, her first single, “Pasa Un Segundito” wasn’t released until 2010 on iTunes.

Within two days, the single reached the Top 10 Latin songs.

In August 2011, she released her first album “Agua Dulce”. Vega is on the cover of the only book the Miss Universe Organization has published, which is called Universal Beauty.

In 2007, she opened two clothing stores in Miami, Florida, called Essence by Amelia Vega.

Amelia Vega still cooperates with several charity foundations to date, such as, Go Red For Women, Inisiatica Ser (Breast Cancer) Global Health Council, Cable Positive, amfAR, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, and God’s Love We Deliver.

Amelia Vega: Salary, Net Worth

Amelia Vega’s net worth is $1 million according to the sources. While her salary is not known.

Talking about her husband Al Horford’s net worth, he has a net worth of around $60 million as of 2023.

Amelia Vega: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Amelia Vega was rumored to be pregnant, which later turned out to be true. Other than this, there are no rumors or controversies regarding her.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Amelia Vega has a height of 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and weighs 55 kg.

Her body measurement is 35.43-23.62-35.43 inches and wears a bra size of 36.

Her hair color is brown and her eye color is also brown. She wears a shoe size of 9(US) and her dress size is 8(US).

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Vega is currently active on social media. He uses Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

She has more than 700k followers on Facebook, over 216.9k followers on Twitter, and over 1.3 million followers on Instagram.

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