Paulina Margarita Gálvez Pineda (April 23, 1980) is a Salvadoran-Colombian model and beauty queen. She became the second representative from her country to win the Miss International pageant in 1999 in Tokyo, Japan, where she was also adjudged as Miss Photogenic.
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Early life
Paulina Gálvez was born in Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador on April 23, 1980, to a Colombian parents from Pasto, Nariño.
Pageantry
Señorita Nariño 1998
Gálvez was declared Miss Nariño, for Miss Colombia 1998.
Señorita Colombia 1998
She participated, representing Nariño, in Miss Colombia 1998. At the end of the gala, she ended up as Miss Colombia International / first runner up of the contest, and got the opportunity to compete in Miss International as a participant in Colombia.
Miss International 1999
Gálvez represented her country and won Miss International 1999 on 14 December 1999 in U-Port Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Gálvez became the second Colombian to win the title.