Laura González (Miss Colombia)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Ospina.

Laura González
Miss Colombia 2017, Laura González
Born	Laura González Ospina (1995-02-22) 22 February 1995 (age 29) Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia
Other names	Laura Barjum
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Cartagena 2016 Miss Colombia 2016
Years active	2015–present
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss Colombia 2016 (Winner) Miss Universe 2017 (1st Runner-Up)

Laura González Ospina (born 22 February 1995), also known as Laura Barjum, is a Colombian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was Miss Colombia 2017 and later represented her country at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant, where she finished 1st Runner-Up.^[2][3]

Personal life

González was born in Cali but moved to Cartagena when she was six months old. She attended high school in Cartagena Modern Gymnasium and Dramatic Art at the School of Education Actoral House Ensemble. She speaks Spanish, English and French. ^[4][5]

Pageantry

On 20 March 2017, González was crowned Miss Colombia 2017.^{[citation needed]} She then represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2017, where she finished as the 1st Runner-up. This marked the fourth year in a row that the delegate from Colombia placed in the pageant's Top 3.^[6]

Filmography

González participated in the telenovela La Cacica playing Chechi and has also been featured in several films.^{[citation needed]}

Television

Year	Title	Role
2017	La Cacica[7]	Chechi

References

1. Cali, Casa Editorial El País (21 March 2017). "Laura González Ospina, la reina que venció al bullying". elpais.com.co. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
2. "Laura González Ospina". IMDb.
3. "Laura Gonzalez Ospina crowned as Miss Colombia 2017". 23 June 2017.
4. "Laura González es la nueva Señorita Cartagena". El Universal. eluniversal. 6 May 2016.
5. "Laura González Ospina, la reina que venció al bullying". elpais.com.co. 21 March 2017.
6. "Heres the final question that decided the winner of Miss Universe 2017". Retrieved 29 November 2017.
7. "La Señorita Colombia actúa en la novela del Canal Caracol 'La Cacica' – Entretengo". Entretengo (in European Spanish). 22 March 2017.

External links

• Laura González on Instagram

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Raquel Pélissier	Miss Universe 1st Runner-up 2017	Succeeded by Tamaryn Green
Preceded by Andrea Tovar	Miss Colombia 2017	Succeeded by Gabriela Tafur
Preceded by Andrea Tovar	Miss Universe Colombia 2017	Succeeded by Valeria Morales