Carolina Gómez

Carolina Gómez Correa (born 26 February 1976) is a Colombian actress, presenter and model, who held the title of Miss Colombia 1993 and placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1994. She currently holds the record for the highest score in the Evening Gown competition in the Miss Universe pageant history.[1]

Carolina Gómez
Carolina Gómez in 2013
Born	February 26, 1976 Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Title	Miss Colombia 1993
Spouse(s)	Nicolás Hoyos ​ ​ (m. 1996; div. 1999)​ Jaime Sánchez Cristo ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2008)​ Borja Aguirre ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	1
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Hazel
Major competition(s)	Miss Colombia 1993 (Winner) Miss Universe 1994 (1st Runner-Up)

Pageantry

Señorita Colombia

She won the Miss Colombia title in 1993 representing Bogotá D. C. She was crowned at the age of 15 years old, having graduated from Colegio Nueva Granada.[2]

Miss Universe

She entered the Miss Universe 1994 pageant where she placed 1st Runner-up; Carolina Gómez was the third Colombian to win 1st Runner-up in a row at a Miss Universe competition, after Paola Turbay in 1992 and Paula Andrea Betancur in 1993.

Career

After her reign, Gómez went into modeling, achieving success on runways in Italy and Miami. She was the host of "Stars", a television show where many artists and celebrities were interviewed; afterwards, she was the successor to Jaime Garzón in the show "Locos Videos". She was also a TV Producer, as such, she was co-chair of Vista Productions Inc. In 2004, she made her acting debut in a soap opera, "El Auténtico Rodrigo Leal", telecasted by Caracol Channel (in Colombia), where she had the role of the host of a TV Reality Program with the Argentinian actor Martín Karpan. Her acting in this role received excellent reviews, which led to her role as protagonist in "La Viuda de la Mafía", another soap opera which aired in 2006 in RCN Channel (another Colombian Channel). Between 2007 and 2010 she worked in different TV series such as Mujeres Asesinas, Sin Retorno, Tiempo Final and Karabudjan. The latter was a 6-hour miniseries for Antena 3 in Spain. Currently, she played Alicia Duran in A Corazon Abierto, the Colombian adaptation of Grey's Anatomy.

She has also starred in several films, including director Felipe Martinez Amador's feature film "Bluff", with Catalina Aristizabal, Victor Mallarino, and Luis Eduardo Arango, amongst others. The film, which premiered in March 2007, had very good reviews and very high box office revenues in Colombia. In 2010, she traveled to Los Angeles to co-star in the film The Chosen One along with comedian Rob Schneider (who also wrote and directed the movie). Her successful career led her to work in Federals, a Brazilian action film with Michael Madsen, Saluda Al Diablo De Mi Parte along with Edgar Ramirez, and most recently: El Paseo, a family road trip comedy shot in the beautiful Colombian countryside.[3]

Filmography

Films

• "#RealityHigh" (2017)
• "Adelaida" (2014)
• La Lectora (2012)
• Greetings to the Devil (2011)
• The Chosen One (2010)
• Federal (2010)
• El Paseo (2010)
• Bluff (2007)
• Martinis al Atardecer (2004)
• SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL (2005)

TV Series

• ”Her Mother's Killer” (2020)
• ”Seal Team” (2018)
• "Lucifer" (2016)
• "Bloque de Busqueda" (2016)
• "Los Hombres Tambien Lloran" (2014)
• Mentiras Perfectas (2013)
• A Corazón Abierto (2010)
• KARABUDJAN (2010)
• Amas de Casa Desesperadas (Season 2) (2010)
• Tiempo Final (2009)
• Sin Retorno (2008)
• Mujeres Asesinas (2007)

Soap Operas

• ’’El Barón (2019)
• Sangre de mi tierra (2017-2018)
• La Teacher de Ingles (2011)
• La Viuda de la Mafia (2004)
• Marido a Sueldo (2007)
• El auténtico Rodrigo Leal (2003)
• "Decisiones"

References

1. "The 3 highest scores in MISS UNIVERSE". missosology.info. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
2. "Srta. Colombia 1993 - Carolina Gómez Correa". stracolombia.org. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
3. "Carolina Gómez - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-07-11.

External links

• Official website (Requires Adobe Flash Player)