Gabriela Tafur

In 2018, Tafur competed in the Miss Colombia 2018 pageant in Cartagena, Colombia. She was ultimately hailed the winner, and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Laura González. Tafur won two supplementary titles during the competition: Miss Punctuality Bulova and Queen of the Police. With her win, Tafur became the twelfth Miss Colombia winner to come from the Valle Department, the most successful department in terms of Miss Colombia titleholders. As Miss Colombia, she was invited to the Lebanese Diaspora Energy conference held in Lebanon in June 2019. Tafur represented Colombia at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant and was placed as a Top 5 finalist.

Tafur began her modeling career as a teenager in 2009, after being selected for a modeling show in her hometown of Cali. This show led Tafur to begin a professional career as a model.

Gabriela Tafur Náder (born 7 July 1995) is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2018. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019 and ultimately placed in the top five.

Tafur was born in Cali on 7 July 1995 to parents Octavio Tafur and Olga Liliana Náder. She is of Lebanese descent; her grandfather was originally from Chartoun, Aley District in Lebanon, and immigrated to Colombia during the Lebanese Civil War. At the age of four, she started to play the violin while attending Arboleda Academy.