Stella Araneta
Stella Márquez Araneta | |
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Márquez in 1960 | |
| Born | María Stella Márquez Zawadski May 4, 1939 |
| Occupations | National Director 1964 — (current) Chargé d'affaires |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Colombia 1959 Miss International 1960 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
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María Stella Márquez de Araneta (née Márquez Zawadski; born May 4, 1939), often styled as Madame Stella de Araneta and also known as Stella Marquez-Araneta, is a Colombian-Filipino pageant director and beauty queen. She grew up in Cali, Bogotá, New York City and Los Angeles, and moved back to Colombia, where she became a pageant titleholder. As Miss Colombia, she was crowned as the first Miss International in 1960.
Araneta was the former National Director of the Miss Universe and current director for Miss International franchises in the Philippines, and founded the Binibining Pilipinas organization. She has served as chair of the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated for fifty years.