Andrea Tovar

Andrea Tovar Biography

Jealisse Andrea Tovar Velsquez (born 3 September 1993) simply known as Andrea Tovar, is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Colombia 2015. She represented Choc at the pageant and represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2016.

Personal life

Andrea Tovar was born in Quibd, she is the daughter of physician Antonio Tovar and Xenia Rosa Velsquez a Homemaker. She is currently studying Industrial Design and Photographic Image Production at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogot.

Miss Colombia 2015

She was crowned Miss Choc in 2014, but as another contestant was selected in a different pageant to represent the same department, she had to postpone her participation in the national pageant until 2015. She will be the Miss Colombia with the longest time in holding the crown, she will be Miss Colombia for 16 months and 4 days. On November 16, 2015, during the final telecast Andrea was crowned Miss Colombia 2015, becoming the second black Miss Colombia from Choc to win the crown after Vanessa Mendoza in 2001.

Miss Universe 2016

Andrea represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2016 pageant held in the Philippines where she continued Colombia's stake in the Miss Universe pageant by placing in the semifinals for a third consecutive time finishing 2nd runner-up to Iris Mittenaere of France.

Career

Tovar was awarded as Seorita Choc (Miss Choco Colombia 2015). She was subsequently crowned as Miss Colombia 2015. Currently she is working as a professional model.

On March 20, 2017, Tovar crowned her successor, Laura Gonzlez as She is expecting their first child this 2017ss Colombia 2016.