10 Hispanic Beauties Who Won Major Pageants (2 of 6)

9. Cecilia Bolocco

We imagine a lot of folks would be content with winning Miss Universe, as Cecilia Bolocco did in 1987, but this Chilean blonde isn’t like most people. Indeed, she earned a degree in civil engineering, proving she has brains to go along with that nice tushy. She worked as an anchorwoman for a CNN-produced Spanish news program and was even married to a former president of Chile for a few years. You can’t knock that kind of resume!

8. Olga Álava

The first participant from Ecuador to win Miss Earth; I don’t know, maybe there are too many beauty pageants? That’s a debate for another time. What we know is that Olga Álava has donated a lot of her time to environmental causes, with a focus on rainforests and aiding wildlife in their natural habitats, including orphaned elephants. She also served as Goodwill Ambassador for the Red Ribbon Revolution, an initiative that intends to destigmatize children living with HIV/AIDS.