Ana Mercedes Galarza Añazco (born August 24, 1988 in Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador[1] is an Ecuadorian politician and beauty pageant titleholder who placed first runner-up at Miss Ecuador 2010.
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| Born | Ana Mercedes Galarza Añazco August 24, 1988 (age 36) |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss World Ecuador 2010 |
| Hair color | Blond |
| Eye color | Black |
| Major competition(s) | Reina de Ambato 2007 (winner) Miss Ecuador 2010 (1st runner-up) Miss World 2010 (unplaced) |
Beauty pageant
editMiss Ecuador 2010
editGalarza was a student of Psychology in the Pontificia Universidad Cátolica del Ecuador. She is also the first woman from Tungurahua to be crowned Miss World Ecuador.[2][3] Miss Ecuador 2010 was broadcast live from CEMEXPO, in Quito.
Miss World 2010
editAs the first runner-up of the Miss Ecuador 2010 beauty pageant, Galarza represented Ecuador in the Miss World 2010 pageant.[4] She placed among the Top 20 in the Miss World Talent fast-track competition.
Political career
editGalarza was a candidate for the CREO movement for Tungurahua at the 2017 General election and was elected to the National Assembly. In February 2019, she was removed from office following a vote of the assembly due to accusations of illicit enrichment and forgery.[5][6] In December 2021 the case is closed.[7]
In August 2023, she was candidate for Movimiento Construye and re-elected at the National Assembly.[5][8] She, Rosa Mayorga, Ramiro Vela and Rosa Baltazar (in absentia) were acknowledged as successful in a ceremony on 15 October 2023 in the city hall by Lorena Ramos, director of the Provincial Electoral Delegation of Tungurahua.[9]
References
edit- ^ http://www.ambato.com/amb09/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1757:ana-galarza-anazco&catid=25[permanent dead link]
- ^ EL UNIVERSO. "Lady Mina se llevó la corona de Miss Ecuador 2010". El Universo. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ EL UNIVERSO. "Camino a Miss Ecuador: Ana Galarza Añazco". El Universo. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Expreso". expreso.ec. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Dos ex reinas de belleza de Ambato hoy comparten el escenario legislativo como asambleístas". El Universo (in Spanish). 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ Jara, Mónica (February 7, 2019). "Las dos terceras partes de la Asamblea Nacional destituyen a la legisladora Ana Galarza". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "Ana Galarza, destituida de su cargo en periodo pasado de la Asamblea, vuelve al Legislativo". El Universo (in Spanish). 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "Ana Mercedes Galarza Añazco". Observatorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "Llamados a trabajar contra corrupción durante entrega de credenciales a legisladores de Tungurahua". El Universo (in Spanish). 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
