María Stella Márquez de Araneta, often styled as Madame Stella de Araneta, is a Colombian—Filipino pageant director and beauty queen. She grew up in New York City and moved back to Colombia, where she became a pageant titleholder. As Miss Colombia, she was crowned the first Miss International in 1960. She obtained her Filipino citizenship via naturalization in 1970.
The historic Lafayette Hotel, where Marquez won the first Miss International title in 1960. Since 1969, it has served as a luxury condominium building.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Peter in Santiago de Cali, Colombia, where Stella and Jorge Araneta celebrated their wedding in 1961.
Miss Colombia is the national beauty pageant organization in Colombia.
Logo of Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Colombia
Luz Marina Zuluaga, Miss Colombia 1958
Sandra Borda, Miss Colombia 1984
Mónia Urbina, Miss Colombia 1985