Miss Universe 2003 - Amelia Vega Crowning Moment

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Amelia Vega Polanco (born November 7, 1984, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican model and beauty pageant title holder. She became the first Dominican woman to be named Miss Universe, in 2003. At the age of 18, she was the youngest winner since 1994.

Vega's father, Otto Vega, is a general medical practitioner with offices in New York City and Miami. Her mother, Patricia Polanco Álvarez, is a licenced Pilot and was also a previous national titleholder who represented the Dominican Republic in 1980 at the Miss World pageant. Vega is the niece of the Grammy Award–winning singer Juan Luis Guerra and the wife of NBA player Al Horford. They were married on December 24, 2011

Born	Amelia Vega Polanco November 7, 1984 (age 27) Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Title(s)	Miss Dominican Republic 2002 Miss Universe 2003
Major competition(s)	Miss Dominican Republic 2002 (Winner) Miss Universe 2003 (Winner)

Miss Universe 2003 Final Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 2003	Dominican Republic - Amelia Vega
1st runner-up	Venezuela - Mariángel Ruiz
2nd runner-up	South Africa - Cindy Nell
3rd runner-up	Serbia & Montenegro - Sanja Papić
4th runner-up	Japan - Miyako Miyazaki
Top 10	Brazil - Gislaine Ferreira Namibia - Ndapewa Alfons Canada - Leanne Marie Cecile Czech Republic - Kateřina Smrzová Trinidad & Tobago - Faye Alibocus
Top 15	Peru - Claudia Ortiz Angola - Ana Sebastião USA - Susie Castillo Panama - Stefanie de Roux Greece - Marietta Chrousala

Miss Universe 2003 Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Best National Costume	Dominican Republic - Amelia Vega Panama - Stefanie de Roux Peru - Claudia Ortiz
Miss Congeniality	Antigua & Barbuda - Kai Davis
Miss Photogenic	Puerto Rico - Carla Tricoli