Career
Vargas is a student of Journalism at the Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia. She speaks fluent Spanish, English, and Italian, as well as some Greek and Arabic. During the three-week-long competition, she was also awarded with the Mission Elegance, Best Face Award and The Queen of the Police.
During the pageant, Vargas was a top 10 finalist in the Best National Costume competition and in the Best In Bikini event (which had no bearings on the selection of the top 15 semi-finalists), Vargas was awarded 2nd place while Mission Mexico, Elisa Nájera, took first place.
On July 14, 2008 during the pageant"s finals, Vargas was announced as one of the 15 semi-finalists. In the swimsuit competition, she received the highest score with 9.433, thus entering the top 10 in first place.
During the evening gown portion, she received one of the highest televised scores in recent years: 9.829. Vargas thus became one of the 5 final contestants, coming in first place.
Colombia has reached the 1st Runner-Up in Mission Universe during three consecutive years: 1992 Paola Turbay, Paula Andrea Betancourt 1993, and Carolina Gomez 1994.
Taliana Vargas is currently one of the most promising actresses as well as a successful model in Colombia. Taliana Vargas is currently the main character in a Colombian soap opera named "Rafael Orozco El Idolo." According to shows and the news, this CaracolTV production is the most watch show in Colombia right now. The soap opera is about a Vallenato singer from Valledupar, Colombia.
Taliana"s role is as the wife of the singer.
Her beauty and good acting are seen in the show. She has been the image of various well-known brands in her homeland such as L"Oréal Paris Elvive, Studio F, Nestlé and appeared in many publications.
She is often chosen by experts and magazines as a fashion icon and one of the most beautiful women in Colombia.