Some of the country’s best graffiti artists teamed up with Miss Colombia in Cartagena to begin the largest mural in Colombia, aimed at promoting anti-racial discrimination.
Reigning Miss Colombia Daniella Alvarez was joined by 25 hopeful
candidates at the Benkos Bioho plaza in Cartagena to “say no” to racism.
The initiative features an artistic mural, which will reportedly be the
largest in Colombia.
“The idea is to show that Cartagena is not only a center of beauty
and tourism, but also an area of anti-discrimination and social
inclusion,” said Alvarez.
She added, “We are delighted to participate in this campaign because most people in the Caribbean region are of African descent and we should end racism and discrimination.”
Raimundo Angulo, president of the National Beauty Contest, also
indicated that a sculpture of Vanessa Mendoza would be worked into the
project. Mendoza won the 2001 Miss Colombia beauty contest, making the
fashion model the first afrocolombian queen.
The remaining beauty contestants in 2012 rounded out their weekend
with a swimsuit parade before the judges. This year’s winner will be
announced Monday night.
Taken from: Colombia Reports
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