19-year-old Maria Jose Alvarado, Miss Honduras, was shot as she tried to escape her sister’s jealous boyfriend prior to her flight to London to compete in the Miss World beauty pageant in December. The body of the beauty queen and her 23-year-old sister Sofia Trinidad were found buried near a river at the northern city of Santa Barbara after an exhaustive police search.
Ms. Trinidad’s boyfriend, Plutarco Ruiz, confessed to the crime after he was arrested. He said that he shot the women on Thursday in a fit of jealousy before burying them.
Mr. Ruiz was detained by police along with Aris Maldonado, who helped him bury the young women after they had been shot. He shot the older sister after he saw her dancing with another man and then shot Ms. Alvarado before burying the bodies.
The two women were last seen alive in a car without a license plate leaving a birthday part on November 13.
Here is Ms. Alvaroda’s Miss World Profile:
“Hola a todos!! Hello everyone my name is Maria Jose Alvarado, and I proudly represent the heart of Central America : Honduras!”
María José is a student living in Santa Bárbara, Honduras. Describing herself as “dedicated”, Maria has aspirations of a career in government, specifically as a diplomat for her country. In her spare time, she enjoys playing sports, including volleyball and football, and she enjoys performing the Punta Dance, a Garifuna music and dance style performed at celebrations and festivities. Aside from traditional Honduran music, María José also enjoys traditional Honduran gastronomy.
“Our ethnic groups like the Tawakas, Lencas, Pech, Garifunas & Misquitos have made of Honduras a country with a cultural diversity rich in customs, gastronomy and religious beliefs. For this and more I encourage you to make of Honduras a travel destination, the best is yet to come!”
Question Time With María José
What website could you not live without and why?
Wikipedia.org
What is the best App you’ve used in the last year?
What is your favourite fashion website?
Prada.com
What item of makeup could you not live without?
Lip Gloss
Favourite Food?
I enjoy my Honduran Gastronomy.
