Miss Puerto Rico, Miss Argentina announce they are married

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Published November 3, 2022 9:32 AM

By MEGAN JANETSKY
Associated Press

HAVANA (AP) — Two former beauty queens — Fabiola Valentín of Puerto Rico and former Mariana Valera of Argentina — announced this week that they had secretly married. The joint Instagram post spurred celebration in LGBTQ communities across Latin America, a region that has historically lagged on gay rights but has made small steps in recent years. The two women met at the Miss Grand International competition in Thailand in 2020, where they represented their countries. They continued to post on social media together since.

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