Landy Milena Párraga Goyburo (February 26, 2001 – April 28, 2024) was an Ecuadorian model and beauty contestant, who participated in the Miss Ecuador 2022 competition.[1]
Landy Párraga | |
|---|---|
| Born | Landy Párraga Goyburo February 26, 2001 |
| Died | April 28, 2024 (aged 23) Quevedo, Ecuador |
| Cause of death | Murder (gunshot wounds) |
| Occupation(s) | Model, influencer |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Ecuador 2022 |
Biography
editLandy Párraga Goyburo was born on February 26, 2001 in the city of Quevedo. She studied Social Communication at the Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo (UTB) and lived in the Ecuadorian city of Santo Domingo
Foray into beauty contests
editPárraga started as queen of her parish, Vicereina of Quevedo. Later, she was Queen of the Faculty of her university, Queen of the Special Forces Group #26 Cenepa, and then she rose to represent Ecuador at the Miss Mesoamerica Internacional 2022 contest in El Salvador.[2]
Miss Ecuador 2022
editShe participated in the beauty contest of Miss Ecuador 2022, representing Los Ríos Province, where she was placed fifth in the contest.[3]
Death
editIn December 2023, Párraga's name was mentioned in communications related to the Caso Metástasis investigations into the drug cartel activities, and was linked romantically to the drug trafficker es:Leandro Norero, who had been killed in prison in October 2022.[4][5] On April 28, 2024, Párraga was eating lunch in a restaurant, when she was assassinated. About 20 minutes earlier she had published a photo on the restaurant's social network, revealing her location.[6] Párraga was shot in the head and body, by a hitman who entered the restaurant and fled with an associate afterwards. She was pronounced dead at the scene.[7]
Funeral
editPárraga was buried in her hometown of Quevedo on April 29, 2024, under the strongest security measures.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Ellas son las candidatas a Miss Ecuador 2022" (in Spanish). Diario Expreso.com. June 9, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Así fue el paso de Landy Párraga por El Salvador en 2022". Noticias de El Salvador - Noticias de El Salvador, noticias internacionales, salvadoreños por el mundo, economia, negocios, politica, deportes, entretenimiento, tecnologia, turismo, tendencias, fotos, videos, redes sociales.
- ^ "¿En qué año participó Landy Párraga en el Miss Ecuador?" (in Spanish). El Diario.ec. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ Correal, Annie (January 13, 2024). "Ecuador's Attorney General Took on Drug Gangs. Then Chaos Broke Out" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Liotti, Belén (April 28, 2024). "Matan en Quevedo a Landy Párraga, excandidata a Miss Ecuador y mencionada en chats de Caso Metástasis".
- ^ "Landy Párraga, quien fue mencionada en los chats del caso Metástasis, fue asesinada en Quevedo-Redacción" (in Spanish). Vistazo.com. April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Asesinan a Landy Párraga, excandidata a Miss Ecuador, mencionada en chat del caso Metástasis" (in Spanish). El Universo. April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Caso Landy Párraga: identifican los autos en que huyeron asesinos de la exreina". Primicias.ec. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
