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Beauty queens Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Argentina marry after secret relationship

Fabiola Valentín and Mariana Varela posted a video highlighting their two years together and their courthouse wedding

Fabiola Valentín and Mariana Varela (Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Argentina) getting married. Photograph: Instagram/@fabiolavalentinpr

Gloria Oladipo
Fri Nov 4 2022 - 08:39

The former pageant queens Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Argentina have revealed a romantic secret: not only have they been in a relationship, but last weekend they tied the knot.

After two years together, Fabiola Valentín of Puerto Rico and Mariana Varela of Argentina posted an Instagram reel celebrating their romance. “After deciding to keep our relationship private, we opened the doors to them on a special day,” says the caption, which is followed by heart and ring emojis.

The video shows highlights from their time together, including travel, cuddles and the wedding proposal. The couple married on October 28th in a Puerto Rico courthouse dressed in white.

The post has received more than 11,000 comments. “Omg congratulations MGI brought together a beautiful union,” writes the Miss Grand International 2020 winner Abena Akuaba, referring to the international beauty pageant. “Congratulations beautiful, God bless your union and long live love!!!!” writes Valentina Figuera, the previous year’s winner.

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The pair, who had posted photographs together but not revealed that they were dating, appear to have met while competing at the Miss Grand International pageant in Thailand, according to NBC. They both made it to the contest’s final 10. “Congratulations to both of you,” the organisation wrote on Instagram. “MGIO always support ‘LOVE’ without boundaries.”

Same-sex marriage is legal in Argentina and has been legal in Puerto Rico since 2015, following a ruling of the US supreme court. – Guardian

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