Debbie Castañeda

About

Ex-beauty queen who rose to fame after becoming Miss Colombia in 1996. She would go on to become a political figure working predominantly to facilitate various relations between Italy and Colombia. 

Before Fame

She's lived in Bogotá, Colombia. 

Trivia

She was instrumental in securing financing for Cocaine Godmother, a biopic about Griselda Blanco starring Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Family Life

She was married to Italian businessman Marco Squatriti and the two divorced after four years. 

Associated With

She had a relationship with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi through her then-husband and was implicated in several scandals related to the disgraced politician in 2011.