Paulina Vega

Paulina Vega – 64th Annual Miss Universe Pageant – Arrivals – Planet Hollywood Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino – Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2015 – Photo Credit: PRN / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Paulina Vega Dieppa

Place of Birth: Barranquila, Atlántico, Colombia

Date of Birth: January 15, 1993

Ethnicity: Colombian – Spanish [Andalusian, Castilian], Basque, possibly other, as well as some Venezuelan and Curaçaoan/Dutch, 1/16th Italian, Canary Islander

Paulina Vega is a Colombian television host, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Colombia 2013 and Miss Universe 2014.

Paulina is the daughter of Laura Dieppa Castillo and Rodolfo Vega Llamas. She is a second cousin, once removed, of television host and model Ariadna Gutiérrez.

Paulina’s paternal grandfather was Gastón Armando Vega Schortborgh (the son of Armando Vega Montes and María Saturnina Schotborgh Saya). Gastón was a famous tenor. Paulina’s great-grandfather Armando was the son of Francisco Vega and Éster Emiliana Montes. María Saturnina was the daughter of Luis Gonzaga Schotborgh Orozco and María de los Dolores Saya Santos. Luis’ father, Peter Martelaar, or Pedro Mártir in Spanish, Schotborgh, was Curaçaoan, and had partial Dutch ancestry.

Paulina’s paternal grandmother was Carmen Éster Llamas Castillo (the daughter of José Pompeyo Sarmiento, later Llamas Sarmiento, and of María Trinidad Castillo Rincón). Pompeyo was the son of Mariano Olegario Llamas Bossio and Josefa Leopolda Sarmiento Medría. Mariano’s father, José Manuel Llamas Irenso, was a Spanish priest. Paulina’s great-grandmother Trinidad was the daughter of Justo Rafael Castillo Arnedo and Hipólita Rincón Hernández.

Paulina’s maternal grandfather was Jaime Eduardo Dieppa Manco (the son of Carlos Manuel Dieppa Delgado and Lucila Manco Palacio). Jaime was born in Barranquilla, Atlántico. Carlos was born in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela, the son of Felipe Dieppa [Álvarez] and Amparo Delgado [Mateos]. Lucila was the daughter of an Italian filmmaker, Floro Manco, of Scalea, Cosenza, and of Dilia Palacio.

Paulina’s maternal grandmother is Elvira Susana Castillo Gómez (the daughter of Roberto Castillo [Pineda] and Clara Elvira Gómez Támara). Paulina’s grandmother Elvira was Miss Atlántico 1953. Clara was the daughter of Andrés Gómez Patrón and Adolfina Támara López.

Paulina’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her seventh great-grandmother, María Marta de Urueta.

Sources: News article about Paulina’s ancestry – http://eluniversal.com.co

Genealogy of Paulina Vega – https://gw.geneanet.org

Marriage record of Paulina’s paternal grandparents, Gastón Armando Vega Schortborgh and Carmen Éster Llamas Castillo – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Paulina’s paternal grandfather, Gastón Armando Vega Schortborgh – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Paulina’s paternal great-grandmother, María Saturnina Schotborgh Saya – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Paulina’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Luis Gonzaga Schotborgh Orozco and María de los Dolores Saya Santos – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Paulina’s paternal great-grandparents, José Pompeyo Llamas Sarmiento and María Trinidad Castillo Rincón – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Paulina’s paternal great-grandfather, José Pompeyo Sarmiento – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Paulina’s paternal great-grandmother, María Trinidad Castillo Rincón – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Paulina’s maternal grandparents, Jaime Eduardo Dieppa Manco and Elvira Susana Castillo Gómez – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Paulina’s maternal grandfather, Jaime Eduardo Dieppa Manco – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Paulina’s maternal great-grandparents, Carlos Manuel Dieppa Delgado and Lucila Manco Palacio – https://www.familysearch.org

Immigration record of Paulina’s maternal great-grandfather, Carlos Manuel Dieppa Delgado – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Paulina’s maternal grandmother, Elvira Susana Castillo Gómez – https://www.myheritage.com