Famous beauty queens Mariana Varela and Fabiola Valentin reveal they secretly got married

Two beauty queens who met while competing against each other have stunned their fans with the news that they’ve secretly married each other.

Two high profile beauty queens who competed against each other at the 2020 Miss Grand International pageant have announced they’re now married.

Mariana Varela, who was Miss Argentina at that pageant, and Fabiola Valentin, who was Miss Puerto Rico, revealed the news on Instagram, saying their wedding happened on October 28.

Each woman shared a video compilation showing happy moments from their relationship, including holiday snaps, a brief clip from the night they got engaged, and an image of them kissing while wearing white outside the judicial centre in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

“After choosing to keep our relationship private, we open our doors to a special day,” they wrote, in a message translated into English from Spanish.

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Mariana Varela and Fabiola Valentin on the day of their wedding. Picture: Instagram

That’s Valentin on the left and Varela on the right. Picture: Instagram

Varela, 26, and Valentin, 22, both finished in the top 10 of the 2020 Miss Grand International event in Thailand. They became friends and went on to work together.

“Congratulations to you both. MGIO always supports boundless love,” Miss Grand International said, responding to the marriage.

Varela also represented her country at the Miss Universe pageant in 2019.

The couple were congratulated by a number of their colleagues.

“OMG congratulations. MGI brought together a beautiful union,” wrote Abena Akuaba, who won the 2020 pageant at which Varela and Valentin met.

“OMG! Congratulations sisters! Love love love,” said Samantha Bernardo, who represented the Philippines.

The couple at a glitzy event together. Picture: Instagram

And on holiday together. Picture: Instagram

Mariana Varela and Fabiola Valentin. Picture: Instagram

Stylish couple. Picture: Instagram

“Congratulations!!! May you be very, very happy,” wrote former Miss Universe Colombia Gabreila Tafur.

“WOOOW! Congratulations. I hope you have all the happiness you deserve. Long live love,” said 2020 Miss Grand International Mexico Angela Yuriar.

And the 2019 Miss Grand International winner, Valentina Figuera, said: “God bless your union and long live love!!!”

Responding to the well wishers, Varela wrote: “Thanks for all the love! We are very happy and blessed. I wish that the love you are giving comes back multiplied! Infinite thanks.”