Amelia Vega

Amelia Patricia Vega Polanco (; born 7 November 1984) is a Dominican actress, model, author, singer and beauty queen. At the age of 18, she won the Miss Universe 2003 pageant, becoming the first ever Miss Universe from the Dominican Republic, as well as the youngest winner since 1994.

Early life Amelia Vega was born in Santiago de los Caballeros on November 7, 1984. Her father Otto Miguel Vega Rasuk is a general physician with offices in New York and Miami. Her mother, Patricia Amelia Polanco Álvarez, is one of the first women to graduate as a pilot in the Dominican Republic and represented the country in the 1980 Miss World pageant.

Miss Universe

After winning the Miss Dominican Republic title, Vega represented the Dominican Republic in the Miss Universe 2003 pageant held in Panama City on 3 June 2003. She became the first delegate from the Dominican to win the title. At the time she was the youngest woman since 1994 to win Miss Universe and, as of 2024, is the tallest winner, standing at 6'2".

Personal life On 24 December 2011, Vega married Dominican NBA player Al Horford in Santo Domingo, after two years of dating. They have six children together: Ean, Alía, Ava, Nova, Mila and Vail.

Vega is niece-in-law of the Grammy Award–winning Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra. She attended and graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Santo Domingo.

Vega is the sixth generation of women in her family who bears Amelia either as their first name or middle name.

Filmography Captain Avispa (2024) .... Amelia Vega as (Polibya Néctar) Homie Spumoni (2006) .... Amelia Vega as (Chanice) The Lost City (2005) .... Minerva Eros

Books In 2019, Amelia Vega published her first children's book, titled Un día en la vida de Pichín, in support of children with cancer.