Landy Párraga

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Párraga and the second or maternal family name is Goyburo.
Landy Párraga
Born
Landy Milena Párraga Goyburo

(2001-02-26)February 26, 2001
Quevedo, Ecuador
DiedApril 28, 2024(2024-04-28) (aged 23)
Quevedo, Ecuador
Cause of deathMurder (gunshot wounds)
Occupation(s)Model, influencer
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)		Miss Ecuador 2022

Landy Milena Párraga Goyburo (February 26, 2001 – April 28, 2024) was an Ecuadorian model, influencer and beauty contestant, who placed fifth in the Miss Ecuador 2022 competition.[1] A popular influencer, Párraga had her own line of sportswear and over a million followers on social media.[2]

Early life

Landy Milena Párraga Goyburo was born on February 26, 2001 in the city of Quevedo. She studied Social Communication at the Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo (UTB) and lived in the Ecuadorian city of Santo Domingo.

Foray into beauty contests

Párraga's first title was queen of her parish. Later she became Vice Queen "Vicereina" of Quevedo. In 2019 she was named Miss Tourism of Quevedo.[3] She was then named Queen of the Faculty of her university, Queen of the Special Forces Group #26 Cenepa, and then she rose to represent Ecuador at the Miss Mesoamerica Internacional 2022 contest in El Salvador.[4]

Miss Ecuador 2022

She participated in the beauty contest of Miss Ecuador 2022,[5] representing Los Ríos Province, where she was placed fifth in the contest.[6]

In December 2023, Párraga's name was mentioned in communications related to the Caso Metástasis investigations into the drug cartel activities. She was linked romantically to the drug trafficker es:Leandro Norero, who had been killed in prison in October 2022.[7][8]

Death

On April 28, 2024, Párraga was murdered while eating lunch in a restaurant. About 20 minutes earlier, she had published a photo on Instagram of her meal, revealing her location.[9] Párraga was shot in the head and body, by a hitman who entered the restaurant and fled with an associate afterwards. She was pronounced dead at the scene.[10] Her shooting was captured on the restaurant's CCTV.[11]

Several theories abounded about the motivation for Párraga's killing, mostly due to her connection with Norero. Some speculated that Párraga's killing was ordered by his widow,[11] or by Norero himself.[12] The motive for the crime remains unknown.

Funeral

Párraga was buried in her hometown of Quevedo on April 29, 2024, under the strongest security measures.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Ellas son las candidatas a Miss Ecuador 2022" (in Spanish). Diario Expreso.com. June 9, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Influencer publicly shot dead in restaurant; attackers found location on social media". The Economic Times. 2024-05-05. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  3. ^ ALDIA (2024-04-29). "El último amor de Landy Párraga, un cirujano plástico". ALDIA | Noticias de Los Ríos, Ecuador y el mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  4. ^ "Así fue el paso de Landy Párraga por El Salvador en 2022". Noticias de El Salvador - Noticias de El Salvador, noticias internacionales, salvadoreños por el mundo, economia, negocios, politica, deportes, entretenimiento, tecnologia, turismo, tendencias, fotos, videos, redes sociales.
  5. ^ ALDIA (2022-06-08). "Landy Párraga y María Cristina Zambrano representarán a Quevedo en el Miss Ecuador 2022". ALDIA | Noticias de Los Ríos, Ecuador y el mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  6. ^ "¿En qué año participó Landy Párraga en el Miss Ecuador?" (in Spanish). El Diario.ec. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Correal, Annie (January 13, 2024). "Ecuador's Attorney General Took on Drug Gangs. Then Chaos Broke Out" – via NYTimes.com.
  8. ^ Liotti, Belén (April 28, 2024). "Matan en Quevedo a Landy Párraga, excandidata a Miss Ecuador y mencionada en chats de Caso Metástasis".
  9. ^ "Landy Párraga, quien fue mencionada en los chats del caso Metástasis, fue asesinada en Quevedo-Redacción" (in Spanish). Vistazo.com. April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Asesinan a Landy Párraga, excandidata a Miss Ecuador, mencionada en chat del caso Metástasis" (in Spanish). El Universo. April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Bureau, ABP News (2024-05-05). "Ecuadorian Influencer Shot Dead After Instagram Post Lead Killers To Her Location". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ ALDIA (2024-04-30). "Dos hipótesis concretas se manejan en la muerte de Landy Párraga". ALDIA | Noticias de Los Ríos, Ecuador y el mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  13. ^ "Caso Landy Párraga: identifican los autos en que huyeron asesinos de la exreina". Primicias.ec. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.