Colombia’s Beauty Queen Winner Shared Her Brave Decision To Have Her Leg Amputated

Miss Colombia of 2011 has long been a light and a role model to little Latinas around the world. At the time of her win in 2011, little girls across Colombia and the world watched as she earned the highest score of 9.6 in the evening gown competition and was crowned while representing the Caribbean coastal department of Atlantico.

The model and former pageant winner who represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2012 is inspiring girls once again.

Earlier this week the model revealed that she had her knee amputated below the knee.

Earlier this month, Alvarez shared with fans that a mass had been discovered in her abdomen and she’d undergone surgery to have it removed. Unfortunately, soon after her operation, she had experienced ischemia in her left leg, meaning the blood supply to the area was cut off. After several operations and complications, Alvarez decided that she would have her leg amputated.

Sharing news of her progress, Alvarez revieled that she loved her body just as much as she did before the amputation.

“I want to share with you my new version, I love my body as before, I am happy to be here in this world to overcome all the challenges that come in my new life. I know that by the hand of God I will achieve EVERYTHING. ‘Feet, why do I want them if I have wings to fly” let’s go forward !!,'” Alvarez wrote in a post shared with fans to her Instagram page. In the image, Alvarez can be seen smiling while surrounded by her family soon after the operation.

In a separate post, Alvarez shared that she had no regrets about the amputation and had not cried about the surgery.

“With my two favorite men in the world who help me recover day by day with his love and company @rickialvarezv @alvarezcamera !!! My @ Lenard.vanderaa was missing ❤️❤️❤️ Here I go, my beautiful people, my third day of recovery, I have not cried for a second (I think only once and it was because of the pain after the surgery).”

So far, Alvarez has received an outpouring of support from her fans. Her posts have received millions of likes and it looks like her recovery is on the up and up.

Here’s to Alvarez and her Latina strength!