Paola Turbay

Actress, Pageant Queen and TV Hostess. Paola Turbay was born in Houston, TX, but she has spent most of her life in Colombia, where she was elected to represent her country in the Miss Universe Pageant in 1991(where she was crowned as the second most beautiful women). She has appeared in many Colombian TV series as "Hola Paola" and Ecomoda. In 2005 she appeared in the colombian version of "Dancing With the Stars". Finally, she has participated in movies as "El amor en los tiempos del Colera" (2008), based on the famous Gabriel Garcia Marquez's book, and in "Lenny, the Wonder Dog".

Paola Turbay was educated at the University of Los Andes, where she earned a degree in Psychology. Shortly after her graduation, she moved to Florida to study theater at the Acting Studio in Hollywood. She then spent the next 20 years of her life in the entertainment industry, and subsequently won the title of Miss Columbia in 1991. Turbay then gained further recognition in Columbian television, thus appearing in magazines, musicals and talk shows. She also hosted some of Columbia's broadcasts such as the Miss Columbia Beauty Pageant, the Simon Bolivar Journalism Awards, Miss Universe Pageant, Grammy Awards and the Academy Awards. Turbay has also appeared in television series such as Noticias Calientes where she played Maria Ximena Orozco and Las Noches de Luciana where she played Luciana Rivas. In 2007, she was cast for the role of Isabel Vega in the CBS series, Cane.

Isabel Vega is played by Paola Turbay on the CBS television series, Cane. Daughter of the wealthy Pancho Duque, Isabel is the wife of Alex Vega, an heir to the the Duque sugar and rum business. Alex is also an adopted son of Pancho, who favors Alex over his biological and first born son, Frank. Isabel was married when she was only 17 years old, and has detached herself from the bustle of their family business to focus on her three children.