Police: Miss Honduras And Her Sister Allegedly Killed By Sister’s Boyfriend

In this April 26, 2014 photo, Maria Jose Alvarado is crowned the new Miss Honduras in San Pedro, Sula, Honduras. Alvarado, and her sister Sofia disappeared after attending a birthday party in Western Honduras on Thur... In this April 26, 2014 photo, Maria Jose Alvarado is crowned the new Miss Honduras in San Pedro, Sula, Honduras. Alvarado, and her sister Sofia disappeared after attending a birthday party in Western Honduras on Thursday Nov. 13, but authorities were not notified until the weekend. The 19-year-old beauty queen was expected to attend the Miss World pageant in Britain this December. (AP Photo) MORE LESS
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GUALJOCO, Honduras (AP) — Grieving family members have laid to rest a Honduran beauty queen and her sister who were slain last week in what police say was a jealous rage by the sister’s boyfriend.

The 19-year-old Miss Honduras, Maria Jose Alvarado, and her 23-year-old sister Sofia were interred Thursday in two cement graves at a cemetery north of the victims’ hometown of Santa Barbara.

About 300 people including mourners and security forces trudged through the mud for the ceremony.

Older sister Corina Alvardo said the young women will live on in the family’s hearts forever. She remembered Maria Jose as a woman who represented the best of her country.

Organizers of the Miss World beauty pageant planned a special service Sunday to remember the sisters and pray for the family.

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