Ex Miss Universe, NBA star wed in secret


On Christmas Eve, the impressive residence of Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra and his wife, Nora Vega, became the setting for a surprise holiday wedding, according to People en Espaņol.

Amelia Vega Polanco, who at 18 was the youngest Miss Universe in 2003 and niece of Guerra and his wife, Nora Vega, married in such a way that might be described as one of the best-kept celebrity secrets. Polanco and her new husband, Atlanta Hawks center and power forward Al Horford, managed to maintain their romance and subsequent wedding out of the public eye entirely.


The news not only surprised the worlds of sports and entertainment, but also the select guests who were invited. The event was planned in such tight-lipped fashion that guests gathered at the Dominican singer's house for what they presumed would be a traditional Christmas Eve dinner.

The select group of guests never imagined the night would be one in which they would watch a romance reach its pinnacle second by second as it was revealed through marriage vows that came unexpected even to them.

In a very simple, yet emotional, ceremony, the bride's parents, uncles, grandparents, and the couple's close friends, were the only ones to witness the union between the NBA star and the singer of 'Pasa Un Segundito' (A Second Passes), according People en Espaņol.