Vicky Dávila

Vicky Dávila
Vicky Dávila in June 2025.
Born
Victoria Eugenia Dávila Hoyos

(1973-05-30) May 30, 1973
Tuluá, Cauca Valley, Colombia
Alma materUniversidad Autónoma de Occidente (BA)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • politician
  • radio host
  • television
Employers
Notable credits
  • RCN News Anchor (1998‍–‍2015)
  • Semana Director (2020‍–‍2024)
Spouses
  • Juan Carlos Ruiz
    (m. 2000; died 2001)
  • José Amiro Gnecco
    (m. 2008)
Children2
Websitecolombiavaliente.com

Victoria Eugenia "Vicky" Dávila Hoyos (born May 30, 1973) is a Colombian journalist, conservative politician, and radio and television host. She has worked as a journalist for Noticiero TV Hoy, RCN, W Radio, and La FM. She later served as the director of Semana from November 2020 to November 2024.[1]

In November 2024, Dávila resigned from Semana to launch her presidential pre-candidacy for the 2026 presidential election as an independent candidate.[2]

Early life and education

Victoria Eugenia Dávila Hoyos was born on May 30, 1973 in Tuluá, Cauca Valley.[3] She holds a degree in Social Communication from the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente.[4][5] She is married to José Amiro Gnecco Martínez.[6][7]

Career

She began her television career as the host of the institutional news program El Senado Hoy before working as a reporter for Notipacífico, the news program of the regional channel Telepacífico.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Quin es Vicky Dávila, la presentadora de noticias que anunci su candidatura a presidenta en 2026" [Who is Vicky Dávila, the news anchor who announced her candidacy for president in 2026?]. Cronista (in Spanish). November 14, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Rivera Guevara, Nicolás (November 14, 2014). "Vicky Dávila: perfil de la polémica periodista y ahora candidata presidencial que puso a "mover la cosa política"" [Vicky Dávila: Profile of the controversial journalist and now presidential candidate who "set the political stage."]. El Colombiano (in Spanish). Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "La historia íntima de Vicky Dávila: la periodista que nunca deja de ser noticia" [The intimate story of Vicky Dávila: the journalist who never stops making the news]. Infobae (in Spanish). October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Perfil de Vicky Dávila" [Profile of Vicky Dávila]. RCN Radio (in Spanish). February 18, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "Cuántos años tiene Vicky Dávila, qué estudió y otros detalles (poco conocidos) de su vida" [How old is Vicky Dávila, what she studied and other (little-known) details of her life]. Pulzo (in Spanish). November 14, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "El esposo de Vicky Dávila, un Gnecco que hizo su vida alejado de Valledupar y el poder del clan familiar" [Vicky Dávila's husband, a Gnecco who made his life away from Valledupar and the power of the family clan]. Las2orillas (in Spanish). April 27, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  7. ^ "Vicky Davila: Esta es su historia de amor con el médico José Amiro Gnecco" [Vicky Davila: This is her love story with doctor José Amiro Gnecco]. Revista Aló (in Spanish). April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.