With only a few days before the Miss World 2014 beauty pageant, one of its contestants has gone missing. María José Alvarado was to represent her home country of Honduras in the contest, but vanished five days ago along with her sister. The two women were last seen on Thursday, November 13, at a spa in Santa Barbara. Police chief José Coello, is treating the case as a disappearance and not kidnapping as no evidence sustains that the women were taken against their will. Multiple arrests have been made which include the owner of the business where the ladies were last seen and also Plutarco Ruiz, boyfriend of Alvarado's sister Sofía. "Initially we detained 10, but six have been released," Coello said.
Teresa Muñoz, mother of the Alvarado sisters, talked to reporters about the disappearance of her daughters. "Witnesses said my daughter left the spa with three men," she said. "I tried repeatedly all night to call their cellphones without any response." Muñoz had previously asked for the public's support saying: "Open your hearts and understand my pain. There is an all-powerful God that sees everything and I hope you set them free." Alvarado was to compete in the Miss World pageant and was scheduled to leave for London on Sunday. Police say they have several leads they are researching, but can't comment on them at this moment. The search will continue and we hope that both ladies are safe and appear soon.
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