Leading Motivational Speaker, Successful Business Woman and Former Miss Universe Barbara Palacios Presents 'La belleza de saber vivir', Her Inspirational First Book Published by Grupo Nelson

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Mar 01, 2010, 07:00 ET

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Barbara Palacios is a trusted and enduring public figure in Latin America and within Hispanics in the United States. From the moment she was crowned Miss Universe 1986 in Panama City, she captivated fans all over the world with her charisma, feminine simplicity, vibrant personality and intelligence. Twenty four years after she burst into the international scene, her popularity and name recognition remain unchanged. Her first book, La belleza de saber vivir, is the testimony of a life lived to the fullest, in perfect harmony with God, family values and everyday challenges.

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Published by Grupo Nelson, the Spanish division of Thomas Nelson Publishers, La belleza de saber vivir is an inspiring book from one of the most well-known personalities in Latin America. In nine easy-to-read chapters, Barbara Palacios navigates through life's important paths: acceptance, vision, balance, leadership, optimism, gratitude, forgiveness, dignity and faith. Are you prepared to positively face life's most difficult challenges? What are your weaknesses and strengths? Would you like to transform your limitations into power? Would you like to generate hope, discipline and perseverance? Do you know your inner GPS (innate moral)? In La belleza de saber vivir the reader will find the answers to these pressing questions. This is a manual to put our GPS in motion, to discover the key tools to achieve our main objectives in life.

Barbara Palacios' professionalism, integrity and charm have transcended while emerging as a modern and successful business woman and entrepreneur. Her business ventures include several advertising agencies and is currently leading her company, BP Group, with her own line of jewelry, beauty products and several stores that bear her name across the United States. Along with her business endeavors, television and speaking engagements, Barbara Palacios leads a peaceful life with her husband and two sons. A woman of deep faith and profound love for God, in La belleza de vivir bien first and foremost Barbara thanks the Supreme Being for giving her the opportunity to write this book. His support and direction is a constant in her life, thus La belleza de saber vivir is an act of faith in God.

Barbara Palacios remains a role model of substance and style. Without a doubt, La belleza de saber vivir is another crown in her personal and professional journey.

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