Story highlights Colombian Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe last month

Talks between FARC and the government are crucial to ending 50 years of fighting

(CNN) Colombian beauty queen Paulina Vega may soon have a new role: peace negotiator.

The newly-crowned Miss Universe got an invitation Saturday from Colombia's leftist FARC rebels to attend their peace talks with the government.

Rebels took her up on an offer she's made in the past that she's willing to attend the negotiations in Cuba.

"We have read with interest about your desire to contribute your services to achieve peace and reconciliation between Colombians," FARC said in a statement on its website.

"We salute your willingness to travel to Havana at the same time that we invite you to make the trip to exhibit the development of the process of talks."

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