SANTA BARBARA, Honduras: Miss Honduras was fatally shot as she tried to escape her sister's jealous boyfriend, police and reports said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), hours after the siblings were found dead beside a river.

Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, who had been due to fly to London to compete in the Miss World beauty pageant, disappeared with her sister Sofia Trinidad Alvarado six days ago after a party, sparking an exhaustive search.

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