Miss Honduras and sister found dead and buried.

The bodies of Honduran beauty queen Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister have been found nearly a week after the two women disappeared.

Ms Alvarado and Sofia Trinidad, 23, vanished on Thursday after being seen leaving a party near the northern city of Santa Barbara.

They were shot and their bodies buried in a field by a river, police say.

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Two men have been arrested and detained. One of them, Plutarco Ruiz, has reportedly confessed to killing and burying the women. Ruiz said to be the boyfriend of Ms Trinidad, was detained along with  Aris Maldonado.

Ms Alvarado had been due to compete in the Miss World contest in London. The organisers of the contest have joined in paying tribute to the dead women.

Plutarco Ruiz second from left.

Aris Maldonado