Chinchilla Elected First Female President of Costa Rica

Chinchilla, 50, is a career politician who has held numerous positions in the Costa Rican government and served on the cabinet of outgoing President Oscar Arias

Chinchilla is a social conservative who opposes gay marriage and has pledged to keep the Roman Catholic church as the country's state religion. Throughout the campaign she wore a rosary for good luck and was often showered with them by supporters.