Señorita Colombia 2018 was the 66th edition of the Miss Colombia pageant. It was held at the Cartagena de Indias Convention Center in Cartagena on November 12, 2018.
At the end of the event, Laura Gonzàlez of Cartagena crowned Gabriela Tafur of Valle as Señorita Colombia 2018-2019. She represented Colombia in Miss Universe 2019 and ended up in the Top 5. Señorita Colombia 2018, Valeria Morales of Valle, was in charge of crowning the finalists at the pageant.
Contestants from twenty-six departments and cities competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Carlos Calero and Daniela Alvarez.
Pageant
Format The results of the preliminary competition, which consisted of the swimsuit competition, the evening gown competition, and the closed-door interview, will determine the ten semi-finalists who will advance to the first cut. The top 10 finalists compete in swimsuit and evening gown, while the top 5 will compete in the question and answer round and a final catwalk. Afterward, the winner will be decided by the panel of judges.
Judges Jessica Newton – former Miss Peru, and the director of the Miss Peru Organization. Luca Burei – Italian economist, and CEO of L’Oreal. Henry Faarup – Panamanian civil engineer, obtained diplomatic and administrative positions in his country and Europe. Sirapop Deshraska – Thai fashion designer. Results
Placements The contestant was a finalist/runner-up in an international pageant.
The contestant was a semi-finalist in an international pageant. Placement ContestantInternational placement Señorita Colombia 2018-2019 Valle del Cauca – Gabriela Tafur1st runner-up Bolívar – Laura Olascuaga (Resigned)2nd runner-up Atlántico – María Alejandra Vengoechea3rd runner-up Bogotá – Zara Triana Skaugvoll4th runner-up Cartagena – Yaiselle Tous Top 10 Antioquia – María Luisa Bula Caldas – María Clara Ramírez Córdoba – Saray Robayo La Guajira – Maria Camila Melo Magdalena – María Camila Cárdenas
Contestants Twenty-six contestants competed for the title. Department/District Contestant Age HometownAntioquiaMaría Luisa Bula Echeverri22MedellínAtlánticoMaría Alejandra Vengoechea Carcamo20CartagenaBogotáZara Triana Skaugvoll19BogotáBolívarLaura Victoria Olascuaga Pinto23CartagenaBoyacáAmanda Sofía Montealegre Rico21BogotáCaldasMaría Clara Ramírez Valencia21ManizalesCaquetáÁngela Rocío Rico Morales18Puerto RicoCartagenaYaiselle Lucía Tous Tejada22CartagenaCaucaAna María Velasco Bravo24PopayánCesarAnairis Cadavid Ardila23ValleduparChocóLibia Marcela Salamandra Pacheco21QuibdoCórdobaSaray Elena Robayo Bechara23MonteríaCundinamarcaLina Tatiana Macea Dávila26La VegaGuainíaKarol Tatiana Hernández González23Puerto CarreñoLa GuajiraMaría Camila Melo Celedón23UribiaHuilaWendy Taryn López Scarpetta23BogotáMagdalenaMaría Camila Cárdenas Rapelo22Santa MartaMetaLorena Martínez Rodríguez23IbaguéNariñoCarolina Salazar Sierra21PastoNorte de SantanderLaura Juliana Claro Coronel22CúcutaQuindíoValentina Arbeláez Camelo20ArmeniaRisaraldaMaría Camila Mejía Mejía19PereiraSan Andrés and ProvidenciaGiselle Ann Archbold Davis24Providencia IslandSucreCarmen Sofía Maury Atencia23SucreTolimaValentina Bonilla Neira24IbaguéValle del CaucaGabriela Tafur Náder23Cali
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References
External links Official website