Miss Universe Colombia 2020 was the first Miss Universe Colombia pageant, held at the Pabellón de Cristal in Barranquilla, Colombia, on November 16, 2020.
At the end of the event, Natalie Ackermann director of the Miss Universe Colombia organization crowned Laura Olascuaga of Bolívar as Miss Universe Colombia 2020. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2020 in Hollywood, Florida, United States and placed Top 21.
Results
Placements Placement ContestantMiss Universe Colombia 2020 – Laura Victoria Olascuaga Pinto 1st Runner-Up – Jenifer Pulgarín Candelo 2nd Runner-Up – Laura Juliana Lamus Vargas Top 6 – Dayana Cárdenas Mestra – Bárbara Rodríguez Nazarith – Yeraldin Grajales Arias § Top 16 – Carolina Londoño Mejia – María Alejandra Castillo Schoonewolff – Juliana Aristizábal Bríñez – Marelis Salas Julio – Gina Paola Cazarán Bohórquez – Mary Trini Araque Díaz – María José Vargas Fierro – María Juliana Franco Ramos – Dahiara García – Angie Patricia Cuero Reina § Voted into Top 16 by viewers.
Pageant
Background Initially, Miss Colombia held the Colombian license for Miss Universe, and had selected María Fernanda Aristizábal as the Colombian representative for Miss Universe 2020 through Miss Colombia 2019. However, in June 2020, the license was purchased by Natalie Ackermann, who announced that she would be forming her own organization to select a new Colombian representative for Miss Universe 2020, which meant that Aristizábal would not be competing.
Selection of contestants From September to October 2020, castings were held in Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Neiva, Cali, Medellín, and Barranquilla for prospective contestants to audition for a spot in the competition. The official contestants who were selected to compete were released in batches throughout October 2020, following each casting. In order to represent a department, contestants had to either be from the department or have a parent from the department.
Josseidy Escalona was originally to represent Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands, while Valeria Ayos was to represent San Andrés. Escalona resigned from the competition amidst controversy regarding one department receiving two representatives; Ayos was to represent the full department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, but later tested positive for COVID-19 and had to resign from the competition. Luisa Fernanda Urango, the original representative for Córdoba Department, was disqualified after lying about her age; she was replaced by Carolina Guerra. Due to controversy within Amazonas Department over a woman not from the department being their representative, Dayana Cárdenas, the former representative of Amazonas, was changed to represent the city of Valledupar instead. Cárdenas later had her sash changed "Cabildo Encanto Amazonas", referring to the indigenous cabildo of El Encanto in Amazonas Department, which had expressed support for Cárdenas amidst the controversy.
Judges
Natalia Barulích – American model and singer Catriona Gray – Miss Universe 2018 from the Philippines Pilar Guzmán Lizarazo – Public relations officer Luz Elena Restrepo – Miss Colombia 1967 from Atlántico Amalin de Hasbún – Fashion designer
Contestants 30 delegates have been selected: DepartmentDelegateAgeHometownPlacementCarolina Londoño Mejia27BelloTop 16Génesis Andrea Quintero Pérez28AraucaMaría Alejandra Castillo Schoonewolff24BarranquillaTop 16María del Mar Meza Sánchez28BogotáLaura Victoria Olascuaga Pinto25CartagenaMiss Universe Colombia 2020Laura Michelle Montañez Medina24SogamosoDayana Cárdenas Mestra22ValleduparTop 6Juliana Aristizábal Bríñez24ArmeniaTop 16Luisa Fernanda Ardila Quiñones23El DoncelloMarelis Salas Julio25María La BajaTop 16Gina Paola Cazarán Bohórquez25VillanuevaTop 16Bárbara Rodríguez Nazarith28Buenos AiresTop 6Mary Trini Araque Díaz21ValleduparTop 16Yuri Vanessa Copete Mosquera28QuibdóCarolina Guerra Agámez23MedellínDaniela Valentina Mejía Forero20SoachaXiomara Alfonso26El RetornoMaría José Vargas Fierro20NeivaTop 16María Victoria Martínez Daza27BogotáNatalia Garizabal Vera18Santa MartaMaría Juliana Franco Ramos27VillavicencioTop 16Dahiara García23YumboTop 16Jenifer Pulgarín Candelo25Pereira1st Runner-UpXimena Cataleya Candelo Hurtado24Puerto TejadaYeraldin Grajales Arias27MontenegroTop 6Alejandra Buitrago Carrasquilla23PereiraLaura Juliana Lamus Vargas23Bucaramanga2nd Runner-UpJuanita Sánchez González18BogotáAngie Patricia Cuero Reina18BuenaventuraTop 16Vanessa Saavedra Vega26Armenia
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