Señorita Colombia 2018

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.

Señorita Colombia 2018
Gabriela Tafur, Señorita Colombia 2018-2019
Date	November 12, 2018
Presenters	Carlos Calero Daniela Alvarez
Venue	Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Broadcaster	Telecaribe, Telepacífico, Canal Capital, Telecafé, Cosmovisión, Teleislas, Canal TRO, Red Más, Claro TV
Entrants	26
Placements	10
Withdrawals	Santander
Returns	Boyacá Caldas Caquetá Córdoba Guainía Meta Risaralda Sucre Tolima
Winner	Gabriela Tafur  Valle
Congeniality	Sofia Maury  Sucre
Best National Costume	María Camila Melo  Guajira
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At the end of the event, Laura Gonzàlez of Cartagena crowned Gabriela Tafur of Valle as Señorita Colombia 2018-2019.^[1] She represented Colombia in Miss Universe 2019 and ended up in the Top 5.^[2] 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.^[3]
• 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	Contestant	International placement
Señorita Colombia 2018-2019	Valle del Cauca – Gabriela Tafur	Top 5 – Miss Universe 2019
1st runner-up	Bolívar – Laura Olascuaga (Resigned)[4]	Top 21 – Miss Universe 2020
2nd runner-up	Atlántico – María Alejandra Vengoechea	3rd runner-up – Miss International 2019 1st runner-up – Reina Hispanoamericana 2021
3rd runner-up	Bogotá – Zara Triana Skaugvoll
4th runner-up	Cartagena – Yaiselle Tous	Top 10 – Miss Supranational 2019
Top 10	Antioquia – María Luisa Bula Caldas – María Clara Ramírez Córdoba – Saray Robayo La Guajira – Maria Camila Melo Magdalena – María Camila Cárdenas

Contestants

Señorita Colombia 2018 participating departments and districts.

Twenty-six contestants competed for the title.^[5]

Department/District	Contestant	Age[lower-alpha 1]	Hometown
Antioquia	María Luisa Bula Echeverri[6]	22	Medellín
Atlántico	María Alejandra Vengoechea Carcamo[7]	20	Cartagena
Bogotá	Zara Triana Skaugvoll[8]	19	Bogotá
Bolívar	Laura Victoria Olascuaga Pinto[9]	23	Cartagena
Boyacá	Amanda Sofía Montealegre Rico[10]	21	Bogotá
Caldas	María Clara Ramírez Valencia[11]	21	Manizales
Caquetá	Ángela Rocío Rico Morales	18	Puerto Rico
Cartagena	Yaiselle Lucía Tous Tejada[12]	22	Cartagena
Cauca	Ana María Velasco Bravo	24	Popayán
Cesar	Anairis Cadavid Ardila	23	Valledupar
Chocó	Libia Marcela Salamandra Pacheco[13]	21	Quibdo
Córdoba	Saray Elena Robayo Bechara[14]	23	Montería
Cundinamarca	Lina Tatiana Macea Dávila	26	La Vega
Guainía	Karol Tatiana Hernández González	23	Puerto Carreño
La Guajira	María Camila Melo Celedón	23	Uribia
Huila	Wendy Taryn López Scarpetta	23	Bogotá
Magdalena	María Camila Cárdenas Rapelo	22	Santa Marta
Meta	Lorena Martínez Rodríguez	23	Ibagué
Nariño	Carolina Salazar Sierra	21	Pasto
Norte de Santander	Laura Juliana Claro Coronel	22	Cúcuta
Quindío	Valentina Arbeláez Camelo	20	Armenia
Risaralda	María Camila Mejía Mejía	19	Pereira
San Andrés and Providencia	Giselle Ann Archbold Davis	24	Providencia Island
Sucre	Carmen Sofía Maury Atencia	23	Sucre
Tolima	Valentina Bonilla Neira	24	Ibagué
Valle del Cauca	Gabriela Tafur Náder	23	Cali

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References

1. "La vallecaucana Gabriela Tafur Nader es elegida Señorita Colombia 2019" [The Vallecaucana Gabriela Tafur Nader is elected Señorita Colombia 2019]. EFE (in Spanish). 13 November 2018. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
2. "HIGHLIGHTS: Miss Universe 2019 coronation". Rappler. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
3. García, Carlos Andrés (12 November 2018). "Gabriela Tafur es la nueva Señorita Colombia" [Gabriela Tafur is the new Señorita Colombia]. RCN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
4. "Señorita Bolívar renuncia al título de Virreina Nacional de la Belleza" [Miss Bolívar renounces the title of National Viceroyalty of Beauty]. El Universal (in European Spanish). 17 November 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
5. "Esta es la lista oficial de las aspirantes a la corona de Señorita Colombia 2019" [This is the official list of the candidates for the crown of Señorita Colombia 2019]. El Universal (in Spanish). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
6. Gutiérrez, Esneyder (22 November 2017). "La señorita Antioquia quiere recorrer el departamento para proponer soluciones a las necesidades" [Miss Antioquia wants to tour the department to propose solutions to the needs.]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
7. Cantillo Arrieta, Juan Manuel (19 May 2018). "María Alejandra Vengoechea es la nueva Señorita Atlántico" [María Alejandra Vengoechea is the new Señorita Atlántico]. El Universal (in European Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
8. Torres Cepeda, María Camila (13 November 2018). ""Colombia tiene diversidad de países", lluvia de críticas a Señorita Bogotá por respuesta y 'acento'" [Showers of criticism of Señorita Bogotá for her confused response and her "foreign accent"]. La FM (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
9. "Laura Olascuaga viajó a Miss Universo" [Laura Olascuaga traveled to Miss Universe]. La Opinión (in European Spanish). 16 November 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
10. "La Señorita Boyacá en Cartagena es Amanda Sofía Montealegre Rico" [Señorita Boyacá in Cartagena is Amanda Sofía Montealegre Rico]. Boyacá Radio (in Spanish). 6 November 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
11. Ríos, Magda Jimena (15 March 2018). "María Clara Ramírez Valencia es la Señorita Caldas 2018-2019" [María Clara Ramírez Valencia is Señorita Caldas 2018-2019]. Caracol Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
12. "Yaiselle Lucía Tous es la nueva Señorita Cartagena 2018 - 2019" [Yaiselle Lucía Tous is the new Señorita Cartagena 2018 - 2019]. Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
13. "Así fue el desfile en traje de baño de las candidatas a Señorita Colombia" [This was the swimsuit parade of the candidates for Señorita Colombia]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
14. "Armando Benedetti tendría romance con exreina y representante a la Cámara" [Armando Benedetti would have an affair with ex-queen and representative to the Chamber]. El Universal (in European Spanish). 27 December 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

External links

• Official website