| Winner: | Michelle Rouillard |
| Represented: | Cauca |
| Date: | November 17, 2008 |
| Presenters: | Carlos Calero Carolina Cruz Andrea Serna Claudia Bahamón |
| Venue: | Auditorio Barahona, Centro de Convenciones Julio César Turbay, Cartagena de Indias |
| Broadcaster: | RCN TV |
| Entrants: | 25 |
| Placements: | 10 |
| Congeniality: | Cindy Kohn Guajira |
| Photogenic: | Michelle Rouillard Cauca |
| Best National Costume: | Andrea Tirado Sucre |
| Before: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2009 |
Miss Colombia 2008, the 74th Miss Colombia pageant, was held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on November 17, 2008, after two weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Michelle Rouillard, Miss Cauca.
The pageant was broadcast live on RCN TV from the Centro de Convenciones Julio César Turbay in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Miss Colombia 2007 Taliana Vargas crowned Michelle Rouillard of Cauca as the new Miss Colombia.[1]
The former panel of judges was composed by Olga Sinclair (Panama), Pablo Jiménez Burillo (Spain), Sylvia Loria (Costa Rica), Thomas P. Murray (United States), Giovanni Scutaro (Venezuela).[2] [3]
| Placement | Contestant | |
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| Miss Colombia 2008 | ||
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
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| Departament | Evening Gown | Swimsuit |
|---|---|---|
| Cauca | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| Chocó | 9.8 | 9.4 |
| Antioquia | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| Cundinamarca | 9.3 | 9.4 |
| Valle | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Bogotá D.C. | 9.1* | 9.4 |
| Norte de Santander | 9.0 | 8.9 |
| Quindío | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Amazonas | 9.1 | 9.0 |
| Cartagena D.T. y C. | 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Sucre | 8.5 | |
| Atlántico | 8.4 | |
| Boyacá | 8.4 | |
| Caldas | 8.2 | |
| Guajira | 8.2 | |
| Bolívar | 8.1 | |
| Huila | 8.1 | |
| Cesar | 8.0 | |
| Córdoba | 8.0 | |
| Meta | 8.0 | |
| Risaralda | 8.0 | |
| Santander | 8.0 | |
| Nariño | 7.9 | |
| Magdalena | 7.8 | |
| San Andrés, P. y S.C. | 7.7 |
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According to the press release from September 11[9] of 2008 on the website of the National Beauty Contest of Colombia, The official candidates are:
| Contestant | Name | Age | Height | Hometown | |
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| Amazonas | Paula Alejandra González Gutiérrez | 22 | Neiva | ||
| Antioquia | Verónica Velásquez Gómez | 20 | Medellín | ||
| Atlántico | Valeria Margarita Sierra Caballero | 22 | Barranquilla | ||
| Bogotá D.C. | Sonia Janneth Cubides Silva | 24 | Bogotá | ||
| Bolívar | Karen Margarita Bray Vergara | 22 | El Carmen de Bolívar | ||
| Boyacá | Cindy Yulieth Calle Páramo | 19 | Bogotá | ||
| Caldas | Marcela Muñoz Vargas | 22 | Manizales | ||
| Cartagena D.T. y C. | Giselle Marín Ramos | 19 | Cartagena de Indias | ||
| Cauca | 21 | Popayán | |||
| Cesar | Linda Cristina Mendoza Vargas | 23 | San Juan del Cesar | ||
| Chocó | 19 | Quibdó | |||
| Córdoba | 19 | Montería | |||
| Cundinamarca | María Jimena Escobar Fuenmayor | 21 | Bogotá | ||
| Guajira | Cindy Kohn Cybulkiewicz | 21 | Maicao[10] | ||
| Huila | Ángela María Rojas Morera | 22 | Neiva | ||
| Magdalena | María Pinedo Manrique | 23 | Santa Marta | ||
| Meta | Laura Naranjo Gómez | 23 | Villavicencio | ||
| Nariño | Briggite Geraldine Bolaños Chala | 18 | Cali | ||
| Norte de Santander | Ina Andrea Ontiveros Casas | 22 | Cúcuta | ||
| Quindío | Leidy Marcela Mejía Urrego | 20 | Cali | ||
| Risaralda | Jeny Maritza Guzmán Tamayo | 21 | Pereira | ||
| San Andrés, P. y S.C. | Hannia Yihan Gallardo Harb | 22 | San Andrés | ||
| Santander | María Alejandra Sampayo Guerrero | 20 | Bucaramanga | ||
| Sucre | Andrea Lilian Tirado Reina | 23 | Bogotá | ||
| Valle | Stephanie Garcés Aljure | 23 | Cali |