Señorita Colombia 2018 Explained

Date:	November 12, 2018
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
Congeniality:	Sofia Maury
Best National Costume:	María Camila Melo
Winner:	Gabriela Tafur
Before:	2018
Next:	2019

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.^[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
1st runner-up	Bolívar – Laura Olascuaga (Resigned)^[4]
2nd runner-up	Atlántico – María Alejandra Vengoechea
3rd runner-up	Bogotá – Zara Triana Skaugvoll
4th 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.^[5]

Department/District	Contestant	Age	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

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 13 November 2018 . La vallecaucana Gabriela Tafur Nader es elegida Señorita Colombia 2019 . The Vallecaucana Gabriela Tafur Nader is elected Señorita Colombia 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181113082926/https://www.efe.com/efe/america/gente/la-vallecaucana-gabriela-tafur-nader-es-elegida-senorita-colombia-2019/20000014-3811047 . 13 November 2018 . 8 October 2021 . . es.
2. Web site: 8 December 2019 . HIGHLIGHTS: Miss Universe 2019 coronation . 24 February 2023 . . en-US.
3. Web site: García . Carlos Andrés . 12 November 2018 . Gabriela Tafur es la nueva Señorita Colombia . Gabriela Tafur is the new Señorita Colombia . 8 October 2021 . . es.
4. Web site: 17 November 2018 . Señorita Bolívar renuncia al título de Virreina Nacional de la Belleza . Miss Bolívar renounces the title of National Viceroyalty of Beauty . 8 October 2021 . . ES-es.
5. News: 4 October 2018 . Esta es la lista oficial de las aspirantes a la corona de Señorita Colombia 2019 . es . This is the official list of the candidates for the crown of Señorita Colombia 2019 . . 5 September 2018.
6. Web site: 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. . 4 January 2022 . . es.
7. Web site: Cantillo Arrieta . Juan Manuel . 19 May 2018 . María Alejandra Vengoechea es la nueva Señorita Atlántico . María Alejandra Vengoechea is the new Señorita Atlántico . 5 December 2022 . . ES-es.
8. Web site: 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" . 24 February 2023 . . es.
9. Web site: 16 November 2020 . Laura Olascuaga viajó a Miss Universo . Laura Olascuaga traveled to Miss Universe . 24 February 2023 . La Opinión . ES-es.
10. Web site: 6 November 2018 . La Señorita Boyacá en Cartagena es Amanda Sofía Montealegre Rico . Señorita Boyacá in Cartagena is Amanda Sofía Montealegre Rico . 24 February 2023 . Boyacá Radio . es.
11. Web site: 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 . 24 February 2023 . . es.
12. Web site: 12 July 2018 . Yaiselle Lucía Tous es la nueva Señorita Cartagena 2018 - 2019 . Yaiselle Lucía Tous is the new Señorita Cartagena 2018 - 2019 . 10 December 2022 . . es.
13. Web site: 10 November 2018 . 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 . 24 February 2023 . . es.
14. Web site: 27 December 2022 . 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 . 26 March 2023 . . ES-es.