Miss Universe Colombia 2020 Explained

Represented:
Winner:Laura Olascuaga
Broadcaster:RCN Televisión
Placements:16
Entrants:30
Venue:Pabellón de Cristal, Barranquilla, Colombia
Date:16 November 2020
Next:2021

Miss Universe Colombia 2020 was the first edition of the Miss Universe Colombia pageant, under its new organization. The competition was held on 16 November 2020 in Barranquilla, Atlántico.[1]

At the end of the event Natalie Ackermann director of the Miss Universe Colombia organization crowned Laura Olascuaga of Bolívar. She later represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2020.[2]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe Colombia 2020
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.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] 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.[8]

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.[9] [10] The official contestants who were selected to compete were released in batches throughout October 2020, following each casting.[11] [12] In order to represent a department, contestants had to either be from the department or have a parent from the department.[13]

Josseidy Escalona was originally to represent Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands, while Valeria Ayos was to represent San Andrés.[14] 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.[15] [16] Luisa Fernanda Urango, the original representative for Córdoba Department, was disqualified after lying about her age; she was replaced by Carolina Guerra.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19]

Judges

Contestants

30 delegates have been selected:[23]

DepartmentDelegateAgeHometownPlacement
Carolina Londoño Mejia27BelloTop 16
Génesis Andrea Quintero Pérez28Arauca
María Alejandra Castillo Schoonewolff24BarranquillaTop 16
María del Mar Meza Sánchez28Bogotá
Laura Victoria Olascuaga Pinto25CartagenaMiss Universe Colombia 2020
Laura Michelle Montañez Medina24Sogamoso
Dayana Cárdenas Mestra22ValleduparTop 6
Juliana Aristizábal Bríñez24ArmeniaTop 16
Luisa Fernanda Ardila Quiñones23El Doncello
Marelis Salas Julio25María La BajaTop 16
Gina Paola Cazarán Bohórquez25VillanuevaTop 16
Bárbara Rodríguez Nazarith28Buenos AiresTop 6
Mary Trini Araque Díaz21ValleduparTop 16
Yuri Vanessa Copete Mosquera28Quibdó
Carolina Guerra Agámez23Medellín
Daniela Valentina Mejía Forero20Soacha
Xiomara Alfonso26El Retorno
María José Vargas Fierro20NeivaTop 16
María Victoria Martínez Daza27Bogotá
Natalia Garizabal Vera18Santa Marta
María Juliana Franco Ramos27VillavicencioTop 16
Dahiara García23YumboTop 16
Jenifer Pulgarín Candelo25Pereira1st Runner-Up
Ximena Cataleya Candelo Hurtado24Puerto Tejada
Yeraldin Grajales Arias27MontenegroTop 6
Alejandra Buitrago Carrasquilla23Pereira
Laura Juliana Lamus Vargas23Bucaramanga2nd Runner-Up
Juanita Sánchez González18Bogotá
Angie Patricia Cuero Reina18BuenaventuraTop 16
Vanessa Saavedra Vega26Armenia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Torres Cepeda. María Camila. 28 October 2020. Se conoce uno de los premios que entregarán a Miss Colombia 2020. Spanish.
  2. Web site: Laura Olascuaga, from Bolívar, new Miss Universe Colombia. El Universal. 16 November 2020. 16 November 2020. es.
  3. Web site: 11 November 2019. María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea es la nueva Señorita Colombia 2019-2020. W Radio. Spanish.
  4. Web site: 11 November 2019. María Fernanda Aristizábal, nueva Señorita Colombia 2020. KienyKe. Spanish.
  5. Web site: 12 November 2019. Una admiradora de las lideresas sociales es la nueva Señorita Colombia 2020. EFE. Spanish.
  6. Web site: 12 November 2019. Las embarradas de la Señorita Cesar en el Reinado. Tikitakas. Spanish.
  7. Web site: Chacón. Mateo. 11 November 2019. María Fernanda Aristizábal, la nueva Señorita Colombia 2020. La FM. Spanish.
  8. Web site: 3 June 2020. María Fernanda Aristizábal ya no representará a Colombia en Miss Universo. Noticias Caracol. Spanish.
  9. Web site: 6 October 2020. La gira de castings presenciales de Miss Universe Colombia llegó a Cali. Canal RCN. Spanish.
  10. Web site: Torres Cepeda. María Camila. 28 September 2020. Comenzó segunda fase de Miss Universe Colombia: así fueron los castings en Bogotá. La FM. Spanish.
  11. Web site: Torres Cepeda. María Camila. 13 October 2020. Estas son las 32 candidatas que competirán en Miss Universe Colombia. La FM. Spanish.
  12. Web site: Torres Cepeda. María Camila. 1 October 2020. Miss Universe Colombia presenta a las primeras siete candidatas. La FM. Spanish.
  13. Web site: El Concurso. 28 October 2020. Miss Universe Colombia. Spanish.
  14. Web site: Uribe. Carolina. 10 October 2020. Se conocen las dos primeras costeñas a Miss Universe Colombia. El Heraldo. Spanish.
  15. Web site: 19 October 2020. Providencia renuncia a Miss Universe Colombia. El Tiempo. Spanish.
  16. Web site: 7 November 2020. POR COVID-19- La gran favorita al Miss Universe Colombia 2020, Valeria Ayos queda fuera de la competencia (+COMUNICADO). Spanish.
  17. Web site: 14 October 2020. Por alterar su edad, expulsan a reina de Miss Universe Colombia. El Tiempo. Spanish.
  18. Web site: 30 October 2020. Gobernador de Amazonas desautoriza a reina para Miss Universe Colombia. El Tiempo. Spanish.
  19. Web site: Torres Cepeda. María Camila. 31 October 2020. Dayana Cárdenas ya no será Miss Amazonas, pero seguirá en competencia. RCN Radio. Spanish.
  20. Web site: Torres Cepeda. María Camila. 30 October 2020. Natalia Barulich, entre los jurados de lujo de Miss Universe Colombia. RCN Radio. Spanish.
  21. Web site: Aguilar. Krissy. 28 October 2020. Catriona Gray to serve as judge in Miss Universe Colombia 2020. Inquirer.
  22. Web site: Mendoza. Javier. 14 November 2020. Candidatas al Miss Universe Colombia tuvieron entrevista con el jurado. El Heraldo. Spanish.
  23. Web site: canalrcn.com. 2020-10-13. Definidas las 32 candidatas que concursarán en Miss Universe Colombia. 2020-11-03. Definidas las 32 candidatas que concursarán en Miss Universe Colombia. es.

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