Miss Universe Colombia 2020

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

Miss Universe Colombia 2020
Date16 November 2020
VenueBarranquilla, Colombia
BroadcasterRCN Televisión
Entrants30
Placements16
WinnerLaura Olascuaga
 Bolívar

Miss Universe 2018, Catriona Gray crowned Laura Olascuaga of Bolívar at the end of the event. She will represent Colombia in Miss Universe 2020.

Results

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Universe Colombia 2020
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 6
Top 16

§ – Fan vote winner

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.[2][3][4][5][6] 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.[7]

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.[8][9] The official contestants who were selected to compete were released in batches throughout October 2020, following each casting.[10][11] In order to represent a department, contestants had to either be from the department or have a parent from the department.[12]

Josseidy Escalona was originally to represent Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands, while Valeria Ayos was to represent San Andrés.[13] 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.[14][15] Luisa Fernanda Urango, the original representative for Córdoba Department, was disqualified after lying about her age; she was replaced by Carolina Guerra.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18]

Judges

Contestants

30 delegates have been selected:[22]

Department Delegate Age[lower-alpha 1] Height Hometown Placement
 Antioquia Carolina Londoño Mejia 27 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Bello Top 16
 Arauca Génesis Andrea Quintero Pérez 28 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Arauca
 Atlántico María Alejandra Castillo Schoonewolff 24 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Barranquilla Top 16
 Bogotá María del Mar Meza Sánchez 28 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Bogotá
 Bolívar Laura Victoria Olascuaga Pinto 25 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Cartagena Miss Universe Colombia 2020
 Boyacá Laura Michelle Montañez Medina 24 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Sogamoso
Cabildo Encanto Amazonas Dayana Cárdenas Mestra 22 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Valledupar Top 6
 Caldas Juliana Aristizábal Bríñez 24 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Armenia Top 16
 Caquetá Luisa Fernanda Ardila Quiñones 23 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) El Doncello
 Cartagena Marelis Salas Julio 25 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) María La Baja Top 16
 Casanare Gina Paola Cazarán Bohórquez 25 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Villanueva Top 16
 Cauca Bárbara Rodríguez Nazarith 28 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Buenos Aires Top 6
 Cesar Mary Trini Araque Díaz 21 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Valledupar Top 16
 Chocó Yuri Vanessa Copete Mosquera 28 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Quibdó
 Córdoba Carolina Guerra Agámez 23 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Medellín
 Cundinamarca Daniela Valentina Mejía Forero 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Soacha
 Guaviare Xiomara Alfonso 26 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) El Retorno
 Huila María José Vargas Fierro 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Neiva Top 16
 La Guajira María Victoria Martínez Daza 27 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Bogotá
 Magdalena Natalia Garizabal Vera 18 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Santa Marta
 Meta María Juliana Franco Ramos 27 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Villavicencio Top 16
 Nariño Dahiara García 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Yumbo Top 16
 Norte de Santander Jenifer Pulgarín Candelo 25 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Pereira 1st Runner-Up
 Putumayo Ximena Cataleya Candelo Hurtado 24 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) Puerto Tejada
 Quindío Yeraldin Grajales Arias 27 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Montenegro Top 6
 Risaralda Alejandra Buitrago Carrasquilla 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Pereira
 Santander Laura Juliana Lamus Vargas 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Bucaramanga 2nd Runner-Up
 Tolima Juanita Sánchez González 18 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Bogotá
 Valle del Cauca Angie Patricia Cuero Reina 18 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Buenaventura Top 16
 Vichada Vanessa Saavedra Vega 26 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Armenia

Notes
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References
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  7. "María Fernanda Aristizábal ya no representará a Colombia en Miss Universo" (in Spanish). Noticias Caracol. 3 June 2020.
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  14. "Providencia renuncia a Miss Universe Colombia". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 19 October 2020.
  15. "POR COVID-19- La gran favorita al Miss Universe Colombia 2020, Valeria Ayos queda fuera de la competencia (+COMUNICADO)" (in Spanish). 7 November 2020.
  16. "Por alterar su edad, expulsan a reina de Miss Universe Colombia". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 14 October 2020.
  17. "Gobernador de Amazonas desautoriza a reina para Miss Universe Colombia". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 30 October 2020.
  18. Torres Cepeda, María Camila (31 October 2020). "Dayana Cárdenas ya no será Miss Amazonas, pero seguirá en competencia". RCN Radio (in Spanish).
  19. Torres Cepeda, María Camila (30 October 2020). "Natalia Barulich, entre los jurados de lujo de Miss Universe Colombia". RCN Radio (in Spanish).
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