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.
At the end of the event, Laura Gonzàlez of Cartagena crowned Gabriela Tafur of Valle as Señorita Colombia 2018-2019. She represented Colombia in Miss Universe 2019 and ended up in the Top 5. 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.
  • 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.
PlacementContestantInternational placement
Señorita Colombia 2018-2019
1st runner-up
  • Bolívar – Laura Olascuaga
    • 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.
    Department/DistrictContestantAgeHometown
    AntioquiaMaría Luisa Bula Echeverri22Medellín
    AtlánticoMaría Alejandra Vengoechea Carcamo20Cartagena
    BogotáZara Triana Skaugvoll19Bogotá
    BolívarLaura Victoria Olascuaga Pinto23Cartagena
    BoyacáAmanda Sofía Montealegre Rico21Bogotá
    CaldasMaría Clara Ramírez Valencia21Manizales
    CaquetáÁngela Rocío Rico Morales18Puerto Rico
    CartagenaYaiselle Lucía Tous Tejada22Cartagena
    CaucaAna María Velasco Bravo24Popayán
    CesarAnairis Cadavid Ardila23Valledupar
    ChocóLibia Marcela Salamandra Pacheco21Quibdo
    CórdobaSaray Elena Robayo Bechara23Montería
    CundinamarcaLina Tatiana Macea Dávila26La Vega
    GuainíaKarol Tatiana Hernández González23Puerto Carreño
    La GuajiraMaría Camila Melo Celedón23Uribia
    HuilaWendy Taryn López Scarpetta23Bogotá
    MagdalenaMaría Camila Cárdenas Rapelo22Santa Marta
    MetaLorena Martínez Rodríguez23Ibagué
    NariñoCarolina Salazar Sierra21Pasto
    Norte de SantanderLaura Juliana Claro Coronel22Cúcuta
    QuindíoValentina Arbeláez Camelo20Armenia
    RisaraldaMaría Camila Mejía Mejía19Pereira
    San Andrés and ProvidenciaGiselle Ann Archbold Davis24Providencia Island
    SucreCarmen Sofía Maury Atencia23Sucre
    TolimaValentina Bonilla Neira24Ibagué
    Valle del CaucaGabriela Tafur Náder23Cali