Miss Colombia 2022

Miss Colombia 2022
Sofía Osío
Date	13 November 2022
Presenters	Humberto Rodríguez Catalina Robayo
Venue	Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention Center, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Broadcaster	Telecaribe RCN Televisión Cosmovisión Telepacífico Canal TRO Teleislas ¡Hola! TV
Entrants	29
Placements	10
Debuts	Andean Region Pacific Region
Withdrawals	Arauca Caqueta
Returns	Buenaventura Casanare Cauca Cesar Meta
Winner	Sofía Osío Luna Atlántico
Congeniality	Whitney Towanda Copete Andean Region
Best National Costume	Susana Villota Melo Nariño Fabiana Caleño Sucre
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Miss Colombia 2022 was the 69th Miss Colombia pageant, held at the Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention Center in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on 13 November 2022. ^{[1] [2]}

At the end of the event, Valentina Espinosa of Bolivar crowned Sofía Osío Luna of Atlántico as Señorita Colombia 2022. ^{[3] [4]} She represented Colombia at Miss International 2023 and was named first runner-up. ^[5]

The 2023 edition of the Miss Colombia pageant that supposedly happened in November 2023 was cancelled due to the economic and internal crisis of the pageant. ^[6] Due to this, the pageant organizers decided to send the third runner-up Juanita Urrea to the Miss International 2024 pageant. ^[7]

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. Internet voting is still being implemented and fans can vote for their favorite delegate to advance to the finals. ^[8] The ten semi-finalists competed in the swimsuit and evening gown competitions and was then narrowed down to five. The five finalists competed in the question and answer round, and the final walk before the winner, Miss Colombia 2022, and her runners-up are announced.

Judges

• Daniella Álvarez – Presenter, TV host and Miss Colombia 2011 ^[9]
• Eduardo Díaz – Panamanian economist ^[9]
• Mario López Chavarri – Peruvian diplomat and politician ^[9]
• Carlos Santa Cruz – Spanish businessman ^[9]

Results

Placements

•   The contestant won an international pageant.
•   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 2022	Atlántico – Sofía Osío [10]	1st runner-up – Miss International 2023
1st runner-up	Antioquia – Valentina Mora [10]	Top 24 – Miss Supranational 2023
2nd runner-up	Norte de Santander – Andrea Yáñez [10]	1st runner-up – Miss Mesoamerica 2023
3rd runner-up	Valle del Cauca – Juanita Urrea [10]	Unplaced – Miss International 2024
4th runner-up	Tolima – Laura León [10]
Top 10	Cartagena – María Camila Sinning [10]	Winner – Reina Internacional del Cacao 2023
	Caribbean Region – Brigith Navarro	Winner – Miss Mesoamerica 2024
	Cesar – Luisa Sanmiguel Chocó – Sonia Cuesta
	Risaralda – Vanesa Velasquez	TBA – Miss Charm 2024

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Punctuality	Valle del Cauca – Juanita Urrea
Miss Elegance	Norte de Santander – Andrea Yáñez
Miss Congeniality	Andean Region – Whitney Towanda Copete
Miss Smart Fit	Antioquia – Valentina Mora
Best National Costume	Sucre – Fabiana Caleño Nariño– Susana Villota Melo
Comprehensive Beauty	Huila – Paula Andrea Alarcon [11]
Civic Queen	Cartagena – María Camila Sinning

Contestants

Twenty-nine contestants competed for the title. ^[12]

Department/City	Contestant	Age [a]	Hometown
Andean Region	Whitney Sarath Towanda Copete Moreno	24	Pereira
Antioquia	Valentina María Mora Trujillo [13]	24	Medellin
Atlántico	Sofía Osío Luna [14]	22	Barranquilla
Bogotá	Mariana Potes Morales	19	Miami-Dade County
Bolívar	María José Hernández Tobón [15]	23	Pereira
Boyacá	Laura Valentina Borda Salamanca [16]	25	Duitama
Buenaventura	Luisa Fernanda Lozano González [17]	24	Cali
Caribbean Region	Brigith Navarro Lugo	21	Soledad
Cartagena	María Camila Sinning Martínez [18]	24	Cartagena de Indias
Casanare	Karol Gisela Garzón Alfonso	24	Sabanalarga
Cauca	Laura Isabella Triana Ulcue	22	Popayán
Cesar	Luisa Alejandra Sanmiguel Quiroz	23	Valledupar
Chocó	Sonia Marcela Cuesta Morales [19]	23	Santa Marta
Córdoba	Julieth Daniela Guerrero Mafioli [20]	20	Bogotá
Cundinamarca	María Angélica García Alonso	23	Bogotá
La Guajira	María Kanela Peláez Cerchiaro [21]	23	Barrancas
Huila	Paula Andrea Alarcón Vargas [22]	23	Neiva
Magdalena	Marianella Lara Piña [23]	23	Santa Marta
Meta	Luisa Fernanda Álvarez Martín [24]	24	Villavicencio
Nariño	Susana Villota Melo [25]	23	Pasto
Norte de Santander	Andrea Katherine Yáñez García [26]	22	Cúcuta
Pacific Region	Lina Marcela Ángulo Oribio	24	Timbiquí
Quindío	Sara Victoria Castaño Ramos	22	Armenia
Risaralda	Vanesa Velásquez Valencia	23	Cartago
San Andrés and Providencia	Brithalye Susana de Ávila Bowie [27]	21	San Andrés
Santander	Mónica Rocío Blanco Alarcón [28]	26	Mogotes
Sucre	Fabiana Paola Caleño Arrieta [29]	19	Buenavista
Tolima	Laura Juliana León Ramírez [30]	24	Ibagué
Valle del Cauca	Juanita Urrea Posada [31]	22	Armenia

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant

Post-pageant notes

• Valentina Mora of Antioquia finished as Top 24 at the Miss Supranational 2023 in Malopolska, Poland and ranked as 15th placed according to the Miss Supranational Facebook & Instagram official pages.
• Andrea Yáñez of Norte de Santander finished as 1st runner-up at the Miss Mesoamerica 2023 pageant in San Salvador, El Salvador. ^[32]
• María Camila Sinning of Cartagena won the Reinado Internacional del Cacao 2023 in Panama.
• Paula Andrea Alarcón Vargas of Huila finished as 4th runner-up at Reina Hispanoamericana 2023, held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
• Juanita Urrea of Valle del Cauca was appointed to compete at Miss International 2024, held in Tokyo, Japan.

References

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18. "María Camila Sinning, nueva Señorita Cartagena". Alcaldía de Cartagena de Indias (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
19. "La nueva Reina del Chocó es Sonia Marcela Cuesta Morales". Mario en tu Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
20. "Escogidas las representantes de Córdoba a Reinados Nacionales". El Meridiano (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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22. "Paula Andrea Alarcón Vargas es designada como nueva Srta. Huila 2022". Corporación de Belleza Huila (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
23. "Marianella Lara, nueva Señorita Magdalena 2022". Hoy Diario del Magdalenaaccess-date=7 June 2022 (in Spanish).
24. "El Meta ya tiene sus embajadoras para los reinados de Colombia". Meta.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
25. "Señorita Nariño 2022". Reinado Colombia CNB (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
26. "Andrea Yáñez es la nueva Señorita Norte de Santander". La Opinión (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
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29. "Fabiana Caleño representará a Sucre en Concurso Nacional de la Belleza" [Fabiana Caleño will represent Sucre in the National Beauty Contest]. El Universal (in European Spanish). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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31. "Juanita, La Soberana". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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External links

• Official website