Señorita Colombia 2021

Señorita Colombia 2021
Date	November 14, 2021
Presenters	Alvaro Vargas Catalina Robayo
Venue	Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention Center, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Broadcaster	Telecaribe Telepacífico Canal Capital Telecafé Cosmovisión Teleislas Canal TRO Red Más Claro TV
Entrants	25
Placements	10
Withdrawals	Casanare Cauca Cesar
Returns	Arauca Caquetá Córdoba Guainía Guaviare Nariño Risaralda
Winner	Valentina Espinosa   Bolívar
Congeniality	Lucia Cuesta Chocó
Best National Costume	Juliana Habib Córdoba María Alejandra Enriquez Nariño
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Miss Colombia 2021 was the 68th Miss Colombia pageant, held at the Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention Center in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia on November 14, 2021.

At the end of the event, María Fernanda Aristizábal of Quindío crowned Valentina Espinosa of Bolívar as Señorita Colombia 2021. ^[1] She represented Colombia at Miss Supranational 2022 and concluded as part of the Top 12. ^[2]

Pageant

Format

The results of the preliminary competition, which consisted of the swimsuit competition, the evening gown competition, and the closed-door interview, determined 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. The ten semi-finalists will compete in the swimsuit and evening gown competitions and then narrow down to five. The five finalists competed in the question and answer round, as well as the final walk, before the winner Miss Colombia 2022 and her runners-up were announced.

Judges

• Ariadna Gutierrez – Colombian model, actress, influencer and Miss Colombia 2014
• Gabriel De Obarro – President and founder of IndiGO advisors
• Tadashi Campos Makabe – Specialist in general medicine and expert in haute couture design
• David Raya Gonzalez – Research engineer

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 2021	Bolívar – Valentina Espinosa	Top 12 – Miss Supranational 2022
1st runner-up	Quindío – Natalia López [3]	3rd runner-up – Miss International 2022
2nd runner-up	Huila – Karen Ortiz	2nd runner-up – Miss United Continents 2022
3rd runner-up	Chocó – María Lucía Cuesta	4th runner-up – Reina Hispanoamericana 2022
4th runner-up	Sucre – Yamile Dajud
Top 10	Atlántico – Geraldine Quiroz [4] Caribbean Region – Valerie Charris [4]
	Córdoba – Juliana Habib [4]	Top 6 – Miss Charm 2023
	Norte de Santander – Silvia Dueña [4] Valle – Daniela Erazo [4]

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Punctuality	La Guajira – Lina María Ramírez
Miss Elegance	Quindío – Natalia López
Miss Congeniality	Chocó – María Lucía Cuesta
Miss Smart Fit	Huila – Karen Ortiz
Best National Costume	Córdoba – Juliana Habib Nariño – María Alejandra Enríquez
Comprehensive Beauty	Huila – Karen Ortiz

Contestants

Señorita Colombia 2021 participating departments and districts.

Twenty-five contestants competed for the title. ^[5]

Department/District	Contestant	Age [a]	Hometown
Antioquia	Ana María Ospina Martínez [6]	26	Medellín
Arauca	Beatriz Adriana Hernández Jaimes [7]	25	Arauca
Atlántico	Geraldine Quiroz Bermúdez [8]	22	Barranquilla
Bogotá	María Camila Correa Montalvo [9]	25	Cali
Bolívar	Valentina Espinosa Guzmán [10]	23	Cartagena de Indias
Boyacá	Jennifer Paola Díaz Holguín [11]	26	Sogamoso
Caquetá	Lina Margarita Triviño Pineda	27	Florencia
Caribbean Region	Valerie Sue Charris Álvarez [12]	20	Barranquilla
Cartagena	Roysis Yilena González Torres [13]	24	Cartagena de Indias
Chocó	María Lucía Cuesta Arias [14]	21	Quibdó
Córdoba	Juliana Habib Lorduy [15]	21	Montería
Cundinamarca	María Paula Sabogal Triana [16]	19	Bogota
La Guajira	Lina María Ramírez Cepeda [17]	24	Bogota
Guaviare	Luisa María Rodríguez Granados	23	San José del Guaviare
Huila	Karen Julieth Ortiz Díaz [18]	22	Neiva
Magdalena	Valentina Andrea Acosta Castaño [19]	20	Barranquilla
Nariño	María Alejandra Enríquez Cuervo [20]	23	Havana
Norte de Santander	Silvia Katherine Dueñas Sepúlveda [21]	23	Cúcuta
Quindío	Natalia López Cardona [22]	22	Circasia
Risaralda	María José Toro Zapata	22	Pereira
San Andrés	Irma Emiliana Hawkins Iannini	22	Providencia
Santander	Camila Andrea Vega Montañez [23]	22	Bucaramanga
Sucre	Yamile Luján Dajud Zuluaga [24]	25	Buenos Aires
Tolima	Dany Yohana Sierra Pastrana	23	Teruel
Valle	Kelly Daniela Erazo Toro [25]	24	Cali

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant

Post-pageant notes

• Valentina Espinosa of Bolivar competed at Miss Supranational 2022 in Nowy Sącz, Poland and was one the twelve semi-finalists. She also obtained the title of Miss Supra Model of the Americas. ^[2]
• Natalia López of Quindío competed at Miss International 2022 in Tokyo, Japan and finished as 3rd runner-up. It is Colombia's second consecutive 3rd runner-up finish after the 2019 edition. ^[26]
• Karen Ortiz of Huila competed at Miss United Continents 2022 in Portoviejo, Ecuador and finished as 2nd runner-up. ^[27]
• Juliana Habib of Córdoba was appointed as the representative of Colombia in the inaugural Miss Charm International pageant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. ^[28] Habib was one of the six finalists. ^[29]

References

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18. David, Cristian (16 November 2021). ""Cada esfuerzo tiene su recompensa"". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
19. "Imponen banda a Valentina Acosta Castaño como Señorita Magdalena al Concurso Nacional de la Belleza" [They impose a band on Valentina Acosta Castaño as Señorita Magdalena to the National Beauty Contest]. El Rotativo Caribe (in Spanish). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
20. Padilla, Valeria Viana (9 November 2021). "La historia de la cubana aspirante al Reinado Nacional de Belleza" [The story of the Cuban candidate for the Reinado Nacional de Belleza]. El Universal (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
21. Figueroa, Celmira (22 June 2022). "Silvia Dueñas entregará la banda de Señorita Norte de Santander" [Silvia Dueñas will present the Miss Norte de Santander sash]. La Opinion (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
22. "Conozca a fondo a la candidata del Quindío al Reinado Nacional de la Belleza". El Quindiano (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-03.
23. "Camila Vega Montañez es la nueva sobenara de Santader" [Camila Vega Montañez is the new queen of Santander]. Vanguardia (in Spanish). 12 October 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
24. Quiroz, Edith (28 September 2021). ""Quiero que conozcan lo mejor de nuestro departamento": Señorita Sucre" [“I want you to know the best of our department”: Señorita Sucre]. El Universal (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
25. Peláez, Isabel (6 September 2021). "Daniela Erazo, la caleña que sueña con la corona 13 para el Valle en Señorita Colombia" [Daniela Erazo, the woman from Cali who dreams of the 13th crown for Valle in Miss Colombia]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
26. "Germany's Jasmin Selberg is Miss International 2022". Rappler . 13 December 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
27. "Philippines' Camelle Mercado is Miss United Continents 2022". Rappler . 7 August 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
28. "Juliana, señorita Córdoba 2021, designada por Colombia en Miss Charm". Rio Noticias (in Spanish). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
29. "Miss Brazil crowned Miss Charm 2023; PH bet Annabelle McDonnell finishes 1st runner-up". ABS-CBN News . 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

External links

• Official website