# Señorita Colombia 2021

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. She Colombia at Miss Supranational 2022 and concluded as part of the twelve semi-finalists.

## 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 | 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 Caribbean Region – Valerie Charris |
| Top 10 | Córdoba – Juliana Habib | Top 6 – Miss Charm 2023 |
| Top 10 | Norte de Santander – Silvia Dueña Valle del Cauca – Daniela Erazo |

### 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

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