# Miss Colombia 2008

Miss Colombia 2008, the 74th Miss Colombia pageant, was held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on November 17, 2008, after two weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Michelle Rouillard, Miss Cauca.
The pageant was broadcast live on RCN TV from the Centro de Convenciones Julio César Turbay in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Miss Colombia 2007 Taliana Vargas crowned Michelle Rouillard of Cauca as the new Miss Colombia.

## Judges

The panel of judges was composed by Olga Sinclair (Panama), Pablo Jiménez Burillo (Spain), Sylvia Loria (Costa Rica), Thomas P. Murray (United States), Giovanni Scutaro (Venezuela).

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Colombia 2008 | Cauca – Michelle Rouillard |
| 1st Runner-Up | Chocó – Lina Mosquera Ochoa |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Antioquia – Verónica Velásquez |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Valle – Stephanie Garcés Aljure |
| 4th Runner-Up | Sucre – Andrea Lilian Tirado Reina |
| Top 10 | Atlántico – Paula Alejandra González  Norte de Santander – Andrea Ontiveros Casas  Quindío – Leydi Mejía Urrego  Cartagena – Giselle Marín Ramos |
* Sonia Janneth Cubides (Bogotá D.C.) and María Jimena Escobar (Cundinamarca) resign the title as Segunda Princesa (3rd Runner-up)

### Special awards

* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Michelle Rouillard Estrada (Cauca)
* Best Body Figura Bodytech - Stephanie Garcés Aljure (Valle)
* Miss Elegance - Lina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa (Chocó)
* Best Face - Ina Andrea Ontiveros Casas (Norte de Santander)
* Reina de la policia - Lina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa (Chocó)
* Señorita Puntualidad - Sonia Janneth Cubides Silva (Bogotá D.C.)
* Best Regional Costume - Andrea Lilian Tirado Reina (Sucre) - "Pola Becté", Design by Erick Pérez
* Miss Congeniality - Cindy Kohn Cybulkiewicz (Guajira)
* Zapatilla Real - Giselle Marín Ramos (Cartagena D.T. y C.)

### Final competition scores

| Departament | Evening Gown | Swimsuit |
| Cauca | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| Chocó | 9.8 | 9.4 |
| Antioquia | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| Cundinamarca | 9.3 | 9.4 |
| Valle | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Bogotá D.C. | 9.1* | 9.4 |
| Norte de Santander | 9.0 | 8.9 |
| Quindío | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Amazonas | 9.1 | 9.0 |
| Cartagena D.T. y C. | 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Sucre | 8.5 |
| Atlántico | 8.4 |
| Boyacá | 8.4 |
| Caldas | 8.2 |
| Guajira | 8.2 |
| Bolívar | 8.1 |
| Huila | 8.1 |
| Cesar | 8.0 |
| Córdoba | 8.0 |
| Meta | 8.0 |
| Risaralda | 8.0 |
| Santander | 8.0 |
| Nariño | 7.9 |
| Magdalena | 7.8 |
| San Andrés, P. y S.C. | 7.7 |
* Legend
* Miss Colombia 2008–2009
* First runner-up
* Second runner-up
* Third runner-up
* Fourth runner-up
* Semifinalistas

## Delegates

According to a press release from September 11 of 2008 on the website of the National Beauty Contest of Colombia, the official candidates were:
| Contestant | Name | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Paula Alejandra González Gutiérrez | 22 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Neiva |
| Antioquia | Verónica Velásquez Gómez | 20 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Medellín |
| Atlántico | Valeria Margarita Sierra Caballero | 22 | 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Barranquilla |
| Bogotá D.C. | Sonia Janneth Cubides Silva | 24 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Bogotá |
| Bolívar | Karen Margarita Bray Vergara | 22 | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | El Carmen de Bolívar |
| Boyacá | Cindy Yulieth Calle Páramo | 19 | 166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Bogotá |
| Caldas | Marcela Muñoz Vargas | 22 | 169 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Manizales |
| Cartagena D.T. y C. | Giselle Marín Ramos | 19 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Cartagena de Indias |
| Cauca | Michelle Rouillard Estrada | 21 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Popayán |
| Cesar | Linda Cristina Mendoza Vargas | 23 | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | San Juan del Cesar |
| Chocó | Lina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa | 19 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Quibdó |
| Córdoba | Sara Piedrahíta Lyons | 19 | 169 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Montería |
| Cundinamarca | María Jimena Escobar Fuenmayor | 21 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Bogotá |
| Guajira | Cindy Kohn Cybulkiewicz | 21 | 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Maicao |
| Huila | Ángela María Rojas Morera | 22 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Neiva |
| Magdalena | María Pinedo Manrique | 23 | 166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Santa Marta |
| Meta | Laura Naranjo Gómez | 23 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Villavicencio |
| Nariño | Briggite Geraldine Bolaños Chala | 18 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Cali |
| Norte de Santander | Ina Andrea Ontiveros Casas | 22 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Cúcuta |
| Quindío | Leidy Marcela Mejía Urrego | 20 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Cali |
| Risaralda | Jeny Maritza Guzmán Tamayo | 21 | 166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Pereira |
| San Andrés, P. y S.C. | Hannia Yihan Gallardo Harb | 22 | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | San Andrés |
| Santander | María Alejandra Sampayo Guerrero | 20 | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | Bucaramanga |
| Sucre | Andrea Lilian Tirado Reina | 23 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Bogotá |
| Valle | Stephanie Garcés Aljure | 23 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Cali |

### Withdrawals

* Marianna Rodriguez was replaced by Stephanie Garcés Aljure as Señorita Valle after pictures of Marianna posing in underwear surfaced.
* Sonia Janneth Cubides Silva resigned her title as Segunda Princesa to pursuit an acting career.

## References and footnotes

* ↑ "Especial vive.in Reinado de Cartagena 2008. Todas las candidatas a Señorita Colombia, al Reinado Popular. Vota por tu favorita". www.vive.in. Archived from the original on 2008-12-06.
* ↑ RCN: Miss Colombia 2008 Pageant Special Coverage Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
* ↑ Concurso Nacional de Belleza Official Page
* ↑ Noticias: Andrea Tirado Reina, designada como Tercera Princesa Archived 2009-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
* ↑ RCN: Elección del Rostro Jolie. Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
* ↑ Noticias: Señorita Bogotá, Puntualidad EDOX 2008
* ↑ "CANAL RCN : Nuestra Tele". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
* ↑ http://www.vanguardia.com/especiales/noticias/39-noticias/124-cartagena-es-la-nueva-miss-zapatilla-real
* ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Concurso Nacional de Belleza: Comunicado 712
* ↑ https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18858268990
* ↑ http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/occidente/2008-06-26/destituyen-a-mariana-rodriguez-representante-del-valle-al-concurso-nacional-de-belleza_4348382-1 Destituyen a Mariana Rodriguez, representante del Valle al Concurso Nacional de Belleza
* ↑ "La Señorita Bogotá, Sonia Cubides, dejó el título de segunda princesa…". Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2008-11-29.