# Miss Universe Colombia 2020

Miss Universe Colombia 2020 was the first Miss Universe Colombia pageant, held at the Pabellón de Cristal in Barranquilla, Colombia, on November 16, 2020.
At the end of the event, Natalie Ackermann director of the Miss Universe Colombia organization crowned Laura Olascuaga of Bolívar as Miss Universe Colombia 2020. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2020.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Universe Colombia 2020 | Bolívar – Laura Victoria Olascuaga Pinto |
| 1st Runner-Up | Norte de Santander – Jenifer Pulgarín Candelo |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Santander – Laura Juliana Lamus Vargas |
| Top 6 | Cabildo Encanto Amazonas – Dayana Cárdenas Mestra  Cauca – Bárbara Rodríguez Nazarith  Quindío – Yeraldin Grajales Arias § |
| Top 16 | Antioquia – Carolina Londoño Mejia  Atlántico – María Alejandra Castillo Schoonewolff  Caldas – Juliana Aristizábal Bríñez  Cartagena – Marelis Salas Julio  Casanare – Gina Paola Cazarán Bohórquez  Cesar – Mary Trini Araque Díaz  Huila – María José Vargas Fierro  Meta – María Juliana Franco Ramos  Nariño – Dahiara García  Valle del Cauca – Angie Patricia Cuero Reina |
§ Voted into Top 16 by viewers.

## Pageant
### Background

Initially, Miss Colombia held the Colombian license for Miss Universe, and had selected María Fernanda Aristizábal as the Colombian representative for Miss Universe 2020 through Miss Colombia 2019. However, in June 2020, the license was purchased by Natalie Ackermann, who announced that she would be forming her own organization to select a new Colombian representative for Miss Universe 2020, which meant that Aristizábal would not be competing.

### Selection of contestants

From September to October 2020, castings were held in Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Neiva, Cali, Medellín, and Barranquilla for prospective contestants to audition for a spot in the competition. The official contestants who were selected to compete were released in batches throughout October 2020, following each casting. In order to represent a department, contestants had to either be from the department or have a parent from the department.
Josseidy Escalona was originally to represent Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands, while Valeria Ayos was to represent San Andrés. Escalona resigned from the competition amidst controversy regarding one department receiving two representatives; Ayos was to represent the full department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, but later tested positive for COVID-19 and had to resign from the competition. Luisa Fernanda Urango, the original representative for Córdoba Department, was disqualified after lying about her age; she was replaced by Carolina Guerra. Due to controversy within Amazonas Department over a woman not from the department being their representative, Dayana Cárdenas, the former representative of Amazonas, was changed to represent the city of Valledupar instead. Cárdenas later had her sash changed "Cabildo Encanto Amazonas", referring to the indigenous cabildo of El Encanto in Amazonas Department, which had expressed support for Cárdenas amidst the controversy.

### Judges

* Natalia Barulích – American model and singer
* Catriona Gray – Miss Universe 2018 from the Philippines
* Pilar Guzmán Lizarazo – Public relations officer
* Luz Elena Restrepo – Miss Colombia 1967 from Atlántico
* Amalin de Hasbún – Fashion designer

## Contestants

30 delegates have been selected:
| Department | Delegate | Age | Hometown | Placement |
| Antioquia | Carolina Londoño Mejia | 27 | Bello | Top 16 |
| Arauca | Génesis Andrea Quintero Pérez | 28 | Arauca | |
| Atlántico | María Alejandra Castillo Schoonewolff | 24 | Barranquilla | Top 16 |
| Bogotá | María del Mar Meza Sánchez | 28 | Bogotá | |
| Bolívar | Laura Victoria Olascuaga Pinto | 25 | Cartagena | Miss Universe Colombia 2020 |
| Boyacá | Laura Michelle Montañez Medina | 24 | Sogamoso | |
| Cabildo Encanto Amazonas | Dayana Cárdenas Mestra | 22 | Valledupar | Top 6 |
| Caldas | Juliana Aristizábal Bríñez | 24 | Armenia | Top 16 |
| Caquetá | Luisa Fernanda Ardila Quiñones | 23 | El Doncello | |
| Cartagena | Marelis Salas Julio | 25 | María La Baja | Top 16 |
| Casanare | Gina Paola Cazarán Bohórquez | 25 | Villanueva | Top 16 |
| Cauca | Bárbara Rodríguez Nazarith | 28 | Buenos Aires | Top 6 |
| Cesar | Mary Trini Araque Díaz | 21 | Valledupar | Top 16 |
| Chocó | Yuri Vanessa Copete Mosquera | 28 | Quibdó | |
| Córdoba | Carolina Guerra Agámez | 23 | Medellín | |
| Cundinamarca | Daniela Valentina Mejía Forero | 20 | Soacha | |
| Guaviare | Xiomara Alfonso | 26 | El Retorno | |
| Huila | María José Vargas Fierro | 20 | Neiva | Top 16 |
| La Guajira | María Victoria Martínez Daza | 27 | Bogotá | |
| Magdalena | Natalia Garizabal Vera | 18 | Santa Marta | |
| Meta | María Juliana Franco Ramos | 27 | Villavicencio | Top 16 |
| Nariño | Dahiara García | 23 | Yumbo | Top 16 |
| Norte de Santander | Jenifer Pulgarín Candelo | 25 | Pereira | 1st Runner-Up |
| Putumayo | Ximena Cataleya Candelo Hurtado | 24 | Puerto Tejada | |
| Quindío | Yeraldin Grajales Arias | 27 | Montenegro | Top 6 |
| Risaralda | Alejandra Buitrago Carrasquilla | 23 | Pereira | |
| Santander | Laura Juliana Lamus Vargas | 23 | Bucaramanga | 2nd Runner-Up |
| Tolima | Juanita Sánchez González | 18 | Bogotá | |
| Valle del Cauca | Angie Patricia Cuero Reina | 18 | Buenaventura | Top 16 |
| Vichada | Vanessa Saavedra Vega | 26 | Armenia | |