# Señorita Colombia 2018

Señorita Colombia 2018 was the 66th edition of the Miss Colombia pageant. It was held at the Cartagena de Indias Convention Center in Cartagena on November 12, 2018.
At the end of the event, Laura Gonzàlez of Cartagena crowned Gabriela Tafur of Valle as Señorita Colombia 2018-2019. She represented Colombia in Miss Universe 2019 and ended up in the Top 5. Señorita Colombia 2018, Valeria Morales of Valle, was in charge of crowning the finalists at the pageant.
Contestants from twenty-six departments and cities competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Carlos Calero and Daniela Alvarez.

## 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. The top 10 finalists compete in swimsuit and evening gown, while the top 5 will compete in the question and answer round and a final catwalk. Afterward, the winner will be decided by the panel of judges.

### Judges

* Jessica Newton – former Miss Peru, and the director of the Miss Peru Organization.
* Luca Burei – Italian economist, and CEO of L’Oreal.
* Henry Faarup – Panamanian civil engineer, obtained diplomatic and administrative positions in his country and Europe.
* Sirapop Deshraska – Thai fashion designer.

## 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 2018-2019 | Valle del Cauca – Gabriela Tafur | Top 5 – Miss Universe 2019 |
| 1st runner-up | Bolívar – Laura Olascuaga (Resigned) | Top 21 – Miss Universe 2020 |
| 2nd runner-up | Atlántico – María Alejandra Vengoechea | 3rd runner-up – Miss International 2019 1st runner-up – Reina Hispanoamericana 2021 |
| 3rd runner-up | Bogotá – Zara Triana Skaugvoll |
| 4th runner-up | Cartagena – Yaiselle Tous | Top 10 – Miss Supranational 2019 |
| Top 10 | Antioquia – María Luisa Bula Caldas – María Clara Ramírez Córdoba – Saray Robayo La Guajira – Maria Camila Melo Magdalena – María Camila Cárdenas |

## Contestants

Twenty-six contestants competed for the title.
| Department/District | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Antioquia | María Luisa Bula Echeverri | 22 | Medellín |
| Atlántico | María Alejandra Vengoechea Carcamo | 20 | Cartagena |
| Bogotá | Zara Triana Skaugvoll | 19 | Bogotá |
| Bolívar | Laura Victoria Olascuaga Pinto | 23 | Cartagena |
| Boyacá | Amanda Sofía Montealegre Rico | 21 | Bogotá |
| Caldas | María Clara Ramírez Valencia | 21 | Manizales |
| Caquetá | Ángela Rocío Rico Morales | 18 | Puerto Rico |
| Cartagena | Yaiselle Lucía Tous Tejada | 22 | Cartagena |
| Cauca | Ana María Velasco Bravo | 24 | Popayán |
| Cesar | Anairis Cadavid Ardila | 23 | Valledupar |
| Chocó | Libia Marcela Salamandra Pacheco | 21 | Quibdo |
| Córdoba | Saray Elena Robayo Bechara | 23 | Montería |
| Cundinamarca | Lina Tatiana Macea Dávila | 26 | La Vega |
| Guainía | Karol Tatiana Hernández González | 23 | Puerto Carreño |
| La Guajira | María Camila Melo Celedón | 23 | Uribia |
| Huila | Wendy Taryn López Scarpetta | 23 | Bogotá |
| Magdalena | María Camila Cárdenas Rapelo | 22 | Santa Marta |
| Meta | Lorena Martínez Rodríguez | 23 | Ibagué |
| Nariño | Carolina Salazar Sierra | 21 | Pasto |
| Norte de Santander | Laura Juliana Claro Coronel | 22 | Cúcuta |
| Quindío | Valentina Arbeláez Camelo | 20 | Armenia |
| Risaralda | María Camila Mejía Mejía | 19 | Pereira |
| San Andrés and Providencia | Giselle Ann Archbold Davis | 24 | Providencia Island |
| Sucre | Carmen Sofía Maury Atencia | 23 | Sucre |
| Tolima | Valentina Bonilla Neira | 24 | Ibagué |
| Valle del Cauca | Gabriela Tafur Náder | 23 | Cali |