Miss Colombia

Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Colombia Logo of Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Colombia Type Beauty Pageant Location  Colombia Website www.srtacolombia.org Señorita Colombia (Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Colombia) is an annual national beauty contest in Colombia that selects representatives to Miss Universe and Miss International. The winner, Miss Colombia, is sent to Miss Universe and the first runner-up, Miss Colombia International or Virreina, to Miss International. Contents 1 History 2 Miss Colombia 2010 3 Rules 4 Prelude to the pageant 4.1 List of winners of Figura Bodytech prize 5 Regional rankings 6 List of Miss Colombia titleholders 6.1 Miss Colombia titleholders 1934 - 1957 6.2 Miss Colombia titleholders 1958 - present 7 International participation 7.1 Colombian representatives at Miss Universe 7.2 Colombian representatives at Miss International 8 Controversies 8.1 David Letterman on Miss Colombia 9 References and footnotes 10 External links History The Miss Colombia pageant is held annually in the city of Cartagena de Indias. Coverage is given by the media to the contest, including by Cromos magazine which devotes entire issues to the individual contestants favored to win, and four covers of the magazine are devoted to the pageant in a 4-week period. Every major network sends news crews, and have sets built by the beach in Cartagena to report live for at least fifteen minutes every day towards the end of the news broadcast on the goings-on of the contestants. Aspirants must compete in their respective Departments to earn a title for the pageant. Miss Colombia 2010 Main article: Miss Colombia 2010 Miss Colombia 2010, the 76th Miss Colombia pageant, was held at the Centro de Convenciones in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on Monday, November 15, 2010. Miss Colombia 2009, Natalia Navarro Galvis, crowned Catalina Robayo of Valle del Cauca as the new Miss Colombia. Rules Colombia has strict rules regarding participation of any Miss Universe preliminary: once a contestant registers for the pageant, she is confined to her own Department and cannot jump states/provinces as happens frequently elsewhere. However, she can participate more than once for the same department; the winner of the pageant in 2003 had already come in fourth place at the Miss Valle pageant the year before she won and eventually went on to win the national crown. Perhaps this rule is the reason for the intense rivalries that have developed between departments (states) to win the most crowns, a couple of them have garnered a significant number, starting with Atlántico (9), Valle (9), Santander (7), Antioquia (6), Bolívar (6). Prelude to the pageant Taliana Vargas, Señorita Colombia 2007, 1st runner-up to Miss Universe 2008 The pageant itself always around November 11, and many of the activities, such as the entire production of the Cromos magazines devoted to the pageant take place in the weeks preceding the pageant. There are a number of preliminary events involving the sponsors, such as the election of the Figura Bodytech (the Bodytech Figure) which confers free gym membership at the Bodytech franchise for five years to the contestant with the most toned, harmonious and healthy body of the pageant. List of winners of Figura Bodytech prize 2002 - Diana Lucia Mantilla (Santander) 2003 - Catherine Daza Manchola (Valle del Cauca) 2004 - Adriana Tarud (Atlántico) 2005 - Valerie Dominguez (Atlántico) 2006 - Laura Montoya Escobar(Antioquia) 2007 - Maria Cristina Diaz-Granados (Bogotá) 2008 - Stephanie Garcés Aljure (Valle del Cauca) 2009 - Natalia Navarro Galvis (Bolívar) 2010 - Natalia Valenzuela Cutiva (Huila) Since the prize was first awarded, the winner of the Bodytech Figure prize has gone on to win Miss Colombia each year except for in 2006 and 2007 when they became Runner Ups. There are also prizes for the contestant with the best hair (Silueta Schwarzkopff brand), the most photogenic candidate (Sony), the most punctual (who receives a Edox watch), most beautiful costume, and even the mothers of the delegates must compete in a talent show to select the "Queen Mother." Regional rankings Department Titles Years Atlántico 9 1949, 1962, 1967, 1971, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2004, 2005 Valle del Cauca 1951, 1953, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1976, 2003, 2010 Santander 7 1955, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1987, 1997, 2002 Antioquia 6 1957, 1969, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1996 Bolívar 1934, 1947, 1961, 1983, 1984, 2009 Bogotá 5 1975, 1977, 1982, 1991, 1993 Cauca 2 1966, 2008 Caldas 1958, 1970 Cesar 1994, 2006 Guajira 1985, 1988 Amazonas 1 1992 Chocó 2001 Cartagena 2000 Cundinamarca 1999 Magdalena 2007 Meta 1995 Nariño 1960 Norte de Santander 1963 Tolima 1965 List of Miss Colombia titleholders Miss Colombia titleholders 1934 - 1957 Initially, the pageant's winners held the title for a biennial period; Yolanda Emiliani Roman, Miss Colombia 1934, held her title for the longest reign in the pageant's history. 1934 - Yolanda Emiliani Román (Bolívar) 1947 - Piedad Gómez Román (Bolívar) 1949 - Myriam Sojo Zambrano (Atlántico) 1951 - Leonor Navia Orjuela (Valle del Cauca) 1953 - Luz Marina Cruz Lozada (Valle del Cauca) 1955 - Esperanza Gallón Domínguez (Santander) 1957 - Doris Gil Santamaría (Antioquia) Miss Colombia titleholders 1958 - present 1958 - Luz Marina Zuluaga (Caldas) 1959 - Stella Márquez Zawadsky (Nariño) 1961 - Sonia Heidman Gómez (Bolívar) 1962 - Martha Ligia Restrepo González (Atlántico) 1963 - Leonor Duplat San Juan (Cúcuta/Norte de Santander) 1964 - Martha Cecilia Calero Córdoba (Cali/Valle del Cauca) 1965 - Edna Margarita Rudd Lucena (Ibagué/Tolima) 1966 - Elsa Garrido Cajiao (Cauca) 1967 - Luz Elena Restrepo González (Atlántico) 1968 - Margarita María Reyes Zawadsky (Valle del Cauca) 1969 - María Luisa Riasco Velásquez (Antioquia) 1970 - Piedad Mejía Trujillo (Caldas) 1971 - María Luisa Lignarolo Martínez (Atlántico) 1972 - Ana Lucía Agudelo Correa (Valle del Cauca) 1973 - Ella Cecilia Escandón Palacios (Santander) 1974 - Martha Lucía Echeverry Trujillo (Valle del Cauca) 1975 - María Helena Reyes Abisambra (Bogotá) 1976 - Aura María Mojica Salcedo (Valle del Cauca) 1977 - Shirley Sáenz Starnes (Bogotá) 1978 - Ana Milena Parra Turbay (Santander) 1979 - María Patricia Arbeláez (Antioquia) 1980 - Nini Johanna Soto González (Santander) 1981 - María Teresa Gómez Fajardo (Antioquia) 1982 - Julie Pauline Sáenz Starnes (Bogotá) 1983 - Susana Caldas Lemaitre (Bolívar) 1984 - Sandra Borda Caldas (Bolívar) 1985 - María Mónica Urbina Plugiesse (Guajira) 1986 - Patricia López Ruíz (Antioquia) 1987 - Diana Patricia Arévalo Guerra (Santander) 1988 - María Teresa Eugorrola Hinojosa (Guajira) 1989 - Lizeth Yamile Mahecha Arévalo (Atlántico) 1990 - Maribel Gutiérrez Tinoco (Atlántico) 1991 - Paola Turbay Gómez (Bogotá) 1992 - Paula Andrea Betancur Arroyave (Amazonas) 1993 - Carolina Gómez Correa (Bogotá) 1994 - Tatiana Castro Abuchaibe (Cesar) 1995 - Lina María Gaviria Forero (Meta) 1996 - Claudia Elena Vásquez Ángel (Antioquia) 1997 - Silvia Fernanda Ortiz Guerra (Santander) 1998 - Marianella Maal Paccini (Atlántico) 1999 - Catalina Inés Acosta Albarracín (Cundinamarca) 2000 - Andrea María Noceti Gómez (Cartagena) 2001 - Vanessa Alexandra Mendoza Bustos (Chocó) 2002 - Diana Lucia Mantilla Prada (Santander) 2003 - Catherine Daza Manchola (Valle del Cauca) 2004 - Adriana Cecilia Tarud Durán (Atlántico) 2005 - Valerie Domínguez Tarud (Atlántico) 2006 - Eileen Roca Torralvo (Cesar) 2007 - Taliana Maria Vargas Carrillo (Magdalena) 2008 - Michelle Rouillard Estrada (Cauca) 2009 - Natalia Navarro Galvis (Bolivar) 2010 - María Catalina Robayo Vargas (Valle) International participation Despite the country's fascination with pageants and the incredible efforts and funds expended to prepare winners (including appointing them teams of fashion designers and coaches), it has had a mixed record at international contests. Luz Marina Zuluaga remains the country's only Miss Universe, winning in 1958; she was awarded a mansion and tax exemption for life, an honor which is expected to follow any woman who can retake the world title. Colombians have come close on several occasions, making the top 15 multiple times, and from 1992 to 1994 Miss Colombia consecutively placed as first runner-up, and again in 2008 but the Miss Universe title has continued to elude the country. In 2004, for example, Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez became the first black woman to win the Miss International crown. Colombian representatives at Miss Universe Year Titleholder Department title Placement in Miss Universe 1958 Luz Marina Zuluaga Caldas Miss Universe 1959* Olga Beatriz Pumarejo Korkor Top 15 1960 Stella Márquez Zawadsky Nariño Top 15 1961* Patricia Whitman Owen 1962* Olga Lucia Botero Orozco Top 15 1963* Maria Cristina Alvarez González Top 15 1964* Alba Virginia Ramírez Plaza Top 15 1965** Maria Victoria Ocampo Gómez Bolívar Top 15 1966 Edna Margarita Rudd Lucena Tolima Top 15 1967 Elsa Maria Garrido Cajiao Cauca 1968 Luz Elena Restrepo González Atlántico 1969 Margarita Maria Reyes Zawadsky Atlántico Top 15 1970 Maria Luisa Riascos Velásquez Antioquia 1971 Piedad Mejía Trujillo Caldas 1972 Maria Luisa Lignarolo Martínez-Aparicio Atlántico 1973 Ana Lucía Agudelo Correa Valle del Cauca Top 12 1974 Ella Cecilia Escandón Palacios Santander 3rd runner-up 1975 Marta Lucía Echeverri Trujillo Valle del Cauca Top 12 1976 Maria Helena Reyes Abisambra Bogotá Top 12 1977 Aura Maria Mojica Salcedo Valle del Cauca 3rd runner-up 1978 Mary Shirley Sáenz Starnes Bogotá 3rd runner-up 1979 Ana Milena Parra Turbay Santander 1980 Maria Patricia Arbeláez Peláez Antioquia Top 12 (10) 1981* Ana Edilma (Eddy) Cano Puerta 1982* Nadya Santacruz Quintero 1983 Julie Pauline Sáenz Starnes Bogotá 1984 Susana Caldas Lemaitre Bolívar 4th runner-up 1985 Sandra Eugenia Borda Caldas Bolívar 1986 Maria Mónica Urbina Pugliesse Guajira 2nd runner-up 1987 Maria Patricia López Ruiz Antioquia 1988 Diana Patricia Arévalo Guerra Santander Top 10 (9) 1989 Maria Teresa Egurrola Hinojosa Guajira 1990 Lizeth Yamile Mahecha Arévalo Atlántico 2nd runner-up 1991 Maribel Gutiérrez Tinoco Atlántico 1992 Paola Turbay Gómez Bogotá 1st runner-up 1993 Paula Andrea Betancur Arroyave Amazonas 1st runner-up 1994 Carolina Gómez Correa Bogotá 1st runner-up 1995 Tatiana Castro Abuchaibe Cesar Top 10 (10) 1996 Lina Maria Gaviria Forero Meta 1997 Claudia Elena Vásquez Ángels Antioquia 1998 Silvia Fernanda Ortiz Guerra Santander 4th runner-up 1999 Marianella Maal Pacini Atlántico 2000 Catalina Inés Acosta Albarracín Cundinamarca Top 10 (6) 2001 Andrea Maria Nocetti Gómez Cartagena 2002 Vanessa Alexandra Mendoza Bustos Chocó 2003 Diana Lucia Mantilla Prada Santander 2004 Catherine Daza Manchola Valle del Cauca Top 10 (6) 2005 Adriana Cecilia Tarud Durán Atlántico 2006 Valerie Domínguez Tarud Atlántico Top 10 (6) 2007 Eileen Roca Torralvo Cesar 2008 Taliana María Vargas Carrillo Magdalena 1st runner-up 2009 Michelle Rouillard Estrada Cauca 2010 Natalia Navarro Galvis Bolívar Top 15 (12) 2011 María Catalina Robayo Vargas Valle del Cauca TBD In these versions of Miss Universe, the CNB did not have the franchise to participate, however, another entity designated to these young ladies to represent Colombia.**Maria Victoria Ocampo Gomez represented Bolivar in the national pageant and then she was appointed in another contest where she earned the right to participate in Miss Universe. Colombian representatives at Miss International Year Titleholder Department title Miss International placing 1960 Maria Stella Márquez Zawadzky Nariño Miss International 1961 Wilma Kohlgruber Duque Cundinamarca 1962 Sonia Heidman Gómez Bolívar 1963 Martha Ligia Restrepo González Atlántico Top 15 1964 Leonor Duplat Sanjuán Norte de Santander 1965 Regina Salcedo Herrera Atlántico 1967 Marta Lucia Guzmán Perdomo Cundinamarca 1968 Rosario Barraza Villa Top 15 1969 Laura Fabiola Pimiento Barrera Cesar 1971 Patricia Escobar Rodríguez Bogotá Top 15 1972 Lamia El Kouri Chaia Valle Top 15 1973 Tulia Inés Gómez Porras Santander Top 15 1974 Beatriz del Carmen Cajiao Velasco Valle Top 15 1975 Alina Maria Botero López Antioquia Top 15 1976 Alicia Sáenz Madrid Antioquia Top 15 1977 Silvia Alicia Pombo Carrillo Bogotá 1978 Olga Lucia Prada Rodríguez Santander 1979 Ivonne Margarita Guerra de la Espriella Sucre 1980 Ana Maria Uribe Giraldo Bogotá Top 15 1981 Victoria Eugenia Cárdenas Gerlein Atlántico Top 15 1982 Adriana Rumié Gomes-Cásseres Bolívar Top 15 1983 Marta Liliana Ruiz Orduz Santander Top 15 1984 Silvia Maritza Yunda Charry Huila 1985 Maria Pia Duque Rengifo Huila Top 15 1986 Maria del Carmen Zapata Valencia Antioquia Top 15 1987 Michelle Betancourt Vergara Atlántico 1988 Adriana Maria Escobar Mejía Caldas Top 15 1989 Clelia Alexandra Ablanque Moreno Valle 1990 Elsa Victoria Rivera Botero Caldas 1991 Mónica Maria Escobar Freydell Caldas Top 15 1992 Lina Maria Marin Díaz Risaralda Top 15 1993 Kathy Sáenz Herrera Bogotá Top 15 1994 Alexandra Betancur Marín Antioquia Top 15 1995 Iovana Soraya Grisales Castañeda Santander Top 15 1996 Claudia Inés de Torcoroma Mendoza Lemus Norte de Santander 2nd runner-up 1997 Ingrid Catherine Náder Haupt Atlántico Top 15 1998 Adriana Hurtado Novella Valle del Cauca Top 15 1999 Paulina Margarita Gálvez Pineda Nariño Miss International 2000 Carolina Cruz Osorio Valle del Cauca Top 15 2001 Maria Rocio Stevenson Covo Bolivar Top 15 2002 Consuelo Guzman Parra Valle del Cauca 2003 Isabel Sofia Cabrales Baquero Cartagena 2004 Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez Cartagena Miss International 2005 Diana Arbeláez González Valle del Cauca Top 15 2006 Karina Guerra Rodríguez Chocó Top 12 2007 Ana Milena Lamus Rodríguez Guajira 2008 Maria Cristina Diaz-Granados Bogotá 1st runner up 2009 Lina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa Chocó 2010 Leydi Viviana Gómez Cortés Meta 2011 Natalia Valenzuela Cutiva Huila TBD Controversies David Letterman on Miss Colombia In May 2001, David Letterman joked about the 'special talent' which the then-reigning Miss Colombia Andrea Noceti possessed - that she was able to "swallow 50 balloons full of heroin" for the (non existent) talent competition in the Miss Universe 2001 pageant. The remark not only infuriated the beauty queen, but also the people in Colombia.1 Miss Colombia openly threatened to sue Letterman but later withdrawn the statement after Letterman formally apologised to her in The Late Show with David Letterman about the quip made. Letterman had invited the beauty queen to appear on his show as a gesture of appeasement.2 References and footnotes ^ Miss Colombia to sue Letterman ^ Letterman appeases Miss Colombia External links Official site: Concurso Nacional de Belleza - srtacolombia.org Pageantopolis.com: Lists of Miss Colombia Universe Delegates and Placements Pageantopolis.com: Lists of Miss Colombia International Delegates and Placements Miss Colombia History v · d · eMiss Colombia 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 2011  Titleholders v · d · eMiss Universe participant countries and territories Albania · Angola · Antigua & Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba · Australia · Bahamas · Barbados · Belgium · Belize · Bolivia · Botswana · British Virgin Islands · Brazil · Bulgaria · Canada · Cayman Islands · China · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Croatia · Curaçao · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Estonia · Ethiopia · Finland · France · Georgia · Germany · Ghana · Great Britain · Greece · Guam · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Hungary · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Japan · Kazakhstan · Korea · Kosovo · Lebanon · Malaysia · Mauritius · Mexico · Montenegro · Namibia · Netherlands · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Nigeria · Northern Marianas · Norway · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Puerto Rico · Romania · Russia · Serbia · Singapore · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · South Africa · Spain · Sri Lanka · St. Lucia · St. Martin · St. Vincent & Grenadines · Sweden · Switzerland · Tanzania · Thailand · Trinidad & Tobago · Turkey · Turks & Caicos · Ukraine · Uruguay · USA · US Virgin Islands · Venezuela · Vietnam · Zambia v · d · eMiss International participant countries and territories Argentina · Aruba · Australia · Bahamas · Belarus · Belgium · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Canada · Chile · China · Chinese Taipei · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Czech Republic · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Ethiopia · Finland · France · Georgia · Germany · Greece · Guadeloupe · Guam · Guatemala · Hawaii · Honduras · Hong Kong · India · Indonesia · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Japan · Kenya · Korea · Latvia · Lebanon · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Macau · Macedonia FYRO · Malaysia · Martinique · Mauritius · Mexico · Mongolia · Nepal · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Norway · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Puerto Rico · Russia · Serbia · Singapore · Slovakia · South Africa · Spain · Sri Lanka · Sweden · Tahiti · Tanzania · Thailand · Turkey · Ukraine · United Kingdom · USA · Venezuela · Vietnam · Zambia