Miss Colombia 2008

Miss Colombia 2008
Date	November 17, 2008
Presenters	Carlos Calero Carolina Cruz Andrea Serna Claudia Bahamón
Entertainment	Rosario Flores, Fanny Lú, Antonio Carmona
Venue	Auditorio Barahona, Centro de Convenciones Julio César Turbay, Cartagena de Indias
Broadcaster	RCN TV
Entrants	25
Winner	Michelle Rouillard Estrada Cauca

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 Estrada, 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 Estrada of Cauca as the new Miss Colombia.^[1]

Judges

The former 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).^[2][3]

Results

Departments which sent delegates and results.

• Miss Colombia 2008 - Michelle Rouillard Estrada (Cauca)

The runners-up:

• 1st Runner-up - Lina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa (Chocó)
• 2nd Runner-up - Verónica Velásquez Gómez (Antioquia)
• 3rd Runner-up - Stephanie Garcés Aljure (Valle)*
• 4th Runner-up - Andrea Lilian Tirado Reina (Sucre)*

The ten semi-finalists :

• Paula Alejandra González Gutiérrez (Amazonas)
• Ina Andrea Ontiveros Casas (Norte de Santander)
• Leidy Marcela Mejía Urrego (Quindío)
• Giselle Marín Ramos (Cartagena D.T. y C.)

* Sonia Janneth Cubides (Bogotá D.C.) and María Jimena Escobar (Cundinamarca) resing the title as Segunda Princesa (3rd Runner-up)^[4]

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)^[5]
• Reina de la policia - Lina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa (Chocó)
• Señorita Puntualidad - Sonia Janneth Cubides Silva (Bogotá D.C.)^[6]
• Best Regional Costume - Andrea Lilian Tirado Reina (Sucre) - "Pola Becté", Design by Erick Pérez^[7]
• Miss Congeniality - Cindy Kohn Cybulkiewicz (Guajira)
• Zapatilla Real - Giselle Marín Ramos (Cartagena D.T. y C.)^[8]

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

Miss Colombia 2008–2009      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Third runner-up      Fourth runner-up      Semifinalistas

Delegates

According to the press release from September 11^[9] of 2008 on the website of the National Beauty Contest of Colombia, The official candidates are:

Contestant	Name	Age	Height	Hometown
Amazonas	Paula Alejandra González Gutiérrez	22	1.78 mts	Neiva
Antioquia	Verónica Velásquez Gómez	20	1.75 mts	Medellín
Atlántico	Valeria Margarita Sierra Caballero	22	1.68 mts	Barranquilla
Bogotá D.C.	Sonia Janneth Cubides Silva	24	1.74 mts	Bogotá
Bolívar	Karen Margarita Bray Vergara	22	1.68 mts	El Carmen de Bolívar
Boyacá	Cindy Yulieth Calle Páramo	19	1.66 mts	Bogotá
Caldas	Marcela Muñoz Vargas	22	1.69 mts	Manizales
Cartagena D.T. y C.	Giselle Marín Ramos	19	1.77 mts	Cartagena de Indias
Cauca	Michelle Rouillard Estrada	21	1.74 mts	Popayán
Cesar	Linda Cristina Mendoza Vargas	23	1.65 mts	San Juan del Cesar
Chocó	Lina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa	19	1.80 mts	Quibdó
Córdoba	Sara Elena Piedrahita Lyons	19	1.72 mts	Montería
Cundinamarca	María Jimena Escobar Fuenmayor	21	1.73 mts	Bogotá
Guajira	Cindy Kohn Cybulkiewicz	21	1.67 mts	Maicao[10]
Huila	Ángela María Rojas Morera	22	1.77 mts	Neiva
Magdalena	María Pinedo Manrique	23	1.66 mts	Santa Marta
Meta	Laura Naranjo Gómez	23	1.74 mts	Villavicencio
Nariño	Briggite Geraldine Bolaños Chala	18	1.72 mts	Cali
Norte de Santander	Ina Andrea Ontiveros Casas	22	1.75 mts	Cúcuta
Quindío	Leidy Marcela Mejía Urrego	20	1.76 mts	Cali
Risaralda	Jeny Maritza Guzmán Tamayo	21	1.66 mts	Pereira
San Andrés, P. y S.C.	Hannia Yihan Gallardo Harb	22	1.62 mts	San Andrés
Santander	María Alejandra Sampayo Guerrero	20	1.65 mts	Bucaramanga
Sucre	Andrea Lilian Tirado Reina	23	1.71 mts	Bogotá
Valle	Stephanie Garcés Aljure	23	1.79 mts	Cali

Withdrawals

• Marianna Rodriguez was replaced by Stephanie Garcés Aljure as Señorita Valle after pictures of Marianna posing in underwear surface.^[11]
• Sonia Janneth Cubides Silva resing her title as Segunda Princesa to pursuit an acting career^[12]

Notes

• Lina Mosquera (Chocó) would go on to win the title of Miss Continente Americano 2009 ^[13] and placed as the 6th Runner-up at the Reina Hispanoamericana 2009 pageant.

External links

• Official site
• Canal RCN: Concurso Nacional de Belleza

References and footnotes

1. ^ http://www.vive.in/reinas/articulosreinas2008/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR_VIVEIN-4671811.html
2. ^ RCN: Miss Colombia 2008 Pageant Special Coverage
3. ^ Concurso Nacional de Belleza Official Page
4. ^ Noticias: Andrea Tirado Reina, designada como Tercera Princesa
5. ^ RCN: Elección del Rostro Jolie.
6. ^ Noticias: Señorita Bogotá, Puntualidad EDOX 2008
7. ^ http://www.canalrcn.com/fotos/index.php?op=foto&id=3589
8. ^ http://www.vanguardia.com/especiales/noticias/39-noticias/124-cartagena-es-la-nueva-miss-zapatilla-real
9. ^ [1] Concurso Nacional de Belleza: Comunicado 712
10. ^ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18858268990
11. ^ [2] Destituyen a Mariana Rodriguez, representante del Valle al Concurso Nacional de Belleza
12. ^ http://www.eltiempo.com/culturayocio/tvyfarandula/home/la-senorita-bogota-sonia-cubides-dejo-el-titulo-de-segunda-princesa-por-la-actuacion_4689863-1
13. ^ http://cardinalbitchspecials.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/pageant-udates-colombian-beauty-wins-miss-continente-americano-2009/