Miss Universe Colombia
| Type | Women's beauty pageant |
|---|---|
| Franchise holder | RCN Televisión S.A. |
| Headquarters | Bogotá |
| Country represented | Colombia |
| Qualifies for | Miss Universe |
| First edition | 2020[a] |
| Most recent edition | 2025 |
| Current titleholder | Vanessa Pulgarin Antioquia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Predecessor | Miss Colombia |
| Website | missuniversecolombia |
Miss Universe Colombia is a national beauty pageant that selects Colombia's official representative to Miss Universe—one of the Big Four International beauty pageants.[1]
The current Miss Universe Colombia is Vanessa Pulgarin of Antioquia who was crowned on September 28, 2025, in Bogotá.[2] She will represent Colombia at Miss Universe 2025 in Thailand.[3]
History
Titleholders
The winner of Miss Universe Colombia represents her country at the Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age), a runner-up is sent.
| Year | Miss Universe Colombia | Department | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanessa Pulgarin | Antioquia | [3] |
| 2024 | Daniela Toloza | Valle | [4] |
| 2023 | Camila Avella | Casanare | [5] |
| 2022 | María Fernanda Aristizábal | Quindío | [6] |
| 2021 | Valeria Ayos | Cartagena | [7] |
| 2020 | Laura Olascuaga | Bolívar | [8] |
Titleholders under Miss Universe Colombia org.
Miss Universe Colombia 2020—Present
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
| Year | Miss Universe Colombia | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Award(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanessa Pulgarin Monsalve | Top 12 | |
| 2024 | Daniela Rebeca Toloza Rocha | Unplaced | |
| 2023 | María Camila Avella Montañez | Top 5 | |
| 2022 | María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea | Top 16 | |
| 2021 | Valeria María Ayos Bossa | Top 5 | |
| 2020 | Laura Victoria Olascuaga Pinto | Top 21 |
Señorita Colombia 1958—2019
- The winner of Señorita Colombia represents her country at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Since 2020, the election of Miss Universe Colombia has taken over the franchise of Miss Universe in Colombia.
| Year | Señorita Colombia | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Award(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gabriela Tafur Náder | Top 5 | |
| 2018 | Valeria Morales Delgado | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Laura González Ospina | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2016 | Jealisse Andrea Tovar Velásquez | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 2015 | Ariadna María Gutiérrez Arévalo | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2014 | Paulina Vega Dieppa | Miss Universe 2014 | |
| 2013 | Carmen Lucía Aldana Roldán | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Daniella Margarita Álvarez Vásquez | Unplaced | |
| 2011 | Catalina Robayo Vargas | Top 16 | |
| 2010 | Natalia Navarro Galvis | Top 15 | |
| 2009 | Michelle Emilie Rouillard Estrada | Unplaced | |
| 2008 | Taliana María Vargas Carrillo | 1st Runner-Up |
|
| 2007 | Eileen Roca Torralvo | Unplaced | |
| 2006 | Valerie Domínguez Tarud | Top 10 | |
| 2005 | Adriana Cecilia Tarud Durán | Unplaced | |
| 2004 | Catherine Daza Manchola | Top 10 | |
| 2003 | Diana Lucia Mantilla Prada | Unplaced | |
| 2002 | Vanessa Alexandra Mendoza Bustos | Unplaced |
|
| 2001 | Andrea María Nocetti Gómez | Unplaced | |
| 2000 | Catalina Inés Acosta Albarracín | Top 10 | |
| 1999 | Marianella Maal Pacini | Unplaced | |
| 1998 | Silvia Fernanda Ortiz Guerra | Top 5 | |
| 1997 | Claudia Elena Vásquez Ángel | Unplaced |
|
| 1996 | Lina María Gaviria Forero | Unplaced | |
| 1995 | Tatiana Leonor Castro Abuchaibe | Top 10 | |
| 1994 | Carolina Gomez Correa | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 1993 | Paula Andrea Betancur Arroyave | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 1992 | Paola Turbay Gómez | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 1991 | Maribel Judith Gutiérrez Tinoco | Unplaced |
|
| 1990 | Lizeth Yamile Mahecha Arévalo | 2nd Runner-Up |
|
| 1989 | María Teresa Egurrola Hinojosa | Unplaced | |
| 1988 | Diana Patricia Arévalo Guerra | Top 10 | |
| 1987 | María Patricia López Ruiz | Unplaced |
|
| 1986 | Maria Mónica Urbina Pugliesse | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1985 | Sandra Eugenia Borda Caldas | Unplaced |
|
| 1984 | Susana Caldas Lemaitre | 4th Runner-Up | |
| 1983 | Julie Pauline Sáenz Starnes | Unplaced | |
| 1982 | Nadya Santacruz Quintero | Unplaced | |
| 1981 | Ana Edilma "Eddy" Cano Puerta | Unplaced | |
| 1980 | María Patricia Arbeláez Peláez | Top 10 | |
| 1979 | Ana Milena Parra Turbay | Unplaced | |
| 1978 | Mary Shirley Sáenz Starnes | 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 1977 | Aura María Mojica Salcedo | 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 1976 | María Helena Reyes Abisambra | Top 12 | |
| 1975 | Marta Lucía Echeverri Trujillo | Top 12 |
|
| 1974 | Ella Cecilia Escandón Palacios | 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 1973 | Ana Lucía Agudelo Correa | Top 12 | |
| 1972 | María Luisa Lignarolo Martínez-Aparicio | Unplaced | |
| 1971 | Piedad Mejía Trujillo | Unplaced | |
| 1970 | María Luisa Riascos Velásquez | Unplaced | |
| 1969 | Margarita Maria Reyes Zawadsky | Top 15 |
|
| 1968 | Luz Elena Restrepo González | Unplaced |
|
| 1967 | Elsa María Garrido Cajiao | Unplaced | |
| 1966 | Edna Margarita Rudd Lucena | Top 15 | |
| 1965 | María Victoria Ocampo Gómez | Top 15 | |
| 1964 | Alba Virginia Ramírez Plaza | Unplaced | |
| 1963 | Maria Cristina Alvarez González | Top 15 | |
| 1962 | Olga Lucía Botero Orozco | Top 15 | |
| 1961 | Patricia Whitman Owen | Unplaced | |
| 1960 | María Stella Márquez de Araneta | Top 15 | |
| 1959 | Olga Beatriz Pumarejo Korkor | Top 15 | |
| 1958 | Luz Marina Zuluaga † | Miss Universe 1958 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Held in 2021
References
- ^ Torres Cepeda, María Camila (28 October 2020). "Se conoce uno de los premios que entregarán a Miss Colombia 2020" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Londoño, María José Chitiva (2025-07-11). "¿Quiere ser la próxima Miss Universe? El certamen colombiano tiene inscripciones abiertas". El Colombiano (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ a b Morales, Carolina (2025-09-28). "¿Quién es Vanessa Pulgarín, ganadora de Miss Universe Colombia 2025?". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ RCN, Noticias (2024-06-02). "Miss Valle, Daniela Toloza, es la nueva Miss Universe Colombia". Noticias RCN (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Miss Universe Colombia 2023: María Camila Avella Montañez, de Casanare, se quedó con la corona; la primera en estar casada y tener una hija" [Miss Universe Colombia 2023: María Camila Avella Montañez, from Casanare, kept the crown; She was the first to be married and have a daughter.]. El País (in Spanish). 3 September 2023. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2022-04-06). "María Fernanda Aristizábal es la nueva Miss Universe Colombia". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "Valeria María Ayos, de Cartagena, es la nueva Miss Universe Colombia". Redacción de El País (in Spanish). 2021-10-18. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ "Laura Olascuaga, de Bolívar, nueva Miss Universe Colombia". www.eluniversal.com.co (in European Spanish). 2020-11-16. Archived from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2020-11-22.