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Señorita Antioquia and Virreina Nacional Colombia, Valentina Mora Trujillo, was officially announced as Miss Supranational Colombia 2023. The 25-year-old social communicator from Medellín will represent Colombia at the Miss Supranational 2023 pageant in Poland, possibly this July. Valentina represented Antioquia at Señorita Colombia 2022 last November in Cartagena where she placed second to Sofía Osío Luna of Atlántico and was named Virreina Colombia. She also bagged the Miss Smart Fit award. Colombia has yet to win Miss Supranational. The country's highest placement was first runner-up in 2017 with Martha Luz 'Tica' Martínez Insignares. Last year, Valentina Espinosa finished in the Top 12 among 69 competitors. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Valentina Mora (@valentinamorat) Photos: Concurso Nacional de Belleza - Colombia, Valentina Mora / Instagram RELATED POST: Sofía Osío Luna to represent Colombia at Miss International 2023 Señorita Colo

Miss Atlántico, Sofía Osío Luna, was crowned Señorita Colombia 2022 - 2023 (Miss Colombia) on Sunday, November 13 at the Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias in Cartagena, Bolívar. The 22-year-old graduate of fashion marketing and communication from Barranquilla beat 28 other contestants to win the "Concurso Nacional de Belleza" and wear the new crown by Caribbean Jewelry. She succeeds last year's winner Valentina Espinosa of Bolivar and is now expected to represent Colombia at Miss International 2023 in Japan. Valentina Mora Trujillo of Antioquia, a 24-year-old social communicator, was named Virreina Nacional and will possibly go to Miss Supranational 2023 in Poland. The representatives of Norte de Santander, Andrea Katherinne Yañez Garcia; Valle, Juanita Urrea Posada; and Tolima, Laura Juliana León Ramírez were respectively announced as the first, second, and third princesses. Brigith Navarro Lugo of Región Caribe, María Camila Sinning Martínez of Cartagena, Luis

Miss Earth Colombia 2022 Andrea Aguilera Arroyave has been officially crowned on Friday, October 21 during the Women Economic Forum at Centro de eventos Valle del Pacifico in Cali. The social communicator and journalist, 25, was appointed last month as her country's representative in the upcoming Miss Earth 2022 pageant in the Philippines. Joining the event and the coronation ceremony was reigning Miss Earth Destiny Wagner, who arrived fresh from her trip to Miami, Florida for the Latinx Travel Summit 2022. Here they are together with the Miss Earth Colombia 2023 contestants: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Earth Colombia (@missearthcolombia) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Earth Colombia (@missearthcolombia) Photos: Miss Earth Colombia

Reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu has arrived in Colombia for her first official visit to the country to participate in activities for Smile Train, a nonprofit organization and charity providing corrective surgery for children with cleft lips and palates. Headquartered in New York City and founded in 1999, Smile Train provides free corrective cleft surgery in 87 countries, training local doctors and providing hospital funding for the procedures. Together with the reigning Miss Universe Colombia María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea, Harnaaz visited cleft patients and beneficiaries in Medellín during the commemoration of World Smile Day on Friday, October 7. While in the South American country, the Indian beauty queen also had the chance to reunite with pageant sister, former Miss Universe Colombia and Miss Universe 2021 Top 5 finalist Valeria Ayos. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu (@harnaazsandhu_03) Photos: Valeria Ayos, Harnaaz Sand

Following a short wait after the official castings that took place in Bogota and Medellín in August, the Miss Universe Colombia Organization has finally begun introducing the contestants for its 2023 competition. Hosted by Carlos Claro, the first group of contestants vying for Miss Universe Colombia 2023 have been officially revealed on Monday, September 26 via Entretenimiento RCN (RCN Entertainment) news. Meet the first 5 contestants: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Universe Colombia® (@missuniversecolombiaorg) Miss  Universe  Amazonas - María Paula Torres, 24, a medical surgeon Miss  Universe  Antioquia  - Luisa Fernanda Urrea, 20, an international business student Miss  Universe  Atlántico - Sophia Isabel Koepke, 23, graduated cum laude with a degree in biology from the University of Florida Miss  Universe  Bogotá - Daniela Aristizábal Salazar, 25, a model and architect Miss  Universe  Bolívar - Daniella González Reyes, 26, a professional m

Camila Andrea Pinzon, representing Boyaca, was crowned Miss Mundo Colombia 2022 (Miss World Colombia) on Saturday, August 20 in Bogota. The 26-year-old beauty who holds two master's degrees in marketing and business from the Sorbonne University in Paris will represent Colombia at the 71st Miss World pageant. She speaks several languages including French, English, Italian, German, and her native Spanish. Sofia Donado of Magdalena was named Virreina while Eleonora Penagos of Bogota and Miranda Rodríguez of Guaviare were the first and second runners-up, respectively. Last year's titleholder, Andrea Aguilera, who placed in the Top 13 at 70th Miss World, relinquished her crown at the end of the event. A total of 25 contestants participated in this year's national competition. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Camila Andrea Pinzon - Miss World Colombia (@camilapinzonk) Photos: Miss Colombia Internacional, Camila Andrea Pinzon / Instagram

The search for the next Miss Universe Colombia, who will represent her country at Miss Universe 2023, kicked off with the official casting that took place on Monday, August 8 at Casa Dann Carlton Hotel & Spa in Bogotá. With the presence of reigning Miss Universe Colombia 2022 María Fernanda Aristizábal, who will compete in Miss Universe 2022 later this year, the aspirants faced the selection committee including Miss Universe Colombia organization president Natalie Ackermann, Vae bienestar integral's Dr. Victoria Escalante, and businesswoman Loren Hatch. The organization has yet to reveal the list of official contestants who will be vying for the coveted national title as well as the official date and venue for the final competition. Miss Universe Colombia 2023 will be the third edition of the national pageant under the new national director. The winners of the first two editions were Laura Olascuaga (Miss Universe 2020 Top 21 semi-finalist) and Valeria Ayos (Miss Universe 2021