Miss Colombia 2008
Beauty pageant edition
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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, Miss Cauca.
Carolina Cruz
Andrea Serna
Claudia Bahamón
| 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 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Michelle Rouillard Cauca |
| Congeniality | Cindy Kohn Guajira |
| Best National Costume | Andrea Tirado.svg){kind=small} Sucre |
| Photogenic | Michelle Rouillard 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 of Cauca as the new Miss Colombia.[1]
Judges
The 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
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss Colombia 2008 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
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* Sonia Janneth Cubides (Bogotá D.C.) and María Jimena Escobar (Cundinamarca) resign 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
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Delegates
According to a press release from September 11[9] of 2008 on the website of the National Beauty Contest of Colombia, the official candidates were:
| Contestant | Name | Age | Height | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | Paula Alejandra González Gutiérrez | 22 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Neiva |
| Antioquia | Verónica Velásquez Gómez | 20 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Medellín |
| Atlántico | Valeria Margarita Sierra Caballero | 22 | 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Barranquilla |
| Bogotá D.C. | Sonia Janneth Cubides Silva | 24 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Bogotá |
| Bolívar | Karen Margarita Bray Vergara | 22 | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | El Carmen de Bolívar |
| Boyacá | Cindy Yulieth Calle Páramo | 19 | 166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Bogotá |
| Caldas | Marcela Muñoz Vargas | 22 | 169 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Manizales |
| Cartagena D.T. y C. | Giselle Marín Ramos | 19 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Cartagena de Indias |
| Cauca | Michelle Rouillard | 22 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Popayán |
| Cesar | Linda Cristina Mendoza Vargas | 23 | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | San Juan del Cesar |
| Chocó | Lina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa | 19 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Quibdó |
| Córdoba | Sara Piedrahíta Lyons | 19 | 169 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Montería |
| Cundinamarca | María Jimena Escobar Fuenmayor | 21 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Bogotá |
| Guajira | Cindy Kohn Cybulkiewicz | 21 | 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Maicao[10] |
| Huila | Ángela María Rojas Morera | 22 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Neiva |
| Magdalena | María Pinedo Manrique | 23 | 166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Santa Marta |
| Meta | Laura Naranjo Gómez | 23 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Villavicencio |
| Nariño | Briggite Geraldine Bolaños Chala | 18 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Cali |
| Norte de Santander | Ina Andrea Ontiveros Casas | 22 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Cúcuta |
| Quindío | Leidy Marcela Mejía Urrego | 20 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Cali |
| Risaralda | Jeny Maritza Guzmán Tamayo | 21 | 166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Pereira |
| San Andrés, P. y S.C. | Hannia Yihan Gallardo Harb | 22 | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | San Andrés |
| Santander | María Alejandra Sampayo Guerrero | 20 | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | Bucaramanga |
| Sucre | Andrea Lilian Tirado Reina | 23 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Bogotá |
| Valle | Stephanie Garcés Aljure | 23 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Cali |