Miss Colombia 2008

Miss Colombia 2008
DateNovember 17, 2008
PresentersCarlos Calero
Carolina Cruz
Andrea Serna
Claudia Bahamón
EntertainmentRosario Flores, Fanny Lú, Antonio Carmona
VenueAuditorio Barahona, Centro de Convenciones Julio César Turbay, Cartagena de Indias
BroadcasterRCN TV
Entrants25
Placements10
WinnerMichelle Rouillard
Cauca
CongenialityCindy Kohn
Guajira
Best National CostumeAndrea Tirado
Sucre
PhotogenicMichelle Rouillard
Cauca
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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.

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 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

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Colombia 2008
1st Runner-Up
  •  Chocó – Lina Mosquera Ochoa
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
  •  Valle – Stephanie Garcés Aljure
4th Runner-Up
  •  Sucre – Andrea Lilian Tirado Reina
Top 10

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

Departments which sent delegates and results.

Special awards

Final Competition Scores

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 22 177 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 Estrada 21 174 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

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]

References and footnotes

  1. ^ "Especial vive.in Reinado de Cartagena 2008. Todas las candidatas a Señorita Colombia, al Reinado Popular. Vota por tu favorita". www.vive.in. Archived from the original on 2008-12-06.
  2. ^ RCN: Miss Colombia 2008 Pageant Special Coverage Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Concurso Nacional de Belleza Official Page
  4. ^ Noticias: Andrea Tirado Reina, designada como Tercera Princesa Archived 2009-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ RCN: Elección del Rostro Jolie. Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Noticias: Señorita Bogotá, Puntualidad EDOX 2008
  7. ^ "CANAL RCN : Nuestra Tele". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  8. ^ http://www.vanguardia.com/especiales/noticias/39-noticias/124-cartagena-es-la-nueva-miss-zapatilla-real [dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Concurso Nacional de Belleza: Comunicado 712
  10. ^ https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18858268990 [user-generated source]
  11. ^ http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/occidente/2008-06-26/destituyen-a-mariana-rodriguez-representante-del-valle-al-concurso-nacional-de-belleza_4348382-1 Destituyen a Mariana Rodriguez, representante del Valle al Concurso Nacional de Belleza
  12. ^ "La Señorita Bogotá, Sonia Cubides, dejó el título de segunda princesa…". Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2008-11-29.