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Miss Universe Colombia 2023
Miss Universe Colombia 2023 was the third Miss Universe Colombia pageant, held at the Puerta de Oro Centro de Eventos del Caribe in Barranquilla, Colombia, on September 2, 2023 María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea of Quindio crowned María Camila Avella Montañez of Casanare as her successor at the end of the event. Avella represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2023 and finished as a top-five finalist. Results Placements * – Voted into the Top 15 by viewers Contestants 24 contestants competed for the title. Judges * Jason Co * Aysjel Bernadette * Cesar Velilla * Tatyana Orozco * Andrea Meza – Miss Universe 2020 Miss Universe 2020 was the 69th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States, on 16 May 2021. At the end of the event, Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa crowned Andrea Meza of Mexic ... Notes References {{Miss Universe Colombia Beauty pageants in Colombia 2023 beauty pageants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camila Avella
María Camila Avella Montañez (born June 26, 1995) is a Colombian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Colombia 2023. She was the first representative from Casanare to win Miss Universe Colombia. She represented her country at Miss Universe 2023 and placed in the top five. She was also the first married woman and mother to reach the, Top 5 of Miss Universe. Personal life Camila Avella was born June 26, 1995 in Yopal, Casanare, Colombia. She is the only child of Martha Cecilia Montañez and electrical engineer Reynaldo Avella. From the age of 10, she played field tennis, and represented Casanare in at national and international tournaments. Pageantry Señorita Casanare 2018 In 2018, Avella was announced as the representative of the Casanare Department for Señorita Colombia 2018, which would take place in November of the same year in Cartagena. However, the contest's board of directors, cancelled her participation, alleging that Avella had a manager and had pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meta Department
Meta () is a department of Colombia. It is close to the geographic center of the country, to the east of the Andean mountains. A large portion of the department, which is also crossed by the Meta River, is covered by a grassland plain known as the Llanos. Its capital is Villavicencio. The department has a monument placed in the very geographic centre of Colombia, at a place known as Alto de Menegua, a few kilometers from Puerto López. Achagua, which is similar to Piapoco, is an Indigenous language An indigenous language, or autochthonous language, is a language that is native to a region and spoken by its indigenous peoples. Indigenous languages are not necessarily national languages but they can be; for example, Aymara is both an indigen ... spoken by a minority in the department. Municipalities See also * Juan Manuel González Torres * San Martín Territory * References External links Folklore llaneroGovernment Meta [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe 2023
Miss Universe 2023 was the 72nd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda in San Salvador, El Salvador, on 18 November 2023. At the conclusion of the event, Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua was crowned as Miss Universe 2023 by R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States. This was Nicaragua's first win in the pageant's history, and the country's first ever victory in the Big Four international beauty pageants Contestants from eighty-four countries and territories competed in this edition. The competition was presented by Jeannie Mai and Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo for the second consecutive time, along with Maria Menounos. Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray and Zuri Hall also served as backstage correspondents for the second time. John Legend performed in this edition. Background Location and date On 14 January 2023, during the Miss Universe 2022 pageant, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele announced that the 72nd edition will be held in El Salvador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casanare Department
Casanare (, ) is a department located in the central eastern of Colombia. It is famous for its oil and natural gas production as well as its livestock and extensive plains. It is also the tenth largest department with an area of 44,490 km2, similar to that of Denmark, but also the seventh least densely populated. Its capital is Yopal, which is also the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopal. It contains oil fields and an 800 km pipeline leading to the coastal port of Coveñas owned by BP. Rivers and dams The Upía River (Río Upía) is in Casanare. Casanare, Ariporo, Guachiría, Guanapalo, Pauto, Tocaría, Cravo Sur, Cusiana, Túa y Upía. History A former subregion of Boyacá, Casanare became separate department in 1973. Municipalities # Aguazul # Chámeza # Hato Corozal # La Salina # Maní # Monterrey # Nunchía # Orocué # Paz de Ariporo # Pore # Recetor # Sabanalarga # Sácama # San Luis de Palenque # Támara # Tauramen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quindío Department
Quindío () is a departments of Colombia, department of Colombia. It is located in the western central of the country, specifically in the Andean natural region, Andean region. Its capital is Armenia, Colombia, Armenia. It is famous for its coffee plantations, colorful architecture, benign weather, and tourist landmarks. This department is located in a strategic area, in the center of the triangle formed by the three main cities of the country: Bogotá, Medellín and Cali. Quindío is the second-smallest Colombian department (0.2% of the national territory) with 12 municipalities. Ethnographically and culturally, it belongs to the Paisa region. History Before the Spanish invasion the entire area was inhabited by the peoples of the Quimbaya civilization until the 10th century B.C. At the time of Spanish conquest the area was inhabited by indigenous people of Kalina people, Carib descent known as the Pijao tribes. The native population was gradually reduced due to slavery, armed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Fernanda Aristizábal
María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea (born 19 June 1997) is a Colombian beauty pageant titleholder who won Señorita Colombia 2019. Aristizábal is the first representative from Quindío to win Miss Colombia and Miss Universe Colombia. Aristizábal represented Colombia in Miss Universe 2022 and reached the top 16. Early life Aristizábal was born in Armenia, Quindío. Her father is Bernardo Alonso Aristizábal Franco and her mother is Bertha Lucía Urrea Posso. Aristizábal completed her elementary and high school education at the Colegio Franciscano San Luis Rey in Armenia. She later graduated with a degree in social communication from Luis Amigó Catholic University in Medellin in July 2021. Pageantry Señorita Colombia 2019-2020 Aristizábal began her pageantry career in 2019, after winning Miss Quindío 2019. This title gave her entry into the Señorita Colombia 2019 competition, representing Quindío Department. Aristizábal won Miss Colombia 2020 on 11 November. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe Colombia
Miss Universe Colombia is a national beauty pageant that selects Colombia's official representative to Miss Universe—one of the Big Four beauty pageants, Big Four International beauty pageants. The current Miss Universe Colombia is Daniela Toloza of Valle del Cauca Department, Valle who was crowned on June 2, 2024 in Barranquilla. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico, but was unplaced. 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. Titleholders under Miss Universe Colombia org. Miss Universe Colombia 2020—Present 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 took over the franchise of Miss Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe Colombia 2024
Miss Universe Colombia 2024 was the fourth Miss Universe Colombia pageant, held at the Puerta de Oro Centro de Eventos del Caribe in Barranquilla, Colombia, on June 2, 2024. Camila Avella of Casanare crowned Daniela Toloza of Valle del Cuca as her successor at the end of the event. Toloza represented Colombia at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant, held in Mexico, but went unplaced. Results Placements Contestants 30 contestants competed for the title. Judges *Bárbara Palacios — Miss Universe 1986 from Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ... *Michael Calderón — Manager and businessman *Adriana Martin — Social communicator and nutritionist *Christian Salazar — Dentist *Mariela Centeno — Talent scout and manager Notes References {{Miss Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe Colombia 2021
Miss Universe Colombia 2021 was the second edition of the Miss Universe Colombia pageant, held at the Chamorro City Hall in Bogotá, Colombia, on October 18, 2021. Laura Olascuaga of Bolívar crowned Valeria Ayos of Cartagena as her successor at the end of the event. She represented Colombia at the Miss Universe 2021 competition and placed Top 5. Results Placements * Voted into Top 13 by viewers. Miss Universe Colombia 2022 The Miss Universe Colombia 2022 was appointed by the organization to represent Colombia at Miss Universe 2022. Contestants 24 delegates have been selected: Judges * Olivia Quido – Businesswoman, Jury president * Luis Alfonso Borrego – Television presenter * Alexander González Aguilar – Pageant coach * Bárbara de Regil Claudia Bárbara de Regil Alfaro (born in Mexico City, Mexico), is a Mexican actress. Career De Regil debuted on television in the telenovela ''Bajo el alma''. Her most famous role is portraying the title role in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putumayo Department
Putumayo () is a departments of Colombia, department of Southern Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa. The word ''putumayo'' comes from the Quechua languages. The verb ''p'utuy'' means "to spring forth" or "to burst out", and ''mayu'' means river. Thus it means "gushing river". History Originally, the southwestern area of the department belonged to the Cofán Indians, the northwestern to the Kamëntsá, Kamentxá Indians, the central and southern areas to tribes that spoke Tukano languages (such as the Siona people, Siona), and the eastern to tribes that spoke Witoto languages. Part of the Kamentxá territory was conquered by the Inca Huayna Cápac in 1492, who, after crossing the Cofán territory, established a Quechua people, Quechua population on the valley of Sibundoy, known today as Ingas. After the Inca defeat in 1533, the region was invaded by the Spanish in 1542, and from 1547 was administered by Catholi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nariño Department
Nariño () is a department of Colombia named after independence leader Antonio Nariño. Its capital is Pasto. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean. Nariño has a diverse geography and varied climate according to altitude: hot in the plains of the Pacific and cold in the mountains, where most of the population resides, a situation that is repeated in a north-south direction. Other important cities include Tumaco and Ipiales. History The territory was occupied during the Pre-Columbian era by numerous Indian tribes, including Quillacingas, Awá, Pasto, and Tumas. The first European conquistador who entered the territory was Andagoya Pascual in 1522, who traveled from the Colombian Pacific coast and then used information obtained by Francisco Pizarro to organize the expedition that culminated in the conquest of Peru. Juan de Ampudia and Pedro de Añazco first explored the mountainous part of the department, commissioned by Sebastián ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesar Department
Cesar Department (), or simply Cesar, () is a departments of Colombia, department of Colombia located in the north of the country in the Caribbean Region of Colombia, Caribbean region, bordering to the north with the Department of La Guajira, to the west with the Department of Magdalena and Department of Bolivar, to the south with Department of Santander, to the east with the Department of North Santander, and further to the east with the country of Venezuela (Zulia State). The department capital city is Valledupar. The region was first inhabited by indigenous peoples known as Euparis in the Valley of Upar and Guatapuris in the Valley of the Cesar river, among these were the Orejones pertaining to the Toupeh, Acanayutos pertaining to the Motilon people, Motilon and Alcoholades pertaining to the Chimila people, Chimila. The first European to explore the area was Spanish Captain Peter Vadillo, but German Ambrosio Alfínger, Ambrose Alfinger savagely conquered the region in 1532. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
