Catalina Robayo


María Catalina Robayo Vargas is a Colombian lawyer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2010 and represented Colombia in Miss Universe 2011.

Early life

Born in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Robayo studied Law at Pontifical Xavierian University in Cali.

Miss Valle 2009

Prior to competing in Miss Colombia 2010, Robayo was given the chance to represent Valle in Miss Colombia 2009 when the original Miss Valle 2009, Diana Salgado, was forced to resign because "her body measures surpassed the normal requirements of the competition."
Robayo only participated in the first week of the 2009 Miss Colombia pageant, after Salgado sued Valle del Cauca Department organizing committee, and regained the right to represent Valle in Miss Colombia 2009.

Miss Colombia 2010

A year later, Robayo competed once again as Miss Valle in her country's national pageant, Miss Colombia 2010, held in Cartagena on November 15, 2010, where she obtained the Miss Elegance award and the title of Miss Colombia, gaining the right to represent her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.

Miss Universe 2011 results

Miss Colombia was elected into the 16 finalists to take part in the world-wide televised event. However, she was eliminated in the first round and never made it to the top ten of Miss Universe 2011 which would eventually won by Miss Angola.