Miss Colombia 2008


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 Estrada, 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 Estrada of Cauca as the new Miss Colombia.

Judges

The former panel of judges was composed by Olga Sinclair, Pablo Jiménez Burillo, Sylvia Loria, Thomas P. Murray, Giovanni Scutaro.

Results

The runners-up:
The ten semi-finalists :
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Special awards

DepartamentEvening GownSwimsuit
Cauca9.89.8
Chocó9.89.4
Antioquia9.19.3
Cundinamarca9.39.4
Valle8.78.9
Bogotá D.C.9.1*9.4
Norte de Santander9.08.9
Quindío8.78.9
Amazonas9.19.0
Cartagena D.T. y C.8.98.7
Sucre8.5-
Atlántico8.4-
Boyacá8.4-
Caldas8.2-
Guajira8.2-
Bolívar8.1-
Huila8.1-
Cesar8.0-
Córdoba8.0-
Meta8.0-
Risaralda8.0-
Santander8.0-
Nariño7.9-
Magdalena7.8-
San Andrés, P. y S.C.7.7-


;Legend

Delegates

According to the press release from September 11 of 2008 on the website of the National Beauty Contest of Colombia, The official candidates are:
ContestantNameAgeHeightHometown
AmazonasPaula Alejandra González Gutiérrez22Neiva
AntioquiaVerónica Velásquez Gómez20Medellín
AtlánticoValeria Margarita Sierra Caballero22Barranquilla
Bogotá D.C.Sonia Janneth Cubides Silva24Bogotá
BolívarKaren Margarita Bray Vergara22El Carmen de Bolívar
BoyacáCindy Yulieth Calle Páramo19Bogotá
CaldasMarcela Muñoz Vargas22Manizales
Cartagena D.T. y C.Giselle Marín Ramos19Cartagena de Indias
CaucaMichelle Rouillard Estrada21Popayán
CesarLinda Cristina Mendoza Vargas23San Juan del Cesar
ChocóLina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa19Quibdó
CórdobaSara Elena Piedrahita Lyons19Montería
CundinamarcaMaría Jimena Escobar Fuenmayor21Bogotá
GuajiraCindy Kohn Cybulkiewicz21Maicao
HuilaÁngela María Rojas Morera22Neiva
MagdalenaMaría Pinedo Manrique23Santa Marta
MetaLaura Naranjo Gómez23Villavicencio
NariñoBriggite Geraldine Bolaños Chala18Cali
Norte de SantanderIna Andrea Ontiveros Casas22Cúcuta
QuindíoLeidy Marcela Mejía Urrego20Cali
RisaraldaJeny Maritza Guzmán Tamayo21Pereira
San Andrés, P. y S.C.Hannia Yihan Gallardo Harb22San Andrés
SantanderMaría Alejandra Sampayo Guerrero20Bucaramanga
SucreAndrea Lilian Tirado Reina23Bogotá
ValleStephanie Garcés Aljure23Cali

Withdrawals

  • Marianna Rodriguez was replaced by Stephanie Garcés Aljure as Señorita Valle after pictures of Marianna posing in underwear surface.
  • Sonia Janneth Cubides Silva resing her title as Segunda Princesa to pursuit an acting career
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