Laura Victoria Olascuaga Pinto represented Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia at Señorita Colombia 2018 and competed against 25 other candidates at the Cartagena de Indias Convention Center in Cartagena, Colombia on November 12, 2018. She was runner-up to Gabriela Tafur of Valle del Cauca.
On November 16, 2020, Olascuaga represented Bolivar at Miss Universe Colombia 2020 and competed against 29 other candidates at the Pabellón de Cristal in Barranquilla, Colombia. She won the title.
Runner-up to Olascuaga was Jenifer Pulgarín Candelo of Norte de Santander. The second runner-up was Laura Juliana Lamus Vargas of Santander.
Miss Universe Colombia 2021
On October 18, 2021, Olascuaga will crown her successor at the Chamorro City Hall in Bogota, Colombia. It is the second edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Colombia’s Miss Universe candidate.
There are 24 women competing for the Miss Universe Colombia 2021 title. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 10 candidates:
10. Matilde Lina López Moreno, 27, Buenaventura
9. Camila Andrea Pinzón Jiménez, 25, Boyaca
8. Andrea Marcela Escobar Moreno, 24, Tolima
7. Laura Carolina Linares Ardila, 21, Meta
6. Yenifer Alexandra Perdomo Mora, 25, Huila
5. Diana Marcela Hernández Toro, 20, Bogota
4. Valeria Maria Ayos Bossa, 27, Cartagena
3. Maria Alejandra López Peréz, 27, Risaralda
2. Valeria Gálvez Lombana, 21, Valle del Cauca
1. Paula Andrea Pallares Pertuz, 25, Atlantico
From 1958 to 2019, Miss Universe was represented in Miss Universe by one of the winners of Señorita Colombia. The country currently has 36 placements in the international beauty pageant including the coronations of Luz Marina Zuluaga in 1958 and Paulina Vega in 2014.
In 2020, Natalie Ackermann became the Miss Universe Colombia national director. On May 16, 2021, Olascuaga represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2020, competed against 73 other candidates at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States and finished in the Top 21.
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