Hell miss !: Miss Universe Colombia contestant was withdrawn from the contest due to altered documentation

Miss Universe Colombia released the complete list of 32 contestants who will compete, from November 6 to 16, for the crown of the next Miss Colombia. However, the representative of the department of Córdoba has already left the race.

In a statement to public opinion, this Wednesday, October 14, the contest announced that “Miss Luisa Fernanda Urango León, registered to represent the department of Córdoba, was withdrawn from the competition after confirming that she submitted altered documentation proving that she was younger than her age ”.

According to the rules established by the beauty contest, Candidates cannot be under 18 years of age and cannot be over 28, before the date the contest begins. The organization reported that the actual age of the former participant “exceeds that established in article twenty-four of the Internal Regulations. It has been decided to withdraw from the competition in order to set a precedent ”.

The statement does not state whether someone else will take the place of Señorita Córdoba or whether, from now on, only 31 women will participate in the contest. The 1.77-meter-tall Cordovan woman is a business administrator at the University of Sinú and has stood out as a model on national catwalks and in 2016 she represented Córdoba in the National Tourism Kingdom.

Who are the other contestants?

During the qualification days held in Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Neiva, Cali, Medellín and Barranquilla, The judges evaluated more than 500 young people interested in participating, among which they selected the young women who will compete on November 6 to 16 to represent Colombia in the Miss Universe.

The contestants are divided into five groups:

First group:

Miss Bogotá, María del Mar Meza

Miss Cundinamarca, Daniela Mejía

Miss Arauca, Genexis Quintero

Miss Casanare, Paola Cazarán

Miss Boyacá, Michelle Montañez

Miss Meta, María Juliana Franco

Miss Guaviare, Xiomara Alfonso

Second group:

Miss Cauca, Barbara Rodríguez

Miss Caquetá, Luisa Ardila

Miss Huila, María José Vargas

Miss Tolima, Juanita Sánchez

Miss Valle del Cauca, Angie Patricia Cuero

Third group:

Miss Amazonas, Dayana Cárdenas

Miss Antioquia, Carolina Londoño

Miss Caldas, Juliana Aristizábal

Miss Chocó, Yuri Copete

Miss Providencia and SC, Josseidy Escalona

Miss San Andrés, Valeria Ayos

Miss Quindío, Yeraldine Grajales

Miss Vichada, Vanessa Saavedra

Fourth group (to which the contestant from Córdoba belonged):

Miss Atlantic, Maria Castillo

Miss Bolívar, Laura Olascoaga

Miss Cartagena, Marelis Salas

Miss Cesar, Mary Trini Araque

Miss La Guajira, María Daza

Miss Magdalena, Natalia Garizabal

Fifth group:

Miss Nariño, Dahiara García

Miss North Santander, Yénifer Pulgarín

Miss Putumayo, Cataleya Candelo

Miss Risaralda, Alejandra Buitrago

Miss Santander, Laura Lamus

Colombians can vote for their favorite

The organizers of the Miss Universe Colombia contest reported that, for this version of the contest, Colombians will be able to vote for their favorite through the Choicely digital platform.

When they enter this web page, Those interested will be able to vote, free of charge, once a day for the Miss they want to represent Colombia in the Miss Universe pageant. The young woman with the most votes will have a direct quota in the 16 finalists of the national contest.

These votes are already enabled. If he wants to vote more times for his favorite candidate, the interested party will have to pay from one dollar for another 3 votes, up to 99.99 dollars for 450 votes for his candidate.