Miss Grand Colombia 2018

1st Miss Grand Colombia competition, beauty pageant edition

WinnerGénesis Quintero
(Orinoquía)
2022 →

Miss Grand Colombia 2018 was the first edition of the Miss Grand Colombia beauty pageant, held on February 11, 2018, at the BH Tempo Hotel in Villeta, Cundinamarca.[1][2] At the end of the event, Génesis Quintero of Orinoquía was named the winner, outclassing the other four contestants, and was expected to represent Colombia at the Miss Grand International 2018 pageant in Myanmar.[2][3][4][5]

The organizer, however, forced Quintero to resign due to health issues following breast augmentation; she was not physically fit to participate, as claimed by the director, as well as a financial conflict between them.[2][4][6][7] The organizer then also relinquished the competition license to the Miss Colombia organization (CNB Colombia),which later nominated Sheyla Quizena, a 21-year-old international business student, as the new country representative for the aforementioned international contest,[8][9][10] but Sheyla did not get any placements in such an event.[11]

Following her victory, Génesis was criticized for her physical appearance by certain Colombian netizens, with some even wishing for her death, according to her, caused her to release an open letter to retaliate.[12] After her resignation in late 2018, she was instead assigned to participate in the Miss Grand International 2019 contest in Venezuela, as the replacement for the former representative, Sthefany Rodríguez, who resigned the title two months after the appointment, by that year's licensee, Luis Humberto Garcés,[13][14] and she was placed among the top 20 finalists.[15]

Results

Position Delegate
Miss Grand Colombia 2018
Miss Top Model Colombia 2018
  • Llanos – Paola Cazarán
Miss Top Model Colombia 2019
  • Sinú – Nashaira Balentien
Miss Super Model Colombia 2018
Miss Hawaiian Tropic Colombia 2018

Candidates

Five contestants competed for the title of Miss Grand Colombia 2018.[1]

Region Candidate Age Height
Altiplano María del Mar Meza 25 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Andean Sara Victoria 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Llanos Paola Cazarán 24 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Orinoquía Génesis Quintero 26 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Sinú Nashaira Balentien 19 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

References

  1. ^ a b "Miss Grand Internacional, cinco colombianas por la corona" [Miss Grand International, five Colombians for the crown]. Caracol.com.co (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Modelo Génesis Quintero denuncia que fue inducida a operarse los senos". Accion13.org.co (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Génesis Quintero: Quiero mostrar la otra cara de una reina" [Genesis Quintero: I want to show the other side of a queen]. Caracol.com.co (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. February 12, 2018. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "A reina de belleza le exigieron operarse para un concurso y después no la enviaron" [The beauty queen was required to have surgery for a contest and then she was not sent]. Pulzo.com (in Spanish). Pulzo. September 1, 2018. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Reina llanera escribe dura carta a quienes odian sus reinados" [Llaneras queen writes a harsh letter to those who hate her reigns]. Agendahoy.co (in Spanish). Agenda Hoy. July 18, 2018. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Obligan a reina colombiana a operarse para ir a un concurso y luego no la mandan". Publimetro.co (in Spanish). Metro International. September 1, 2018. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "A reina de belleza la dejaron vestida y operada y no la enviaron al concurso". www.oxigeno.fm (in Spanish). Oxígeno by Los 40 [es]. September 2, 2018. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "Sheyla Quizena rumbo a Miss Grand International 2018". Lavozdelcinaruco.com (in Spanish). La Voz del Cinaruco. September 6, 2018. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "Sheyla Quizena representará a Colombia en Miss Grand International 2018". El Universal (Cartegena) (in Spanish). El Universal. September 4, 2018. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  10. ^ "Sheyla Quizena rumbo a Miss Grand International 2018". www.srtacolombia.org (in Spanish). Concurso Nacional de Belleza. October 8, 2018. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "สาวงามปารากวัยช็อค!ล้มทั้งยืนคว้ามิสแกรนด์ฯไม่คาดฝัน". Thaipost.net (in Thai). October 27, 2022. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "Reina llanera escribe dura carta a quienes odian sus reinados". www.agendahoy.co (in Spanish). July 18, 2018. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "La Red: Genesis Quintero sí irá al Miss Grand Internacional – Caracol Televisión". Caracol Televisión (in Spanish). September 16, 2019. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  14. ^ "Miss colombiana dice que pasó hambre en Venezuela". 800noticias.com (in Spanish). June 18, 2020. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  15. ^ Margret Fermin (October 26, 2019). "Miss Grand International 2019 top 20". Philippineslifestyle.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

External links

  • flagColombia portal
  • Media related to Miss Grand Colombia at Wikimedia Commons