Miss Colombia 2002

Miss Colombia 2002
Date	November 12, 2002
Presenters	Jorge Alfredo Vargas
Venue	Centro de Convenciones Julio Cesar Turbay, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Broadcaster	RCN TV
Entrants	25
Winner	Diana Lucia Mantilla Prada Santander

Miss Colombia 2002, the 68th Miss Colombia pageant, was held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on November 12, 2002, after three weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Diana Lucia Mantilla Prada, Miss Santander.

The pageant was broadcast live on RCN TV from the Centro de Convenciones Julio Cesar Turbay in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Vanessa Mendoza crowned Diana Lucia Mantilla Prada of Santander as the new Miss Colombia.^[1]

Results

• Miss Colombia 2002 – Diana Lucia Mantilla Prada (Santander)

The runners-up were:

• 1st runner-up – Virreina Nacional - Isabel Sofia Cabrales Baquero (Cartagena DT y C)
• 2nd runner-up – Clara Inés Martínez Aarón (Santa Marta)
• 3rd runner-up – Karla Zuluaga Suárez (Caldas)
• 4th runner-up – Gina Paola Arango Lemos (Valle)

The ten semi-finalists include, but are not limited to:

• Diana María Moreno Hernández (Atlántico)
• Brenda María Juan Guardela (Bolívar)
• Sara Elisa Parodi Brito (Guajira)
• Lina Zulema Casanova Del Castillo (Nariño)
• Jessica Samantha Pereira Hooker (San Andrés and Providencia

Delegates

The Miss Colombia 2002 delegates are:

Antioquia - Carolina Giraldo García Atlántico - Diana María Moreno Hernández Barranquilla - Liliana de Cambil Ávila Bogotá D.C. - María Molina Salazar Bolívar - Brenda María Juan Guardela Caldas - Karla Zuluaga Suárez Cartagena DT y C - Isabel Sofia Cabrales Baquero Cauca - Liliana María Simmonds Villada Cesar - Berta de los Ángeles Velásquez B. Chocó - Carolina Quintero Schuller Córdoba - Sandra Juliana Tous de la Ossa Cundinamarca - Liliana Isabel Jiménez Moreno

Guajira - Sara Elisa Parodi Brito Magdalena - Esther María Bornacelli García Meta - Andrea Viviana Svenson Gonfrier Nariño - Lina Zulema Casanova Del Castillo Norte de Santander - Naidu Patricia Illera Arango Quindío - Lina María Maya Giraldo Risaralda - Marcela Delgado Rincón San Andrés and Providencia - Jessica Samantha Pereira Hooker Santa Marta - Clara Inés Martínez Aarón Santander - Diana Lucia Mantilla Prada Sucre - Liliana Patricia Romero Iriarte Tolima - Adriana Katherine Coca Gaitán Valle - Gina Paola Arango Lemos

External links

• Official site

References and footnotes

1. ^ "¿Quién es la nueva Señorita Colombia 2003?". Colombia.com. http://www.colombia.com/entretenimiento/noticias/DetalleNoticia2217.asp.