María Fernanda Aristizábal
Aristizábal as Miss Universe Colombia 2022
Born
María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea

(1997-06-19) 19 June 1997
Armenia, Quindio, Colombia
Alma materLuis Amigó Catholic University
Occupations
  • Beauty pageant titleholder
  • model
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleSeñorita Quindío 2019
Señorita Colombia 2019
Miss Universe Colombia 2022
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorGreen
Major
competition(s)		Señorita Colombia 2019
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2022
(Top 16)

María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea (born 19 June 1997) is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Señorita Colombia 2019. Aristizábal is the first delegate from Quindío to ever be crowned Miss Colombia. She represented Colombia in Miss Universe 2022 and placed in the Top 16.[1]

Early life

Aristizábal was born in Armenia, Quindío.[2] Her father is Bernardo Alonso Aristizábal Franco and her mother is Bertha Lucía Urrea Posso.[3] She is of Basque descent, from Spain and France. Aristizábal completed her elementary and high school education at the Catholic school Colegio Franciscano San Luis Rey in Armenia.[4][5] She later graduated with a degree in social communication from Luis Amigó Catholic University in Medellin in July 2021.[6]

Pageantry

Miss Colombia 2019-2020

Aristizábal as Señorita Colombia 2019-2020

Aristizábal began her pageantry career in 2019, after being crowned Miss Quindío 2019.[7] This title gave her entry into the Señorita Colombia 2019 competition, representing Quindío Department.[8]

The competition began in November 2019, held in Cartagena.[9] In pre-pageant activities, Aristizábal emerged as a frontrunner after winning a number of special awards, including Queen of the Police and Best Body.[9][10][11]

Finals night was ultimately held on 11 November.[9] Aristizábal made the first cut into the Top 10, and then continued into the Top 5. She was ultimately crowned Miss Colombia 2020 by outgoing titleholder Gabriela Tafur, becoming the first woman from Quindío to win the title, besting first runner-up María Alejandra Salazar of Huila.[12][13] As Miss Colombia, she was to represent Colombia at Miss Universe 2020.[8][14][15] In June 2020, Natalie Ackermann gained ownership of the Colombian franchise to Miss Universe, confirming that a new pageant "Miss Universe Colombia" would be held to select the Colombian representative in 2020, and that Aristizábal would not be going to Miss Universe.[16]

Miss Universe 2022

After finishing her reign as Miss Colombia, she began talks to be appointed as Miss Universe Colombia 2022. After reaching an agreement, she was announced on 6 April 2022 as Colombia's representative at Miss Universe 2022 through a press conference.[17] As a result, Natalia López Cardona, the first runner-up of Señorita Colombia 2021, also from Quindío, replaced her to compete in Miss International 2022.[18] At the end of the 71st edition of Miss Universe, she ended up her journey early as Top 16 semifinalist.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Cúcuta, La Opinión. "María Fernanda Aristizábal llegó al Top 16 de Miss Universo". Noticias de Norte de Santander, Colombia y el mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. ↑ "María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea" (in Spanish). Concurso Nacional de Belleza. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Señorita Quindío, enfocada y empoderada "con muchas ganas de ganarse la corona"" (in Spanish). La Crónica del Quindío. 10 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Home". Colegio San Luis Rey (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  5. ↑ "Colegio Franciscano San Luis Rey". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  6. ↑ "Quindío es la nueva Señorita Colombia 2019-2020" (in Spanish). Semana. 11 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Un año más para la Señorita Colombia, la quindiana María Fernanda Aristizábal".
  8. 1 2 "Una admiradora de las lideresas sociales es la nueva Señorita Colombia 2020" (in Spanish). EFE. 12 November 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 Torres Cepeda, María Camila (11 November 2019). "Así es la bella corona que se llevará la Señorita Colombia 2020" (in Spanish). RCN Radio.
  10. ↑ "En vivo - Vea aquí el Reinado Nacional de la Belleza 2019" (in Spanish). El Herlado. 11 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Señorita Quindío gana su segundo premio: cuerpo más sano" (in Spanish). La Crónica del Quindío. 8 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea es la nueva Señorita Colombia 2019-2020" (in Spanish). W Radio. 11 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "María Fernanda Aristizábal, nueva Señorita Colombia 2020" (in Spanish). KienyKe. 11 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "Las embarradas de la Señorita Cesar en el Reinado" (in Spanish). Tikitakas. 12 November 2019.
  15. ↑ Chacón, Mateo (11 November 2019). "María Fernanda Aristizábal, la nueva Señorita Colombia 2020" (in Spanish). La FM.
  16. ↑ "María Fernanda Aristizábal ya no representará a Colombia en Miss Universo" (in Spanish). Noticias Caracol. 3 June 2020.
  17. ↑ "María Fernanda Aristizábal representará a Colombia en el Miss Universo 2022". El Heraldo (in Spanish). 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  18. ↑ "Natalia López Cardona es Colombia en Miss Internacional". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.


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