María Fernanda Aristizábal

María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea (born 19 June 1997) is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder and model who was crowned Miss Colombia 2019. Aristizábal is the first delegate from Quindío Department to ever be crowned Miss Colombia.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Aristizábal and the second or maternal family name is Urrea.

María Fernanda Aristizábal
Born	María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 Armenia, Colombia
Alma mater	Luis Amigó Catholic University
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Title	Miss Quindío 2019 Miss Colombia 2019
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Green
Major competition(s)	Miss Colombia 2019 (Winner)

Early life

Aristizábal was born in Armenia, Quindío.[1] Her mother is Bertha Lucía Urrea Posso.[2] She is a student at Luis Amigó Catholic University in Medellín, where she is studying social communication.[3]

Pageantry

Aristizábal began her pageantry career in 2019, after being crowned Miss Quindío 2019. This title gave her entry into the Miss Colombia 2019 competition, representing Quindío Department.[4] The competition began in November 2019, held in Cartagena.[5] In pre-pageant activities, Aristizábal emerged as a frontrunner after winning a number of special awards, including Queen of the Police and Best Body.[5][6][7]

Finals night was ultimately held on 11 November.[5] Aristizábal made the first cut into the top ten, and then continued into the top five. She was ultimately crowned Miss Colombia 2019 by outgoing titleholder Gabriela Tafur, becoming the first woman from Quindío Department to win the title, besting first runner-up María Alejandra Rojas of Huila Department.[8][9] As Miss Colombia, she was to represent Colombia at Miss Universe 2020.[4][10][11] In June 2020, Natalie Ackermann gained ownership of the Colombian franchise to Miss Universe, confirming that a new pageant would be held to select the Colombian representative in 2020, and that Aristizábal would not be going to Miss Universe.[12]

References

1. "María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea" (in Spanish). Concurso Nacional de Belleza. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
2. "Señorita Quindío, enfocada y empoderada "con muchas ganas de ganarse la corona"" (in Spanish). La Crónica del Quindío. 10 November 2019.
3. "Quindío es la nueva Señorita Colombia 2019-2020" (in Spanish). Semana. 11 November 2019.
4. "Una admiradora de las lideresas sociales es la nueva Señorita Colombia 2020" (in Spanish). EFE. 12 November 2019.
5. Torres Cepeda, María Camila (11 November 2019). "Así es la bella corona que se llevará la Señorita Colombia 2020" (in Spanish). RCN Radio.
6. "En vivo - Vea aquí el Reinado Nacional de la Belleza 2019" (in Spanish). El Herlado. 11 November 2019.
7. "Señorita Quindío gana su segundo premio: cuerpo más sano" (in Spanish). La Crónica del Quindío. 8 November 2019.
8. "María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea es la nueva Señorita Colombia 2019-2020" (in Spanish). W Radio. 11 November 2019.
9. "María Fernanda Aristizábal, nueva Señorita Colombia 2020" (in Spanish). KienyKe. 11 November 2019.
10. "Las embarradas de la Señorita Cesar en el Reinado" (in Spanish). Tikitakas. 12 November 2019.
11. Chacón, Mateo (11 November 2019). "María Fernanda Aristizábal, la nueva Señorita Colombia 2020" (in Spanish). La FM.
12. "María Fernanda Aristizábal ya no representará a Colombia en Miss Universo" (in Spanish). Noticias Caracol. 3 June 2020.

External links

• María Fernanda Aristizábal on Instagram

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Gabriela Tafur	Miss Colombia 2019	Incumbent