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Miss Colombia 2014
Miss Colombia 2014 was the 62nd edition of the Miss Colombia pageant. It was held on November 17, 2014 in Cartagena, Colombia. At the end of the event, Paulina Vega of Atlántico crowned Ariadna Gutiérrez of Sucre as Miss Colombia 2015. She represented Colombia in Miss Universe 2015 and placed 1st Runner-Up. On this year, the pageant celebrated 80 years of history. Results Color keys * The contestant was a Finalist/Runner-up in an International pageant. * The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant. * The contestant did not place. Scores Specials Awards Delegates 26 delegates have been selected to compete. Debuts * Bucaramanga A.M. Returns * Sucre - Ariadna Gutiérrez was Miss Sucre 2013 and is supposed to represent her department last year, but did not compete due to personal reasons. Withdrawals * Nariño - Leydi Carolina Carvajal, Miss Nariño 2014 withdrew due to a second degree sprain to her right ankle. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariadna Gutiérrez
Ariadna María Gutiérrez Arévalo (born 25 December 1993) is a Colombian model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2014. She represented Colombia in the Miss Universe 2015 competition on December 20, 2015, and placed first runner-up after host Steve Harvey mistakenly announced her as the winner. After pageantry, she appeared in the film ''XXX: Return of Xander Cage'' and tied for third place on ''Celebrity Big Brother 1 (American season), Celebrity Big Brother 1''. Early life Gutiérrez was born in Sincelejo, Colombia. When she was seven months old, her parents moved to Barranquilla, where she was raised. She studied at the German School of Barranquilla. She is a cousin of Miss Universe 2014 and Miss Colombia 2013 winner Paulina Vega. Career Gutiérrez was awarded as Señorita Sucre (Miss Sucre Colombia 2014). She was subsequently crowned as Miss Colombia 2014. Currently, she is working as a professional model. Gutiérrez competed at the Mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlántico Department
Atlántico (, en, Atlantic) is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean Sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its west and south separated by the Canal del Dique, and the Magdalena Department to its east separated by the Magdalena River. It is the third-smallest of the country's departments but its population of 2,535,517 makes it one of the most densely populated. Its capital is Barranquilla. Other important cities include Sabanalarga, Soledad and Malambo. Governors Politics Administrative divisions Municipalities # Baranoa # Barranquilla # Campo de la Cruz # Candelaria # Galapa # Juan de Acosta # Luruaco # Malambo # Manatí # Palmar de Varela # Piojó # Polonuevo # Ponedera # Puerto Colombia # Repelón # Sabanagrande # Sabanalarga # Santa Lucía # Santo Tomás # Soledad # Suán # Tubará Tubará is a municipality and town in the Colombian department of Atlántico. References External links Tubara official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meta Department
Meta () is a departments of Colombia, department of Colombia. It is close to the geographic center of the country, to the east of the Andean mountains. A large portion of the department, which is also crossed by the Meta River, is covered by a grassland plain known as the Llanos. Its capital is Villavicencio. The department has a monument placed in the very geographic centre of Colombia, at a place known as Alto de Menegua, a few kilometers from Puerto López. Achagua language, Achagua, which is similar to Piapoco, is an indigenous languages of the Americas, Indigenous language spoken by a minority in the department. Municipalities See also * Juan Manuel González Torres * San Martín Territory * References External links Folklore llaneroGovernment Meta [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Universal (Colombia)
''El Universal'' ( en, The Universal) is a regional newspaper based in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia founded in 1948 by Domingo López Escauriaza and Eduardo Ferrer Ferrer. ''El Universal'' is member of the Latin American Newspaper Association, an organization of fourteen leading newspapers in South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout .... References Publications established in 1948 Newspapers published in Colombia Spanish-language newspapers Mass media in Cartagena, Colombia {{Colombia-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the political, economic, administrative, and industrial center of the country. Bogotá was founded as the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada on 6 August 1538 by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada after a harsh expedition into the Andes conquering the Muisca, the indigenous inhabitants of the Altiplano. Santafé (its name after 1540) became the seat of the government of the Spanish Royal Audiencia of the New Kingdom of Granada (cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Bogotá
The flag of Bogotá was adopted as a symbol of the city on October 9, 1952, through decree 555 issued by the Office of Mayor. It's formed by a yellow horizontal strip, which occupies the upper half, and a red horizontal strip, which complements the lower part. In the center is the coat of arms of the city. The yellow color means justice, virtue and kindness while the red color means liberty, health and charity. The norm also specifies that for the use of the flag as a banner its proportion will be twice as wide as it is long and for its use as a standard its proportion will be two and a half times the length of its width. The origin of the flag goes back to the Independence Cry of July 20, 1810, in which the patriots identified with a yellow and red armband. The city authorities consulted the Colombian Academy of History on October 6, 1952, about the design the flag of the city, taking into account the tradition and history. In response, academics Enrique Ortega Ricaurte and Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cauca Department
Cauca Department (, es, Departamento del Cauca) is a Department of Southwestern Colombia. Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east, and Nariño Department to the south. Putumayo and Caqueta Departments border the southeast portion of Cauca Department as well. It covers a total area of , the 13th largest in Colombia. Its capital is the city of Popayán. The offshore island of Malpelo belongs to the department. It is located in the southwest of the country, mainly in the Andean and Pacific regions (between 0°58′54″N and 3°19′04″N latitude, 75°47′36″W and 77°57′05″W longitude) plus a tiny part (Piamonte) in the Amazonian region. The area includes 2.56% of the country. Administrative Division Cauca department is divided into 42 municipalities, 99 districts, 474 police posts and numerous villages and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Cauca
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as "vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or "banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equivalent to a brigad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International 2015
Miss International 2015, the 55th Miss International pageant, was held on November 5, 2015 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. Valerie Hernandez of Puerto Rico crowned her successor Edymar Martínez of Venezuela at the end of the event with a new crown created and designed by Mikimoto. The Continental Queens were awarded for the first time in this edition. The pageant hosted by Tetsuya Bessho on his second consecutive year of Miss International. Results Placements Continental queens Special awards Contestants 70 delegates competed in the final night of Miss International 2015. Notes Returns Countries and territories when previously withdraw and return this year: *Last competed in 2009: ** ** *Last competed in 2010: ** *Last competed in 2011: ** *Last competed in 2012: ** *Last competed in 2013: ** ** ** ** ** Designations * – Isis Stocco was appointed as "Miss International Brazil 2015". She was 3rd runner-up Miss Brasil 2013. * – Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antioquia Department
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Flag Of Antioquia Department
The Flag of the Department of Antioquia is the flag symbol of the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The flag originated in the University of Antioquia but it was not officially established as symbol of Antioquia until 1962 by ordinance of the Government of Antioquia Department A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a .... The flag has two equal horizontal stripes. The top white stripe symbolizes purity, integrity, obedience, eloquence and triumph. The lower green stripe is a symbol of mountains, hope, wealth, faith, service and respect. External links *Government of Antioquia Department; Flag of Antioquia Flags of the departments of Colombia Antioquia Antioquia Department {{flag-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Tiempo (Colombia)
''El Tiempo'' ( en, "Time" or "The Times") is a nationally distributed broadsheet daily newspaper in Colombia launched on January 30th, 1911. , ''El Tiempo'' had the highest circulation in Colombia with an average daily weekday of 1,137,483 readers, rising to 1,921,571 readers for the Sunday edition. From 1913 to 2007, ''El Tiempos main shareholders were members of the Santos Calderón family. Several also participated in Colombian politics: Eduardo Santos Montejo was President of Colombia from 1938 to 1942. Francisco Santos Calderón served as Vice-President (2002–2010). And Juan Manuel Santos as Defense Minister (2006–2009) during Álvaro Uribe's administration; Juan Manuel was elected president of Colombia in 2010 and served in that position until 2018. In 2007, Spanish Grupo Planeta acquired 55% of the ''Casa Editorial El Tiempo'' media group, including the newspaper and its associated TV channel Citytv Bogotá. In 2012, businessman Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo bought th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
