{{short description|1st Miss Grand Colombia competition, beauty pageant edition}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | image = | image_size = | caption = | date = 11 February 2018 | venue = BH Tempo Hotel, [[Villeta, Cundinamarca]] | presenters = | entrants = 5 | placements = 5 | acts = | broadcaster = [[YouTube]] | debuts = {{Hlist|[[Altiplano Cundiboyacense|Altiplano]]|[[Andean natural region|Andean]]|[[Llanos]]|[[Orinoquía natural region|Orinoquía]]|[[Sinú Valley dry forests|Sinú]]}} | withdrawals = | returns = | winner = Génesis Quintero<br>([[Orinoquía natural region|Orinoquía]]) | best national costume = | award1 label = | award1 = | award2 label = | award2 = | photogenic = | congeniality = | before = | next = [[Miss Grand Colombia 2022|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]].<ref name=colombia2018/><ref name=eses>{{cite web|language=es|accessdate=15 November 2022|archivedate=15 November 2022|url=https://accion13.org.co/ModeloGenesisQuinteroDenunciaQueFueInducidaAOperarseLosSenos.htm|title=Modelo Génesis Quintero denuncia que fue inducida a operarse los senos|website=Accion13.org.co|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221115052602/https://accion13.org.co/ModeloGenesisQuinteroDenunciaQueFueInducidaAOperarseLosSenos.htm}}</ref> At the end of the event, Génesis Quintero of [[Orinoquía natural region|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]].<ref name=eses/><ref name=caracol>{{cite web|url=https://caracol.com.co/programa/2018/02/12/dos_y_punto/1518472195_871656.html|title=Génesis Quintero: Quiero mostrar la otra cara de una reina|language=es|date=12 February 2018|accessdate=3 February 2022|website=Caracol.com.co|publisher=[[Caracol Radio]]|archivedate=13 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213030104/https://caracol.com.co/programa/2018/02/12/dos_y_punto/1518472195_871656.html|trans-title=Genesis Quintero: I want to show the other side of a queen}}</ref><ref name=breastcol/><ref name=agendahoy>{{cite web|url=https://www.agendahoy.co/2018/07/reina-llanera-escribe-dura-carta.html|title=Reina llanera escribe dura carta a quienes odian sus reinados|date=18 July 2018|accessdate=3 February 2022|language=es|website=Agendahoy.co|publisher=Agenda Hoy|archivedate=29 September 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929130643/https://www.agendahoy.co/2018/07/reina-llanera-escribe-dura-carta.html|trans-title=Llaneras queen writes a harsh letter to those who hate her reigns}}</ref>
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.<ref name=eses/><ref name=breastcol>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulzo.com/entretenimiento/reina-belleza-exigieron-operarse-para-concurso-no-enviaron-PP550720|title=A reina de belleza le exigieron operarse para un concurso y después no la enviaron|date=1 September 2018|accessdate=3 February 2022|language=es|website=Pulzo.com|publisher=Pulzo|archivedate=4 September 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904184435/https://www.pulzo.com/entretenimiento/reina-belleza-exigieron-operarse-para-concurso-no-enviaron-PP550720|trans-title=The beauty queen was required to have surgery for a contest and then she was not sent}}</ref><ref name=publimetro>{{cite web|url=https://www.publimetro.co/co/entretenimiento/2018/09/01/obligan-reina-colombiana-operarse-ir-concurso-luego-no-la-mandan.html|title=Obligan a reina colombiana a operarse para ir a un concurso y luego no la mandan|language=es|accessdate=3 February 2022|date=1 September 2018|website=Publimetro.co|publisher=[[Metro International]]|archivedate=3 February 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220203162007/https://www.publimetro.co/co/entretenimiento/2018/09/01/obligan-reina-colombiana-operarse-ir-concurso-luego-no-la-mandan.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxigeno.fm/2018/reina-belleza-la-dejaron-vestida-operada-202780.html|title=A reina de belleza la dejaron vestida y operada y no la enviaron al concurso|date=2 September 2018|accessdate=15 November 2022|language=es|website=www.oxigeno.fm|publisher={{Ill|Oxígeno by Los 40|es}}|archivedate=15 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221115060940/https://www.oxigeno.fm/2018/reina-belleza-la-dejaron-vestida-operada-202780.html}}</ref> 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,<ref name=colombiareplace>{{cite web|url=https://lavozdelcinaruco.com/20456-sheyla-quizena-rumbo-a-miss-grand-international-2018|title=Sheyla Quizena rumbo a Miss Grand International 2018|date=6 September 2018|accessdate=3 February 2022|language=es|website=Lavozdelcinaruco.com|publisher=La Voz del Cinaruco|archivedate=9 September 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909155804/https://lavozdelcinaruco.com/20456-sheyla-quizena-rumbo-a-miss-grand-international-2018}}</ref><ref name=colreplace>{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.co/farandula/reinados/sheyla-quizena-representara-colombia-en-miss-grand-international-2018-286780-LUEU403822|title=Sheyla Quizena representará a Colombia en Miss Grand International 2018|language=es|date=4 September 2018|accessdate=3 February 2022|website=El Universal (Cartegena)|publisher=[[El Universal (Cartagena)|El Universal]]|archivedate=3 February 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203132313/https://www.eluniversal.com.co/farandula/reinados/sheyla-quizena-representara-colombia-en-miss-grand-international-2018-286780-LUEU403822}}</ref><ref name=cnb>{{cite web|url=https://www.srtacolombia.org/es/recurso/sheyla-quizena-rumbo-miss-grand-international-2018-0|title=Sheyla Quizena rumbo a Miss Grand International 2018|date=8 October 2018|accessdate=15 November 2022|language=es|publisher=[[Miss Colombia|Concurso Nacional de Belleza]]|website=www.srtacolombia.org|archivedate=15 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221115051608/https://www.srtacolombia.org/es/recurso/sheyla-quizena-rumbo-miss-grand-international-2018-0}}</ref> but Sheyla did not get any placements in such an event.<ref name=2018top20>{{cite web|url=https://www.thaipost.net/main/detail/20795|language=th|title=สาวงามปารากวัยช็อค!ล้มทั้งยืนคว้ามิสแกรนด์ฯไม่คาดฝัน|date=27 October 2022|accessdate=12 November 2022|work=Thaipost.net|archivedate=11 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221111203930/https://www.thaipost.net/main/detail/20795}}</ref>
Following her victory, Génesis was [[Bullying|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agendahoy.co/2018/07/reina-llanera-escribe-dura-carta.html|title=Reina llanera escribe dura carta a quienes odian sus reinados|date=18 July 2018|accessdate=15 November 2022|language=es|website=www.agendahoy.co|archivedate=15 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221115060054/https://www.agendahoy.co/2018/07/reina-llanera-escribe-dura-carta.html}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLpFVlsHp18|title=La Red: Genesis Quintero sí irá al Miss Grand Internacional – Caracol Televisión|language=es|work=[[Caracol Televisión]]|date=16 September 2019|accessdate=3 February 2022|archivedate=3 February 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.org/details/la-red-genesis-quintero-si-ira-al-miss-grand-internacional-caracol-television}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Miss colombiana dice que pasó hambre en Venezuela|date=18 June 2020|accessdate=15 November 2022|language=es|website=800noticias.com|url=https://800noticias.com/miss-colombiana-dice-que-paso-hambre-en-venezuela|archivedate=15 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221115060429/https://800noticias.com/miss-colombiana-dice-que-paso-hambre-en-venezuela}}</ref> and she was placed among the top 20 finalists.<ref name=2019top20>{{cite web|url=https://philippineslifestyle.com/miss-grand-international-2019-top-20/|title=Miss Grand International 2019 top 20|date=26 October 2019|author=Margret Fermin|accessdate=2 February 2022|work=Philippineslifestyle.com|archivedate=31 October 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031150856/https://philippineslifestyle.com/miss-grand-international-2019-top-20/}}</ref> ==Results== ===Placements=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Placement ! Contestant |- |'''Miss Grand Colombia 2018''' | *'''[[Orinoquía natural region|Orinoquía]] – Génesis Quintero''' |- | Miss Top Model Colombia 2018 | * [[Llanos]] – Paola Cazarán |- | Miss Top Model Colombia 2019 | * [[Sinú Valley dry forests|Sinú]] – Nashaira Balentien |- | Miss Super Model Colombia 2018 | * [[Altiplano Cundiboyacense|Altiplano]] – María del Mar Meza |- | Miss Hawaiian Tropic Colombia 2018 | * [[Andean natural region|Andean]] – Sara Victoria |}
==Candidates== Five contestants competed for the title of Miss Grand Colombia 2018.<ref name=colombia2018>{{cite web|url=https://caracol.com.co/radio/2018/02/08/tendencias/1518111990_582138.html|title=Miss Grand Internacional, cinco colombianas por la corona|trans-title=Miss Grand International, five Colombians for the crown|language=es|date=8 February 2018|accessdate=3 February 2022|website=Caracol.com.co|publisher=[[Caracol Radio]]|archivedate=8 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208223714/https://caracol.com.co/radio/2018/02/08/tendencias/1518111990_582138.html}}</ref> {{Static row numbers}} {| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-text" style="font-size: 90%;" ! width=80px|<span style="color:#000000">'''Region'''</span> ! width=150px|<span style="color:#000000">'''Candidate'''</span> ! <span style="color:#000000">'''Age'''</span> ! <span style="color:#000000">'''Height'''</span> |- |[[Altiplano Cundiboyacense|Altiplano]]||María del Mar Meza||25||{{height|m=1.73}} |- |[[Andean natural region|Andean]]||Sara Victoria||21||{{height|m=1.70}} |- |[[Llanos]]||Paola Cazarán||24||{{height|m=1.72}} |- |[[Orinoquía natural region|Orinoquía]]||Génesis Quintero||26||{{height|m=1.76}} |- |[[Sinú Valley dry forests|Sinú]]||Nashaira Balentien||19||{{height|m=1.78}} |}
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