Laura Olascuaga Pinto was crowned Miss Universe Colombia 2020 on 17th November 2020 and earned the opportunity to represent Colombia at Miss Universe 2020. She succeeded Gabriela Tafur, Miss Universe Colombia 2019. Miss Universe Colombia decided to branch out from Senorita Colombia Organization recently.
Laura is 25-years-old and stands 178 cm tall and has a degree in Social Communication and Journalism from Universedad del Norte. Laura is not new to the pageantry as she participated in Senorita Colombia 2018 and was adjudged as the first runner-up (Virreina Colombia 2018). She resigned from the position, later mentioning that she wanted to spend some time with her family as the process of preparing for the reign completely consumed her.
Laura is an ambassador for the foundation named, ‘Finsocial’ which focuses on promoting financial education as strategy to reduce poverty. Having experience cyber cullying first-hand, she created an initiative named, ‘Ula Ola De Amor’, which means ‘A Wave of Love’ which promotes sharing love and empathy instead of hate.