21-year-old business and finance professional María Beatriz Daza from Guajira was hailed as Miss Mundo Colombia 2017. Beatriz succeeds last year's winner Shirley Atehortua, and will now represent Colombia at Miss World 2017 pageant to be held in China later this year.
Yhully Bell Gómez of Bolivar and Karen Ortiz from Santander got the first and second runners-up placements respectively.
Colombia has never won Miss World title. Will Colombia finally have its first Miss World winner in Daza?