Vanessa Pulgarin Monsalve

Biography

Vanessa Pulgarín Monsalve (born September 13, 1991 in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia) is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss International Colombia 2017, and represented Colombia at the Miss International 2017 in Japan. She later won Miss Universe Colombia 2025 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2025 in Thailand where she placed in the Top 12. In 2026, Pulgarín competed in and won the inaugural edition of MGI All Stars.

== Personal life == Vanessa Pulgarín was born in the city of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia on September 13, 1991. She is the daughter of Carlos Pulgarín and Dalila Monsalve Jiménez. Currently, she studies Social Communication and Journalism at the Pontifical Bolivarian University. Pulgarín lived for several years in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia where as a model, she participated in catwalks and photoshoots.

== Pageantry ==

=== Señorita Colombia ===

On July 30, 2016, Pulgarín entered and won Miss Antioquia, and later represented her department at Miss Colombia 2017, where she was runner-up to Laura González of Cartagena.

=== Miss International ===

Pulgarín represented Colombia at Miss International 2017, held at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan, on November 14, 2017, and was unplaced.

=== Miss Universe ===