Natalia López

{{short description|Colombian model and Miss Colombia International 2022}}

{{Infobox pageant titleholder

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| birth_name=Natalia López Cardona

| birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|04|23}}

| birth_place=Circasia, Quindío, Colombia

| title=Señorita Quindio 2021
Miss Colombia International 2022

| competitions=Señorita Colombia 2021
(1st Runner-Up)
Miss International 2022
(3rd Runner-Up)

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| eye_color=Amber{{Cite web |title=Natalia Lopez Cardona on Instagram: "Makeup by meee" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj6OoDuJDZ6/ |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Instagram |language=en}}

| hair_color=Brown hair

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Natalia López Cardona (born 23 April 1999) is a Colombian lawyer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was the 1st Runner-Up of Señorita Colombia 2021.{{Cite web |title=Señorita Quindío elegida Virreina Nacional de la Belleza |url=https://www.elquindiano.com/noticia/30465/senorita-quindio-elegida-virreina-nacional-de-la-belleza |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=El Quindiano |language=es-ES}} She represented Colombia at the Miss International 2022 pageant and finished 3rd Runner-up.{{Cite web |last=Restrepo |first=Harol Ruiz |date=2022-12-13 |title=La quindiana Natalia López entre las 4 mujeres más bellas de Miss Internacional 2022. Representó a Colombia en el certamen ▶️ 180 Grados Digital |url=https://180grados.digital/la-quindiana-natalia-lopez-entre-las-4-mujeres-mas-bellas-de-miss-internacional-2022-represento-a-colombia-en-el-certamen/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=180 Grados Digital |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=FM |first=La |date=2022-12-13 |title=Colombia es la tercera finalista en el Miss International 2022 |url=https://www.lafm.com.co/entretenimiento/colombia-es-la-tercera-finalista-en-el-miss-international-2022 |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=www.lafm.com.co |language=spanish}}

Early life

Natalia López Cardona was born on 23 April 1999, in Circasia, Quindío, Colombia. She studied medicine at the Universidad Alexander Von Humboldt in Armenia, Quindío, Colombia{{Cite web|title=Inicio - CUE Alexander von Humboldt|url=https://www.cue.edu.co/|access-date=2022-12-04|website=www.cue.edu.co}} for a few semesters, but later retired to start a new career, this time to become a Lawyer as her father.{{Cite web |title=Conozca a fondo a la candidata del Quindío al Reinado Nacional de la Belleza |url=https://www.elquindiano.com/noticia/30329/conozca-a-fondo-a-la-candidata-del-quindio-al-reinado-nacional-de-la-belleza |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=El Quindiano |language=es-ES}}

Pageantry

López was designated as Señorita Quindío 2021 after an evaluative process of interviews, photographs and general culture.

= Miss International 2022 =

López represented Quindío in Señorita Colombia 2021 and finished 1st Runner-Up to Valentina Espinosa of Bolívar. She was appointed as Miss Colombia International and will represent Colombia in Miss International 2022.{{Cite web |last=Noticias |first=Quindío |date=2022-04-30 |title=La quindiana, Natalia López, representará a Colombia en Miss International 2022 |url=https://quindionoticias.com/locales/c294-quindio/la-quindiana-natalia-lopez-representara-a-colombia-en-miss-international-2022/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Quindío Noticias |language=es-CO}}{{Cite web |last=Armenia |first=Caracol |date=2022-05-04 |title=Natalia López representará a Colombia en concurso Miss Internacional |url=https://caracol.com.co/emisora/2022/05/04/armenia/1651666329_267863.html |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Caracol Radio |language=es}}

On 13 December 2022, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, the final of Miss International pageant was held, where 66 candidates from around the world competed for the title. At the end of the night, Natalia obtained the position of 3rd runner-up, for the second consecutive edition for Colombia.