Vanessa Pulgarin Monsalve (born September 13, 1991 in MedellÃÂn, Antioquia, Colombia) is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Colombia 2025. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2025 in Thailand, in the place Top 12 semifinalist.
Pulgarin won Miss International Colombia 2017 title and represented her country at Miss International 2017 in Japan.
Vanessa PulgarÃÂn was born in the city of MedellÃÂn, Antioquia, Colombia on September 13, 1991. She is the daughter of Carlos PulgarÃÂn and Dalila Monsalve Jiménez. Currently, she studies Social Communication and Journalism at the Pontifical Bolivarian University. Vanessa lived for several years in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia where as a model, she participated in catwalks and photoshoots.
Pulgarin won Miss Antioquia on July 30, 2016 and represented her department at Miss Colombia 2017
Vanessa represented Antioquia at Miss Colombia 2017 and was 1st Runner-up to Laura Barjum of Cartagena.
As Miss Colombia International she represented Colombia at Miss International 2017, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan on November 14, 2017, and was Unplaced.
In 2025 Pulgarin was selected as Miss Antioquia for Miss Universe Colombia casting on the RCN Channel. At the end of the event Vannessa was crowned Miss Universe Colombia 2025 on September 28, 2025 by Daniela Toloza from Valle del Cauca.
She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2025 in Pak Kret, Thailand, and reached the Top 12.