Miss Latin America 1992

Miss América Latina 1992 was the ninth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the eleventh overall. The final event was held on November 12, 1992 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. At the conclusion of the pageant, Ana Sofía Pereira of Nicaragua was crowned by outgoing titleholder, María Elena Bellido of Peru.^[1]

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss América Latina 1992	Nicaragua - Ana Sofía Pereira
1st runner-up	Spain - María José Berasategui
2nd runner-up	Argentina - Judeth Telias
Semi-finalists (in order of placement)	Colombia - Lina María García  Paraguay - Lourdes Alfonso  Ecuador - Sueanny Bejarano  El Salvador - Melissa Salazar  Venezuela - Laura Gaerste

Contestants^[2]

Argentina - Judeth Telias  Brazil - Karin De Carvalho  Chile - Loreto Cuevas  Colombia - Lina María García  Costa Rica - Gabriela Méndez  Dominican Republic - Julissa Meléndez  Ecuador - Sueanny Bejarano  El Salvador - Melissa Salazar  Honduras - Francis Funes

Mexico - Rosa Enríquez  Nicaragua - Ana Sofía Pereira  Paraguay - Lourdes Alfonso  Peru - Evelyn Villagra  Puerto Rico - Michelle Cáceres  Spain - María José Berasategui  USA - Carla Morales  Venezuela - Laura Gaerste

National notes

Debuts

•  Nicaragua

Returning Territories

• Last competed in 1990:
  •  El Salvador

Withdraws

•  Bolivia
•  Guatemala
•  Uruguay

Historical Significance

• Nicaragua, with its first and (so far) only win, became the first and (as of 2011) only debuting territory to win. (Excluding the first international pageant, where Puerto Rico was technically the first).
• Spain earned its highest placement ever, matching it the following year.
• Argentina and Ecuador both placed for the third consecutive time.
• Argentina matched its highest placement ever.
• Paraguay and Spain last placed in 1989.
• Colombia, El Salvador and Venezuela last placed in 1990.
• This was the only year Guatemala didn't participate.

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