Miss Latin America 2000

Miss América Latina 2000 was the fourteenth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the sixteenth overall. The final event was held on November 25, 1999 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. At the conclusion of the pageant, Dania Prince of Honduras was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Aline Resende of Brazil.^[1]

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss América Latina 2000	Honduras - Dania Prince
1st runner-up	Colombia - Adriana Gómez
2nd runner-up	Guatemala - Evelyn López
Semi-finalists (in order of placement)	Puerto Rico - Brenda Quiñónez  Chile - Claudia Marín  Nicaragua - Claudia Alaníz  Dominican Republic - Merfry Then

Contestants^[2]

Belize - Nora De La Rosa  Bolivia - Ghelvin Rivero  Brazil - Julie Alves  Chile - Claudia Marín  Colombia - Adriana Gómez  Costa Rica - Diana Villegas  Dominican Republic - Merfry Then  Ecuador - Gabriela Espinosa  El Salvador - Evelyn Gómez  Guatemala - Evelyn López

Honduras - Dania Prince  Mexico - Paola Barba  Nicaragua - Claudia Alaníz  Panama - Alexa Lara  Paraguay - Bárbara Florentín  Peru - Silvana Pimentel  Puerto Rico - Brenda Quiñónez  USA - Dilania Inoa  Venezuela - María Laura Lugo

National Notes

Debuts

•  Belize

Withdraws

•  Argentina
•  Uruguay

Historical Significance

• Honduras earned its first and, as of 2011, only victory. Dania Prince also remains Honduras' only finalist.
• Colombia matched its highest placement (first runner-up) up to that point. It would not best that until Carolina Lemus won in 2010.
• Chile also placed in 1998.
• Honduras last placed in 1987.
• The Dominican Republic last placed in 1989.
• Nicaragua last placed in 1992, when Ana Sofia Pereira won.
• Guatemala last placed in 1993, when María Fernanda Morales won.
• Puerto Rico last placed in 1996.

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