Miss Ecuador
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Logo of Organización Miss Ecuador | |
| Formation | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Guayaquil |
| Location | |
Membership |
Miss Universe Miss World Miss International |
Official language | Spanish |
President | María del Carmen de Aguayo[1] |
| Website | missecuador.tv |
Miss Ecuador is a national Beauty pageant in Ecuador.
The current Miss Ecuador is Connie Jiménez from Los Ríos. She won the title on March 12, 2016.
History
The very first winner of Miss Ecuador pageant was Sara Chacón Zúñiga from Guayas province in 1930. The contest was inactive for more than 20 years until 1955 when Leonor Carcache won the first modern title of Miss Ecuador and became the first representative of the country to the Miss Universe pageant.
Representatives from the 24 provinces that make up Ecuador compete annually for the title of Miss Ecuador among others. In addition of representatives to Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Supranational; Miss Ecuador also selects candidates for Miss Tourism Queen International, Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss United Continents, Miss America Latina, Miss Caribbean, Miss Global Cities, Miss Globe International, Miss Bikini International, Miss Asia Pacific, Miss Leisure, Miss Tourism World, Reina Nacional del Café, Miss Mesoamerica, Miss Intercontinental, Reina Mundial del Banano and other small pageants.
Titleholders
^ Lucía Vinueza (1981), Mariela García (1983) and Isabel Ontaneda (2002) were born in Cuenca, but they represented their hometown's province.
Provincial rankings
| Province | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Guayas | 39 | 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969,1971 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015 |
| Pichincha | 14 | 1960, 1967, 1972, 1986, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013 |
| Manabí | 6 | 1970, 1977, 1983, 1995, 2009, 2014 |
| Los Ríos | 1 | 2016 |
| Galápagos | 1 | 2011 |
| El Oro | 1 | 1980 |
| Chimborazo | 1 | 1958 |
Miss Ecuador at the Big Four pageants
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Representatives at Miss Universe
The winner of Miss Ecuador represents her country at the Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
| Year | Miss Ecuador | Province | City | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1955 | Leonor Carcache | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1956 | Mercedes Flores | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1957 | Patricia Benítez | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1958 | Alicia Vallejo Eljuri | Chimborazo | Riobamba | Unplaced | |
| 1959 | Carlota Elena Ayala | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1960 | Isabel Rolando Ceballos | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 1961 | Yolanda Palacios Charvert | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1962 | Elaine Ortega Hougen | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1963 | Patricia Córdova | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1964 | Tanya Yela Klein Loffredo[2] | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1965 | Patricia Susana Ballesteros | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1966 | Martha Cecilia Andrade Alomina | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1968 | Priscilla Alava González | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1969 | Rossana Vinueza Estrada[2] | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1970 | Zoila Montesinos Rivera | Manabi | Portoviejo | Unplaced | |
| 1971 | Ximena Montenegro Ochoa | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
 1972 | Susana Castro Jaramillo | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
 1975 | Ana María Wray Salas | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 1976 | Gilda Plaza Guerra | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 1977 | Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñonez | Manabí | Chone | Unplaced | |
 1978 | Mabel Cevallos Sangster | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 1979 | Ana Margarita Plaza Guerra | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 1980 | Leslie Verónica Rivas Franco | El Oro | Machala | Unplaced | |
| 1981 | Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urjelles[^][2] | Guayas | Guayaquil | Top 12 | |
 1982 | Lorena Jacqueline Burgos García | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1983 | Mariela del Mar García Monsalve[^] | Manabí | Portoviejo | Unplaced | |
| 1984 | Leonor Patricia Gonzembach Vallejo[2] | Guayas | Guayas | Unplaced | |
| 1985 | María Elena Stangl Tamayo | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 1986 | Verónica Lucía Sevilla Ledergeber | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
 1987 | María del Pilar Barreiro Cucalón | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
 1988 | Cecilia Pozo Caminer | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1989 | María Eugenia Molina Astudillo | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1990 | Jéssica Núñez Severino | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1991 | Diana Neira Rassmussen | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 1992 | María Soledad Diab Aguilar[2] | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | Miss Photogenic |
| 1993 | Arianna Mandini Klein[2] | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 1994 | Mafalda Arboleda Arditto | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 1995 | Radmila Padnizic Arapov | Manabí | Manta | Unplaced | |
| 1996 | Mónica Paulina Chalá Mejía[2] | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 1997 | María José López Verdú | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 1998 | Soraya Edith Hogonaga Serrano[2] | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
 1999 | Carolina Alfonso De La Paz | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
 2000 | Gabriela Mercedes Cadena Védova | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 2001 | Jéssica Eliana Bermúdez Ronquillo | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 2002 | Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto[^] | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 2003 | Andrea Marcela Jácome Ruíz | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 2004 | María Susana Rivadeneira Simball | Pichincha | Quito | Top 10 | |
| 2005 | Laura Ximena Zamora Moreano | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 2006 | Catalina Mercedes López Samán[3] | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 2007 | María Lugina Cabezas Andrade | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
 2008 | Doménica Francesca Saporitti Hinojosa | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 2009 | María Sandra Vinces Pinargote | Manabí | Portoviejo | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Lady Fernanda Mina Lastra | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 2011 | Claudia Elena Schiess Fretz | Galápagos | Santa Cruz | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Carolina Andrea Aguirre Pérez | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 2013 | Constanza María Báez Jalil | Pichincha | Quito | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 2014 | Silvia Alejandra Argudo Intriago | Manabí | Portoviejo | Unplaced | |
| 2015 | Francesca Keyco Cipriani Burgos | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 2016 | Connie Maily Jiménez Romero | Los Ríos | Ventanas | TBA | TBA |
^ Lucía Vinueza (1981), Mariela García (1983) and Isabel Ontaneda (2002) were born in Cuenca, but they represented their hometown's province.
Representatives at Miss International
The 1st Runner-up of Miss Ecuador represents her country at the Miss International pageant. On occasion, when the candidate does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another girl is sent. Before 2013, the 2nd Runner-up used to compete at Miss International.
| Year | Miss Ecuador | Province | City | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Magdalena Dávila Varela | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 1961 | Elaine Ortega Hougen | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1962 | Margarita Arosemena Gómez | Guayas | Guayaquil | Top 15 | |
| 1963 | Tania Valle Moreno | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1964 | María Agustina Mendoza Vélez | Manabí | Santa Ana | Unplaced | |
| 1965 | María Eugenia Mosquera Bañados | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1967 | Laura Elena Baquero Palacios | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
 1968 | Enriqueta Valdéz Fuentes | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1969 | Alexandra Swanberg Viteri | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1970 | Lourdes Hernández | Pichincha | Quito | Top 15 | |
| 1971 | Susana Castro Jaramillo | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 1972 | Lucía del Carmen Fernández Avellaneda | Manabí | Manta | Unplaced | |
| 2002 | Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
 2004 | Irene Andrea Zunino García | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 2005 | Bianca María Salame Avilés | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 2006 | Denisse Elizabeth Rodríguez Quiñónez | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 2007 | Jéssica Maena Ortiz Campos | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | Unplaced | |
 2008 | Jennifer Stephannie Pazmiño Saldaña | Guayas | Guayaquil | Top 12 | |
| 2009 | Isabella Chiriboga Valdivieso | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Andrea Ivonne Suárez Melgar | Loja | Loja | Unplaced | |
| 2011 | María Fernanda Cornejo Alfaro[4] | Pichincha | Quito | Miss International 2011 | |
| 2012 | Tatiana Katherine Loor Hidalgo | Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo | Unplaced | |
| 2013 | Nathaly Arroba Hurtado | Guayas | Guayaquil | Top 15 | |
| 2014 | Carla Daniela Prado Thoret | Santa Elena | Salinas | Unplaced | |
| 2015 | Daniela Armijos Cordero | Azuay | Cuenca | Unplaced | |
| 2016 | Bianka Yamel Fuentes Dieb | Guayas | Guayaquil | TBA | |
Representatives at Miss World
Usually, the first runner-up sent to compete at Miss World by Miss Ecuador Organization.
| Year | Miss Ecuador | Province | City | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1960 | María Rosa Rodríguez Váscones | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1961 | Magdalena Dávila González | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 1962 | Elaine Ortega Hougen | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1964 | María de Lourdes Anda Vallejo | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1965 | Corine Mildred Corral | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 1966 | Alexandra Vallejo Klaere | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1967 | Laura Elena Baquero Palacios | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 1968 | Marcia Virginia Ramos Christiansen | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1969 | Ximena Lourdes Aulestia Díaz | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 1970 | Sofía Virginia Monteverde Nimbriotis | Guayas | Guayaquil | Top 15 | |
| 1971 | María Cecilia Gómez Buenaventura | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1972 | Patricia Falconí Salas | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 1974 | Silvia Aurora Jurado Estrada | Guayas | Playas | Unplaced | |
| 1976 | Marie Clare Fontaine Velasco | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1977 | Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñonez | Manabí | Chone | Unplaced | |
| 1978 | Antonieta Cecilia Campodónico Aguirre | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1979 | Olba Lourdes Padilla Guevara | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1980 | Gabriela María Catelina Ríos Roca | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1981 | Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urjelles | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1982 | Gianna Machiavello González | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1983 | Martha Lascano Salcedo | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1984 | María Sol Corral Zambrano | Azuay | Azuay | Unplaced | |
| 1985 | María del Pilar De Veintemilla Russo | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 1986 | Alicia Gisela Cucalón Macías | Guayas | Guayaquil | 6th Runner-up | |
| 1987 | Cecilia Pozo Caminer | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1988 | Cristina Elena López Villagómez | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1989 | Ximena Paulett Correa Jarre | El Oro | Machala | Unplaced | |
| 1991 | Suanny Denise Bejarano López | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 1992 | Stephanie Krumholz De Menezes | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1993 | Danna Saab Saab | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1994 | Diana Margarita Noboa Gordon | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1995 | Ana Fabiola Trujillo Parker | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 1996 | Jennifer Lynn Graham Dumani | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 1997 | Clío Olaya Frías | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | Unplaced | |
| 1998 | Vanessa Natalia Graf Alvear | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 1999 | Sofía Morán Trueba | Manabí | Manta | Unplaced | |
| 2000 | Ana Dolores Murillo Sánchez | Manabí | Portoviejo | Unplaced | |
| 2001 | Carla Lorena Revelo Pérez | Pichincha | Quito | Unplaced | |
| 2002 | Jéssica Leonela Angulo Miranda[^] | Pichincha | Santo Domingo | Unplaced | |
| 2003 | Mayra Katty Rentería Matamba | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | Unplaced | |
| 2004 | Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 2005 | Marielisa Márques Gutiérrez | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
 2006 | María Rebeca Flores Jaramillo | Azuay | Cuenca | Unplaced | |
| 2007 | Valeska Alexandra Saab Gómez | Guayas | Guayaquil | Top 16 | Beauty with a Purpose |
| 2008 | Marjorie Alexandra Cevallos Vera | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 2009 | María Gabriela Ulloa Quiñones | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Ana Mercedes Galarza Añazco | Tungurahua | Ambato | Unplaced | |
| 2011 | María Verónica Vargas Granja | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Cipriana Denisse Correia Macías | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | Unplaced | |
 2013 | Laritza Libeth Párraga Arteaga | Guayas | Guayaquil | Unplaced | |
| 2014 | Virginia Stephannie Limongi Silva | Manabí | Portoviejo | Unplaced | |
| 2015 | María Camila Marañón Solórzano | Manabí | Chone | Top 20 | Top 10 at Beauty with a Purpose Top 10 at Peoples Choice |
| 2016 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Maria del Carmen de Aguayo misses Tapia". El Diario. March 3, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "En 10 cortos: historia de Miss Universo". Hoy (Quito, Ecuador). May 28, 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ↑ "Catalina Lopez shares her experiences in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009". Univision. January 27, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ↑ "The candidate of Galapagos, Claudia Schiess, elected Miss Ecuador". EFE. March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
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