Miss América Latina
Miss América Latina or Miss América Latina del Mundo, known in English as Miss Latin America or Miss Latin America of the World, is an international beauty contest held annually. It is organized by the Miss América Latina Organization. Despite its name, the contest is not restricted to only Latin American nations. It is designed for women of Latina descent around the globe. There is an average of about 20 contestants every year. It has two sister pageants: Miss Latina US (which selects the US delegate to Miss América Latina) and Miss Teen US Latina.
The current titleholder is Yanire Ortiz from Spain after Nicole Pinto from Panama gave up her title.
History
The Miss América Latina pageant was founded in the early 1980s. The first edition was held in 1981, when it was open to only Latina contestants in Miami, Florida, United States. In 1983, the contest went international.
Miss Latin America 2011
Miss Latin America 2011 took place on June 4, 2011, in the Grand Theater at the Barcelo Bavaro Palace Deluxe in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. 30 delegates participated in the event. At the conclusion of the final event - which was televised in some areas - Colombia's Carolina Lemus crowned Ecuador's Estefani Chalco. Chalco became the first Ecuadoran woman to win the contest. The runners-up were Andrea Sandoval (Venezuela), Cintia Regert (Brazil), Johana Diaz (Colombia) and Yaneth Garcia (Mexico). The semifinalists were the delegates from the Dominican Republic, Philippines, Spain, Portugal, Guatemala, Uruguay and Bolivia.
Titleholders
| Year | Name | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Lesley Quintanilla^ |  PUR |
Miami, Florida, United States |
| 1982 | Martha Álvarez^ |  USA |
Miami, Florida, United States |
| 1983 | María Rosa | Puerto Rico |
Miami, Florida, United States |
| 1984 | Mirla Ochoa † |  Venezuela |
Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| 1985 | Victoria Mauríz |  Dominican Republic |
Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| 1986 | Lucia Collado | Dominican Republic |
San José, Costa Rica |
| 1987 | Lorenia Burruel[1] |  Mexico |
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
| 1988 | NOT HELD | ||
| 1989 | Suzanne Hannaux |  El Salvador |
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico |
| 1990 | Vanessa Holler | Venezuela |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 1991 | María Elena Bellido |  Peru |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 1992 | Ana Sofía Pereira |  Nicaragua |
Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| 1993 | María Fernanda Morales |  Guatemala |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| 1994 | Priscila Furlan[2] | PUR |
Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| 1995 | NOT HELD | ||
| 1996 | Jeannette Chávez[3] |  Costa Rica |
Lima, Peru |
| 1997 | NOT HELD | ||
| 1998 | Aline Resende[4] | PUR |
Costa del Sol, El Salvador |
| 1999 | NOT HELD | ||
| 2000 | Dania Prince |  Honduras |
Guatemala City, CUB |
| 2001 | Grace Martins |  Brazil |
Montelimar Beach, Nicaragua |
| 2002 | Claudia Cruz | Dominican Republic |
Bávaro Beach, Dominican Republic |
| 2003 | Maria Carolina Casado | Venezuela |
Playa Tambor, Costa Rica |
| 2004 | Gamalis Fermín | Puerto Rico |
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| 2005 | Mariela Candia |  Paraguay |
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| 2006 | Melissa Quesada | USA |
Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| 2007 | Giannina Silva (Dethroned) |  Uruguay |
Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Heidy García (Successor) | Guatemala | ||
| 2008 | Daniele Sampaio |  Italy |
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| 2009 | Johanna Solano | Costa Rica |
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| 2010 | Carolina Lemus |  Colombia |
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| 2011 | Estefani Chalco |  Ecuador |
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| 2012 | Georgina Méndez | Guatemala |
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| 2013 | Julia Guerra | Brazil |
Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| 2014 | Nicole Pinto (Rennounced) |  Panama |
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| Yanire Ortiz (Successor) |  Spain | ||
| 2015 | Karla Monje | USA |
Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| 2016[5] | Laura Spoya | Peru |
Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Number of titleholders by country
| Country/Territory | Titles | Winning/Title Years |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
4 | 1994-95, 1998–99, 2001, 2013 |
| USA |
1981 , 1982 , 2006 , 2015 | |
| Guatemala |
3 | 1993, 2007, 2012 |
| Venezuela |
1984, 1990, 2003 | |
| Dominican Republic |
1985, 1986, 2002 | |
| Peru |
2 | 1991, 2016 |
| Costa Rica |
1996-97, 2009 | |
| Puerto Rico |
1983, 2004 | |
| Panama |
1 | 2014 |
| Spain |
2014 | |
| Ecuador |
2011 | |
| Colombia |
2010 | |
| Italy |
2008 | |
| Paraguay |
2005 | |
| Honduras |
2000 | |
| Nicaragua |
1992 | |
| El Salvador |
1989 | |
| Mexico |
1987-88 |
*^ - The first two Miss Latin America contests were only open to women living in Miami. Although the winners of both contests are regarded as official Miss Latin America titleholders, their wins do not appear in the USA's tally.
See also
Notes
- ↑ The 1988 event was postponed until 1989 because of the Mexican presidential inauguration, and thus Lorenia Burruel was named Miss América Latina 1987-88
- ↑ The 1995 event was canceled due to a national crisis in the host city. Priscila Furlan was then named Miss América Latina 1994-95.
- ↑ The 1997 event was postponed for unknown reasons. Thus, Jeannette Chávez's title was extended to Miss América Latina 1996-97
- ↑ The 1999 event was renamed to Miss América Latina 2000 in order to post-date the titles. Aline Resende's title was changed to Miss América Latina 1998-99.
- ↑ "Belleza oriental en Sidney". EL PAIS (Online national news). Copyright ® EL PAIS S.A. 1918 - 2016. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.