Miss Ecuador
 Logo of Organización Miss Ecuador | |
| Formation | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Guayaquil |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Universe (1955 - Present) Miss International (1960 - Present) Miss World (1960 - 2012) Miss Earth (2003 - 2004) |
Official language | Spanish |
President | María del Carmen de Aguayo[1] |
| Website | www |
Miss Ecuador is a national beauty pageant in Ecuador. The current Miss Ecuador is Daniela Cepeda from Guayas. She won the title on April 22, 2017.
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. Miss Ecuador selects representatives in three of the Big Four international beauty pageants namely Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International with the exception of Miss Earth which has its own national pageant in Ecuador. In addition, the pageant also selects candidates to represent Ecuador in other international contests such as Miss Supranational 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.
Titleholders
^ Lucía Vinueza (1981), Mariela García (1983) and Isabel Ontaneda (2002) were born in Cuenca, but they represented their hometown's province.
Representatives at Big Four pageants
The following titleholders have represented Ecuador in three of the Big Four major international beauty pageants for women.[2][3] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International with the exception of Miss Earth which has a separate national franchise in Ecuador.[4][5][6]
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Miss Ecuador 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 | Hometown | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | María Daniela Cepeda Matamoros | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2016 | Connie Maily Jiménez Romero | Los Ríos | Ventanas | ||
| 2015 | Francesca Keyco Cipriani Burgos | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2014 | Silvia Alejandra Argudo Intriago | Manabí | Portoviejo | ||
| 2013 | Constanza María Báez Jalil | Pichincha | Quito | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 2012 | Carolina Andrea Aguirre Pérez | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2011 | Claudia Elena Schiess Fretz | Galápagos | Santa Cruz | ||
| 2010 | Lady Fernanda Mina Lastra | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2009 | María Sandra Vinces Pinargote | Manabí | Portoviejo | ||
| 2008 | Doménica Francesca Saporitti Hinojosa | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2007 | María Lugina Cabezas Andrade | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 2006 | Catalina Mercedes López Samán[7] | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2005 | Laura Ximena Zamora Moreano | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 2004 | María Susana Rivadeneira Simball | Pichincha | Quito | Top 10 | |
| 2003 | Andrea Marcela Jácome Ruíz | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2002 | Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto[^] | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 2001 | Jéssica Eliana Bermúdez Ronquillo | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2000 | Gabriela Mercedes Cadena Védova | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1999 | Carolina Alfonso De La Paz | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1998 | Soraya Edith Hogonaga Serrano[8] | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1997 | María José López Verdú | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1996 | Mónica Paulina Chalá Mejía[8] | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1995 | Radmila Padnizic Arapov | Manabí | Manta | ||
| 1994 | Mafalda Arboleda Arditto | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1993 | Arianna Mandini Klein[8] | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1992 | María Soledad Diab Aguilar[8] | Guayas | Guayaquil | Miss Photogenic | |
| 1991 | Diana Neira Rassmussen | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1990 | Jéssica Núñez Severino | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1989 | María Eugenia Molina Astudillo | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1988 | Cecilia Pozo Caminer | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1987 | María del Pilar Barreiro Cucalón | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1986 | Verónica Lucía Sevilla Ledergeber | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1985 | María Elena Stangl Tamayo | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1984 | Leonor Patricia Gonzembach Vallejo[8] | Guayas | Guayas | ||
| 1983 | Mariela del Mar García Monsalve[^] | Manabí | Portoviejo | ||
| 1982 | Lorena Jacqueline Burgos García | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1981 | Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urjelles[^][8] | Guayas | Guayaquil | Top 12 | |
| 1980 | Leslie Verónica Rivas Franco | El Oro | Machala | ||
| 1979 | Ana Margarita Plaza Guerra | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1978 | Mabel Cevallos Sangster | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1977 | Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñonez | Manabí | Chone | ||
| 1976 | Gilda Plaza Guerra | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1975 | Ana María Wray Salas | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1972 | Susana Castro Jaramillo | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1971 | Ximena Montenegro Ochoa | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1970 | Zoila Montesinos Rivera | Manabi | Portoviejo | ||
| 1969 | Rosana Vinueza Estrada[8] | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1968 | Priscilla Alava González | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1966 | Martha Cecilia Andrade Alomina | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1965 | Patricia Susana Ballesteros | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1964 | Tanya Yela Klein Loffredo[8] | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1963 | Patricia Córdova | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1962 | Elaine Ortega Hougen | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1961 | Yolanda Palacios Charvert | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1960 | Isabel Rolando Ceballos | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1959 | Carlota Elena Ayala | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1958 | Alicia Vallejo Eljuri | Chimborazo | Riobamba | ||
| 1957 | Patricia Juliana Benítez Wright | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1956 | María Mercedes Flores Espín | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1955 | Leonor Carcache Rodríguez | Guayas | Guayaquil |
^ Lucía Vinueza (1981), Mariela García (1983) and Isabel Ontaneda (2002) were born in Cuenca, but they represented their hometown's province.
Miss Ecuador World
Miss World Ecuador sends winners to Miss World.
| Year | Miss Ecuador | Province | Hometown | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Romina Zeballos Avellan | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2016 | Mirka Paola Cabrera Mazzini | El Oro | Machala | Top 21 Miss World Talent | |
| 2015 | María Camila Marañón Solórzano | Manabí | Chone | Top 20 | |
| 2014 | Virginia Stephannie Limongi Silva | Manabí | Portoviejo | ||
| 2013 | Laritza Libeth Párraga Arteaga | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2012 | Cipriana Denisse Correia Macías | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | ||
| 2011 | María Verónica Vargas Granja | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2010 | Ana Mercedes Galarza Añazco | Tungurahua | Ambato | ||
| 2009 | María Gabriela Ulloa Quiñones | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | ||
| 2008 | Marjorie Alexandra Cevallos Vera | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2007 | Valeska Alexandra Saab Gómez | Guayas | Guayaquil | Top 16 | Beauty with a Purpose |
| 2006 | María Rebeca Flores Jaramillo | Azuay | Cuenca | ||
| 2005 | Marielisa Márques Gutiérrez | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2004 | Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2003 | Mayra Katty Rentería Matamba | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | ||
| 2002 | Jéssica Leonela Angulo Miranda[^] | Pichincha | Santo Domingo | ||
| 2001 | Carla Lorena Revelo Pérez | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 2000 | Ana Dolores Murillo Sánchez | Manabí | Portoviejo | ||
| 1999 | Sofía Morán Trueba | Manabí | Manta | ||
| 1998 | Vanessa Natalia Graf Alvear | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1997 | Clío Olaya Frías | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | ||
| 1996 | Jennifer Lynn Graham Dumani | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1995 | Ana Fabiola Trujillo Parker | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1994 | Diana Margarita Noboa Gordon | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1993 | Danna Saab Saab | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1992 | Stephanie Krumholz De Menezes | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1991 | Suanny Denise Bejarano López | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1989 | Ximena Paulett Correa Jarre | El Oro | Machala | ||
| 1988 | Cristina Elena López Villagómez | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1987 | Cecilia Pozo Caminer | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1986 | Alicia Gisela Cucalón Macías | Guayas | Guayaquil | 6th Runner-up | |
| 1985 | María del Pilar De Veintemilla Russo | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1984 | María Sol Corral Zambrano | Azuay | Azuay | ||
| 1983 | Martha Lascano Salcedo | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1982 | Gianna Machiavello González | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1981 | Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urjelles | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1980 | Gabriela María Catelina Ríos Roca | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1979 | Olba Lourdes Padilla Guevara | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1978 | Antonieta Cecilia Campodónico Aguirre | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1977 | Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñonez | Manabí | Chone | ||
| 1976 | Marie Clare Fontaine Velasco | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1974 | Silvia Aurora Jurado Estrada | Guayas | Playas | ||
| 1972 | Patricia Falconí Salas | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1971 | María Cecilia Gómez Buenaventura | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1970 | Sofía Virginia Monteverde Nimbriotis | Guayas | Guayaquil | Top 15 | |
| 1969 | Ximena Lourdes Aulestia Díaz | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1968 | Marcia Virginia Ramos Christiansen | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1967 | Laura Elena Baquero Palacios | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1966 | Alexandra Vallejo Klaere | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1965 | Corine Mildred Corral | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1964 | María de Lourdes Anda Vallejo | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1962 | Elaine Ortega Hougen | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1961 | Magdalena Dávila González | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1960 | María Rosa Rodríguez Váscones | Guayas | Guayaquil |
Miss Ecuador 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 | Hometown | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jocelyn Daniela Mieles Zambrano | Manabí | Manta | Top 8 | |
| 2016 | Ivanna Fiorella Abad Vásquez | El Oro | Machala | Miss International America | |
| 2015 | Daniela Armijos Cordero | Azuay | Cuenca | ||
| 2014 | Carla Daniela Prado Thoret | Santa Elena | Salinas | ||
| 2013 | Nathaly Arroba Hurtado | Guayas | Guayaquil | Top 15 | |
| 2012 | Tatiana Katherine Loor Hidalgo | Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo | ||
| 2011 | María Fernanda Cornejo Alfaro[9] | Pichincha | Quito | Miss International 2011 | |
| 2010 | Andrea Ivonne Suárez Melgar | Loja | Loja | ||
| 2009 | Isabella Chiriboga Valdivieso | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 2008 | Jennifer Stephannie Pazmiño Saldaña | Guayas | Guayaquil | Top 12 | |
| 2007 | Jéssica Maena Ortiz Campos | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | ||
| 2006 | Denisse Elizabeth Rodríguez Quiñónez | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 2005 | Bianca María Salame Avilés | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2004 | Irene Andrea Zunino García | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2002 | Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1972 | Lucía del Carmen Fernández Avellaneda | Manabí | Manta | ||
| 1971 | Susana Castro Jaramillo | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1970 | Lourdes Hernández | Pichincha | Quito | Top 15 | |
| 1969 | Alexandra Swanberg Viteri | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1968 | Enriqueta Valdéz Fuentes | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1967 | Laura Elena Baquero Palacios | Pichincha | Quito | ||
| 1965 | María Eugenia Mosquera Bañados | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1964 | María Agustina Mendoza Vélez | Manabí | Santa Ana | ||
| 1963 | Tania Valle Moreno | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1962 | Margarita Arosemena Gómez | Guayas | Guayaquil | Top 15 | |
| 1961 | Elaine Ortega Hougen | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 1960 | Magdalena Dávila Varela | Pichincha | Quito |
- Ivanna Abad competed at Miss International 2016 after the resignation of the original representative, Bianka Fuentes.
Miss Earth Ecuador
The following is the list of Miss Earth Ecuador titleholders:[10][11]
| Year | Miss Ecuador | Province | Hometown | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lessie Mishel Giler Sánchez | Manabí | Portoviejo | ||
| 2016 | Katherine Elizabeth Espín Gómez | Cañar | La Troncal | Miss Earth 2016 |  Darling Press Resort Wear (Group 3) Long Gown (Group 3) Swimsuit (Group 3) National Costume (The Americas)Miss Phoenix Petroleum Miss Earth Hannah Marco Polo: Star of the Night Miss Rotary Best Body |
| 2015 | Ángela Maritza Bonilla Zapata | Imbabura | Urcuquí | Cocktail Wear
| |
| 2014 | María José Maza Solórzano | Guayas | Guayaquil | Miss City of Colors | |
| 2013 | Ana María Weir Yánez | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2012 | Estefanía Andrea Realpe Pérez | Pichincha | Quito | Dethroned | |
| Tatiana Catalina Torres Rojas | Azuay | Cuenca | M.E Most Fun Beauty
| ||
| 2011 | Olga Mercedes Alava Vargas | Guayas | Guayaquil | Miss Earth 2011 | |
| 2010 | Jennifer Stephanie Pazmiño Saldaña[12] | Guayas | Guayaquil | Miss Earth-Air (Resigned) | Best in Long Gown |
| 2009 | Diana Nataly Delgado Balseca[13][14] | Manabí | Manta | ||
| 2008 | Andrea Carolina León Janzso[15][16][17] | El Oro | Machala | Miss Congeniality | |
| 2007 | María Verónica Ochoa Crespo[18][19] | Azuay | Cuenca | ||
| 2006 | María Magdalena Stahl Hurtado[20][21][22] | Carchi | San Gabriel | ||
| 2005 | Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo[23][24][25] | Guayas | Guayaquil | Top 16 | |
| 2004 | Maria Luisa Barrios Landivar[26][27][28][29] | Guayas | Guayaquil | ||
| 2003 | Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto[30][31] | Pichincha | Quito | ||
- In 2010 edition, Jennifer Pazmiño from Ecuador resigned. Viktoria Shchukina from Russia took over the title as Miss Air 2010.
- In 2012 edition, Estefanía Realpe from Pichincha was dethroned. Tatiana Torres from Azuay took over the title as Miss Earth Ecuador 2012.
See also
- Miss World Ecuador
- Miss Earth Ecuador
- Miss Teen Ecuador
- Mister Ecuador
- Ecuador at major beauty pageants
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