Reinas de Costa Rica
| Formation | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | San José |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World Miss International Miss Earth |
Official language | Spanish |
President | Alan Aleman |
Reinas de Costa Rica is a national beauty pageant in Costa Rica that selects representative to the Miss World pageant since 2007. The Miss Costa Rica pageant stopped sending contestants to the Miss World and Miss International pageants. The last delegate sent by the organization was in 2006. In 2007, the franchise was acquired by the Reinas de Costa Rica organization presided by Alan Aleman. This pageant is unrelated to the Miss Costa Rica Organization.
Representatives at Big Four pageants
The following women have represented Costa Rica in three of the Big Four major international beauty pageants for women.[1][2] These are Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth with the exception of Miss Universe which has its own national franchise in Costa Rica.[3][4][5]
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
Representatives at Miss World
On occasion, when the candidate does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another girl is sent.
In 2005, Costa Rica was crowned as Miss Asia Pacific International 2005. She was withdrew the title and competed at the Miss World pageant. This is the first time of Costa Rica withdrew the title as the reigning queen.
As of 2007, Committee Miss Costa Rica has created a separate pageant called "Reinas de Costa Rica" to select its representative for Miss World 2007.
| Year | Miss World Costa Rica | Province | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Marta Eugenia Escalante Fernández | Puntarenas | Top 16 | ||
| 1966 | Sonia Mora | Heredia | Unplaced | ||
| 1967 | Marjorie Furniss | Limón | Unplaced | ||
| 1968 | Patricia Diers | Limón | Unplaced | ||
| 1969 | Damaris Ureña | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||
| 1970 | |||||
| 1971 | |||||
| 1972 | Victoria Eugenia Ross González | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 1973 | |||||
| 1974 | Rose Marie Laprade Coto | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||
| 1975 | María Mayela Bolaños Ugalde | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1976 | Ligia María Ramos Quesada | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1977 | Carmen María Núñez Benavides | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1978 | Maribel Fernández García[6] | San José | Top 15 | ||
| 1979 | Maríanela Brealey Mora | Heredia | Unplaced | ||
| 1980 | Marie Claire Tracy Coll | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||
| 1981 | Sucetty Salas Quintanilla | Puntarenas | Unplaced | ||
| 1982 | Maureen Jiménez Solano | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1983 | María Meléndez Herrera | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1984 | Catalina María Blum Peña | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1985 | Maríanela Herrera Marín | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1986 | Ana Lorena González García | San José | Top 15 | ||
| 1987 | Alexandra Eugenia Martínez Fuentes | Puntarenas | Unplaced | ||
| 1988 | Virginia Steinvorth Koberg | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||
| 1989 | María Antonieta Sáenz Vargas | Limón | Unplaced | ||
| 1990 | Andrea Murillo Fallas | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||
| 1991 | Eugenie Jiménez Pacheco | Heredia | Unplaced | ||
| 1992 | Marisol Soto Alarcón | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 1993 | Laura Odio Salas | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1994 | Silvia Ester Muñoz Mata | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | Shasling Navarro Aguilar | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 1996 | Natalia Carvajal Lorenzo | Cartago | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | Rebeca Escalante Trejos | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 1998 | María Luisa Ureña Salazar | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1999 | Fiorella Martínez Martínez | Heredia | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | Cristine de Mezerville Ferreto | Heredia | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Piarella Peralta Rodríguez | Limón | Unplaced | Miss Scholarship | |
| 2002 | |||||
| 2003 | Shirley Alvárez Sandoval | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Shirley Calvo Jiménez | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2005 | Leonora Jiménez Monge | Alajuela | Unplaced | Miss Asia Pacific 2005 | |
| 2006 | Bélgica Arias Palomo | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||
| 2007 | Wendy del Carmen Cordero Sánchez | Cartago | Unplaced | ||
| 2008 | María Amalia Matamoros Solis | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | Angie Catalina Alfaro Loria | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||
| 2010 | Dayana Aguilera Sequeira | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||
| 2011 | Paola Chaverri | Heredia | Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | Silvana Sánchez Jiménez | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Yarly Marín Ledezma | Heredia | Unplaced | ||
| 2014 | Mariam Natasha Sibaja Bermúdez | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | Ángelica Reyes | Pérez Zeledón | Unplaced | ||
| 2016 | Melania González Monge | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | |||||
| 2018 | |||||
| 2019 | Jéssica Jiménez Muñoz | San José | Unplaced | Top 32 Miss World Sport | |
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | ||||
| 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
Representatives at Miss International
Before joining to Reinas de Costa Rica, the 1st runner-up or Winner of Miss Costa Rica represented 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. As of 2003, Committee Miss Costa Rica has created a separate pageant called "Reinas de Costa Rica" to select its representative for Miss International 2003.
| Year | Miss International Costa Rica | Province | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Ana Koberg | Limón | Unplaced | ||
| 1966 | |||||
| 1967 | |||||
| 1968 | Ana María Rivera | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1969 | Sonia Kohkemper | Cartago | Unplaced | ||
| 1970 | Haydée Brenes | Puntarenas | Top 15 | ||
| 1971 | |||||
| 1972 | Isabel Amador | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 1973 | |||||
| 1974 | Ilse Magdolna von Herold | San Jose | Unplaced | ||
| 1975 | María Lidieth Mora Badilla | Cartago | Unplaced | ||
| 1976 | Maritza Elizabeth Ortiz Calvo | Cartago | Unplaced | ||
| 1977 | Hannia Chavarria Córdoba | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||
| 1978 | Marlene Lourdes Amador Barrenechea | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||
| 1979 | María Lorena Acuña Karpinski | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 1980 | Lorna Marlene Chávez Mata[7] | Distrito Capital | Miss International 1980 | Best National Costume | |
| 1981 | Trylce Jirón García | Limón | Unplaced | ||
| 1982 | Sigrid Lizano Mejía | Heredia | Unplaced | ||
| 1983 | Gidget Sandoval Herrera[8] | San José | Miss International 1983 | ||
| 1984 | Mónica Zamora Velasco | Puntarenas | Unplaced | ||
| 1985 | Maríanela Herrera Marín | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1986 | Ana Lorena González García | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 1987 | Alexandra Eugenia Martínez Fuentes | Puntarenas | Unplaced | ||
| 1988 | Erika María Paoli González | Limón | Top 15 | ||
| 1989 | María Antonieta Sáenz Vargas | Limón | Unplaced | ||
| 1990 | Andrea Murillo Fallas | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||
| 1991 | Eugenie Jiménez Pacheco | Heredia | Unplaced | ||
| 1992 | Marisol Soto Alarcón | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 1993 | Laura Odio Salas | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1994 | Silvia Ester Muñoz Mata | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | |||||
| 1996 | |||||
| 1997 | |||||
| 1998 | |||||
| 1999 | |||||
| 2000 | |||||
| 2001 | |||||
| 2002 | |||||
| 2003 | Merilyn Villalta Castro | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Tatiana Vargas Cruz | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||
| 2007 | Ibis Leonela Paniagua Viales | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||
| 2010 | Mariela Aparicio Alfaro | San José | Top 15 | ||
| 2011 | María Fernanda Arias | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | Mariam Natasha Sibaja Bermúdez | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Andrea María Rojas Pacheco | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | Melania González Monge | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2016 | Raquel Guevara | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Paola Chacón | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Glennys Medina Segura | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||
| 2019 | Tamara Dal Maso | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | ||||
| 2021 | Mahyla Roth Benavides | Limón | TBA | ||
Representatives at Miss Earth
| Year | Miss Earth Costa Rica | Province | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Maria del Mar Ruiz Carballo | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2003 | Marianela Zeledón Bolaños | San José | Miss Water (2nd Runner-up) | ||
| 2004 | Karlota Calderon Brenes | San Jose | Unplaced | ||
| 2005 | |||||
| 2006 | Mari Paz Duarte | San Jose | Unplaced | ||
| 2007 | Natalia Mattey Salas | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||
| 2008 | Wendy Cordero Sánchez | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | Malena de los Ángeles | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2010 | Allyson Alfaro Caravaca | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 2011 | |||||
| 2012 | Fabiana Granados | Guanacaste | Top 16 | Miss Ever Bilena Resorts Wear (Group 2) Miss Photogenic |
Miss Costa Rica 2013 |
| 2013 | Mariela Aparicio Alfaro | San José | Unplaced | Best in Swimsuit (Top 15) | Top 10 Miss Grand International 2015 |
| 2014 | |||||
| 2015 | Andrea Rojas | Palmares | Unplaced |  Snowman Challenge |
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| 2016 | |||||
| 2017 | Fernanda Rodríguez | Alajuela | Unplaced | Long Gown (Group 2) |
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| 2018 | Arianna Medrano | Puntarenas | Unplaced | ||
| 2019 | Linda Ávila | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2020 | Kelly Avila Mora | San José | Top 20 | National Costume (America)
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