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Miss Nicaragua

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Miss Nicaragua
TypeBeauty pageant
representedNicaragua
First edition1955
Last edition2023
LanguageSpanish
SuccessorMiss Universe Nicaragua

Miss Nicaragua was a Nicaraguan beauty pageant. It was held from 1955 until 2023, when the organization cancelled it for political reasons.[citation needed]

Titleholders

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Year Miss Nicaragua[1][2][3] Department
1955 Rosa Argentina Lacayo  Managua
1963 Leda Sánchez Ortega  Carazo
1968 Margine Davidson Morales  Matagalpa
1969 Soraya Herrera Chávez  Managua
1970 Graciela Salazar Lanzas  León
1971 Xiomara Paguaga Rodríguez  Managua
1973 Ana Cecilia Saravia Lanzas  León
1974 Francis Duarte de León Tapia  León
1975 Alda Maritza Sánchez  Masaya
1976 Ivania Navarro Genie  Matagalpa
1977 Beatriz Obregón Lacayo  Rivas
1978 Claudia Herrera Cortez  Masaya
1979 Patricia Pineda Chamorro  Rivas
1991 Ana Sofía Pereira  Managua
1992 Ida Patricia Delaney  Managua
1993 Luisa Amalia Urcuyo Lacayo  Rivas
1995 Linda Asalia Clerk Castillo  Managua
1996 Luz María Sánchez Herdocia  Managua
1998 Claudia Alaniz  Managua
1999 Liliana Pilarte Centeno  Río San Juan
2001 Ligia Cristina Argüello Roa  Managua
2002 Marianela Lacayo  Managua
2003 Claudia Salmerón Avilés  Managua
2004 Marifely Argüello César  Managua
2005 Daniela Clerk Castillo  Managua
2006 Cristiana Frixione  Managua
2007 Xiomara Blandino  Managua
2008 Thelma Rodríguez  Chinandega
2009 Indiana Sánchez  Managua
2010 Scharllette Allen  South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
2011 Adriana Dorn  Managua
2012 Farah Eslaquit  Masaya
2013 Nastassja Bolívar  Carazo
2014 Marline Barberena  Chinandega
2015 Daniela Torres  Managua
2016 Marina Jacoby  Matagalpa
2017 Berenice Quezada  South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
2018 Adriana Paniagua[4]  Chinandega
2019 Inés López  Managua
2020 Ana Marcelo  Estelí
2021 Allison Wassmer  Managua
2022 Norma Huembes[5]  Carazo
2023 Sheynnis Palacios[6]  Carazo

Big Four pageants representatives

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The following women have represented Nicaragua in the Big Four international beauty pageants.

Miss Universe

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  •   : Declared as winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
The winner of Miss Nicaragua represented her country at the Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Year Department Delegate Placement Special awards
2023 Carazo Sheynnis Palacios Miss Universe 2023
2022 Carazo Norma Huembes Unplaced
2021 Managua Allison Wassmer Unplaced
2020 Estelí Ana Marcelo Top 21
2019 Managua Inés López Unplaced
2018 Chinandega Adriana Paniagua Unplaced
2017 South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region Berenice Quezada Unplaced
2016 Matagalpa Marina Jacoby Unplaced
2015 Managua Daniela Torres Unplaced
  • Best National Costume (4th Runner-up)
2014 Chinandega Marline Barberena Unplaced
2013 Carazo Nastassja Bolívar Top 16
  • Best National Costume
2012 Masaya Farah Eslaquit Unplaced
  • Best National Costume (6th Runner-up)
2011 Managua Adriana Dorn Unplaced
2010 South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region Scharllette Allen Unplaced
2009 Managua Indiana Sánchez Unplaced
  • Best in National Costume (2nd Runner-up)
2008 Chinandega Thelma Rodríguez Unplaced
2007 Managua Xiomara Blandino Top 10
2006 Managua Cristiana Frixione Unplaced
2005 Managua Daniela Clerk Unplaced
2004 Managua Marifely Argüello Unplaced
2003 Managua Claudia Salmerón Unplaced
2002 Managua Marianela Lacayo Unplaced
2001 Managua Ligia Argüello Unplaced
2000 No competition held
1999 Río San Juan Liliana Pilarte Unplaced
1998 Managua Claudia Alaniz Unplaced
1997 No competition held
1996 Managua Luz María Sánchez Herdocia Did not compete
1995 Managua Linda Clerk Unplaced
1994 No competition held
1993 Rivas Luisa Urcuyo Unplaced
1992 Managua Ida Delaney Unplaced
1991 Managua Ana Sofía Pereira Unplaced
No competition held between 1980–1990
1979 Rivas Patricia Pineda Withdrew from the competition
1978 Masaya Claudia Herrera Unplaced
1977 Rivas Beatriz Obregón Top 12
1976 Matagalpa Ivania Navarro Unplaced
1975 Masaya Alda Maritza Sánchez Unplaced
1974 León Francis Duarte Unplaced
1973 León Ana Saravia Unplaced
1972 No competition held
1971 Managua Xiomara Paguaga Unplaced
1970 León Graciela Salazar Unplaced
1969 Managua Soraya Herrera Unplaced
1968 Matagalpa Margine Davidson Unplaced
No competition held between 1964–1967
1963 Carazo Leda Sánchez Unplaced
No competition held between 1956–1962
1955 Managua Rosa Argentina Lacayo † Unplaced
  • Best Dressed Girl
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Regional rankings

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Department Titles Years
Managua 20
  • 1955
  • 1969
  • 1971
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1998
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2009
  • 2011
  • 2015
  • 2019
  • 2021
Carazo 4
  • 1963
  • 2013
  • 2022
  • 2023
Chinandega 3
  • 2008
  • 2014
  • 2018
León
  • 1970
  • 1973
  • 1974
Masaya
  • 1975
  • 1978
  • 2012
Matagalpa
  • 1968
  • 1976
  • 2016
Rivas
  • 1977
  • 1979
  • 1993
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region 2
  • 2010
  • 2017
Estelí 1
  • 2020
Río San Juan
  • 1999

Notes

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Contestants

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The runners-up and semi-finalists of the Miss Nicaragua pageant are sometimes sent to represent Nicaragua in other international beauty pageants. Winners include Sharon Amador, the first finalist in Miss Nicaragua 2006. Sharon won the Miss Ambar Mundial pageant in 2006. In 2010, the franchise for Miss Earth Nicaragua was awarded to Nuestra Belleza Nicaragua.[7] In 2023, Katherine Burgos Reyes, the first runner-up of Miss Nicaragua 2022 was appointed to compete at Miss Supranational 2023.

Dethroned

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Miss Nicaragua 2013, Nastassja Bolívar was dethroned after competing at the Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Việt Nam News (8 October 2008). "Những scandal của Miss World". VnExpress. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. ^ Ibrahim, Lynda (13 September 2013). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ Lowe, Aya (25 January 2016). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Adriana Paniagua triunfa en Miss Nicaragua 2018". Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Quién es Norma Huembes, la joven que ha sido elegida Miss Nicaragua 2022". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Las nuevas reinas latinas camino al certamen Miss Universo 2023" [The new Latin queens on their way to the Miss Universe 2023 pageant]. La Nación (in Spanish). 7 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  7. ^ Trejos, Tania (30 March 2006). "Sharon Amador es Miss Ámbar 2006". La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
  8. ^ "After prolonged dispute, Miss Nicaragua 2013 loses her crown -". The Tico Times. Agence France-Presse. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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