Miss Nicaragua
The Miss Nicaragua is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1955 to select the entrant from Nicaragua in the Miss Universe and since 2023 to select the entrant to Miss Charm pageant. Until 2001 when the model agency Siluetas announces that the most important beauty pageant in the country will be operated by Karen Celebertti.
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| Formation | March 12, 1955 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Distrito de Managua, Managua |
| Location | |
Membership | |
Official language | Spanish |
National Director | Karen Celebertti |
| Website | www.missnicaragua.com |
The current Miss Nicaragua is Sheynnis Palacios of Diriamba, who was crowned on August 5, 2023, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center Managua in Managua, Nicaragua.
Participants
Participants for the Miss Nicaragua contest must be between 18 and 28. After participants are chosen, 16 candidates are elected and represent their region. The majority of Miss Nicaragua winners have been from Managua.
Some years, the pageant has had a theme; for 2006, it was "León, pasado maravilloso... presente esperanzador... futuro luminoso" meaning "León, wonderful past... hopeful present.. luminous future".[1]
Despite only having four Miss Universe semi-finalists to date, Nicaragua has done well in other international beauty pageants.
Since 2023 the Miss Nicaragua pageant will allow women married and mothers.
Titleholders
Cristiana Frixione at the Miss Nicaragua 2007 contest held in the Rubén Darío National Theater in Managua on March 17, 2007
| Year | Miss Nicaragua | Municipality | Notes | Heritage |
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| 1955 | Rosa Argentina Lacayo † |  Managua |
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| 1963 | Leda Sánchez |  Carazo |
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| 1968 | Margine Davidson Morales |  Matagalpa |
Miss World Top Seven
1968 |
 British |
| 1969 | Soraya Herrera Chávez | Tipitapa | ||
| 1970 | Xiomara Paguaga Rodríguez | Managua |
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| 1973 | Ana Cecilia Saravia Lanzas |  Leon |
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| 1974 | Francys Duarte | Leon |
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| 1975 | Aida Maritza Sánchez |  Masaya |
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| 1976 | Ivania Navarro Genie | Matagalpa |
Miss Teenage Intercontinental 1976 & Miss Tourism Latin America 1976 |  French |
| 1977 | Beatriz Obregón |  Rivas |
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| 1978 | Claudia Herrera Cortez | Masaya |
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| 1979 | Patricia Pineda Chamorro | Rivas |
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| 1991 | Ana Sofía Pereira | Managua |
Miss América Latina 1992 | |
| 1992 | Ida Patricia Delaney | Managua |
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| 1993 | Luisa Amalia Urcuyo Lacayo | Rivas |
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| 1995 | Linda Clerk Castillo | Managua |
British | |
| 1996 | Luz María Herdocia | Managua |
Did not compete in Miss Universe 1996 | |
| 1998 | Claudia Alaniz | Managua |
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| 1999 | Liliana Pilarte |  Río San Juan |
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| 2001 | Ligia Cristina Argüello Roa | Managua |
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| 2002 | Marianela Lacayo Mendoza | Managua |
Miss Mundo Latin Internacional 2002 | |
| 2003 | Claudia Salmerón | Tipitapa | ||
| 2004 | Marifely Argüello César | Managua |
Miss Expo World 2004 | |
| 2005 | Daniela Clerk Castillo | Managua |
British | |
| 2006 | Cristiana Frixione | Managua |
World Miss University 2006 |  Italian |
| 2007 | Xiomara Blandino | Managua |
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| 2008 | Thelma Rodríguez |  Chinandega |
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| 2009 | Indiana Sánchez | Managua |
 American | |
| 2010 | Scharllette Allen |  Bluefields |
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| 2011 | Adriana Dorn | Managua |
 German | |
| 2012 | Farah Eslaquit | Masaya |
 Mexican | |
| 2013 | Nastassja Bolívar | Carazo |
Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011 |  Colombian |
| 2014 | Marline Barberena | Chinandega |
American | |
| 2015 | Daniela Torres | Managua |
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| 2016 | Marina Jacoby | Matagalpa |
British | |
| 2017 | Berenice Quezada | El Rama |
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| 2018 | Adriana Paniagua[2] | Chinandega |
Miss Teen International 2011 | American |
| 2019 | Inés López | Managua |
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| 2020 | Ana Marcelo |  Estelí |
Miss Teen Américas 2015 |  Peruvian |
| 2021 | Allison Wassmer | Managua |
German | |
| 2022 | Norma Huembes Salazar[3] | San Marcos |
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| 2023 | Sheynnis Alondra Cornejo Palacios[4] | Diriamba |
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- Gallery of winners
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Regional rankings
| Province | Titles | Years |
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| Managua | 18 | 1955, 1971, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021 |
| Leon | 4 | 1960, 1970, 1973, 1974 |
| Carazo | 3 | 1963, 2013, 2022 |
| Chinandega | 2008, 2014, 2018 | |
| Matagalpa | 1968, 1976, 2016 | |
| Masaya | 1975, 1978, 2012 | |
| Rivas | 1977, 1979, 1993 | |
| Granada | 2 | 1961, 1962 |
| Tipitapa | 1969, 2003 | |
| Bluefields | 1 | 2010 |
| El Rama | 2017 | |
| Estelí | 2020 | |
| Río San Juan | 1999 |
National finalists
The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, as well as the competition results.
- Color keys
- A Declared as the winner
- Ended as a runner-up
- Ended as a semifinalist
- Ended as a Quaterfinalist
- Ṉ Withdrew
- – Did not participate
Year Represented |
2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
 Chinandega |
Isabella Salgado § | Isabella Salgado § |
| Cinco Pinos |
Gabriela Calix | — |
| Diriamba |
— | Sheynnis Palacios |
 Granada |
— | Chantal Urbina |
 La Concordia |
— | Melissa Morales |
 León |
Diana Navarro | Iris Ruiz |
 Madriz |
Yolaina Guillen | — |
 Managua |
Alejandra Villalta | Andrea Reyes |
| Katia Duranza | Marian Torres | |
| Matagalpa |
Betzy Dolmus | — |
 Ometepe |
— | Genesis Martinez |
 Puerto Cabezas |
— | Waymara Antonio |
| San Jorge |
Andrea Baltodano | — |
| San Marcos |
Norma Huembes | — |
 Santa Lucía |
— | Daysi Velásquez |
| Tipitapa |
Katherine Burgos | — |
| Total | 10 | 10 |
Titleholders
- Miss Universe
| Year | Delegate | National Title | Hometown | Competition Performance | Ref. | |
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| Placement | Other Award(s) | |||||
| 1955 | Rosa Argentina Lacayo | Miss Nicaragua 1955 | Managua | Unplaced | Best Dressed Girl | |
| Pageant not held between 1956-1963 | ||||||
| 1963 | Leda Sánchez | Miss Nicaragua 1963 | Carazo | Unplaced | - | |
| Pageant not held between 1964-1967 | ||||||
| 1968 | Margine Davidson Morales | Miss Nicaragua 1968 | Matagalpa | Unplaced | - | |
| 1969 | Soraya Herrera Chavez | Miss Nicaragua 1969 | Tipitapa | Unplaced | - | |
| 1971 | Xiomara Paguaga | Miss Nicaragua 1971 | Masaya | Unplaced | - | |
| Pageant not held between in 1972 | ||||||
| 1973 | Ana Saravia Lanzas | Miss Nicaragua 1973 | Leon | Unplaced | - | |
| 1974 | Francis Duarte | Miss Nicaragua 1974 | Leon | Unplaced | - | |
| 1976 | Ivannia Navarro Genie | Miss Nicaragua 1976 | Matagalpa | Unplaced | - | |
| 1977 | Beatriz Obregón Lacayo | Miss Nicaragua 1977 | Managua | Top 12 | - | |
The following women have represented Nicaragua in the Miss Universe[5][6][7]
- : 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
| Year | Represented | Miss Universe Nicaragua | Venue | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Diriamba | Sheynnis Palacios | Managua | TBD | TBD | |
| 2022 | San Marcos | Norma Huembes | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2021 | Managua | Allison Wassmer[8] | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2020 | Estelí | Ana Marcelo[9] | Managua | Top 21 | ||
| 2019 | Managua | Inés López | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Chinandega | Adriana Paniagua | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | El Rama | Berenice Quezada | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2016 | Matagalpa | Marina Jacoby | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | Managua | Daniela Torres | Managua | Unplaced | 4th place at Best National Costume | |
| 2014 | Chinandega | Marline Barberena | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Carazo | Nastassja Bolívar[10] | Managua | Top 16 | Best in National Costume | |
| 2012 | Masaya | Farah Guillermina Slaquit Cano | Managua | Unplaced | 6th Place at Best National Costume | |
| 2011 | Managua | Adriana Dorn | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2010 | Bluefields | Scharllette Allen[11] | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | Managua | Indiana Sánchez[12] | Managua | Unplaced | 2nd Place at Best National Costume | |
| 2008 | Chinandega | Thelma Guiselle Rodriguez Flores[13] | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2007 | Managua | Xiomara Blandino | Managua | Top 10 | ||
| 2006 | Managua | Cristiana Frixione | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2005 | Managua | Daniela Clerk Castillo | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Managua | Marifely Argüello Cesar | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2003 | Tipitapa | Claudia Salmerón | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | Managua | Marianela Lacayo | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Managua | Ligia Cristina Argüello Roa | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | Nicaragua did not compete. | |||||
| 1999 | Managua | Liliana Sofia Pilarte Centeno | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1998 | Managua | Claudia Patricia Alaniz | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| Did not compete in 1997. | ||||||
| 1996 | Managua | Luz María Sánchez Herdocia | Managua | |||
| 1995 | Managua | Linda Maria Clerk Castillo | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1994 | Nicaragua did not compete. | |||||
| 1993 | Rivas | Luisa Amalia Urcuyo Lacayo | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1992 | Managua | Ida Patricia Delaney | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1991 | Managua | Ana Sofía Pereira | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| Nicaragua did not compete between 1980-1990. | ||||||
| 1979 | Rivas | Patricia Pineda Chamorro | Managua | |||
| 1978 | Masaya | Claudia Herrera | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1977 | Managua | Beatriz Obregón Lacayo | Managua | Top 12 | ||
| 1976 | Matagalpa | Ivania Navarro Genie | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1975 | Masaya | Alda Maritza Sánchez | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1974 | Leon | Francis Duarte | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1973 | Leon | Ana Saravia Lanzas | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1972 | Nicaragua did not compete. | |||||
| 1971 | Masaya | Xiomara Paguaga | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1970 | Leon | Graciela Salazar | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1969 | Tipitapa | Soraya Herrera Chavez | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1968 | Matagalpa | Margine Davinson Morales | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| Nicaragua did not compete between 1964-1967. | ||||||
| 1963 | Carazo | Leda Sánchez | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1955 | Managua | Rosa Argentina Lacayo † | Managua | Unplaced | Best Dressed Girl | |
Miss Charm Nicaragua titleholders
Since 2022 the Miss Nicaragua organization selects the representative of Nicaragua for the Miss Charm International competition.
| Year | Miss Charm Nicaragua | State | Venue | International Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Isabella Salgado | Chinandega | Designated | Unplaced |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Notes
Contestants
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.[14]
Dethroned
Miss Nicaragua 2013, Nastassja Bolívar was dethroned after competing at the Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia.[15]
References
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- "Adriana Paniagua triunfa en Miss Nicaragua 2018". Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- "Quién es Norma Huembes, la joven que ha sido elegida Miss Nicaragua 2022". 20 minutos (in Spanish). August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- "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). August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- Vietnam, News (October 8, 2008). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
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- Lowe, Aya (January 25, 2016). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- "Allison Wassmer es Miss Nicaragua 2021". Vos TV (in Spanish). August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- "Virtual preparation allows Miss Nicaragua amid pandemic". The San Diego Union-Tribune. August 9, 2020.
- Martínez, Roberto (2013). "Nastassja Bolívar es Miss Nicaragua 2013". El Nuevo Diario. Archived from the original on March 5, 2013.
- "¿Quién será Miss Nicaragua 2010?". La Prensa. February 27, 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ¿Quién Será Miss Nicaragua 2009?. (consultado el 3 de marzo de 2009)
- Chinandega gana Miss Nicaragua. (consultado el 3 de marzo de 2009)
- Trejos, Tania (March 30, 2006). "Sharon Amador es Miss Ámbar 2006". La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2007.
- "After prolonged dispute, Miss Nicaragua 2013 loses her crown -". The Tico Times. Agence France-Presse. January 22, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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