Miss Ecuador 2009
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The Miss Ecuador 2009 pageant was held on March 13, 2009. There were 21 candidates for the national title. Miss Ecuador 2009 will represent Ecuador
at Miss Universe 2009
, Miss World Ecuador will be entering Miss World 2009
and Miss Internacional Ecuador will be entering Miss International 2009
. The First Runner Up will be entering Miss Earth 2009
and Miss Maja 2009 and the Second Runner Up will be entering Miss Atlantic International 2010. The rest of the Top 10 will enter Reinado Internacional del Café
, Miss Globe International
, Miss Intercontinental and Miss América Latina
.
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|Award
|Contestant
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| Miss Congeniality
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| Miss Photogenic
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| Miss Yambal
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| Miss Sedal
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| Miss Vivant
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| Best National Costume
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| Azuay
| Elizabeth Espinoza Molina
| 22
| 175
| 5'8"
| Cuenca
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| Cañar
| Paola Tigreros Quintero
| 23
| 174
| 5'8"
| Quito
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| Carchi
| Eliana Ayala Delgado
| 21
| 172
| 5'7"
| Cotacachi
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| Chimborazo
| María José Pérez Echeverría
| 20
| 172
| 5'7"
| Riobamba
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| Cotopaxi
| Karina Naranjo Hernández
| 19
| 172
| 5'7"
| Latacunga
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| El Oro
| Yuliana Delgado Pontón
| 19
| 170
| 5'7"
| Atahualpa
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| Esmeraldas
| Gabriela Ulloa Quiñónez
| 21
| 180
| 5'11"
| Esmeraldas
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| Galápagos
| Sandra Vinces Pinargote
| 18
| 178
| 5'10"
| Portoviejo
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| Guayas
| Juliette Solines Hurtado
| 22
| 178
| 5'10"
| Guayaquil
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| Imbabura
| María José Torres Vinueza
| 21
| 174
| 5'8"
| Ibarra
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| Loja
| Thanya Román Mora
| 20
| 174
| 5'8"
| Macará
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| Los Ríos
| Sylvana Yépez Barriga
| 24
| 174
| 5'8"
| Vinces
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| Manabí
| Diana Sánchez Ormaza
| 23
| 173
| 5'8"
| Manta
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| Morona Santiago
| María del Mar Landívar Vanoni
| 24
| 170
| 5'7"
| Guayaquil
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| Orellana
| Ana Karina Ridniki Guevara
| 20
| 178
| 5'10"
| Guayaquil
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| Pichincha
| Isabella Chiriboga Valdivieso
| 20
| 173
| 5'8"
| Quito
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| Santa Elena
| Denisse Bajaña McKliff
| 23
| 173
| 5'8"
| Guayaquil
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| Santo Domingo
| Renata Moreira Tortorelli
| 18
| 172
| 5'7"
| Santo Domingo
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| Sucumbíos
| Karina Ibáñez Cedeño
| 24
| 171
| 5'7"
| Manta
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| Tungurahua
| María Paula Palacios Larrea
| 24
| 173
| 5'8"
| Ambato
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| Zamora Chinchipe
| Julia Ojeda Ochoa
| 20
| 172
| 5'7"
| Cuenca
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Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
at Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...
, Miss World Ecuador will be entering Miss World 2009
Miss World 2009
Miss World 2009, the 59th Miss World pageant, was held on December 12, 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history...
and Miss Internacional Ecuador will be entering Miss International 2009
Miss International 2009
Miss International 2009, the 49th Miss International pageant, was held at the Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China on November 28, 2009. The pageant was originally scheduled to be held at The Venetian Macao in Macau on November 7, 2009, but the host committee backed out. 66...
. The First Runner Up will be entering Miss Earth 2009
Miss Earth 2009
Miss Earth 2009, the 9th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center, in the Island of Boracay, Malay, Philippines last November 22, 2009....
and Miss Maja 2009 and the Second Runner Up will be entering Miss Atlantic International 2010. The rest of the Top 10 will enter Reinado Internacional del Café
Reinado Internacional del Café
The Reinado Internacional del Café beauty pageant, was internationally launched as the Reinado Continental del Café in 1957, and the name was changed to the current one in 1972 in order to allow for the participation of countries from America and other continents...
, Miss Globe International
Miss Globe International
Miss Globe Organisation is an international beauty pageant group founded in 1925, which owns the rights to various titles, including "Miss Globe", "Miss Globe International", "Miss Globe Beauty Pageant", and "Miss Globe Beauty"...
, Miss Intercontinental and Miss América Latina
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...
.
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss Ecuador 2009 |
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| Miss World Ecuador 2009 |
Esmeraldas Province Esmeraldas is a province in northwestern Ecuador. The capital is Esmeraldas.The province is home to the Afro-Ecuadorian culture.- Cantons :The province is divided into 8 cantons... - Gabriela Ulloa |
| Miss Internacional Ecuador 2009 |
Pichincha Province Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los... - Isabella Chiriboga Isabella Chiriboga Isabela Chiriboga is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International Ecuador 2009 and represented her country in the 2009 Miss International pageant.-Early life:... |
| 1st Runner-up |
Manabí Province Manabí is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Portoviejo. The province is named after the Manabí people.-Economy:Manabí's economy is based heavily on natural resources such as cacao, bananas, cotton, etc. It's industrial sector is based on Tuna canning, tobacco, and alcoholic beverage production... - Diana Sánchez |
| 2nd Runner-up |
El Oro Province El Oro province is the southernmost of Ecuador's coastal provinces. It was named for its historically important gold production. Today it is one of the world's major exporters of bananas. The capital is Machala.-Geography:To the north and east the province has borders with the provinces Guayas,... - Yuliana Delgado |
Special awards
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|Award
|Contestant
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| Miss Congeniality
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- Karina Ibañez
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| Miss Photogenic
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- Sandra VincesSandra VincesSandra Vinces was born in Portoviejo, Ecuador in May 24, 1990. She is 5'11 tall. She was Miss Ecuador 2009. She was elected from 21 contestants, representing the province of Manabi. The pageant was held in Manta, Ecuador. Vinces has studied painting, singing, theater and professional modeling....
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| Miss Yambal
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- Renata MoreiraRenata MoreiraRenata Moreira is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Italia Nel Mondo Ecuador 2011 and will represent her country in the 2011 Miss Italia Nel Mondo pageant.-Personal Life:Born to an Ecuadorian father and a Italian mother...
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| Miss Sedal
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- Isabella ChiribogaIsabella ChiribogaIsabela Chiriboga is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International Ecuador 2009 and represented her country in the 2009 Miss International pageant.-Early life:...
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| Miss Vivant
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- Renata MoreiraRenata MoreiraRenata Moreira is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Italia Nel Mondo Ecuador 2011 and will represent her country in the 2011 Miss Italia Nel Mondo pageant.-Personal Life:Born to an Ecuadorian father and a Italian mother...
- Diana Sánchez
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| Best National Costume
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- María José Pérez
Contestants
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| Azuay
Azuay Province
Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of . Its capital is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach above sea level in the national park of El Cajas....
| Elizabeth Espinoza Molina
| 22
| 175
| 5'8"
| Cuenca
Cuenca, Ecuador
Cuenca is the capital of the Azuay Province. It is located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 2500 m above sea level...
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| Cañar
Cañar Province
Cañar is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Azogues. At the time of census 2005 the province had a population of 221,045. It contains the 16th-century ruins of Ingapirca, the best-known Inca settlement in Ecuador and a product of their conquest of the indigenous Cañari.- Cantons :The province...
| Paola Tigreros Quintero
| 23
| 174
| 5'8"
| Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
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| Carchi
Carchi Province
- Economy :The provincial economy is based on industrial, and agriculture productions. Carchi produces food, drinks, tobacco, and dairy products. The agriculture sector produces potatoes, maize, etc. - Cantons :The province is divided into 6 cantons...
| Eliana Ayala Delgado
| 21
| 172
| 5'7"
| Cotacachi
Cotacachi
Cotacachi is a canton of Imbabura province of Ecuador. The name also refers to the town which is the seat of that canton, one of Ecuador's leading artisanal manufacturers of leather goods, and to the dormant Volcan Cotacachi which overlooks the canton....
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| Chimborazo
Chimborazo Province
Chimborazo is a province in Ecuador, located in the central Ecuadorian Andes, containing a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo , Ecuador's highest mountain.- Cantons :...
| María José Pérez Echeverría
| 20
| 172
| 5'7"
| Riobamba
Riobamba
Riobamba is the capital of the Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, which is located at the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at 2754 m on the Avenue of the Volcanoes...
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| Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi Province
Cotopaxi is one of the provinces of Ecuador. The capital is Latacunga. The province contains the Cotopaxi Volcano, an intermittent volcano with a height of 19,388 feet.- Cantons :The province is divided into 7 cantons...
| Karina Naranjo Hernández
| 19
| 172
| 5'7"
| Latacunga
Latacunga
Latacunga is a plateau town of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaques and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census 2001 Latacunga had 51,689 inhabitants, largely mestizo and indigenous.Latacunga...
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| El Oro
El Oro Province
El Oro province is the southernmost of Ecuador's coastal provinces. It was named for its historically important gold production. Today it is one of the world's major exporters of bananas. The capital is Machala.-Geography:To the north and east the province has borders with the provinces Guayas,...
| Yuliana Delgado Pontón
| 19
| 170
| 5'7"
| Atahualpa
Atahualpa Canton
Atahualpa Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the El Oro Province. Its capital is the town of Paccha. Its population at the 2001 census was 5,479....
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| Esmeraldas
Esmeraldas Province
Esmeraldas is a province in northwestern Ecuador. The capital is Esmeraldas.The province is home to the Afro-Ecuadorian culture.- Cantons :The province is divided into 8 cantons...
| Gabriela Ulloa Quiñónez
| 21
| 180
| 5'11"
| Esmeraldas
Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Esmeraldas is a coastal city in northwestern Ecuador. It is the seat of the Esmeraldas Canton and the capital of the Esmeraldas Province. It has an international sea port and a small airport ....
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| Galápagos
Galápagos Province
Galápagos is a province of Ecuador in the country's Insular region, located approximately off the western coast of the mainland. The capital is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno....
| Sandra Vinces Pinargote
Sandra Vinces
Sandra Vinces was born in Portoviejo, Ecuador in May 24, 1990. She is 5'11 tall. She was Miss Ecuador 2009. She was elected from 21 contestants, representing the province of Manabi. The pageant was held in Manta, Ecuador. Vinces has studied painting, singing, theater and professional modeling....
| 18
| 178
| 5'10"
| Portoviejo
Portoviejo
Portoviejo is a city in Ecuador, and the capital the Province of Manabí 30 km from the Pacific coast. . Also known as the city of the "Royal Tamarind Trees" for the beautiful trees found in the area...
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| Guayas
Guayas Province
Guayas is a coastal province in Ecuador. It is bordered to the west by Manabí, Santa Elena, and the Pacific Ocean ; to the east by Los Ríos, Bolívar, Chimborazo, Cañar, and Azuay; to the north by Los Ríos and Bolívar; and to the south by El Oro and the Pacific Ocean.With a population of over 3...
| Juliette Solines Hurtado
| 22
| 178
| 5'10"
| Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
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| Imbabura
Imbabura Province
Imbabura is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Ibarra. The people of the province speak Spanish and the Imbaburan Quechua language.Imbabura Volcano is located in the province. Best reached from the town of La Esperanza, the 4,609-meter-high mountain can be climbed in a single day.- Cantons...
| María José Torres Vinueza
| 21
| 174
| 5'8"
| Ibarra
Ibarra
Ibarra is a surname of Basque origin meaning 'valley' or 'plain by the river'.*Places**Ibarra is the capital of the province of Imbabura in Ecuador.**Ibarra is also a locality in Guipúzcoa, Spain....
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| Loja
Loja Province
Loja Province is one of 24 provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west by El Oro Province, on the north by El Azuay, and on the east by Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on its present site in 1548 by Captain Alonso de Mercadillo the site had been previously moved and rebuilt from La...
| Thanya Román Mora
| 20
| 174
| 5'8"
| Macará
Macará
Macará is a city located in Loja province in Ecuador. It is the seat of the Macará canton and is located near the border between Ecuador and Peru.The population as of a 1995 census was 11,841 and in 2009 it had an estimated population of 12,896....
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| Los Ríos
Los Ríos Province
Los Ríos is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Babahoyo. The province was founded on September 30, 1948 under legistative decree. Its capital Babahoyo was founded October, 6, 1860...
| Sylvana Yépez Barriga
| 24
| 174
| 5'8"
| Vinces
Vinces
Vinces is a city in the Los Ríos Province, Ecuador. It is the seat of the Vinces Canton. There is also a Vinces River.Vinces, known as "Little Paris", is characterized by its ancient buildings, constructed in wood, that belonged to the rich cacao plantation owners.Vinces is known also as the...
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| Manabí
Manabí Province
Manabí is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Portoviejo. The province is named after the Manabí people.-Economy:Manabí's economy is based heavily on natural resources such as cacao, bananas, cotton, etc. It's industrial sector is based on Tuna canning, tobacco, and alcoholic beverage production...
| Diana Sánchez Ormaza
| 23
| 173
| 5'8"
| Manta
Manta
Manta is a mid-sized city in Manabí Province, Ecuador. It is the second most populous city in the province, the fifth most populous in the country and, economically, the third most important city of Ecuador. Manta has existed since Pre-Columbian times. It was a trading post for the Mantas....
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| Morona Santiago
Morona-Santiago Province
Morona Santiago is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas.- Economy :The provincial economy is industrially unexploited to its potential due to low means of transportation. Its economy relies largely on the tourist sector of the rain forest...
| María del Mar Landívar Vanoni
| 24
| 170
| 5'7"
| Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
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| Orellana
Orellana Province
Orellana is an inland province of Ecuador. The capital is Puerto Francisco de Orellana . It was created on July 30, 1998, from part of Napo Province....
| Ana Karina Ridniki Guevara
| 20
| 178
| 5'10"
| Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
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| Pichincha
Pichincha Province
Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los...
| Isabella Chiriboga Valdivieso
Isabella Chiriboga
Isabela Chiriboga is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International Ecuador 2009 and represented her country in the 2009 Miss International pageant.-Early life:...
| 20
| 173
| 5'8"
| Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
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| Santa Elena
| Denisse Bajaña McKliff
| 23
| 173
| 5'8"
| Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
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| Santo Domingo
| Renata Moreira Tortorelli
Renata Moreira
Renata Moreira is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Italia Nel Mondo Ecuador 2011 and will represent her country in the 2011 Miss Italia Nel Mondo pageant.-Personal Life:Born to an Ecuadorian father and a Italian mother...
| 18
| 172
| 5'7"
| Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo de los Colorados
Santo Domingo de los Colorados, simply referred to as Santo Domingo, is a city and seat of the canton that bears its name. it´s a fourth largest city of Ecuador with a population of over 305,000, it is in important commercial and industrial center and the capital of the province Santo Domingo de...
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| Sucumbíos
Sucumbíos Province
Sucumbíos is a province in northeast Ecuador. The capital and largest city is Nueva Loja . It is the fifth largest province in the country, with an area of 18,009 km²...
| Karina Ibáñez Cedeño
| 24
| 171
| 5'7"
| Manta
Manta
Manta is a mid-sized city in Manabí Province, Ecuador. It is the second most populous city in the province, the fifth most populous in the country and, economically, the third most important city of Ecuador. Manta has existed since Pre-Columbian times. It was a trading post for the Mantas....
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| Tungurahua
Tungurahua Province
Tungurahua is one of the twenty-four provinces of Ecuador. Its capital is Ambato. The province takes its name from the Tungurahua volcano, which is located within the boundaries of the provinces.-Population:...
| María Paula Palacios Larrea
| 24
| 173
| 5'8"
| Ambato
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| Zamora Chinchipe
Zamora-Chinchipe Province
Zamora Chinchipe is a Province of the Republicof Ecuador, located at the southeastern end of the Amazon Basin, which shares borders with the Ecuadorian provinces of Azuay and Morona Santiago to the north, Loja and Azuay to the west, and with Peru to the east and south...
| Julia Ojeda Ochoa
| 20
| 172
| 5'7"
| Cuenca
Cuenca, Ecuador
Cuenca is the capital of the Azuay Province. It is located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 2500 m above sea level...
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Crossovers
- Sylvana Yépez was in Reina de Vinces 2001, and Virreina de Los Ríos 2001.
- María Jose Torres was in Reina de Ibarra 2003, and Reina de Imbabura 2003.
- Gabriela Ulloa competed in Reina de Esmeraldas 2006, but unplaced.
- Isabella ChiribogaIsabella ChiribogaIsabela Chiriboga is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International Ecuador 2009 and represented her country in the 2009 Miss International pageant.-Early life:...
competed in Reina de Quito 2007, and placed 1st Runner-up.
- Renata MoreiraRenata MoreiraRenata Moreira is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Italia Nel Mondo Ecuador 2011 and will represent her country in the 2011 Miss Italia Nel Mondo pageant.-Personal Life:Born to an Ecuadorian father and a Italian mother...
was Reina de Santo Domingo 2008, and Reina de Mi Tierra 2008. Also she placed into top 6 in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2011Miss Italia nel MondoMiss Italia nel Mondo or Miss Italy in the World is an Italian beauty pageant for women of Italian heritage which has been held since 1991...
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- Eliana Ayala is Reina de Ibarra 2010.