Miss Latin America 2007
Encyclopedia
Miss América Latina 2007 was the twenty-first international edition of the Miss América Latina
contest, and the twenty-third overall. The final event was held on June 15, 2007 in Riviera Maya
, Mexico
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Giannina Silva of Uruguay
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Melissa Quesada of the United States
. Silva was later dethroned, however, and her first runner-up, Heidi Garcia of Guatemala
was subsequently crowned the new Miss América Latina 2007
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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...
contest, and the twenty-third overall. The final event was held on June 15, 2007 in Riviera Maya
Riviera Maya
Riviera Maya, also known as the Mayan Riviera, is a tourism district following the coastal Highway 307 which parallels the Caribbean coastline of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located on the eastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Giannina Silva of Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Melissa Quesada of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Silva was later dethroned, however, and her first runner-up, Heidi Garcia of Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
was subsequently crowned the new Miss América Latina 2007
Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
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| Miss America Latina 2007
/1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
 Panama - Magdalena Guardia |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
 Ecuador - Magdalena Stahl |
| Semi-finalists
(in order of placement) |
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Contestants
Argentina - Edith Foresi
Brazil - Isabela Longobardi
Canary Islands - Helena Martinez
Costa Rica - Karen Jara- Ecuador - Magdalena Stahl
El Salvador - Jacqueline Sandoval
Dominican Republic - Crystal De Moya
Guatemala - Heidi Garcia- ' - Angela Acosta
Honduras - Mercy Reyes
Mexico - Paola Yrigoyen
Nicaragua - Reyna Medina- ' - Caroline Baron
- Panama - Magdalena Guardia
Paraguay - Carolina Limprich
Peru - Brenda Aguirre
Puerto Rico - Sonia Rodriguez
Uruguay - Giannina Silva
United States - Yalena Matos
Venezuela - Carmen Isarra
Returning territories
- Last competed in 2004Miss Latin America 2004Miss América Latina 2004 was the eighteenth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the twentieth overall. The final event was held on November 15, 2003 in Cancun, Mexico...
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Trivia
- Uruguay earned its first win ever. The win is still counted in Uruguay's tally, despite Giannina Silva's dethroning.
- Guatemala matched its best placement since winning in 1993. Heidi Garcia would later go on to give Guatemala its second titleholder, making Guatemala only the fifth territory (after the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil and Puerto Rico) to have two titleholders.
- Panama matched its highest placement (second runner-up), last achieved in 1989. This was the fourth time Panama was named second runner-up, making Panama the territory with the most third place delegates. Mexico would later tie this record in 2010.
- Northern-French Catalonia placed for the first time.
- Dominican Republic and Guatemala also placed in 2006.
- Panama last placed in 1996.
- Argentina and Costa Rica last placed in 2002.
- Venezuela last placed in 2003.
- Uruguay last placed in 2004.
- Ecuador last placed in 2005.
- A slight format change occurred with only ten semifinalists being called out, like in the 1980s. In 2006, 12 had been called out, a format the pageant would return to in 2008.