Miss Peru
Encyclopedia
Peru
has been competing in the Miss Universe
pageants for over 50 years. Their first representative was Ada Gabriela Bueno in 1952. Five years later, It became the first Latin American and Spanish-speaking country to win the Miss Universe crown when Gladys Zender
became Miss Universe 1957
. As of the new century, Peru started to shine back into the international beauty pageant scene. Claudia Ortiz De Zevallos
was a semi-finalist in the 2003 Miss Universe
competition held in Panama
. Liesel Holler
failed to land in the semi-finals in 2004 but Debora Sulca
made Peru's name come back in the contest of 2005 placing 6th. Peru has a total of 14 semi-finalists, 1 finalist, and 1 winner in this annual world-wide contest.
Miss Peru World missed the annual pageant in the first few decades. Therefore Peru has not had many finalists in the Miss World
contest although Peru has won the Miss World crown twice. In 2002, Marina Mora
placed third, Claudia Hernández
made to the semifinalists and also won the Best Designed Evening Gown Award in 2003, just one year before Maria Julia Mantilla
got the crown in 2004, making a great come back for Peru in this contest. Candidates who participate in Miss Peru and make the top 10 will be sent to compete in other minor pageants from now on, such as Miss Asia Pacific, Miss Maja Mundial, etc.
their first ever Miss Universe -Gladys Zender- in 1957.
Peru participated in Miss World competition for the first time in 1959, represented by a beautiful young lady María Elena Rossel Zapata, who was the first runner-up.
In 1967, Peru won the crown for the first time in the Miss World competition with Madeleine Hartog Bell
, ten years exactly from Gladys Zender
having won the Miss Universe competition in 1957. It would be decades until Peru would taste another international victory in the beauty pageant field. In December 2004, María Julia Mantilla García won the title of Miss World
again, thanks to a world-wide vote by text message and telephone calls, a first in pageant history. First-runner up was Claudia Cruz
from Dominican Republic
, and the second-runner up was Brazil
ian-born Nancy Randall
representing the United States
. , Peru has won one Miss Universe title and two Miss World titles.
On April 16, 2005, Miss Cajamarca, Debora Sulca
was crowned Miss Peru Universe and competed in Thailand for the title of Miss Universe 2005. She placed 6th while Miss Canada, Natalie Glebova
was crowned the new Miss Universe by 2004's winner, Jennifer Hawkins
.
Fiorella Castellano was crowned Miss Peru World 2005 and represented Peru on December 10, 2005 where the pageant took place in Sanya, for a third time in a row. This year Fiorella failed to land in the semi-finals. Chances of achieving a back-to-back win were low, but there was still a chance she might've won since India
, Sweden
and United Kingdom
are three countries that have achieved that in Miss World history.
Tracy Freundt
, who was first-runner up and a crowd favourite for the title in the Miss Peru 2005 pageant. She continues to work on the popular show "Habacilar" in Lima
.
who was 2nd runner up at the Miss World 2002 pageant. Since leaving, Percy Lucio has designated himself as the new person in charge of the Miss Peru Universe franchise. His new organization is called Corporation de la Belleza (Beauty Corporation)and has the responsibility of sending its winner to the Miss Universe pageant and the other minor pageants that Reinas del Peru was in charge of. Reinas del Peru however, felt betrayed by Luzio's actions and have focused on working towards the Miss Peru World pageant which from now on will be held separately.
The current Peruvian regions,the National Capital and the Peruvian community in the USA that have sent a contestant are:
became very popular and well known in her country of Peru
. She later married and is the mother of a successful Peruvian actor, Christian Meier
.
Jessica Newton, Miss Peru 1987, became in charge of the Miss Peru pageant until 2004. Many said she hand picked the winner of the pageant due to favouritism. She later criticized the crowning of Miss Peru 2005, Debora Sulca
and also said that Maju Mantilla's Miss World victory was like the cherry on top for her departure from the Miss Peru organization. When asked about Jessica Newton, the reigning Miss World said she never had the opportunity to meet her.
After her appearance in Miss Universe, Debora Sulca was approached by Telemundo
.
When she arrived in Lima after her Miss World win, Maju Mantilla was received by dozens of people in the Jorge Chavez International airport
. Like Gladys, Maju also became known and popular in her country.
Maju is currently working for Ford Models
Modeling Agency.
Wins: Miss Intercontinental 1971, 1987, Mrs World 1989, Miss America Latina
1991, Miss Asia Pacific 1994, 2001, Miss Caribe Hibiscus 2005, Miss Perla Mundial del Pacifico 2007, Miss Tourism Queen International 2008, Miss Teenager Universe 2008, Miss Beauty International 2009, Miss Continente Americano 2010
Runner up or Semi-final entries: Miss International
, Miss Earth
, Miss Teen International, Miss America Latina, Miss Asia Pacific, Miss Maja Mundial, Reina Hispano America, Miss Italia Nel Mondo
in the Miss Universe
pageant also went to the Miss World
pageant.
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|-1959: María Elena Rossel Zapata, 1st runner up
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
has been competing in the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageants for over 50 years. Their first representative was Ada Gabriela Bueno in 1952. Five years later, It became the first Latin American and Spanish-speaking country to win the Miss Universe crown when Gladys Zender
Gladys Zender
Gladys Rosa Zender de Meier is a beauty queen from Peru who became the first Latin American woman to win the Miss Universe title.-Miss Universe:...
became Miss Universe 1957
Miss Universe 1957
The 6th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 1957 was held in Long Beach, California, USA for the 6th time. In this pageant thirty two contestants competed...
. As of the new century, Peru started to shine back into the international beauty pageant scene. Claudia Ortiz De Zevallos
Claudia Ortiz De Zevallos
Claudia Ortiz De Zevallos was Miss Peru in 2003. She was born in Arequipa, Peru, November 9, 1981. On April 9, 2005 Claudia was third runner-up in the Miss Asia Pacific Pageant...
was a semi-finalist in the 2003 Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
competition held in Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
. Liesel Holler
Liesel Holler
Liesel Holler Sotomayor from Peru was the winner of the national beauty pageant Miss Perú 2004.As the national beauty queen, she was given the right to compete at the Miss Universe 2004 pageant in Quito, Ecuador....
failed to land in the semi-finals in 2004 but Debora Sulca
Debora Sulca
Débora Susan Sulca Cravero is a Peruvian model and beauty queen who has competed at the Miss Universe pageant....
made Peru's name come back in the contest of 2005 placing 6th. Peru has a total of 14 semi-finalists, 1 finalist, and 1 winner in this annual world-wide contest.
Miss Peru World missed the annual pageant in the first few decades. Therefore Peru has not had many finalists in the Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
contest although Peru has won the Miss World crown twice. In 2002, Marina Mora
Marina Mora
Marina Mora Montero was Miss Peru 2002 and represented Peru in Miss World 2002. She finished as 2nd runner up.-Personal life:Marina has been married once. In 2005, she married her first cousin, Gustavo Mora. They later separated.-References:...
placed third, Claudia Hernández
Claudia Hernández
Claudia María Hernández Oré is a Peruvian model and beauty queen. Her natal town is Lima. She studied Business Administration at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas ; now she is studying Marketing at Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola...
made to the semifinalists and also won the Best Designed Evening Gown Award in 2003, just one year before Maria Julia Mantilla
María Julia Mantilla
María Julia “Maju” Mantilla García is a Peruvian beauty queen who became the second woman from Peru to be crowned Miss World.-Early life:...
got the crown in 2004, making a great come back for Peru in this contest. Candidates who participate in Miss Peru and make the top 10 will be sent to compete in other minor pageants from now on, such as Miss Asia Pacific, Miss Maja Mundial, etc.
History
Peru in the 1950s was one of the few South American countries to ever compete in an international pageant such as Miss Universe or Miss World. It became a powerhouse having semi-finalists from the 1950s throughout the 1960s and is known for bringing Latin AmericaLatin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
their first ever Miss Universe -Gladys Zender- in 1957.
Peru participated in Miss World competition for the first time in 1959, represented by a beautiful young lady María Elena Rossel Zapata, who was the first runner-up.
In 1967, Peru won the crown for the first time in the Miss World competition with Madeleine Hartog Bell
Madeleine Hartog Bell
Madeleine Hartog-Bel won the 1967 Miss World contest, representing Peru.. After making it to the semi-finals of the Miss Universe pageant in 1966, she went on to win the Miss World title in London, UK the following year. After Miss World, she lived in Paris, France for many years, and now she...
, ten years exactly from Gladys Zender
Gladys Zender
Gladys Rosa Zender de Meier is a beauty queen from Peru who became the first Latin American woman to win the Miss Universe title.-Miss Universe:...
having won the Miss Universe competition in 1957. It would be decades until Peru would taste another international victory in the beauty pageant field. In December 2004, María Julia Mantilla García won the title of Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
again, thanks to a world-wide vote by text message and telephone calls, a first in pageant history. First-runner up was Claudia Cruz
Claudia Cruz
Claudia Julissa Cruz Rodríguez , commonly referred to as Claudia Cruz represented Dominican Republic in the Miss World pageant in 2004....
from Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, and the second-runner up was Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian-born Nancy Randall
Nancy Randall
Nancy Randall is an American beauty queen of Brazilian descent who represented the United States at Miss World 2004. She won the Beach Beauty award and placed 2nd runner-up. Randall has Brazilian ancestry and was previously Miss Cidade do Rio de Janeiro 2004. She was 1st runner-up to Miss Earth...
representing the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. , Peru has won one Miss Universe title and two Miss World titles.
On April 16, 2005, Miss Cajamarca, Debora Sulca
Debora Sulca
Débora Susan Sulca Cravero is a Peruvian model and beauty queen who has competed at the Miss Universe pageant....
was crowned Miss Peru Universe and competed in Thailand for the title of Miss Universe 2005. She placed 6th while Miss Canada, Natalie Glebova
Natalie Glebova
Natalie Glebova is a Russian Canadian beauty queen, the 2005 Miss Universe title holder.-Personal life:Glebova was born in Tuapse, Russia. She studied classical piano and graduated from a professional musical school at age of 12. She also has won various regional rhythmic gymnastics championships...
was crowned the new Miss Universe by 2004's winner, Jennifer Hawkins
Jennifer Hawkins
Jennifer Hawkins is an Australian beauty queen, model and television presenter best known as Miss Universe 2004 and the face of Australian department store Myer.-Early life:...
.
Fiorella Castellano was crowned Miss Peru World 2005 and represented Peru on December 10, 2005 where the pageant took place in Sanya, for a third time in a row. This year Fiorella failed to land in the semi-finals. Chances of achieving a back-to-back win were low, but there was still a chance she might've won since India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
are three countries that have achieved that in Miss World history.
Tracy Freundt
Tracy Freundt
Tracy Freundt is a Peruvian model born and raised in Lima, Peru.Her parents are from Ucayali, her father is a Peruvian citizen of German descent. She is currently co-hosting a very popular youth-oriented show in Peru called Habacilar....
, who was first-runner up and a crowd favourite for the title in the Miss Peru 2005 pageant. She continues to work on the popular show "Habacilar" in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
.
Franchise Controversy
Reinas del Peru organization was in charge of sending representative to both the Miss World and Miss Universe plus other minor international pageants. In 2005, Percy Luzio and another co-worker left the organization for irreconcilable differences between Percy and other workers in the organization, most namely, Marina MoraMarina Mora
Marina Mora Montero was Miss Peru 2002 and represented Peru in Miss World 2002. She finished as 2nd runner up.-Personal life:Marina has been married once. In 2005, she married her first cousin, Gustavo Mora. They later separated.-References:...
who was 2nd runner up at the Miss World 2002 pageant. Since leaving, Percy Lucio has designated himself as the new person in charge of the Miss Peru Universe franchise. His new organization is called Corporation de la Belleza (Beauty Corporation)and has the responsibility of sending its winner to the Miss Universe pageant and the other minor pageants that Reinas del Peru was in charge of. Reinas del Peru however, felt betrayed by Luzio's actions and have focused on working towards the Miss Peru World pageant which from now on will be held separately.
Regions, Capital and Community
In the Miss Peru annual pageant, 25 regions,the National Capital and the Peruvian community in the USA compete for the Miss Peru Universe or Miss Peru World crown. The top 10 are selected from the group and then it comes down to the top 5. The winner of the chosen pageant is determined and a new representative is named Miss Peru.The current Peruvian regions,the National Capital and the Peruvian community in the USA that have sent a contestant are:
- AmazonasAmazonas RegionAmazonas is a department of northern Peru bordered by Ecuador on the north and west, Cajamarca Department on the west, La Libertad Department on the south, and Loreto Department and San Martín Department on the east. Its capital is the city of Chachapoyas....
- ÁncashAncash RegionAncash is a region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad region on the north, the Huánuco and Pasco regions on the east, the Lima region on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, and its largest city and port is Chimbote...
- Antartida Peruana
- ApurímacApurímac RegionApurímac is a region in southern-central Peru. It is bordered on the east by the Cusco Region, on the west by the Ayacucho Region, and on the south by the Arequipa and Ayacucho regions...
- ArequipaArequipa RegionArequipa is a region in southwestern Peru. It is bordered by the Ica, Ayacucho, Apurímac and Cusco regions on the north; the Puno Region on the east; the Moquegua Region on the south; and the Pacific Ocean on the west...
- AyacuchoAyacucho RegionAyacucho is a region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit by terrorism during the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as the internal conflict in Peru.A referendum was held on...
- CajamarcaCajamarca RegionCajamarca is a region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador...
- CallaoCallaoCallao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...
- CuzcoCusco RegionCusco is a region in Peru. It is bordered by the Ucayali Region on the north; the Madre de Dios and Puno regions on the east; the Arequipa Region on the south; and the Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín regions on the west...
- Distrito ProvincialLimaLima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
- Europa PerúEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
- HuancavelicaHuancavelica RegionHuancavelica is a region in Peru. Area: 22,131.47 km². Population: 447,054 . The capital is the city of Huancavelica.It is bordered by Lima Region and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, and Ayacucho in the east....
- HuánucoHuánuco RegionHuánuco is a region in central Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad, San Martín, Loreto and Ucayali regions on the north; the Ucayali Region on the east; the Pasco Region on the south; and the Lima and Ancash regions on the west. Its capital is the city of Huánuco.Huánuco has a rough topography...
- IcaIca RegionIca is a region in Peru. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west; the Lima Region on the north; the Huancavelica and Ayacucho regions on the east; and the Arequipa Region on the south. Its capital is the city of Ica.- Geography :...
- JunínJunín RegionJunín is a region in the central highlands and westernmost Amazonia of Peru. Its capital is Huancayo.-Geography:The region has a very heterogeneous topography. The western cordillera located near the border with the Lima Region, has snowy and ice covered peaks. On the east, there are high glacier...
- La LibertadLa Libertad RegionLa Libertad is a region in northwestern Peru. Formerly it was known as the 'Department of La Libertad" , a political division that generally corresponds to a state in the United States of America...
- LambayequeLambayeque RegionLambayeque is a region in northwestern Peru known for its rich Moche and Chimú historical past. The region's name originates from the ancient pre-Inca civilization of the Lambayeque.-Etymology:...
- LimaLima RegionLima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru. Located in the central coast of the country, its regional seat is Huacho....
- LoretoLoreto RegionLoreto is Peru's northernmost region. Covering almost one-third of Peru's territory, Loreto is by far the nation's largest region and also one of the most sparsely populated ones, due to its remote location in the Amazon Rainforest...
- Madre de DiosMadre de Dios RegionMadre de Dios is a region in southeastern Peru, bordering Brazil, Bolivia and the Peruvian regions of Puno, Cusco and Ucayali. Its capital is the city of Puerto Maldonado. The name of the region is a very common Spanish language designation for the Virgin Mary, literally meaning Mother of...
- MoqueguaMoquegua RegionMoquegua is a small department in southern Peru that extends from the coast to the highlands. The region's name is of Quechua origin and means "quiet place". The regional capital is the city of Moquegua, but the port city of Ilo is more commercially active....
- PascoPasco RegionPasco is a region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.-Political division:The region is divided into 3 provinces , which are composed of 28 districts .-Provinces:...
- PiuraPiura RegionPiura is a coastal region in northwestern Peru. The region's capital is Piura and its largest port cities, Paita and Talara, are also among the most important in Peru...
- PunoPuno RegionPuno is a region in southeastern Peru. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the Madre de Dios Region on the north, the Cusco and Arequipa regions on the west, the Moquegua Region on the southwest, and the Tacna Region on the south...
- San MartínSan Martín RegionSan Martín is a region in northern Peru. Most of the region is located in the upper part of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. Its capital is Moyobamba and the largest city in the region is Tarapoto.-Boundaries:* North and East: Loreto Region...
- TacnaTacna RegionTacna is the southernmost region in Peru. Its name originates from the Quechua words taka and na , which would mean "a place to hit". This expression is thought to be related to the Quechua conquest of the Aymara people...
- TrujilloTrujillo, PeruTrujillo, in northwestern Peru, is the capital of the La Libertad Region, and the third largest city in Peru. The urban area has 811,979 inhabitants and is an economic hub in northern Peru...
- TumbesTumbes RegionTumbes is a coastal region in northwestern Peru and southwestern Ecuador. Due to the region's location near the Equator it has a warm climate, with beaches that are considered among the finest in Peru...
- UcayaliUcayali RegionUcayali is an inland region in Peru. Located in the Amazon rainforest, its name is derived from the Ucayali River. The regional capital is the city of Pucallpa.-Boundaries:...
- USA PerúUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Notable Winners
After winning the Miss Universe crown, Gladys ZenderGladys Zender
Gladys Rosa Zender de Meier is a beauty queen from Peru who became the first Latin American woman to win the Miss Universe title.-Miss Universe:...
became very popular and well known in her country of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. She later married and is the mother of a successful Peruvian actor, Christian Meier
Christian Meier
Christian Dietrich Meier Zender is a well-known Peruvian actor and singer in Latin America.-Biography:Christian Dietrich Meier Zender was born in Lima, Peru, the youngest of four children. He is the son of Gladys Zender, Miss Universe 1957, and Antonio Meier. His father is from Peru and his mother...
.
Jessica Newton, Miss Peru 1987, became in charge of the Miss Peru pageant until 2004. Many said she hand picked the winner of the pageant due to favouritism. She later criticized the crowning of Miss Peru 2005, Debora Sulca
Debora Sulca
Débora Susan Sulca Cravero is a Peruvian model and beauty queen who has competed at the Miss Universe pageant....
and also said that Maju Mantilla's Miss World victory was like the cherry on top for her departure from the Miss Peru organization. When asked about Jessica Newton, the reigning Miss World said she never had the opportunity to meet her.
After her appearance in Miss Universe, Debora Sulca was approached by Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
.
When she arrived in Lima after her Miss World win, Maju Mantilla was received by dozens of people in the Jorge Chavez International airport
Jorge Chávez International Airport
Jorge Chávez International Airport , known as Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez in Spanish, is Peru's main international and domestic airport. It is located in Callao, 11 kilometers from the Historic Centre of Lima and 17 km from Miraflores. Callao is the port city now fully...
. Like Gladys, Maju also became known and popular in her country.
Maju is currently working for Ford Models
Ford Models
The Ford Modeling Agency, or as it is known today Ford Models, is a modeling agency in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen and the late Gerard W. Ford.-Company:...
Modeling Agency.
Other wins
Not only has a Peruvian woman won a Miss Universe or Miss World title. There are other international pageants in which Peru has achieved success in either entering the semi-finals or winning the crown.Wins: Miss Intercontinental 1971, 1987, Mrs World 1989, Miss America 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...
1991, Miss Asia Pacific 1994, 2001, Miss Caribe Hibiscus 2005, Miss Perla Mundial del Pacifico 2007, Miss Tourism Queen International 2008, Miss Teenager Universe 2008, Miss Beauty International 2009, Miss Continente Americano 2010
Miss Continente Americano 2010
Miss Continente Americano 2010, the 5th edition of the Miss Continente Americano pageant, was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on September 18, 2010...
Runner up or Semi-final entries: Miss International
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
, Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
, Miss Teen International, Miss America Latina, Miss Asia Pacific, Miss Maja Mundial, Reina Hispano America, Miss Italia Nel Mondo
List
The following is a list of the Miss Universe and Miss World candidates from Peru. Some delegates who won the chance to represent PeruPeru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
in the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant also went to the Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
pageant.
Representatives to Miss Universe
| Year | Representatives to Miss Universe | State | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ada Gabriela Bueno | Apurimac | |
| 1953 | Mary Ann Sarmiento | Ucayali | Top 16 |
| 1954 | Isabella León Velarde Dancuart | Lima | Top 16 |
| 1956 | Lola Sabogal Morzán | Callao | Top 15 |
| 1957 | Gladys Zender Gladys Zender Gladys Rosa Zender de Meier is a beauty queen from Peru who became the first Latin American woman to win the Miss Universe title.-Miss Universe:... |
Loreto | Miss Universe 1957 Miss Universe 1957 The 6th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 1957 was held in Long Beach, California, USA for the 6th time. In this pageant thirty two contestants competed... |
| 1958 | Beatriz Boluarte | Lima | |
| 1959 | Guadalupe Mariátegui Hawkins | Callao | |
| 1960 | Medallit Gallino Rey | Ica | |
| 1961 | Carmella Stein Bedoya | Ayacucho | Top 15 |
| 1962 | Silvia Ruth Dedeking | Lima | |
| 1963 | Dora Toledano Godier | Loreto | |
| 1964 | Miluska Vondrak Steel | Loreto | |
| 1965 | Frieda Holler Figalo | Lima | Top 15 |
| 1966 | Madeline Hartog-Bel Houghton | Arequipa | Top 15 |
| 1967 | Mirtha Calvo Sommaruga | Callao | |
| 1968 | Maria Esther Brambilla | Lima | |
| 1969 | Maria Julia Mantilla Meyer | Trujillo | Top 15 |
| 1970 | Cristina Málaga Butrón | Lima | |
| 1971 | Magnolia Martinez | Lima | |
| 1972 | Carmen Amelia Ampuero Mosquetti | Lima | Top 12 |
| 1975 | Olga Lourdes Berninzon Devéscovi | Lima | |
| 1976 | Rocio Rita Lazcano | Junin | |
| 1977 | Maria Isabel Frias Zavala | Cajamarca | |
| 1978 | Olga Roxana Zumaran Burga | Arequipa | Top 12 |
| 1979 | Jacqueline Brahm | Lima | |
| 1980 | Mariailce Lisseth Ramis Figueroa | Huanuco | |
| 1981 | Gladys Silva Cancino | Lima | |
| 1982 | Maria Francesca Zaza Reinoso | Loreto | Top 12 |
| 1983 | Vivien Griffiths Shields | Lima | |
| 1984 | Fiorella Ferrari Iglesias | Lima | |
| 1985 | Maria Gracia Galleno Bedoya | Lima | |
| 1986 | Karin Mercedes Lindemann García | Piura | |
| 1987 | Jessica Patricia Newton Vasquez-Saenz | Callao | Top 10 |
| 1988 | Katia Mirella Escudero Lozano | La Libertad | |
| 1989 | Mariana Sovero McKay | Lima | |
| 1990 | Marisol Martinez | Arequipa | |
| 1991 | Eliana Daphne Martínez Márquez | Callao | |
| 1992 | Aline Arce Santos | Loreto | |
| 1993 | Deborah de Souza Peixoto Luna | Lima | |
| 1994 | Karina Calmet | Callao | |
| 1995 | Paola Dellepiane Gianotti | Amazonas | |
| 1996 | Natali Patricia Sacco Angeles | La Libertad | Top 10 |
| 1997 | Claudia Maria Dopf Scansi | Ancash | |
| 1998 | Karim Bernal | Huanuco | |
| 1999 | Fabiola Lazzo | Loreto | |
| 2000 | Veronica Rueckner | Piura | |
| 2001 | Viviana Rivasplata Aita | Lambayeque | |
| 2002 | Adriana Zubiate Flores | Callao | |
| 2003 | Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos Cano | Arequipa | Top 15 |
| 2004 | Liesel Holler Sotomayor | Pasco | |
| 2005 | Debora Susan Sulca Cravero | Cajamarca | Top 10 |
| 2006 | Fiorella Viñas Robles | Lambayeque | |
| 2007 | Jimena Elias Roca Jimena Elías Roca Jimena Elías Roca is the Miss Peru Universo 2007.Elías won the Miss Teen Peru 2005 Pageant and represented Peru in the Miss Teen International pageant and placed as 1st Runner up. She was elected Miss Peru Universo 2007 on April 16, 2007... |
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| 2008 | Karol Stephanie Castillo Pinillos | Trujillo | |
| 2009 | Karen Susana Schwarz Espinoza | Amazonas | |
| 2010 | Giuliana Zevallos Roncagliolo | Loreto | |
| 2011 | Natalie Vertiz Natalie Vértiz Natalie Vértiz Gonzales is a Peruvian pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Perú 2011 and will represent her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant.... |
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Miss Peru World
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|-1959: María Elena Rossel Zapata, 1st runner up
- 1960: Maricruz Gomez Diaz & Irma Vargas Fuller (Miss Peru International)
- 1961: Norma González Miranda (Miss Peru International)
- 1962: Rosa Isabel Raschio
- 1963: Lucia Buonanni & Esperanza Moy (Miss Peru International)
- 1964: Gladys Reina Gonzalez (Miss Peru International)
- 1965: Lourdes Cardenas Gilardi & Lola Muro Macher (Miss Peru International), Semi-Finalist
- 1967: Madeleine Hartog BellMadeleine Hartog BellMadeleine Hartog-Bel won the 1967 Miss World contest, representing Peru.. After making it to the semi-finals of the Miss Universe pageant in 1966, she went on to win the Miss World title in London, UK the following year. After Miss World, she lived in Paris, France for many years, and now she...
, Miss World 1967Miss World 1967Miss World 1967, the 17th Miss World pageant, was held on November 16, 1967 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 55 contestants competed for the Miss World...
& Martha Quimper Suárez (Miss Peru International), 3nd runner up - 1968: Ana Rosa Berminzon
- 1973: Mary Nuñez
- 1975: Mary Orfanides Canakis
- 1976: Rocio Rita Lazcano
- 1977: Maria Isabel Frias Zavala, Semi-Finalist
- 1978: Karen Ines Noeth Haupt
- 1979: Lucia Magali Perez Godoy Quintanilla
- 1980: Silvia Roxana Vega Ramos
- 1981: Olga Roxana Zumarán Burga
- 1982: Cynthia Mercedes Piedra
- 1983: Lisbet Alcázar
- 1984: Gloria Cristina Loayza-Guerra
- 1985: Carmen del Rosario Muro Tavara
- 1986: Patricia Anne-Marie Kuypers Espejo
- 1987: Suzette Marie Woodman Denegri & Rosario Leguía Nungent (Miss Peru International)
- 1988: Martha Elena Kaik Tosso & Susan León Cavassa (Miss Peru International), Semi-Finalist
- 1989: Maritza Zorrilla Priori
- 1990: Gisselle Martínez Cuadros
- 1994: Marcia Pérez Marcés
- 1995: Paola Dellepiane Gianotti
- 1996: Mónica Chacón De Vettori
- 1997: Claudia Maria Luque Barrantas & Ana Matallana Illich (Miss Peru International), Semi-Finalist
- 1998: Mariana Larrabure de Orbegoso, Semi-Finalist & Melissa Miranda Quiñones (Miss Peru International)
- 1999: Wendy Monteverde
- 2000: Tatiana Angulo Yarita
- 2001: Viviana Rivas Plata Aita
- 2002: Marina Mora MonteroMarina MoraMarina Mora Montero was Miss Peru 2002 and represented Peru in Miss World 2002. She finished as 2nd runner up.-Personal life:Marina has been married once. In 2005, she married her first cousin, Gustavo Mora. They later separated.-References:...
, 2nd runner up - 2003: Claudia María Hernández OreClaudia HernándezClaudia María Hernández Oré is a Peruvian model and beauty queen. Her natal town is Lima. She studied Business Administration at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas ; now she is studying Marketing at Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola...
, Semi-Finalist - 2004: María Julia Mantilla García, Miss World 2004Miss World 2004Miss World 2004, the 54th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 6, 2004. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant. Miss World 2003, Rosanna Davison of Ireland crowned her successor María...
& Aldana Garcia(Miss Peru International) - 2005: María Fiorella Castellano García & Vanessa Lopez Veratudela (Miss Peru International), Semi-Finalist
- 2006: Silvia Vanessa Cornejo Cerna, Miss Tourism Queen International 2008 & Lissy Miranda (Miss Peru International)
- 2007: Cynthia Jessenia Calderón Ulloa & Luisa Fernanda Monteverde (Miss Peru International)
- 2008: Annmarie Dehainaut Velezmoro & Massiel Vidal (Miss Peru International)
- 2009: Claudia María Carrasco SarrioClaudia CarrascoClaudia María Carrasco Sarrio is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Peru 2009. She represented Peru in the Miss World 2009 beauty pageant, held on 12 December 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa, but she was unplaced....
& Alejandra Pezet (Miss Peru International) - 2010: Alexandra LiaoAlexandra LiaoAlexandra Liao is a model and a pageant titleholder who won the Miss Perú 2010 pageant on May 22, 2010. Liao also won the "Miss Personal Training"and "Best Hair" awards. She will represent Peru in the 2010 Miss World pageant, in a venue to be announced....
& Laura SpoyaLaura SpoyaLaura Spoya, is a model and a pageant titleholder who won the Miss International Peru 2010 pageant on April 24, 2010. Spoya will represent Peru in the 2010 Miss International pageant, to be held in Chengdu, China in October 2010, where she will try to win the first Miss International crown for her...
(Miss Peru International), Semi-Finalist - 2011: Odilia GarciaOdilia GarciaOdilia Pamela Garcia Pineda is a Peruvian pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Perú 2011 and will represent her country in the 2011 Miss World pageant....