Miss Nicaragua
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The Miss Nicaragua contest is the national beauty pageant of Nicaragua and is a franchise of SILUHETAS, a modeling agency.[1] The pageant has been held since 1955 and is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International pageants (amongst others).
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[edit] Participants
Participants for the Miss Nicaragua contest must be between 18 and 27 years old, not married and have no children. After participants are chosen, 17 candidates are elected and represent their region. The majority of Miss Nicaragua winners have been from Managua.
For the past couple of years the pageant has had a theme, for 2007 it was "León, pasado maravilloso... presente esperanzador... futuro luminoso" meaning "León, wonderful past... hopeful present.. luminous future".[2]
Despite only having had only one Miss Universe Semifinalist to date; Nicaragua has done well in other international beauty pageants.
[edit] Miss Nicaragua winners
| Year | Winner |
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| 1955 | Rosa Argentina Lacayo |
| 1956 | Leda Sánchez |
| 1968 | Margine Davidson |
| 1969 | Soraya Herrera Chávez |
| 1970 | Xiomara Paguaga Rodríguez |
| 1973 | Ana Cecilia Saravia Lanzas |
| 1974 | Francys Duarte |
| 1975 | Aida Maritza Sánchez |
| 1976 | Ivania Navarro Genie |
| 1977 | Beatriz Obregón- (Miss Universe- Semi Finalist) |
| 1978 | Claudia Herrera Cortez |
| 1997 | Ana Sofía Pereira |
| 1992 | Ida Patricia Delaney |
| 1993 | Luisa Amalia Urcuyo Lacayo |
| 1995 | Linda Clerk Castillo |
| 1997 | Luz María Sánchez Herdocia |
| 1998 | Claudia Alaniz |
| 1999 | Liliana Pilarte |
| 2001 | Ligia Cristina Argüello Roa (Miss World 3rd Runner-up) & (Placed 13th in Miss Universe 2001) |
| 2002 | Marianela Lacayo Mendoza- (Winner Miss Mundo Latino Internacional-2002) & (Miss International 2002-Semi Finalist) |
| 2003 | Claudia Salmerón Aviles |
| 2004 | Marifely Argüello César |
| 2005 | Daniela Clerk Castillo |
| 2006 | Cristiana Frixione- ( Winner-Miss World University-2006) |
| 2007 | Xiomara Blandino |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Miss Nicaragua Official site
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