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Miss Chile for Miss Universe is a beauty contest that has been held every year since 1952 (with some exceptions: 1953, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 2003, 2007, 2008). The crown of "Miss Chile" submits in an annual contest, qualifying the integral beauty, intelligence, safety and pose of a group of delegates of several cities of Chile; it's said that the winner is the most beautiful woman of Chile. The winner of the title, takes it for one year. The winner takes part later in Miss Universe's international contest.
[edit] Nowaday Titleholder
Belén Montilla, Miss Universe Chile 2006, was chosen on July 05, 2006 under the jury presided over by the designer, José Cardoch, and the organization of Coca Cané. She was 23 years old at the competition and stands 5'11" (1.78). Montilla represented Chile in Miss Universe 2006. She didn't place in the pageant, which was won by Zuleyka Rivera, from Puerto Rico. She will reign for three years because of the absence of Chile in Miss Universe 2007 and Miss Universe 2008.
[edit] National Competition Updates
- Eduardo Pantoja, owner of the license Miss Chile Universe, has left the franchise. The organization Miss Universe Inc. must analyze who will take the franchise and when it will become effective.
[edit] Trivia
- The first Miss Chile competition was organized by Eva magazine.
- Miss Chile Universe 1961, Gloria Silva, had to be the unexpected translator of Miss Francia during the transmission of the Miss Universe 1961, because the french delegate couldn't understand her question. Gloria was a semifinalist this year.
- Miss Chile 1970, Soledad Errázuriz, competed in the 1969 Miss Chile World pageant, where she came second.
- The white gown that used Cecilia Bolocco for her coronation as Miss Universe 1987, was designed by the chilean Rubén Campos. In the evening gown competition, Bolocco obtained 9.765 points, overcoming other delegates and assuring her victory.
- In 1997, Hetu'u Rapu, the representative of Easter Island, won the Miss Chile competition. However, it turned out that she was too young (by only 17 days) to compete in Miss Universe that year. She was replaced by the 1st runner-up Claudia Delpin. Claudia had to use the same wardrobe prepared for Hetu, including the national costume. In spite of it, she managed to stay in the place 13 of the competition.
- Last time in which the national contest was televised, was the year 2002, with Nicole Rencoret's coronation, transmitted by Canal 13 (UCTV). From 2004 to date, the national contests haven't been transmitted because the organizations haven't come to agreements with the channels of tv.
[edit] Statistics
Years represented, 47.
| Placement |
# |
Year(s) |
| Winner |
1 |
87 |
| Finalist |
1 |
90 |
| Semifinalist |
11 |
54,58,61,68,69,76,78,85,86,89,04 |
[edit] Winners
| Year |
Miss Universe Chile |
Hometown |
National Costume |
| 1952 |
Esther Saavedra Yoacham (The Most Popular Girl) |
Santiago |
- |
| 1953 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1954 |
Gloria Leguisos Mesina (Semifinalist) |
Tocopilla |
"Huasa Tradicional" |
| 1955 |
Rosita Merello Catalá |
Antofagasta |
- |
| 1956 |
Concepción Obach Chacana |
Santiago |
"China de Campo" |
| 1957 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1958 |
Raquel Molina Urrutia (Semifinalist) |
Quilpué |
"China de Campo" |
| 1959 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1960 |
Marinka Pohlhammer Espinoza |
Santiago |
"China de Campo" |
| 1961 |
Gloria Silva Escobar (Semifinalist) |
Santiago |
"China de Campo" |
| 1962 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1963 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1964 |
Patricia Herrera Cigna |
Viña del Mar |
"China de Campo" |
| 1965 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1966 |
Stella Dunnage Roberts |
Concepción |
- |
| 1967 |
Ingrid Vila Riveros |
Antofagasta |
- |
| 1968 |
Danae Sala Sarradell (Semifinalist) |
Santiago |
"Pascuense" (Easter Island) |
| 1969 |
Mónica Larson Teuber (Semifinalist) |
Santiago |
"Huasa de Salón" |
| 1970 |
Soledad Errázuriz García - Moreno |
Santiago |
"Huasa de Salón" |
| 1971 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1972 |
Consuelo Fernández De Olivares |
Santiago |
Conceptual (Huaso) |
| 1973 |
Wendy Robertson Cleary (Miss Congeniality) |
Santiago |
"Pascuense" (Easter Island) |
| 1974 |
Rebeca González |
Santiago |
"Pascuense" (Easter Island) |
| 1975 |
Raquel Argandoña De La Fuente |
Santiago |
"Huasa Tradicional" |
| 1976 |
Verónica Sommers (Semifinalist) |
Valdivia |
"Huasa de Salón" |
| 1977 |
Priscilla Brenner Conrad |
Santiago |
Mapuche |
| 1978 |
Mary Anne Müller Prieto (Semifinalist) |
Santiago |
"Pascuense" (Easter Island) |
| 1979 |
Cecilia Serrano Gildemeister |
Santiago |
"Huasa de Salón" |
| 1980 |
Gabriela Campusano Puelma |
Viña del Mar |
"Huasa de Salón" |
| 1981 |
Soledad Hurtado Arellano |
Viña del Mar |
Mapuche |
| 1982 |
Jenny Purto Arab |
Melipilla |
Conceptual (Copper and minerals of the north of Chile) |
| 1983 |
Josefa Isensee Ugarte |
Santiago |
"Diablada de La Tirana" |
| 1984 |
Carol Bähnke Muñoz |
Viña del Mar |
"Huasa de Salón" |
| 1985 |
Claudia Van Sint Jan Del Pedregal (Semifinalist) |
Viña del Mar |
"Huasa Tradicional" |
| 1986 |
Mariana Villasante (Semifinalist - 3rd place National Costume) |
San Fernando |
"Huasa de Salón" |
| 1987 |
Cecilia Carolina Bolocco Fonck (Miss Universe 1987) |
Santiago |
Mapuche |
| 1988 |
Verónica Romero Carvajal |
Viña del Mar |
Typical Costume of the North of Chile |
| 1989 |
Macarena Mina Garachena (Semifinalist) |
Santiago |
Typical Costume of the North of Chile |
| 1990 |
Uranía Haltenhoff Nikiforos (Finalist) |
Antofagasta |
Typical Costume of the North of Chile |
| 1991 |
Cecilia Alfaro Navarrete |
Santiago |
Mapuche |
| 1992 |
Marcela Vacarezza Etcheverry |
Santiago |
Mapuche |
| 1993 |
Savka Pollak Tomasevic |
Santiago |
"Pascuense" (Easter Island) |
| 1994 |
Constanza Barbieri Sanz |
Santiago |
Mapuche |
| 1995 |
Paola Falcone Bacigalupo |
Santiago |
Personage (La Quintrala) |
| 1996 |
Andrea L'Huillier Troncoso |
Santiago |
"Pascuense" (Easter Island) |
| 1997 |
Claudia Delpin |
Iquique |
Typical Costume of the North of Chile |
| 1998 |
Claudia Arnello Reynolds |
Santiago |
Typical Costume of the North of Chile |
| 1999 |
Andrea Muñoz Sessarego |
Santiago |
"Pascuense" (Easter Island) |
| 2000 |
Francesca Sovino Parra |
Quillota |
Conceptual (Fiesta de la Vendimia) |
| 2001 |
Carolina Gámez Gallardo (4th place National Costume) |
Santiago |
Conceptual (Ices of the Chilean Antarctic) |
| 2002 |
Nicole Rencoret Ladrón de Guevara |
Santiago |
Conceptual (Ona-Selknam culture, painted body) |
| 2003 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2004 |
Gabriela Barros Tapia (Semifinalist) |
Viña del Mar |
Personage (Carmela de San Rosendo) |
| 2005 |
Renata Ruiz Pérez |
Santiago |
"Pascuense" (Easter Island) |
| 2006 |
Belén Montilla Torreblanca |
Santiago |
Mapuche |
| 2007 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2008 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2009 |
TBA |
- |
- |
[edit] Delegates of Chile in other 4 big pageants
| Year |
Miss International Chile |
Hometown |
| 1965 |
Matilde Erika Von Saint-George |
Valparaíso |
| 1966-1969 |
- |
- |
| 1970 |
Berta Goldsmith |
- |
| 1971 |
Alicia Vicuña |
- |
| 1973 |
Ethel Klenner Rodríguez |
Concepción |
| 1974 |
María del Carmen Bono |
- |
| 1975 |
Ana María Papic Marinovic |
- |
| 1976 |
María Antonieta Roselló |
|
| 1977 |
Silvia Ebner Cataldo |
- |
| 1978 |
María Verónica Toledo Rojas |
Santiago |
| 1979 |
Paulina Quiroga |
Santiago |
| 1980 |
Mónica Salinas Ruiz (Semifinalist) |
Santiago |
| 1981-1995 |
- |
- |
| 1996 |
Alexandra de Grenade Errázuriz |
Santiago |
| 1997-2000 |
- |
- |
| 2001 |
Paula Orchard Gremler (Semifinalist) |
Santiago |
| 2002 |
- |
- |
| 2003 |
Christianne Balmelli Fournier |
Temuco |
| 2004 |
Francisca Valenzuela Rendic |
La Serena |
| 2005-2006 |
- |
- |
| 2007 |
Marie Ann Salas Gorboi (Semifinalist) |
Santiago |
| 2008 |
TBA |
- |
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