Miss España is the main annual beauty pageant of Spain that selects the official representative to the Miss Universe pageant. Runners-up go to Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth.
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Its origins go back to 1929, when early contests took place until the advent of civil war in 1936, followed by the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, which did not permit beauty pageants until 1961.
It is currently broadcast to the entire country by Telecinco, from the Marina d'Or resort, in the province of Castellón.
Any woman who wants to participate in Miss Spain must appear before provincial branches of the pageant, and learn about the requirements needed, as well as methods for selection to be carried out in that province. Once selected by a delegation, they will represent their province in the contest. After a month of preliminary competition, events and cultural activities around the country, the new Miss Spain is selected.
The winner of Miss Spain is sent to represent her country in Miss Universe. However, if Miss Spain is underage, a runner-up is sent to Miss Universe. Overall in these international pageants, Spain's success has been moderate with one Miss Universe title in 1974 and 3 Miss International titles in 1977, 1990 and 2008.
| Year | Miss Spain | Represented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Andrea Huisgen | Barcelona | |
| 2010 | Paula Guilló Sempere[1] | Teruel | |
| 2009 | Estíbaliz Pereira Rabade | A Coruña | |
| 2008 | Patricia Yurena Rodríguez Alonso[2] | Tenerife | Top 15 (Miss World 2008) |
| 2007 | Natalia Zabala Arroyo | Guipúzcoa | |
| 2006 | Elisabeth Reyes Villegas | Málaga | |
| 2005 | Verónica Hidalgo | Girona | |
| 2004 | María Jesús Ruiz Garzón | Jaén | |
| 2003 | Eva María González Fernández | Seville | |
| 2002 | Vania Millán Miras | Almería | |
| 2001 | Lorena Van Heerde Ayala | Alicante | |
| 2000 | Helen Lindes Griffiths | Las Palmas | 2nd Runner up (Miss Universe 2000) |
| 1999 | Lorena Bernal Pascual | Guipúzcoa | Top 10 (Miss World 1999) |
| 1998 | María José Besora Villanueva | Murcia | |
| 1997 | Inés Sáinz Esteban | Biscay | 33rd place (Miss Universe 1997) |
| 1996 | María José Suárez Benítez | Seville | 17th place (Miss Universe 1996) |
| 1995 | María Reyes Vázquez | Soria | 13th place (Miss Universe 1995) |
| 1993-94 | Raquel Rodríguez Hidalgo | Córdoba | 37th place (Miss Universe 1994) |
| 1992 | Eugenia del Pilar Santana Alba | Las Palmas | Top 10 (Miss Universe 1993) |
| 1991 | Sofía Mazagatos Gómez | Madrid | |
| 1990 | Esther Arroyo Bermúdez | Cádiz | 17th place (Miss Universe 1991) |
| 1989 | Raquel Revuelta Armengou | Seville | 43rd place (Miss Universe 1990) |
| 1988 | Eva María Pedraza López | Córdoba | |
| 1987 | Sonsoles Artigas Mederos | Las Palmas | |
| 1986 | Remedios Cervantes Montoya | Málaga | |
| 1985 | Amparo Martínez Cerdán | Valencia | |
| 1984 | Juncal Rivero Fadrique Castilla | Valladolid | Winner (Miss Europe 1985) |
| 1983 | Garbiñe Abasolo García | Basque Country | |
| 1982 | Ana Isabel Herrero García | Aragón | Top 12 (Miss Universe 1983) |
| 1981 | Cristina Pérez Cottrell | Madrid | |
| 1980 | Francisca Ondiviela | Las Palmas | |
| 1979 | María Dolores Forner Toro | Alicante | Top 15 (Miss World 1979) |
| 1978 | Gloria María Valenciano | Lanzarote | |
| 1977 | Guillermina Ruiz Doménech | Balearic Islands | 2nd Runner-up (Miss Universe 1978) |
| 1976 | Luz María Polegre Hernández | Tenerife | Top 12 (Miss Universe 1977) |
| 1975 | Volha Fernández Pérez | Galicia | |
| 1974 | Consuelo Martín López | Atlántico | |
| 1973 | Amparo Muñoz | Málaga | Winner (Miss Universe 1974) |
| 1972 | Rocío Martín Madrigal | Seville | 3th Runner-up (Miss Universe 1973) |
| 1971 | Maria del Carmen Muñoz | ||
| 1970 | Josefina Román | Cádiz | Top 12 (Miss Universe 1971) |
| 1969 | Noelia Afonso | Tenerife | Winner (Miss Europe 1970) |
| 1968 | Amparo Rodrigo | Valencia | |
| 1967 | Paquita Delgado Sánchez | Andalucía | |
| 1966 | Paquita Torres Pérez | Andalucía | Winner (Miss Europe 1967) |
| 1965 | Alicia Borrás | Barcelona | |
| 1964 | Lucía Herrara | Tenerife | |
| 1963 | María Rosa Pérez Gómez | Tenerife | |
| 1962 | Maruja García Nicolau | Majorca | Winner (Miss Europe 1962) |
| 1961 | María del Carmen Cervera | Cataluña | |
| 1960 | Elena Herrera | ||
| 1935 | Alicia Navarro | Canary Islands | Winner (Miss Europe 1935) |
| 1934 | María Eugenia Henríquez Girón | Madrid | |
| 1933 | Emilia Docet | Madrid | |
| 1932 | Teresita Daniel | Cataluña | |
| 1931 | Ermelina Carreño | Castilla la Nueva | |
| 1930 | Elena Pla | Valencia | |
| 1929 | Pepita Samper | Valencia |
Won Miss Universe
Won Miss Europe
| Autonomous Community | Titles |
|---|---|
| Andalucía | 16 |
| Canary Islands | 10 |
| Valencia | 6 |
| Basque Country | 5 |
| Madrid | 5 |
| Cataluña | 4 |
| Balearic Islands | 2 |
| Castile and León | 2 |
| Galicia | 2 |
| Murcia | 2 |
| Aragón | 1 |
| Castile-La Mancha | 1 |
| Contestant | Competition | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandra Andreu Santamarta | Miss International 2008 | Winner |
| Silvia de Estaban Niubó | Miss International 1990 | Winner |
| Pilar Medina Canadell | Miss International 1977 | Winner |
| Amparo Muñoz Quesada | Miss Universe 1974 | Winner |
| Maria Cervera Fernández | Miss World 1961 | 2nd runner-up |
| Ángela Gómez Durán | Miss Earth 2007 | 3rd runner-up |
| Alejandra Echevarria | Miss Earth 2009 | 3rd runner-up |
Miss Europe winners
| Year | Titleholder |
|---|---|
| 1935 | Alicia Navarro |
| 1936 | Antonia Arques |
| 1962 | Maruja García Nicoláu |
| 1967 | Paquita Torres Pérez |
| 1970 | Noelia Alfonso Cabrera |
| 1974 | Maria Isabel Lorenzo |
| 1985 | Juncal Rivero Fadrique |
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