Nuestra Belleza México 2006
The 13th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Espacio Cultural Metropolitano of Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico on September 2, 2006. Thirty contestants competed for the national title, which was won by Rosa Maria Ojeda of Sinaloa, who later competed in Miss Universe 2007 where she was a semifinalist in the Top 10. Ojeda was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Priscila Perales. She is the second Sinaloense to win the Nuestra Belleza México Title.
The Title of Nuestra Belleza Mundo México was won by Carolina Morán of Colima, who later competed in Miss World 2007 where she was 2nd Runner-up. Morán was crowned by Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2004 Dafne Molina. She is the first Colimense and fourth winner of foreign descent (her grandfather is a Chinese) to win the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México Title.
For the first time, the winners of special awards automatically go to semifinals. The Recognition "Corona al Mérito 2006" was for Dafne Molina, Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2004 and 1st Runner-up in Miss World 2005.
Results
Placements
| Final Results |
Contestant |
| Nuestra Belleza México 2006 |
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| Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2006 |
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| Suplente / 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 15 |
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Special Awards
| Award |
Contestant |
| Miss Top Model |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Talent |
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| Miss Sports |
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| Academic Award |
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| Fuller Beauty Queen |
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| Best Hair Optims |
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| Best Skin Nutrimilk |
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| Lala Light Figure |
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| Steps to Fame |
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| Best National Costume |
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Judges
Contestants
Designates
Returning States
Withdrawals
Historical Significance
- The event begins with a parade of costumes, it's not carried out since 1998.
- This is the first year in which the outgoing Queen, Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2005 Karla Jiménez, doesn't give the crown to her successor because of her participation in Miss World 2006 in Warsaw, Poland; Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2004 and 1st Runner-up in Miss World 2005 Dafne Molina give the crown to the successor.
- Sinaloa won the Title of Nuestra Belleza México for second time (before 2003).
- Colima won the Title of Nuestra Belleza Mundo México for the first time.
- Chihuahua, Guerrero and San Luis Potosí return to competition after two years (2004), Yucatán after three years (2003), Chiapas and Colima after four years (2002).
- Tamaulipas placed for eighth consecutive year.
- Distrito Federal, Jalisco and Nuevo León placed for fourth consecutive year.
- Baja California and Puebla placed for second consecutive year.
- Nayarit returned to making calls to the semifinals after eight years (1998), Colima after six years (2000), Sinaloa and Sonora after three years (2003), Chihuahua, Coahuila and Michoacán after two years (2004).
- States that were called to the semifinals last year and this year failed to qualify were Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Durango, Guanajuato, Morelos, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Yucatán and Zacatecas.
- For the first time Juan José Origel hosted Nuestra Belleza México, with Jacqueline Bracamontes who was her second time.
- Tamaulipas won Miss Top Model for the first time and the Best Hair Award for third time (before 1999 and 2001)..
- Colima won Miss Congeniality for the firs time.
- Jalisco won Miss Talent, the Steps to Fame Award and and Best National Costume for the first time.
- Distrito Federal won Miss Sports for the first time.
- Michoacán won the Academic Award for the firs time.
- Sinaloa won Fuller Beauty Queen for the firs time.
- Puebla won the Best Skin Award for the first time.
- Chihuahua won the Lala Light Figure Award for the first time.
- The host delegate, Adriana Celis of Tamaulipas, placed to semifinals.
- Aguascalientes (Ana Paulina Parga) is the higher delegate in this edition (1.82 m).
- Chihuahua, Morelos and Quintana Roo are the lower delegates in this edition (1.68 m).
Contestants Notes
- Baja California - Alejandra Espinoza is a Mexican beauty queen. She won the first year of Univision's beauty contest/reality television show Nuestra Belleza Latina 2007 on May 22, 2007, being the first Mexican to win the crown. Espinoza currently works on Sabado Gigante starring Don Francisco. She has appeared several times on El Gordo y La Flaca covering for Lili Estefan. She is represented by MC2 Model Management in Miami.
- Chihuahua - Montserrat Montagut represented Mexico in the Reinado Internacional del Café 2007 where she won 3rd Runner-up.
- Colima - Carolina Morán is a Mexican model who represented her country in Miss World 2007, which took place on December 1, 2007 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, People's Republic of China, where she placed as the 2nd Runner-up, obtaining the title of Miss World Americas 2007, she also was a semifinalist in the fast track competitions: Top 5 in Miss World Beach Beauty, Top 16 in Miss World Sports and 2nd Runner-up in Miss World Top Model.She is a Profesional Model.
- Jalisco - Gladys Castellanos represented Mexico in Miss Continente Americano 2007 held in Palacio de Cristal in Guayaquil, Ecuador where she won the 3rd place. She is currently Tv Hostess in Televisa Guadalajara.
- Michoacán - Tania Rincón is a TV Hostess in TV Azteca.
- Sinaloa - Rosa María Ojeda at 15 years of age, she was diagnosed thyroid cancer. After overcoming such unfortunate events during her childhood, she competed in the national beauty pageant Nuestra Belleza México, as well as obtain the right to represent her country in the 2007 Miss Universe pageant. She became the second woman from the state of Sinaloa to win the title since the Nuestra Belleza México pageant first began in 1994. During the pageant week she was asked who was she closest to among all the 77 contestants, she said she had fun with all of them but felt closest to Xiomara Blandino, Miss Nicaragua 2007 her roommate and who also was in the top 10. On May 28, 2007, Ojeda placed as a Top 10 finalist in Miss Universe 2007 held at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico. Previously she also was a finalist in Miss Expo World 2002. Also she was Miss Turismo México Internacional 2004. She is a Profesional Model.
- Sonora - Melissa Estrella was the first delegate that represented Mexico in the contest Reina Hispanoamericana 2007 where she won the Miss Congeniality award. This contest was held at the FEXPO, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 26, 2007.
- Tamaulipas - Adriana Celis is sister of Alejandra Celis, Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2003.
- Zacatecas - Deyanira Varela competed at the contest Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008 representing Mexico, she ended up in 10th place. In 2010 she was detained by Jalisco state authorities to be surprised with her boyfriend in possession of 6 stolen cars after a long stretch of investigations, she was found not guilty.
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