Reina Hispanoamericana

This annual beauty pageant, which began in 1991 as Reina Sudamericana (South American Queen), is based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Up to 2003 the participants were restricted to the 10 countries in South America; in 2004 participants from Panama and Costa Rica in Central America were invited; and in 2006 participants from Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico & Spain joined. In 2007 Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras & USA were added, and the name changed to Reina Hispanoamericana. The pageant is organized by Promociones Gloria, based in Bolivia. More than 15 contestants participate every year.

Titleholders

Year Reina Hispanoamericana Country Virreina Hispanoamericana Country Venue
1991 Patricia Godói  Brazil Vivian Benítez  Paraguay Santa Cruz, Bolivia
1992 Francis Gago  Venezuela Raquel Chaparro  Colombia Santa Cruz, Bolivia
1993 Paola Vintimilla  Ecuador Savka Pollak  Chile Santa Cruz, Bolivia
1994 Liliana González  Paraguay Solange Pastor  Venezuela Santa Cruz, Bolivia
1995 Carolina Taís Müller  Brazil María Auxiliadora González  Venezuela Santa Cruz, Bolivia
1996 Helga Bauer (dethroned)  Bolivia Gabriela Vergara (took over title)  Venezuela Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Gabriela Vergara (successor)  Venezuela Tonka Tomicic (new 1st runner-up)  Chile
1997 Patricia Fuenmayor  Venezuela Verónica Larrieu  Bolivia Santa Cruz, Bolivia
1998 Susana Barrientos  Bolivia Daira Lambis  Venezuela Santa Cruz, Bolivia
1999 Jenny Vaca Paz  Bolivia Karen Larrea  Brazil Santa Cruz, Bolivia
2000 Ligia Petit  Venezuela Natalia Figueras  Uruguay Santa Cruz, Bolivia
2001 María Rocío Stevenson  Colombia Norelys Rodríguez  Venezuela Santa Cruz, Bolivia
2002 Marcela Ruete  Ecuador Irene Aguilera  Bolivia Santa Cruz, Bolivia
2003 Cecília Valarini  Brazil María Fernanda Tóndolo  Venezuela Santa Cruz, Bolivia
2004 Tania Domanickzy  Paraguay Mónica Jaramillo  Colombia Cochabamba, Bolivia
2005 Diana Milena Cepeda  Colombia Priscila Del Salto  Ecuador Cochabamba, Bolivia
2006 Francine Eickemberg  Brazil Ana María Ortíz  Bolivia Santa Cruz, Bolivia
2007 Massiel Taveras  Dominican Republic Jane De Sousa Borges  Brazil Santa Cruz, Bolivia
2008 Laura Zúñiga (dethroned)  Mexico Vivian Noronha (took over title)  Brazil Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Vivian Noronha (successor)  Brazil Gabriela Rejala (new 1st runner-up)  Paraguay
2009 Adriana Vasini  Venezuela Sandra Vinces  Ecuador Santa Cruz, Bolivia
2010 Caroline Medina  Venezuela Egni Eckert  Paraguay Santa Cruz, Bolivia
2011 Eva Van Putten  Curaçao María Jesús Matthei  Chile Santa Cruz, Bolivia

By number of wins

Country/Territory Titles Winning years
 Venezuela 6 1992, 1996 (took over title), 1997, 2000, 2009, 2010
 Brazil 5 1991, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2008 (took over title)
 Bolivia 3 1996 (dethroned), 1998, 1999
 Colombia 2 2001, 2005
 Paraguay 1994, 2004
 Ecuador 1993, 2002
 Curaçao 1 2011
 Mexico 2008 (dethroned)
 Dominican Republic 2007

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