Miss Cuba
| Formation | 1952 |
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| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters |
 Cuba |
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Membership |
Miss International Miss Supranational Miss Grand International Miss Intercontinental Miss United Continent |
Official language | Spanish |
National Director | Noemi Melendez |
| Website | Official site |
Miss Cuba is the biggest national beauty pageant for women in Cuba. The pageant established in 1952 and official national pageant to select representative at International pageants until 1967.
History
Miss Cuba for first time held in 1952 and the winner competed at Miss Universe pageant. After 1967 Cuban representatives at Miss Universe did not choose anymore.[1]
Nowadays the Miss Cuba Pageant is held each year in Miami Florida where the largest Cuban population can be found. Cuban representatives will select in under Miss Cuba Castings. Miss Cuba Organization LLC was founded in 2007 by Director Noemi Melendez in Miami. The organization holds license for Miss International, Miss Supranational, Miss Intercontinental, Miss Grand International and Miss United Continent.
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| International pageants | ||
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| Current franchises | ||
| Pageant | Year(s) competed | |
| Miss International | 2009, 2011 and 2014-present | |
| Miss Intercontinental | 2010-present | |
| Miss Supranational | 2012 and 2015-present | |
| Miss Grand International | 2013–present | |
| Miss United Continent | 2015-present | |
| Former franchises | ||
| Pageant | Year(s) competed | |
| Miss Universe | 1952-1967 | |
| Miss World | 1952-1967 and 1975 | |
| Miss Earth | 2007-2009 | |
Grand winners
Below are Miss Cuba winning the International pageants:
Titleholders
Miss Cuba 1952-1975
In 1952-1967 Cuba participated at the Miss Universe pageant. The winner of Miss Cuba competed at the pageant. Since 1968 Cuba has been stopped to compete because of financial crisis and political issues in Havana. This pageant was official happening for Cuban Women to be ambassador of Cuba in International stage. Between 1952-1975, Cuba had already competed at the Miss Universe and Miss World. Below are Miss Cuba at the both of pageants.
| Year | Miss Cuba |
| 1952 | Gladys López |
| 1954 | Isis García |
| 1955 | Gilda Marín |
| 1956 | Marcia Rodríguez |
| 1957 | Maria Rosa Gamio |
| 1958 | Arminia Pérez |
| 1959 | Irma Buesa Mas |
| 1960 | Flora Laughten Hoyos |
| 1961 | Marta García Vieta |
| 1962 | Aurora Prieto |
| 1963 | Alicia Margit Chia |
| 1965 | Alina De Varona |
| 1966 | Lesbia Murrieta |
| 1967 | Elina Salavarría |
| 1975 | Maricela Maxie Clark |
Representatives at Miss Universe
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Miss Universe Cuba | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
 1952 | Gladys López | Unplaced | ||
| 1954 | Isis García | Unplaced | ||
| 1955 | Gilda Marín | Unplaced | Placed 3rd Runner-up at the Miss World 1955 | |
| 1956 | Marcia Rodríguez | Top 15 | ||
| 1957 | Maria Rosa Gamio | 3rd Runner-up | ||
| 1958 | Arminia Pérez | Unplaced | ||
| 1959 | Irma Buesa Mas | Unplaced | ||
| 1960 | Flora Laughten Hoyos | Unplaced | ||
| 1961 | Marta García Vieta | Unplaced | ||
| 1962 | Aurora Prieto | Unplaced | ||
| 1963 | Alicia Margit Chia | Unplaced | ||
| 1965 | Alina De Varona | Unplaced | ||
| 1966 | Lesbia Murrieta | Unplaced | ||
| 1967 | Elina Salavarría | Unplaced | ||
Representatives at Miss Earth
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Miss Earth Cuba | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
 2007 | Ariana Barouk | Unplaced | ||
| 2008 | Jessica Silva | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | Jamillete Gaxiola | Unplaced | ||
Representatives at Miss International
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Miss International Cuba | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
 2009 | Patricia Rosales | Top 15 | ||
| 2011 | Elizabeth Robaina | Unplaced | ||
| 2014 | Adisleydi Alonso | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Representatives at Miss Supranational
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Miss Supranational Cuba | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
 2012 | Damaris Aguiar | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Representatives at Miss Intercontinental
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Miss Intercontinental Cuba | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
 2010 | Viglis Viquillón | Unplaced | ||
 2011 | Damaris Aguair | Top 15 | ||
 2013 | Brianna Suzanne Ortiz | Unplaced | ||
| 2014 | Jeslie Mergal | 1st Runner-up | ||
| 2015 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Representatives at Miss Grand International
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Miss Grand Cuba | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
 2013 | Jamillete Gaxiola | Top 10 | ||
| 2014 | Daryanne Lees | Winner | ||
| 2015 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Representatives at Miss United Continent
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Miss United Continent Cuba | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
 2015 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
References
External links
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