Miss Honduras

Miss Universe Honduras
Motto	Confidently Beautiful
Formation	1954
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Tegucigalpa
Location	Honduras
Membership	Miss Universe Miss Earth
Official language	Spanish
National Director	Carlos Rivera
Website	Official site

Miss Honduras or Miss Universe Honduras is a national beauty pageant to representative Honduras at the Miss Universe pageant.

Titleholders

The winner of Miss Honduras represents her country at the Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Miss Honduras
1954	Lilliam Padilla	1955	Pastora Pagán Valenzuela	1967	Denia Maria Alvafado Medina
1968	Nora Idalia Guillén	1969	Viena Paredes Zelaya	1970	Francis Irene VanTuyl
1971	Dunia Aracelly Ortega	1972	Doris Alicia Roca Pagán	1973	Nelly Suyapa González Mármol
1974	Ethelinda Mejía Velásquez	1976	Victoria Alejandra Pineda Fortín	1977	Carolina Rosa Rauscher Sierra
1978	Olimpia Velásquez Medina	1979	Gina Maria Weidner Cleaves	1980	Etelvina Raudales
1981	Leslie Nohemi Sabillón	1982	Lissete Barahona Dheming	1983	Ollie June Thompson
1984	Mertyce Elitha Hyde	1985	Diana Margarita García	1986	Sandra Natalie Navarrete
1987	Francia Tatiana Reyes	1988	Jacqueline Herrera Mejía	1989	Frances Siryi Milla
1990	Vivian Audely Moreno	1992	Mónica Raquel Rápalo	1993	Denia Reyes
1994	Jem Haylock	1996	Yazmín Fiallos	1997	Joselina García Cobos
1998	Dania Prince	1999	Daryela Sofia Guerrero	2000	Flor de María García Ferrera
2001	Olenka Miroslava Fuschich	2002	Erika Lizeth Ramírez	2007	Wendy Patricia Salgado Corea
2008	Diana Gabriela Barraza Miralda	2009	Belgica Nataly Suárez	2010	Kenia Melissa Martínez
2011	Keylin Suzette Gómez	2012	Jennifer Denise Andrade	2013	Diana Schoutsen Mendoza
2014	Gabriela Ordoñez

Representatives at Miss Universe

Color key

Declared as Winner
Ended as runner-up
Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Below are the Hondurans representatives to the most prestigious pageant, Miss Universe after withdrawing in 2003 - 2006. Honduras was returned in 2007 with the new management called as Miss Universe Honduras Organization.

Year	Miss Honduras	Region	Placement	Special Awards
2007	Wendy Patricia Salgado Corea^[1]	Tegucigalpa	Unplaced
2008	Diana Gabriela Barraza Miralda^[2]	Tegucigalpa	Unplaced
2009	Belgica Nataly Suárez González^[3]	Tegucigalpa	Unplaced
2010	Kenia Melissa Martínez^[4]	Tegucigalpa	Unplaced
2011	Keylin Suzette Gómez^[5]	Cortés	Unplaced
2012	Jennifer Denise Andrade Felicidades^[6]	Tegucigalpa	Unplaced
2013	Diana Schousten Mendoza^[7]	Tela	Unplaced
2014	Gabriela Ordoñez	Comayagua	Unplaced

Representatives at Miss Earth

Honduras was debuted at the Miss Earth since 2002. In 2008 Miss Universe Honduras had became the national franchise holder for Miss Earth. The second title will compete at the Miss Earth pageant. Since 2013 Honduras did not compete at the pageant.

Year	Miss Honduras	Placement	Special Awards
2002	Leslie Paredes Barahona	Unplaced
2003	Dania Prince	Miss Earth 2003
2004	Gabriela Dennisse Zavala Irias	Top 8	Best National Costume
2005	Ruth María Arita Luna	Unplaced
2006	Lesly Gabriela Molina Kristoff	Unplaced
2008	Kenia Melissa Andrade	Unplaced
2009	Alejandra Maria Mendoza David	Unplaced
2011	Stephany Hernández Martínez	Unplaced
2012	Odily Alvarenga	Unplaced

Señorita Honduras

Señorita Honduras
Motto	Beauty with A Purpose
Formation	2008
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Tegucigalpa
Location	Honduras
Membership	Miss World Miss International Miss Supranational
Official language	Spanish

Señorita Honduras was held for the first time in 2008. The pageant will select the winner for Miss World pageant.

Representatives at Miss World

Traditionally before 2008, the 1st Runner-up of Miss Honduras will compete at the Miss World pageant. Beginning in 2008, Miss World Honduras will be choosing from Señorita Honduras national competition.

Year	Miss Honduras	Placement	Special Awards
2008	Gabriela Dennisse Irias	Unplaced
2009	Blaise Allys Massey Alvarado	Unplaced
2010	Marilyn Elizabeth Medina	Unplaced
2011	Beatriz Ochoa López	Unplaced
2012	Jennifer Giselle Valle	Unplaced
2013	Monica Alexis Elwin	Unplaced
2014	Maria Jose Alvarado †	Did not compete
2015	TBA	TBA	TBA

Representatives at Miss International

Traditionally before 2009, the 2nd Runner-up of Miss Honduras will compete at the Miss International pageant. Beginning in 2009, Miss International Honduras will be choosing from one of Runner-ups Señorita Honduras national competition.

Year	Miss Honduras	Placement	Special Awards
2009	Kenia Melissa Andrade	Unplaced	Best National Costume
2011	Esthefany Pineda	Unplaced
2012	Shirley Nicole Velasques	Unplaced	Best National Costume
2014	Monica Brocato	Unplaced

Representatives at Miss Supranational

Year	Miss Honduras	Placement	Special Awards
2009	Ruth Aleman	3rd Runner-up
2010	Gabriela Molina Kristoff	Top 20
2011	Marla Escobar	Unplaced
2012	Natalia Coto	Top 20
2013	Andrea Nicole López	Unplaced
2014	Tishanah Welcome	Unplaced

References

↑ http://alfombracritica.blogspot.com/2007/04/miss-honduras-universo-2007.html Honduras at Miss Universe 2007
↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyG6sLUQCNU Interview with the new Miss Honduras 2008
↑ http://bellezaymoda.univision.com/shows/nuestra-belleza-latina/ Belleza Honduras 2009
↑ http://beinggarifuna.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/garifuna-honduran-kenia-martinez-is-crowned-miss-universe-2010/ Kenia won Miss Honduras 2010
↑ http://archivo.elheraldo.hn/Vida/Ediciones/2011/07/31/Noticias/Suzette-Gomez-es-Miss-Honduras-Universo-2011 Suzette was crowned as Miss Honduras 2011
↑ http://www.laprensa.hn/vivir/enrosa/375785-98/voluptuosa-reina-para-miss-universo-honduras-2012 The Most Beautiful Girl in Honduras 2012
↑ http://vidayestilo.terra.com.co/miss-universo/miss-honduras-universo-2013-latina-pero-habla-poco-espanol,153ed96f77f91410VgnVCM5000009ccceb0aRCRD.html Miss Universo Honduras 2013

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Inactive
(since 2011)

Antigua & Barbuda (2008)
Barbados (2007)
Belize (2007)
Benin (1962)
Bermuda (1997)
Bonaire (1999)
Chinese Taipei (2004)
Cook Islands (1999)
Cote d'Ivoire (1986)
Cuba (1967)
Dominica (1985)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1986)
Fiji (1981)
Gambia (1986)
Gibraltar (1990)
Grenada (1964)
Iceland (2009)
Iraq (1972)
Jordan (1960)
Latvia (2006)
Lesotho (1978)
Liberia (1977)
Luxembourg (1994)
Madagascar (1961)
Malta (2001)
Micronesia (1975)
Morocco (1978)
Papua New Guinea (1986)
Samoa (1986)
Senegal (1987)
Seychelles (1995)
St. Kitts & Nevis (1981)
St. Martin (2006)
St. Vincent & Grenadines (2006)
Suriname (1999)
Swaziland (1994)
Tunisia (1971)
Vanuatu (1978)
Zambia (2010)
Zimbabwe (2001)

Boycott
(1958-present)

Region of China	Hong Kong (1952-2000)

Constituent country of Denmark	Greenland (1987-1990)

Overseas regions of France	French Guiana (1977-1984) Guadeloupe (1977-1984) Martinique (1957-1984) New Caledonia (1982) Réunion (1977-1986) Tahiti (1962-1985)

Constituent countries of Great Britain	England (1955-1990) Scotland (1961-1990) Wales (1961-1990)

Part of Japan	Okinawa (1963-1968)

Bantustans of South Africa	Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979-1983)

Territories of USA	Alaska (1952-1958) Hawaii (1952-1959)

Miss World participant countries and territories

Active (1951–present)	Albania Angola Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bermuda Bolivia Bonaire Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Chad Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Guadeloupe Guam Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia FYRO Malawi Malaysia Malta Martinique Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Samoa São Tomé & Príncipe Scotland Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Barthelemy St. Kitts & Nevis Suriname Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Wales Zambia Zimbabwe

Inactive (Since 2011)	Algeria (2002) Andorra (2003) Antigua & Barbuda (2008) Bangladesh (2001) Cambodia (2006) Cape Verde (2010) Cook Islands (1990) Cuba (1975) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008) Estonia (2005) Gambia (1986) Greenland (1992) Grenada (2007) Guernsey (1975) Isle of Man (1988) Jersey (1981) Jordan (1981) Madagascar (2001) Monaco (1955) Morocco (1968) Montserrat (1964) Northern Marianas (2003) Papua New Guinea (1990) St. Lucia (2010) St. Martin (2001) St. Vincent and Grenadines (1994) Swaziland (2009) Syria (1966) Tahiti (2010) Tonga (1986) Turks and Caicos (2004)

Miss International participant countries and territories

Active (1960–present)	Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Belarus Belgium Belize Bolivia Brazil Cameroon Canada Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Israel Italy Japan Korea Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Malaysia Martinique Mauritius Mexico Mongolia Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Northern Marianas Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Serbia Singapore Slovakia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Sweden Tahiti Tanzania Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom USA US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe

Inactive (Since 2011)	Angola (2004) Austria (1994) Bahamas (2010) Bermuda (1971) Bulgaria (1970) Croatia (2003) Cote d'Ivoire (1999) Cyprus (2006) Czech Republic (2010) Democratic Republic of the Congo (1987) Ethiopia (2009) Fiji (1996) Greece (2010) Ireland (1994) Jamaica (2010) Jordan (1963) Kazakhstan (2005) Kenya (2010) Liberia (2008) Madagascar (1961) Malta (2004) Moldova (2009) Morocco (1969) New Caledonia (2006) Palau (2001) Republic of the Congo (2008) San Marino (2001) Senegal (2004) Seychelles (1995) Switzerland (1993) Togo (2000) Uganda (2009) Uruguay (1999)

Miss Earth participant countries and territories

Active (2001–present)	Albania Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Belgium Belize Bolivia Bonaire Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Cook Islands Crimea Croatia Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Curaçao Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Estonia Finland France Fiji Gabon Germany Ghana Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kosovo Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malaysia Malta Martinique Mauritius Mexico Myanmar Moldova Mongolia Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Reunion Island Romania Russia Rwanda Scotland Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Lucia Sweden Switzerland Tahiti Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Uganda Ukraine United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Wales Zambia Zimbabwe

Inactive (Since 2011)	Afghanistan (2005) Antigua and Barbuda (2003) Barbados (2002) Bhutan (2008) Bulgaria (2004) Cambodia (2005) Cameroon (2010) Cayman Islands (2010) Chad (2004) Cuba (2009) Cyprus (2003) Democratic Republic of Congo (2008) Ethiopia (2008) Georgia (2009) Gibraltar (2003) Greece (2009) Iceland (2007) Jamaica (2010) Liberia (2008) Macedonia FYRO (2006) Niue Islands (2007) Republic of Congo (2007) Suriname (2008) Tibet (2007) Tokelau (2005) Turks and Caicos (2009) Uganda (2008)