Miss Universo Chile

Miss Universo Chile is a national Beauty pageant that selects Chile's representative to the Miss Universe pageant.

History

Chile is one of the few countries that has participated in Miss Universe since 1952, has sent 47 representatives in the pageant's 60-year history and placed 13 times in the semifinals, with one Miss Universe crown: Cecilia Bolocco, in 1987.

Integral beauty, intelligence, and poise are taken into consideration to select Chile's titleholder from a group of delegates who represent the city they come from. It is said that the winner is the most beautiful woman of Chile, which gives her the right to represent her country for one year and participate in the Miss Universe international competition.

Luciano Marocchino has had the Chilean franchise for Miss Universe since 2004, but did not send a delegate since 2007. In 2011, Chile returned to the Miss Universe 2011 with Vanessa Ceruti, Miss Universo Chile 2011. The current titleholder is María Belén Jerez, she will represent her country in Miss Universe 2015 on December 19, 2015.

Marocchino's organization have received many negative critics, saying that he chooses the titleholder just a few months before the Miss Universe pageant. Joining this critics, also that he chooses the Chilean representative but afte that he left her alone, without advice.

Titleholders

Color key

Delegates

• Chile has a total of 11 semifinalists, 1 finalist and 1 winner (Cecilia Bolocco, Miss Universe 1987) in this annual worldwide contest. The last classification of Chile was Gabriela Barros (Semifinalist: 12°), in 2004.^[2]

• The first Miss Chile competition was organized by Eva magazine.

• Miss Chile Universe 1961, Gloria Silva, had to be the unexpected translator of Miss France during the transmission of the Miss Universe 1961, because the French delegate couldn't understand a question. Gloria was a Semifinalist that year.^[2]

• Sonia Bravo, who was the first runner-up of Miss Chile Universe 1968, is the mother of Miss World Venezuela 2000, Vanessa Cárdenas. She won the title of Miss Objetivo International 1968 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.^[3]

• Miss Chile 1970, Soledad Errázuriz, competed in the 1969 Miss World Chile pageant, where she came second.

• The white gown worn by Cecilia Bolocco for her coronation as Miss Universe 1987, was designed by the Chilean couturier Rubén Campos. In the evening gown competition, Bolocco obtained 9.765 points, overcoming other delegates and assuring her victory.^[2]

• In 1997, Hetu'u Rapu, the representative of Easter Island, won the Miss Chile competition. However, it turned out that she was too young (by only 17 days) to compete in Miss Universe that year. She was replaced by the 1st runner-up Claudia Delpín. Claudia had to wear the same wardrobe prepared for Hetu'u, including the national costume. In spite of it, she managed to place 13th after the preliminary competition.^[2]

• 2002 was the last year in which the national contest was televised, with Nicole Rencoret's coronation, broadcast by Canal 13 (UCTV). From 2004 to date, the national contests haven't been broadcast because the organizations haven't come to agreements with TV channels.^[2]

• Renata Ruiz, Miss Universo Chile 2005, won Elite Model Look Chile and placed first runner-up in Elite Model Look International 2001. Former Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza, also participated in this competition.^[2]

• María Jesús Matthei, Miss Universo Chile 2013 was the 1st Runner-up (Virreina) of the Reina Hispanoamericana 2011 pageant, held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 27, 2011.

Regional Ranking of Winners

Source:^[4][5]

References

External links

• Official Miss Universo Chile website

Beauty pageants in Chile Miss Universo Chile Miss World Chile Nuestra Belleza Chile Miss Internacional Chile