Miss Paraguay
| Motto | Confidently Beautiful |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1957 |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Asunción |
| Location | |
Membership |
Miss Universe Miss World Miss Earth Miss International |
Official language | Spanish |
President | Gloria Limpias |
| Website | Official website |
Miss Paraguay is a national Beauty pageant in Paraguay. In addition, delegates for regionals competitions are also selected such as Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss Continente Americano and Miss América Latina.
Titleholders
Miss Paraguay for Miss Universe
The Miss Paraguay beauty pageant, created in 1957 by Guillermo Rolon (President of Miss Paraguay), nowadays sends delegates to Reinado Internacional del Café held annually in Colombia, Miss Ambar Mundial, Miss Teen Panamericana, Miss Intercontinental, and Miss Globe International held each year in the eastern Mediterranean region. It was not held in 1959, 1968, 1969, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008. In the 1996 edition of the Miss Ambar Mundial Pageant was Adriana Baum of Paraguay was winner, she was also the winner of the 1997 Miss Teen Panamericana pageant. The pageant stopped sending representatives for Miss Universe after 2001.
| Year | Miss Paraguay | Region |
| 1957 | Lucy Montanero | Caaguazú |
| 1958 | Graciela Scorza | Alto Paraguay |
| 1960 | Mercedes Ruggia | Distrito Capital |
| 1961 | Maria Cristina Osnaghi | Distrito Capital |
| 1962 | Corina Rollon | Alto Paraguay |
| 1963 | Amelia Benitez | Central |
| 1964 | Miriam Riart Brugada | Distrito Capital |
| 1965 | Stella Castell | Gran Chaco |
| 1966 | Mirtha Martinez | Alto Paraguay |
| 1967 | Maria Eugenia Torres | Presidente Hayes |
| 1970 | Teresa Mercedes Britez Sullow | Paraguarí |
| 1971 | Marit Tomassone | Misiones |
| 1972 | Maria Stella Volpe Martinez | Central |
| 1973 | Teresita Maria Cano | Concepción |
| 1974 | Maria Angela Zulema Medina Monjagata | Alto Paraguay |
| 1975 | Susana Beatriz Vire Ferreira | Alto Paraná |
| 1976 | Nidia Fátima Cardenas | Central |
| 1977 | Maria Leticia Zarza Perriet | Distrito Capital |
| 1978 | Rosa Maria Duarte Melgarejo | Distrito Capital |
| 1979 | Patricia Lohman Bernie | Distrito Capital |
| 1981 | Maria Isabel Urizar Caras | Cordillera |
| 1984 | Elena Ortiz Allegretti | Guairá |
| 1985 | Daisy Patricia Ferreira | Distrito Capital |
| 1986 | Veronica Angulo Achinelli | Amambay |
| 1987 | Tammy Elizabeth Ortigoza Sonneborn | Distrito Capital |
| 1988 | Marta Noemi Acosta Granada | Canindeyú |
| 1989 | Ana Victoria Schaerer Del Puerto | Paraguarí |
| 1990 | Monica Plate Cano | Alto Paraguay |
| 1991 | Vivian Rosana Benitez Brizuela | Distrito Capital |
| 1992 | Pamela Zarza Enríquez | Boquerón |
| 1993 | Ada Raquel Acosta | Distrito Capital |
| 1994 | Lilian Noemí González Mena | Presidente Hayes |
| 1995 | Bettina Rosmary Barboza Caffarena | Distrito Capital |
| 1996 | Maria Ingrid Götze | Distrito Capital |
| 1997 | Rossana Elizabeth Jiménez Pereira | Cordillera |
| 1998 | Luz Marina González Ruíz | Ñeembucú |
| 1999 | Carmen Morínigo Machuca | San Pedro |
| 2000 | Carolina Ramírez Franco | Alto Paraná |
| 2001 | Rosmary Benítez | Caazapá |
Nuestra Belleza Paraguay
Since 2004, Promociones Gloria created Miss Universo Paraguay or Nuestra Belleza Paraguay, sometimes also called Reinas Paraguayas, and replaced Miss Paraguay as the official preliminary to Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth, and Miss International. Representatives to other pageants are also selected: Miss Tourism Queen International, Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss Continente Americano, Miss América Latina, etc.
Big Four pageants
Main article: Paraguay at major beauty pageants
The following women have represented Paraguay in international pageants:
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Representatives at Miss Universe
Since 1957 the winner of Miss Paraguay will be competing at Miss Universe pageant. Since 2004, Nuestra Belleza Paraguay will be sending the winner at the pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
| Year | Miss Paraguay | Placement | Special Awards |
 1957 |
Lucy Montanero | Unplaced | |
| 1958 |
Graciela Scorza | Unplaced | |
| 1960 |
Mercedes Ruggia | Unplaced | |
| 1961 |
Maria Cristina Osnaghi | Unplaced | |
| 1962 |
Corina Rollon | Unplaced | |
| 1963 |
Amelia Benitez | Unplaced | |
| 1964 |
Miriam Riart Brugada | Top 15 | |
| 1965 |
Stella Castell | Unplaced | |
| 1966 |
Mirtha Martinez | Unplaced | |
| 1967 |
Maria Eugenia Torres | Unplaced | |
| 1970 |
Teresa Mercedes Britez Sullow | Unplaced | |
 1972 |
Maria Stella Volpe Martinez | Unplaced | |
 1973 |
Teresita Maria Cano | Unplaced | |
 1974 |
Maria Angela Zulema Medina Monjagata | Unplaced | |
 1975 |
Susana Beatriz Vire Ferreira | Unplaced | |
 1976 |
Nidia Fátima Cardenas | Unplaced | |
 1977 |
Maria Leticia Zarza Perriet | Unplaced | |
 1978 |
Rosa Maria Duarte Melgarejo | Unplaced | |
 1979 |
Patricia Lohman Berni | Unplaced | |
| 1981 |
Maria Isabel Urizar Caras | Unplaced | Miss Congeniality |
| 1984 |
Elena Ortiz Allegretti | Unplaced | |
| 1985 |
Beverly Ocampo Gadea | Unplaced | |
 1986 |
Johana Kelner Toja | Unplaced | |
 1987 |
Tammy Elizabeth Ortigoza Sonneborn | Unplaced | |
 1988 |
Marta Noemi Acosta Granada | Unplaced | |
| 1989 |
Ana Victoria Schaerer Del Puerto | Unplaced | |
| 1990 |
Monica Plate Cano | Unplaced | |
| 1991 |
Vivian Rosana Benitez Brizuela | Top 10 | Best National Costume (1st Runner-up) |
 1992 |
Pamela Zarza Enríquez | Unplaced | Best National Costume |
| 1993 |
Ada Raquel Acosta | Unplaced | |
| 1994 |
Lilian Noemí González Mena | Unplaced | |
 1995 |
Bettina Rosmary Barboza Caffetena | Unplaced | |
| 1996 |
Martha Lovera Parquét | Unplaced | |
| 1997 |
Rossana Elizabeth Jiménez Pereira | Unplaced | |
| 1998 |
Luz Marina González Ruíz | Unplaced | |
 1999 |
Carmen Morínigo Machuca | Unplaced | |
 2000 |
Carolina Ramírez Franco | Unplaced | |
| 2001 |
Rosmary Benítez | Unplaced | |
 2004 |
Yanina Alicia González Jorgge | 3rd Runner-up | |
| 2005 |
Karina Rebecca Buttner Naumann | Unplaced | |
| 2006 |
Lourdes Verónica Arévalos Elías | 3rd Runner-up | |
| 2007 |
María José Maldonado Gómez | Unplaced | |
 2008 |
Giannina Rufinelli Rojas | Unplaced | |
 2009 |
Mareike Baumgarten Oroa | Unplaced | |
| 2010 |
Yohana Benitez Olmedo | Unplaced | |
 2011 |
Alba Riquelme Valenzuela | Unplaced | |
| 2012 |
Egni Analia Almirón Eckert | Unplaced | |
 2013 |
María Guadalupe González Talavera | Unplaced | |
| 2014 |
Sally Luz Jara Dávalos | Unplaced | |
| 2015 |
Myriam Carolina Arévalos Villalba | Unplaced | |
 2016 |
TBA | TBA | |
Representatives at Miss World
The second title of local pageant will be crowning as Miss Mundo Paraguay. She represents her country at Miss World. On occasion, when the candidate does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another girl is sent.
| Year | Miss Paraguay | Placement | Special Awards |
 1959 |
Elvira dos Santos Encina | Unplaced | |
| 1969 |
Blanca Zaldivar | Unplaced | |
| 1971 |
Rosa Maria Duarte Melgarejo | Unplaced | |
| 1972 |
Rosa Angelica Mussi | Unplaced | |
| 1976 |
Maria Cristina Fernández Samaniego | Unplaced | |
| 1977 |
Maria Elizabeth Giardina | Unplaced | Miss Personality |
| 1978 |
Susana Del Pilar Galli | Unplaced | |
| 1979 |
Martha Maria Galli Romanach | Unplaced | |
| 1980 |
Celia Noemi Schaerer | Unplaced | |
| 1982 |
Zulema Dominguez Gutter | Unplaced | |
| 1983 |
Antonella Filartiga Montuori | Unplaced | |
| 1984 |
Susana Maria Ivansiuten Haurelechen | Unplaced | |
| 1985 |
Daisy Patricia Ferreira Caballero | Top 15 | |
| 1986 |
Verónica América Angulo Ahcinelli | Unplaced | |
| 1987 |
Lourdes Beatriz Stanley Baranda | Unplaced | |
| 1988 |
Maria José Miranda | Unplaced | |
| 1989 |
Alicia Maria Jaime Villamayor | Unplaced | |
| 1990 |
Alba Maria Cordero Rivals | Unplaced | |
| 1991 |
Vivian Rosanna Benítez Brizuela | Unplaced | |
 1992 |
Lourdes Magdalena Zaracho | Unplaced | |
| 1993 |
Claudia Florentín Fariña | Unplaced | |
| 1994 |
Jannyne Elena Peyrat Scolari | Unplaced | |
| 1995 |
Patricia Serafini Geoghegan | Unplaced | |
 1996 |
Maria Ingrid Götze Scheunemann | Unplaced | |
 1997 |
Mariela Quiñónez García | Unplaced | |
| 1998 |
Perla Carolina Benitez Gonzáles | Unplaced | |
| 1999 |
Mariela Candia Ramos | Unplaced | |
| 2000 |
Patricia Villanueva Distefano | Unplaced | |
 2003 |
Karina Rebeca Buttner Naumann | Unplaced | |
| 2004 |
Tania María Domanickzy Vargas | Unplaced | |
| 2007 |
María de la Paz Vargas Morinigo | Unplaced | |
| 2008 |
Gabriela Mercedes Rejala Llanes | Unplaced | |
| 2009 |
Tamara Sosa Zapattini | Unplaced | |
| 2010 |
Egni Analia Almirón Eckert | Top 25 | |
| 2011 |
Nicole Elizabeth Huber Vera | Top 20 | |
| 2012 |
Fiorella Migliore Llanes | Unplaced | |
 2013 |
Coral Ruiz Reyes | Unplaced | |
| 2014 |
Myriam Carolina Arévalos Villalba | Unplaced | |
| 2015 |
Giovanna Estéfani Cordeiro Villalba | Unplaced | 3rd runner-up at Miss World Talent |
 2016 |
TBA | TBA |
Representatives at Miss International
The third title of local pageant will be crowning as Miss Internacional Paraguay. She represents her country at Miss International. On occasion, when the candidate does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another girl is sent.
| Year | Miss Paraguay | Placement | Special Awards |
| 1960 |
Gretel Hedger Carvallo | Top 15 | |
| 1961 |
Gladys Fernández | Top 15 | |
| 1962 |
Gloria Alderete Irala | Unplaced | |
| 1963 |
Maria Elena Quesada | Unplaced | |
 1989 |
Alba Maria Cordero Rivals | Unplaced | |
| 1991 |
Maria Luján Oviedo | Unplaced | |
| 1994 |
Jannyne Elena Peyrat Scolari | Unplaced | Best National Costume |
| 1995 |
Patricia Viviana Galindo Cabral | Unplaced | |
| 1996 |
Claudia Rocío Melgarejo | Unplaced | |
| 1997 |
Martha Graciela Maldonado | Unplaced | |
| 1998 |
Maria Fabiola Roig Escandriolo | Unplaced | |
| 2005 |
Liz Concepción Santacruz Amarilla | Unplaced | |
| 2007 |
Daiana Natalia Ferreira da Costa | Unplaced | |
 2008 |
Rossana Galeano | Unplaced | |
| 2009 |
Cristina Romina Bogado Cáceres | Unplaced | |
| 2010 |
María José Paredes | Unplaced | |
| 2011 |
Stephania Vázquez Stegman | Unplaced | |
| 2012 |
Nicole Elizabeth Huber Vera | 4th Runner-up | |
| 2013 |
María Marta Raviolo Vera | Unplaced | |
| 2014 |
Jessica Servin | Unplaced | |
| 2015 |
Mónica Mariani Pascualotto | Unplaced | |
| 2016 |
TBA | TBA |
Representatives at Miss Earth
Gabriela Rejala Top 16 semifinalist in the Miss Earth 2009
The fourth title of local pageant will be crowning as Miss Tierra Paraguay. She represents her country at Miss Earth. On occasion, when the candidate does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another girl is sent.
| Year | Miss Paraguay | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2002 |
Adriana Raquel Baum Ramos | Unplaced | |
| 2004 |
Yanina Alicia González Jorgge | 3rd Runner-up | Best in Swimsuit |
| 2005 |
Tania María Domaniczky Vargas | Top 8 | |
| 2006 |
Paloma Navarro | Unplaced | |
| 2007 |
Griselda Monserrat Quevedo Chávez | Unplaced | |
| 2008 |
Yeruti García | Unplaced | |
| 2009 |
Gabriela Rejala | Top 16 | |
| 2011 |
Nicole Elizabeth Huber Vera | Top 16 | |
| 2012 |
Alexandra Fretes | Unplaced | Miss Earth Hamilo Coast  M.E Sponsored Swimsuit Parade M.E Official Swimsuit Competition |
| 2013 |
Leticia Cáceres | Unplaced | Best Talent (Top 15) |
| 2014 |
Sendy Cáceres | Unplaced | Miss Hannah's Beach Resort: Best in Evening Gown Tropical Beauty of the Night  Best Teacher Cocktail Wear Resort Wear |
| 2015 | Myriam Carolina Arévalos Villalba | Replaced | |
 2015 |
Andrea Melgarejo | Unplaced | |
| 2016 |
TBA | TBA | |
Department rankings
| Departments | Titles | Years |
 Distrito Capital |
15 | 1960, 1961, 1964, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2008, 2013, 2015 |
 Alto Paraguay |
7 | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1990, 2004, 2006 |
 Central |
6 | 1963, 1972, 1976, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
 Presidente Hayes |
3 | 1967, 1994, 2011 |
 Amambay |
2 | 1986, 2014 |
 Boquerón |
1992, 2007 | |
 Alto Paraná |
1975, 2000 | |
 Cordillera |
1981, 1997 | |
 Paraguarí |
1970, 1989 | |
 Itapúa |
1 | 2005 |
 Caazapá |
2001 | |
 San Pedro |
1999 | |
 Ñeembucú |
1998 | |
 Canindeyú |
1988 | |
 Guairá |
1984 | |
 Concepción |
1973 | |
 Misiones |
1971 | |
 Gran Chaco |
1963 | |
 Caaguazú |
1957 |
See also
- Paraguay at major beauty pageants
- Miss Universe
- Miss World
- Miss International
- Miss Earth
- Miss América Latina
- Reina Hispanoamericana
- Miss Continente Americano
References
External links
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