Reina Mundial del Banano
Reina Mundial del Banano (World Queen of Bananas) is a beauty pageant held in Machala, Ecuador[1][2] since 1985, and is restricted to banana producing countries.[3] The pageant is broadcast in Ecuador by Canal Uno.
Titleholders
| Year |
Reina Mundial Del Banano |
Country |
Virreina Mundial Del Banano |
Country |
Venue |
| 1985 |
Rosibel Chacón Pereira |
Costa Rica |
Cristiane Lasita Passos |
Brazil |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1986 |
Betzabeth Emilia Coelles Araújo |
Venezuela |
María Eugenia Benjamín |
Panama |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1987 |
Carla Irene Trombotti Moreno |
Uruguay |
Doris Mora Bejarano |
Ecuador |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1988 |
Ximena Paullette Correa Jarre |
Ecuador |
Rita Rosina Verreos |
Venezuela |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1989 |
Cristiane Corrales Ferreira |
Brazil |
Vivian Sanabria |
Costa Rica |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1990 |
Luz Angélica Ruiz Velasco |
Mexico |
Daniela Lores Quintero |
Venezuela |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1991 |
Mónica Rodríguez Cháves |
Colombia |
María Fernanda Corral Dazza |
Ecuador |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1992 |
Gisselle Amelia González Aranda |
Panama |
Idis Mabel Vélez Romero |
Puerto Rico |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1993 |
Yadira Yesenia Ríos García |
Mexico |
Phyllis Motta Ruiz De Somucursio |
Panama |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1994 |
Liliana Noemi González Mena |
Paraguay |
Ana Lucía Granda Aguilar |
Ecuador |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1995 |
Gabriela Aguilar Chavarría |
Costa Rica |
Fabiana Fontanella |
Brazil |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1996 |
Paula Denisse Simom |
Brazil |
Marisela Moreno Montero |
Panama |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1997 |
Adriana de Jesús Zúñiga Sáenz |
Costa Rica |
Karla Hannelore Beteta Forkel |
Guatemala |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1998 |
Jessica Lynn Bryan Gándara |
Guatemala |
Noelia Ortiz Melo |
Italy |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 1999 |
Amaloha Elisa Méndez Silverio |
Venezuela |
Viviana Brener Campo |
Costa Rica |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2000 |
Melania Canino Santos |
Puerto Rico |
Alejandra Vélez Londoño |
Colombia |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2001 |
Claudia Alejandra Palacios López |
Colombia |
Shadelyn López |
Puerto Rico |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2002 |
Isabel Cristina Estrada Cano |
Colombia |
Susanne Tocker |
Germany |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2003 |
Liliana Judith De Cambil Ávila |
Colombia |
Amanda Cothran |
United States |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2004 |
Anna María Ezechiels |
Canada |
María Gabriela Granda Román |
Ecuador |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2005 |
Tatiana María Bastidas Castañeda |
Colombia |
Jessica Torejani |
Brazil |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2006 |
Verónica María González Quesada |
Costa Rica |
Rosibel María Eugenia Macías Álava |
Ecuador |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2007 |
Jennifer Johanna Schell Dorantes |
Venezuela |
Izaskun Arana Cándela |
Ecuador |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2008 |
Amanda Renee Delgado |
United States |
Nailette Cristina Romero Gazaui |
Venezuela |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2009 |
Josephine Karam León |
Venezuela |
Dalia Cristina Fernández Sánchez |
Dominican Republic |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2010 |
Hilda Alessa Gamez Phillips |
Honduras |
Laura Vivian Spoya Solano |
Peru |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2011 |
Lizeth Carolina González Romero |
Colombia |
Johanna Acs |
Germany |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2012 |
Jennifer Giselle Valle Morel |
Honduras |
Nerys Margarita Díaz Ramírez |
Venezuela |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2013 |
Manou Volkmer |
Germany |
Donají López |
Mexico |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2014 |
Susan Romanishin |
United States |
Alessandra Freitas |
Brazil |
Machala, Ecuador |
| 2015 |
Carolina Rodríguez |
Costa Rica |
Yuliska Guevara |
Venezuela |
Machala, Ecuador |
Ranking of Reina Mundial del Banano
| Country |
Titles |
Winning years |
| Colombia |
6 |
1991, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011 |
| Costa Rica |
5 |
1985, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2015 |
| Venezuela |
4 |
1986, 1999, 2007, 2009 |
| United States |
2 |
2008, 2014 |
| Honduras |
2010, 2012 |
| Brazil |
1989, 1996 |
| Mexico |
1990, 1993 |
| Germany |
1 |
2013 |
| Canada |
2004 |
| Puerto Rico |
2000 |
| Guatemala |
1998 |
| Paraguay |
1994 |
| Panama |
1992 |
| Ecuador |
1988 |
| Uruguay |
1987 |
Ranking of Virreina Mundial del Banano
| Country |
Titles |
Winning years |
| Ecuador |
7 |
1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2004, 2006, 2007 |
| Venezuela |
5 |
1988, 1990, 2008, 2012, 2015 |
| Brazil |
4 |
1985, 1995, 2005, 2014 |
| Panama |
3 |
1986, 1993, 1996 |
| Germany |
2 |
2002, 2011 |
| Puerto Rico |
1992, 2001 |
| Mexico |
1 |
2013 |
| Peru |
2010 |
| Dominican Republic |
2009 |
| United States |
2003 |
| Colombia |
2000 |
| Costa Rica |
1999 |
| Italy |
1998 |
| Guatemala |
1997 |
US Performance
| Year |
US & Hawaii Representatives |
State Represented |
Placement |
Special Award |
| Ecuador 1993 |
Eunid Dicent |
Hawaii |
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| Ecuador 1997 |
Ana Victoria de Castro |
 New Mexico |
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| Ecuador 2003 |
Amanda Cothran |
California |
1st Runner-up |
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| Ecuador 2004 |
Leanna Pareja |
California |
2nd Runner-up |
Miss Photogenic |
| Ecuador 2005 |
Jessica Hubbard |
California |
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| Ecuador 2006 |
Eve Carolann Maciel |
California |
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| Ecuador 2007 |
Heather Ilizaliturri |
California |
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| Ecuador 2008 |
Amanda Delgado |
California |
WINNER |
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| Ecuador 2009 |
Michelle Elizabeth Fleming |
Hawaii |
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| Ecuador 2010 |
Alexandra Diane Downey |
California |
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| Ecuador 2011 |
Nia Temple Sánchez |
California |
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| Ecuador 2012 |
Samantha Joy Hart |
California |
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| Ecuador 2013 |
Emily Delgado |
California |
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| Ecuador 2014 |
Susan Romanishin |
Nevada |
WINNER |
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| Ecuador 2015 |
Sierra Nowak |
California |
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