Organización Miss Ecuador

Logo of Organización Miss Ecuador
Formation	1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Guayaquil
Location	Ecuador
Membership	Miss Universe Miss International Reina Hispanoamericana
Official language	Spanish
President	María del Carmen de Aguayo[1]
Key people	Marco Tapia
Website	www.missecuador.tv

Miss Ecuador is a national beauty pageant in Ecuador. The current Miss Ecuador is Delary Stoffers from Guayaquil. She won the title on July 1, 2023, and represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2023.

History

The very first winner of the Miss Ecuador pageant was Sara Chacón Zúñiga from Guayas province in 1930. The contest was inactive for 25 years until 1955 when Leonor Carcache from Guayas won the first modern title of Miss Ecuador and became the first representative of the country to the Miss Universe pageant.^[2]

Representatives from the 24 provinces that make up Ecuador compete annually for the title of Miss Ecuador among others. Miss Ecuador selects representatives for two of the Big Four international beauty pageants, Miss Universe and Miss International. In addition, the pageant also selects candidates to represent Ecuador in other international contests such as Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss United Continents and Miss Landscapes International.

Note

• In 1966, 1967, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1990 and 1995, the Miss Ecuador title was appointed.
• In 1967, 1978, 1989 and 1996, the Miss Ecuador election/appointment was made the year before the edition to represent.
• In 1993, the Miss Ecuador election was not held in Guayaquil for very first time.
• In 1996, Mónica Chalá was the first Afro-Ecuadorian in winning the Miss Ecuador title.
• In 2011, Claudia Schiess was the first non Ecuadorian-born in winning the Miss Ecuador title.
• Guayas has hosted the Miss Ecuador pageant for 46 editions.
• Guayas is the most successful province at Miss Ecuador with 39 winners.
• Zamora Chinchipe has never been represented at Miss Ecuador.
• Ecuadorian people in the USA & Italy have been represented at Miss Ecuador since 1977 and 2023 respectively.

Titleholders

The following titleholders have represented Ecuador in three of the Big Four major international beauty pageants for women.^[3][4] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International with the exception of Miss Earth which has a separate national franchise in Ecuador.^[5][6][7]

Edition	Date	Venue	Miss Ecuador	Representation	International
1930	February 9, 1930	Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas	Sara Chacón Zúñiga	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss América Latina 1930
Inactive between 1931 and 1954
1955	June 4, 1955	Teatro Ponce Guayaquil, Guayas	Leonor María Carcache Rodríguez	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1955
1956	June 26, 1956	Piscina Olímpica Municipal Guayaquil, Guayas	María Mercedes Flores Espín	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1956
1957	May 31, 1957	Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas	Patricia Juliana Benítez Wright	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1957
1958	June 20, 1958	Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas	Alicia Vallejo Eljuri	Chimborazo Riobamba	Miss Universe 1958
1959	July 3, 1959	Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas	Carlota Elena Ayala Arellano	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1959
1960	June 25, 1960	Guayaquil Tennis Club Guayaquil, Guayas	Isabel Matilde Rolando Ceballos	Pichincha Quito	Miss Universe 1960
1961	June 29, 1961	Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas	Elaine Nina Ortega Hougen	Pichincha Quito	Miss International 1961
					Miss Universe 1962
					Miss World 1962
1962	August 5, 1962	Club de Leones de Guayaquil Guayaquil, Guayas	Margarita Leonor Arosemana Gómez	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss International 1962 Top 15
1963	July 30, 1963	Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas	Tania Valle Moreno	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss International 1963
1964	July 21, 1964	Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas	María Agustina Mendoza Vélez	Manabí Santa Ana	Miss International 1964
1965	July 20, 1965	Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas	María Eugenia Mosquéra Bañados	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss International 1965
1966 Appointed	August 3, 1966	Salón de la Asociación de Periodistas Guayaquil, Guayas	Alexandra Vallejo Klaere	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss World 1966
1967 Appointed	October 10, 1966	Canal 4 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas	Laura Elena Baquero Palacios	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1967 Did not compete
					Miss International 1967
					Miss World 1967
1968	June 15, 1968	Guayaquil Yacht Club Guayaquil, Guayas	Priscilla Elena Álava González	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1968
1969	June 12, 1969	Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas	Rosana Leonor Vinueza Estrada	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1969
1970	July 16, 1970	Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas	Sofía Virginia Monteverde Nimbriotis	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss World 1970 Top 15
1971	August 19, 1971	Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas	María Cecilia Gómez Buenaventura	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss World 1971
1972	October 27, 1972	Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas	Patricia Ximena Falconí Salas	Pichincha Quito	Miss World 1972
1973 Appointed	May 3, 1973	Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas	Ana Patricia Rivadeneira Peña	Azuay Cuenca	Miss Maja 1973
1974	October 7, 1974	Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas	Silvia Aurora Jurado Estrada	Guayas Playas	Miss World 1974
1975	July 4, 1975	Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas	Ana María Wray Salas	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1975
1976	June 1, 1976	Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas	Gilda de las Mercedes Plaza Guerra	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1976
1977	June 17, 1977	Coliseo Cerrado de Guayaquil Guayaquil, Guayas	Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñonez	Manabí Chone	Miss Universe 1977
					Miss World 1977
1978 Appointed	May 8, 1977	Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas	Mabel Adelaida Ceballos Sangster	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1978
1979 Appointed	June 9, 1979	Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas	Ana Beatriz Plaza Guerra	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1979
1980	June 11, 1980	Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas	Leslie Verónica Rivas Franco	El Oro Machala	Miss Universe 1980
1981 Appointed	June 2, 1981	Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas	Lucía Isabel Vinueza UrgellesA	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1981 Top 12
					Miss World 1981
1982 Appointed	June 4, 1982	Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas	Lorena Jacqueline Burgos García	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1982
1983	June 14, 1983	Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas	Mariela del Mar García MonsalveB	Manabí Portoviejo	Miss Universe 1983
1984	May 29, 1984	Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas	Leonor Patricia Gonzenbach Vallejo	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1984
1985	June 4, 1985	Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas	María Elena Stangl Tamayo	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1985
1986	May 27, 1986	Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas	Verónica Lucía Sevilla Ledergeber	Pichincha Quito	Miss Universe 1986
1987	March 31, 1987	Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas	María del Pilar Barreiro Cucalón	Pichincha Quito	Miss Universe 1987
1988 Appointed	April 1, 1988	Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas	Cecilia Cristina Pozo Carminer	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1988
1989	June 15, 1988	Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas	María Eugenia Molina Astudillo	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1989
1990 Appointed	January 8, 1990	Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas	Jéssica del Carmen Núñez Severino	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1990
1991	March 12, 1991	Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas	Diana Karina Neira Rassmussen	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1991
1992	April 9, 1992	Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas	María Soledad Diab Aguilar	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1992
1993	April 22, 1993	Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha	Arianna Mandini Klein	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1993
1994	March 24, 1994	Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas	Mafalda del Pilar Arboleda Arditto	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 1994
1995 Appointed	March 1, 1955	Ecuavisa Studios Guayaquil, Guayas	Radmila Miryana Pandžić Arapov	Manabí Manta	Miss Universe 1995
1996	November 9, 1955	Teatro Bolívar Quito, Pichincha	Mónica Paulina Chalá Mejía	Pichincha Quito	Miss Universe 1996
1997	April 17, 1997	Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha	María José López Verdú	Pichincha Quito	Miss Universe 1997
1998	March 21, 1988	Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha	Soraya Edith Hogonaga SerranoC	Pichincha Quito	Miss Universe 1998
1999	April 16, 1999	Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha	Carolina Alfonso De la Paz	Pichincha Quito	Miss Universe 1999
2000	April 6, 2000	Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas	Gabriela Mercedes Cadena Vedova	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 2000
2001	March 21, 2001	Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha	Jéssica Eliana Bermudez Ronquillo	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 2001
2002	March 26, 2002	Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas	Isabel Cristina Ontaneda PintoD	Pichincha Quito	Miss Universe 2002
					Miss International 2002
					Miss Earth 2003
2003	March 27, 2003	Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha	Andrea Marcela Jácome Ruíz	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 2003
2004	March 4, 2004	Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas	María Susana Rivadeneira Simbal	Pichincha Quito	Miss Universe 2004 Top 10
2005	March 12, 2005	Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha	Laura Ximena Zamora Moreano	Pichincha Quito	Miss Universe 2005
2006	March 16, 2006	Coliseo Mayor de Cuenca Cuenca, Azuay	Catalina "Katty" Mercedes López Samán	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 2006
2007	March 22, 2007	Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo Guayaquil, Guayas	María Lugina Cabezas Andrade	Pichincha Quito	Miss Universe 2007
2008	March 18, 2008	Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO Quito, Pichincha	Doménica Francesca Saporiti Hinojosa	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 2008
2009	March 13, 2009	Coliseo Lorgio Pinargote Manta, Manabí	Sandra María Vinces Pinargote	Manabí Portoviejo	Miss Universe 2009
2010	March 25, 2010	Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO Quito, Pichincha	Lady Fernanda Mina Lastra	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 2010
2011	March 17, 2011	Recinto Ferial Alfonso Torres Ordóñez Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo	Claudia Elena Schiess FretzE	Galápagos Puerto Ayora	Miss Universe 2011
2012	March 16, 2012	Puerto Lucía Yacht Club La Libertad, Santa Elena	Andrea Carolina Aguirre Pérez	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 2012
2013	March 8, 2013	Teatro Centro Cívico Guayaquil, Guayas	Constanza María Báez Jalil	Pichincha Quito	Miss Universe 2013 2nd Runner-up
2014	March 15, 2014	Teatro Centro Cívico Guayaquil, Guayas	Silvia Alejandra Argudo Intriago	Manabí Portoviejo	Miss Universe 2014
2015	March 4, 2015	Centro de Convenciones de Guayaquil Guayaquil, Guayas	Francesca Keyco Cipriani Burgos	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 2015
2016	March 12, 2016	Hotel Oro Verde Machala, El Oro	Connie Maily Jiménez Romero	Los Ríos Ventanas	Miss Universe 2016
2017	April 22, 2017	Complejo Polideportivo El Chorrillo Babahoyo, Los Ríos	María Daniela Cepeda Matamoros	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 2017
2018	May 5, 2018	Hotel Oro Verde Machala, El Oro	Virginia Stephanie Limongi Silva	Manabí Portoviejo	Miss Universe 2018
2019	July 19, 2019	Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas	Cristina María Hidalgo Berry	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 2019
2020	October 17, 2020	Hotel Wyndham Sail Manta, Manabí	Leyla Shuken Espinoza Calvache	Los Ríos Quevedo	Miss Universe 2020
2021	September 11, 2021	Malecón Eloy Alfaro Quevedo, Los Ríos	Susana "Susy" Valeria Sacoto Mendoza	Manabí Portoviejo	Miss Universe 2021
2022	September 3, 2022	Malecon Eloy Alfaro Quevedo, Los Rios	Nayelhi Alejandra González Ulloa[8]	Esmeraldas Esmeraldas	Miss Universe 2022
2023	July 1, 2023	Recinto Ferial "Alfonso Torres Ordoñez" Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo	Delary Georgette Stoffers Villón[9]	Guayas Guayaquil	Miss Universe 2023
2024	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Miss Universe 2024

A.^ Lucía Vinueza was born in Cuenca, Azuay; but she represented the province of Guayas.

B.^ Mariela García was born in Cuenca, Azuay; but she represented the province of Manabí.

C.^ Soraya Hogonaga was born in Milagro, Guayas; but she represented the province of Pichincha.

D.^ Isabel Ontaneda was born in Cuenca, Azuay; but she represented the province of Pichincha.

E.^ Claudia Schiess was born in Basel, Switzerland; but she represented the province of Galápagos.

Representatives to international beauty pageants

Miss Ecuador Universo

The winner of Miss Ecuador 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.

• ^{^} Lucía Vinueza (1981), Mariela García (1983) and Isabel Ontaneda (2002) were born in Cuenca, Azuay; but they represented their hometown's : Guayaquil, Portoviejo and Province of Pichincha respectively.

Miss Ecuador Internacional

Before 2013, the 2nd Runner-up used to compete at Miss International. Began 2013 the 1st Runner-up of Miss Ecuador represents her country at the Miss International pageant.

Past titleholders under Miss Ecuador org.

Miss Ecuador Mundo

Before 2013 Miss Ecuador org crowned Miss Mundo Ecuador where the winner represented Ecuador at Miss World. Since 2013 the Miss World Ecuador sends winners to Miss World. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.