Miss Nicaragua
TypeWomen's beauty pageant
Franchise holderSiluetas
HeadquartersManagua
Country representedNicaragua Nicaragua
Qualifies for
First edition1955
Most recent edition2023
Current titleholderSheynnis Palacios
Managua Department Managua
Executive Committee
  • Karen Celebertti
Owner
Siluetas
CEO
Karen Celebertti
Language/sSpanish
Websitemissnicaragua.com

The Miss Nicaragua or (Miss Universe Nicaragua) is an Nicaraguan beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1955 to select the entrant from Nicaragua in the Miss Universe and since 2023 to select the entrant to Miss Charm pageant.

The current Miss Nicaragua is Sheynnis Palacios of Diriamba, who was crowned on August 5, 2023, at the Crowne Plaza Convention Center in Managua. She was also crowned as Miss Universe on November 18, 2023 at the José Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium at San Salvador, El Salvador. This is Nicaragua’s first victory in the 72 year history of the pageant.

Participants

Cristiana Frixione at the Miss Nicaragua 2007 contest held in the Rubén Darío National Theater in Managua on March 17, 2007

Participants for the Miss Nicaragua contest must be at least 18. After participants are chosen, between 8 and 17 candidates are elected and represent a city or department. The majority of Miss Nicaragua winners have been from Managua.

Since 2023 the Miss Nicaragua pageant allow women married and mothers to join in the competition.

As well the transgender women are able to complete however since there is not any government mandate about legalisation the candidates are not allowed to join the national pageant.

Titleholders

Year Miss Nicaragua[1][2][3] Department
1955 Rosa Argentina Lacayo  Managua
1963 Leda Sánchez  Carazo
1968 Margine Davidson Morales  Matagalpa
1969 Soraya Herrera Chávez  Managua
1970 Graciela Salazar  León
1971 Xiomara Paguaga Rodríguez  Managua
1973 Ana Cecilia Saravia Lanzas  León
1974 Francis Duarte  León
1975 Alda Maritza Sánchez  Masaya
1976 Ivania Navarro Genie  Matagalpa
1977 Beatriz Obregón Lacayo  Rivas
1978 Claudia Herrera Cortez  Masaya
1979 Patricia Pineda Chamorro  Rivas
1991 Ana Sofía Pereira  Managua
1992 Ida Patricia Delaney  Managua
1993 Luisa Amalia Urcuyo Lacayo  Rivas
1995 Linda Clerk Castillo  Managua
1996 Luz María Sánchez Herdocia  Managua
1998 Claudia Alaniz  Managua
1999 Liliana Pilarte  Río San Juan
2001 Ligia Cristina Argüello Roa  Managua
2002 Marianela Lacayo  Managua
2003 Claudia Salmerón  Managua
2004 Marifely Argüello César  Managua
2005 Daniela Clerk Castillo  Managua
2006 Cristiana Frixione  Managua
2007 Xiomara Blandino  Managua
2008 Thelma Rodríguez  Chinandega
2009 Indiana Sánchez  Managua
2010 Scharllette Allen  South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
2011 Adriana Dorn  Managua
2012 Farah Eslaquit  Masaya
2013 Nastassja Bolívar  Carazo
2014 Marline Barberena  Chinandega
2015 Daniela Torres  Managua
2016 Marina Jacoby  Matagalpa
2017 Berenice Quezada  South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
2018 Adriana Paniagua[4]  Chinandega
2019 Inés López  Managua
2020 Ana Marcelo  Estelí
2021 Allison Wassmer  Managua
2022 Norma Huembes[5]  Carazo
2023 Sheynnis Palacios[6]  Carazo
2024 TBA


Big Four pageants representatives

The following women have represented Nicaragua in the Big Four international beauty pageants.

Miss Nicaragua Universo

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The winner of Miss Nicaragua represents her country at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
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Year State Miss Nicaragua Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards Notes
2024 TBA
2023 Carazo Sheynnis Palacios Miss Universe 2023
  • Previously Miss Mundo Nicaragua 2020
  • Last titleholder under Karen Celebertti.
2022 Managua Norma Huembes Unplaced
2021 Managua Allison Wassmer Unplaced
2020 Estelí Ana Marcelo Molina Top 20
2019 Managua Inés López Unplaced
2018 Chinandega Adriana Paniagua Unplaced
2017 South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region Berenice Quezada Unplaced
2016 Matagalpa Marina Jacoby Unplaced
2015 Managua Daniela Torres Unplaced
2014 Chinandega Marline Barberena Unplaced
2013 Carazo Nastassja Bolívar Top 16
  • Best National Costume
2012 Masaya Farah Eslaquit Unplaced
2011 Managua Adriana Dorn Unplaced
2010 South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region Scharllette Allen Unplaced
2009 Managua Indiana Sánchez
2008 Chinandega Thelma Rodríguez Unplaced
2007 Managua Xiomara Blandino Top 10
  • Later Miss Teen Nicaragua owner.
2006 Managua Cristiana Frixione Unplaced
2005 Managua Daniela Clerk Castillo Unplaced
2004 Managua Marifely Argüello César Unplaced
2003 Tipitapa Claudia Salmerón Unplaced
2002 Managua Marianela Lacayo Unplaced
2001 Managua Ligia Argüello Roa Unplaced
  • First titleholder under Karen Celebertti
2000 No pageant held
1999 Rio San Juan Liliana Pilarte Unplaced
1998 Managua Claudia Alaniz Unplaced
No pageant held between 1996—1997
1995 Managua Linda Clerk Castillo Unplaced
1994 No pageant held
1993 Managua Luisa Amalia Urcuyo Unplaced
1992 Managua Ida Patricia Delaney Unplaced
1991 Managua Ana Sofia Pereira Unplaced
No pageant held between 1979—1990
1978 Masaya Claudia Herrera Cortez Unplaced
1977 Managua Beatriz Obregón Top 12
1976 Matagalpa Ivania Navarro Genie Unplaced
1975 Masaya Alda Maritza Sánchez Unplaced
1974 Managua Francis Duarte Unplaced
1973 León Ana Saravia Lanzas Unplaced
1972 No pageant held
1971 Managua Xiomara Paguaga Unplaced
1970 León Graciela Salazar Unplaced
1969 Managua Soraya Herrera Unplaced
1968 Matagalpa Margine Davidson Morales Unplaced
No pageant held between 1963—1967
1963 Carazo Leda Sánchez Unplaced
No pageant held between 1956—1962
1955 Managua Rosa Argentina Lacayo † Unplaced
  • Best Dressed Girl

Miss Nicaragua Charm

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The winner of Miss Charm Nicaragua represents her country at Miss Charm. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Year State Miss Nicaragua Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards Notes
2024 TBA
2023 Chinandega Isabella Salgado Unplaced
  • First titleholder under Karen Celebertti.

Gallery of Winners

Regional rankings

Department Titles Years
 Managua 20
  • 1955
  • 1969
  • 1971
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1998
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2009
  • 2011
  • 2015
  • 2019
  • 2021
 Carazo 4
  • 1963
  • 2013
  • 2022
  • 2023
 Chinandega 3
  • 2008
  • 2014
  • 2018
 León
  • 1970
  • 1973
  • 1974
 Matagalpa
  • 1968
  • 1976
  • 2016
 Masaya
  • 1975
  • 1978
  • 2012
 Rivas
  • 1977
  • 1979
  • 1993
 South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region 2
  • 2010
  • 2017
 Estelí 1
  • 2020
 Río San Juan
  • 1999

Notes

Contestants

The runners-up and semi-finalists of the Miss Nicaragua pageant are sometimes sent to represent Nicaragua in other international beauty pageants. Winners include Sharon Amador, the first finalist in Miss Nicaragua 2006. Sharon won the Miss Ambar Mundial pageant in 2006. In 2010, the franchise for Miss Earth Nicaragua was awarded to Nuestra Belleza Nicaragua.[7] In 2023, Katherine Burgos Reyes, the first runner-up of Miss Nicaragua 2022 was appointed to compete at Miss Supranational 2023.

Dethroned

Miss Nicaragua 2013, Nastassja Bolívar was dethroned after competing at the Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Vietnam, News (8 October 2008). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Retrieved 9 November 2015. ((cite news)): |first= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Ibrahim, Lynda (13 September 2013). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ Lowe, Aya (25 January 2016). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Adriana Paniagua triunfa en Miss Nicaragua 2018". Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Quién es Norma Huembes, la joven que ha sido elegida Miss Nicaragua 2022". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Las nuevas reinas latinas camino al certamen Miss Universo 2023" [The new Latin queens on their way to the Miss Universe 2023 pageant]. La Nación (in Spanish). 7 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  7. ^ Trejos, Tania (30 March 2006). "Sharon Amador es Miss Ámbar 2006". La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
  8. ^ "After prolonged dispute, Miss Nicaragua 2013 loses her crown -". The Tico Times. Agence France-Presse. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

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