Miss El Salvador

Beauty pageant

Organización Miss El SalvadorFormation| 1954; 71 years ago (1954)

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Type| Beauty pageant
Headquarters| San Salvador
Location|

* El Salvador

Membership|

* Miss Universe
* Miss World

Official language

| Spanish

President

| Carlos Jiménez
Website| reinadodeelsalvador.com

Miss de El Salvador is a national beauty pageant in El Salvador where various winners compete at Miss Universe pageant.

## History

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The Miss El Salvador was the organization in charge of choosing the representative to Miss Universe. The organization since its birth sent a representative to Miss Universe (except in 1980) and Miss World (from 1975 to 1993, when the organization lost the franchise.) The organization was headed by Mr. Eddie González, who was the committed to put El Salvador at the international mark. The format of the competition was based on a representative from each of the 14 departments in the country. During the 1980s due to the Salvadorian Civil War situation, thanks to the special permission granted by The Miss Universe Organization, the representative was chosen behind closed doors. This continued till 1995 when they resumed the national competition.

### Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2004—2019

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For full list and details, see Nuestra Belleza El Salvador.

After Miss El Salvador stopped to produce the pageant, in 2004, Telecorporacion Salvadorena acquired the franchise for Miss World, and in 2006 acquired the franchise for Miss Universe. The pageant was renamed Nuestra Belleza El Salvador and held two separate pageants to select the delegates to Miss Universe and Miss World. In 2010, the format changed as in that year they decided to select the two representatives in just one pageant. The pageant is open to any girls throughout the whole country. They choose the finalists via casting specials and the contestants are not required to have won a department title, which was the traditional way until 2005. The license for Miss Universe was given to the organization Reinado de El Salvador in March 2017 and the Miss World licensee in November 2018.

### Reinado de El Salvador 2007—2022

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For full list and details, see Reinado de El Salvador.

In 2007, the "Reinado de El Salvador" organization was founded and held the licenses for various international beauty pageants, most notably, Miss International and Miss Earth. Eventually each license was dropped as the year went by. In 2017, the organization was granted the license of Miss Universe and subsequently in 2018, acquired the license of Miss World. Depending on the year, the organization would organize different national beauty pageants where the winner would compete at perspective international beauty pageant or held one contest where various winners were selected.

In 2023, the country of El Salvador hosted the Miss Universe pageant with the sponsorship of the government. As a result, the pageant during this year was dubbed "Miss El Salvador" due to the government appointing organizers to organize the pageant. During this year, the winner also received training in the Dominican Republic by the national director of Miss Universe in the Dominican Republic, Magali Febles.

## Miss Universe

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On January 14, 2023, the Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele announced that the country would host the 72nd Miss Universe pageant. The last time the country hosted the international pageant was in 1975.[1][2]

## Titles

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Number of wins from Miss El Salvador (past licenses)

Pageant  | Wins
Miss Universe  | 0
Miss World  | 0
Miss International  | 0
Miss Earth  | 0
Number of wins from Miss El Salvador (current licenses)

Pageant  | Wins
Miss Universe  | 0
Miss World  | 0

Note that the year designates the time Miss El Salvador has acquired that particular pageant franchise.

## Franchise holders in El Salvador

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* 1954 Miss El Salvador – Eddie González
* 2004 Nuestra Belleza de El Salvador – Telecorporación Salvadoreña. Raúl Domínguez
* 2017 Reinado de El Salvador – Carlos Jiménez

## Titleholders

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Year  | Miss El Salvador

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1954 | Myrna Roz Orozco
1955 | Maribel Arrieta Galvez
1964 | María Herma Hernández-Lazo
1972 | Ruth Eugenia Romero Ramírez
1973 | Gloria Ivete Romero
1974 | Ana Carlota Margarita Araujo
1975 | Carmen Elena Figueroa
1976 | Mireya Carolina Calderón Tovar
1977 | Altagracia Arévalo
1978 | Iris Ivette Mazorra Castro
1979 | Ivette López Lagos
1981 | Martha Alicia Ortiz
1982 | Jeannette Orietta Marroquín
1983 | Claudia Denisse Oliva Alberto
1984 | Ana Lorena Samayoa
1985 | Julia Haydée Mora Alfaro
1986 | Vicky Elizabeth Cañas Álvarez
1987 | Virna Passelly Machuca
1988 | Ana Margarita Vaquerano Celarie
1989 | Lucía Beatriz López Rodríguez
1990 | Gracia María Guerra
1991 | Rebeca Dávila Dada
1992 | Melissa Salazar
1993 | Kathy Méndez Cuéllar
1994 | Claudia Méndez Cuéllar
1995 | Eleonora Beatrice Carrillo Alamanni
1996 | Carmen Milena Mayorga
1997 | Carmen Irene Carrillo Vilanova
1998 | Maria Gabriela Joviel Munguía
1999 | Cynthia Carolina Cevallos Montoya
2000 | Alexandra María Rivas Cruz
2001 | Diana Betsy Guerrero
2002 | Elisa Sandoval Rodríguez
2003 | Diana Renée Valdivieso Dubón
2004 | Silvia Gabriela Mejía Córdova
2005 | Irma Marina Dimas Pineda
2006 | Grace Marie Zabaneh Menéndez
Selected by another organization
2006 | Rebecca Iraheta
2007 | Lissette Rodríguez Alfaro
2008 | Rebeca Moreno
2009 | Jacquelin Mayella Mena Mahomar
2010 | Sonia Yesenia Cruz Ayala
2011 | Alejandra Ochoa
Did not compete
2012 | Ana Yancy Clavel Espinoza
2013 | Alba Maricela Delgado Rubio
2014 | Claudia Patricia Murillo Ramos
2015 | Fátima Idubina Rivas Opico
2016 | Ana Cortez
2017 | Allison Ivonne Flores Abarca
2018 | Marisela de Montecristo
2019 | Zuleika Soler Aragón
2020 | Vanessa Velásquez
2021 | Alejandra María Gavidia García
2022 | Alejandra Guajardo Sada[3]
2023 | Isabella García-Manzo[4]
2024  | Florence García
2025 | TBA

## Titleholders under Miss El Salvador org.

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### Miss Universe El Salvador

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*   : Declared as Winner
*   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
*   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
*   : Ended as special awards winner

The main winner of Miss El Salvador represents El Salvador at Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Year  | Department  | Miss El Salvador  | Placement at Miss Universe  | Special awards

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2025  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  |
2024  | San Miguel | Florence García  | Unplaced  |
2023  | San Salvador | Isabella García-Manzo | Top 10  |
2022  | Cabañas | Alejandra Guajardo Sada[5] | Unplaced  |
2021  | San Salvador | Alejandra María Gavidia García  | Unplaced  |
2020  | San Salvador | Vanessa Velásquez  | Unplaced  |
2019  | La Unión | Zuleika Soler Aragón | Unplaced  |
2018  | San Salvador | Marisela de Montecristo | Unplaced  |

* Best National Costume (Top 6)

2017  | San Salvador | Allison Ivonne Flores Abarca  | Unplaced  |
2016  | Did not compete
2015  | San Salvador | Fátima Idubina Rivas Opico | Unplaced  |
2014  | Sonsonate | Claudia Patricia Murillo Ramos | Unplaced  |
2013  | San Salvador | Alba Maricela Delgado Rubio  | Unplaced  |
2012  | San Salvador | Ana Yancy Clavel Espinoza  | Unplaced  |
2011  | San Salvador | Mayra Graciela Aldana Najarro ∆  | Unplaced  |
2010  | San Salvador | Sonia Yesenia Cruz Ayala | Unplaced  |
2009  | San Salvador | Jacquelin Mayella Mena Mahomar  | Unplaced  |

* Best National Costume (Top 5)

2008  | San Salvador | Rebeca Moreno  | Unplaced  |

* Miss Congeniality

2007  | San Salvador | Lissette Rodríguez Alfaro  | Unplaced  |
2006  | San Salvador | Rebecca Iraheta  | Unplaced  |
2005  | Sonsonate | Irma Marina Dimas Pineda | Unplaced  |
2004  | Sonsonate | Silvia Gabriela Mejía Córdova  | Unplaced  |
2003  | Ahuachapán | Diana Renée Valdivieso Dubón  | Unplaced  |
2002  | La Unión | Elisa Sandoval Rodríguez  | Unplaced  |
2001  | Santa Ana | Grace Marie Zabaneh Menéndez  | Unplaced  |
2000  | San Salvador | Alexandra Maria Rivas Cruz  | Unplaced  |
1999  | San Salvador | Cynthia Carolina Cevallos Montoya  | Unplaced  |
1998  | San Salvador | Maria Gabriela Joviel Munguía  | Unplaced  |
1997  | San Salvador | Carmen Irene Carrillo Vilanova  | Unplaced  |
1996  | San Salvador | Carmen Milena Mayorga | Top 10  |
1995  | San Salvador | Eleonora Beatrice Corrillo Alamanni  | Top 10  |
1994  | San Salvador | Claudia Méndez Cuéllar  | Unplaced  |
1993  | San Salvador | Kathy Méndez Cuéllar  | Unplaced  |
1992  | San Salvador | Melissa Salazar  | Unplaced  |
1991  | San Salvador | Rebeca Dávila Dada  | Unplaced  |
1990  | San Salvador | Gracia María Guerra  | Unplaced  |
1989  | San Salvador | Lucía Beatriz López Rodríguez  | Unplaced  |
1988  | San Salvador | Ana Margarita Vaquerano Celarie  | Unplaced  |
1987  | San Salvador | Virna Passelly Machuca  | Unplaced  |
1986  | San Salvador | Vicky Elizabeth Cañas Álvarez  | Unplaced  |
1985  | San Salvador | Julia Haydée Mora Alfaro  | Unplaced  |
1984  | San Salvador | Ana Lorena Samayoa  | Unplaced  |
1983  | San Salvador | Claudia Denisse Oliva Alberto  | Unplaced  |
1982  | San Salvador | Jeannette Orietta Marroquín  | Unplaced  |
Did not compete between 1980—1981
1979  | San Salvador | Judith Ivette López Lagos  | Unplaced  |
1978  | San Salvador | Iris Ivette Mazorra Castro  | Unplaced  |
1977  | San Salvador | Altagracia Arévalo  | Unplaced  |
1976  | San Salvador | Mireya Carolina Calderón Tovar  | Unplaced  |
1975  | San Salvador | Carmen Elena Figueroa | Top 12  |
1974  | San Salvador | Ana Carlota Margarita Araujo  | Unplaced  |
1973  | San Salvador | Gloria Ivete Romero  | Unplaced  |
1972  | San Salvador | Ruth Eugenia Romero Ramírez  | Unplaced  |
Did not compete between 1956—1971
1955  | San Salvador | Maribel Arrieta Gálvez | 1st Runner-up  |

* Miss Congeniality

1954  | San Salvador | Myrna Ros Orozco  | Unplaced  |

∆ Designated — The main winner, Alejandra Ochoa withdrew from Miss Universe, due to accident.

### Miss World El Salvador

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*   : Declared as Winner
*   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
*   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
*   : Ended as special awards winner

The second title called Miss World El Salvador represents El Salvador at Miss World pageant. On occasion, when the title does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another delegate is sent.
Year  | Department  | Miss World El Salvador  | Placement at Miss World  | Special awards

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2025  | Santa Ana | Sofía Estupinián  | TBA  | TBA
2024  | Did not compete
2023  | San Salvador | Andrea Aguilar  | Unplaced  |
2022  | Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022.
2021  | San Salvador | Nicole Álvarez  | Unplaced  |
2020  | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held.
2019  | Santa Tecla | Fátima Mangandí  | Unplaced  |
2018  | Santa Ana | Metzi Solano  | Unplaced  |
2017  | San Salvador | Fátima Cuéllar  | Top 15  |

## See also

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* Reinado de El Salvador
* Miss Grand El Salvador
* Mister El Salvador

## References

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1. ^ Severo, Jan Milo. "El Salvador to host 72nd Miss Universe at the end of 2023". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
2. ^ Gillett, Katy (2023-01-15). "Miss Universe 2023 to take place in El Salvador". The National. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
3. ^ "Miss Universo 2022: Alejandra Guajardo la mexicana que representará a El Salvador". Glam Star News (in Spanish). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
4. ^ "Isabella García-Manzo gana el certamen de Miss El Salvador 2023" [Isabella García-Manzo wins the Miss El Salvador 2023 pageant]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
5. ^ "Miss Universo 2022: Alejandra Guajardo la mexicana que representará a El Salvador". Glam Star News (in Spanish). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-03.

## External links

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* www.reinadodeelsalvador.com

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