Miss Bolivia
Encyclopedia
Miss Bolivia is an annual Bolivia
n beauty pageant responsible for selecting the country
's representative to the Miss Universe
pageant since 1959. Runner-up goes to Miss World
.
The current titleholder is Yessica Mouton Gianella from Señorita Litoral. She won the title on June 30, 2011.
A three-hour parade
is held annually on August 5. Bolivian TV channel Unitel
broadcasts it to the rest of Latin America
, and cable broadcasts are available in the United States
. For approximately one month, there are several preliminary events and presentations regarding the main parade.
, Miss Bolivia Mundo to Miss World
, and Miss Bolivia Internacional to the Miss International
contest. One of these three titleholders participates in Reina Hispanoamericana
, owned by Promociones Gloria, the same group that organizes the Miss Bolivia pageant. In 2010, the third title was awarded to the Miss Earth
representative, called Miss Bolivia Earth. Besides the titleholders, there are four additional runner-up positions. Representatives are also chosen for Miss Tourism Queen International and Miss Continente Americano
.
Chuquisaca
Cochabamba
La Paz
Oruro
Pando
Potosí
Santa Cruz
Tarija
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n beauty pageant responsible for selecting the country
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
's representative to the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant since 1959. Runner-up goes to Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
.
The current titleholder is Yessica Mouton Gianella from Señorita Litoral. She won the title on June 30, 2011.
History
The contest was founded in 1959 and Gloria Suárez de Limpias has been the event's director since 1979. As of 2010, Bolivia has not won a Miss Universe or Miss World title.A three-hour parade
Parade
A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind...
is held annually on August 5. Bolivian TV channel Unitel
Unitel
Unitel may refer to:*Unitel Communications Incorporated, a Canadian telecommunications company later known as AT&T Canada.*Unitel Bolivia, a Bolivian television network*Unitel , a Mongolian mobile phone network*Unitel...
broadcasts it to the rest of Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, and cable broadcasts are available in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. For approximately one month, there are several preliminary events and presentations regarding the main parade.
Pageant logistics
By general rule, three major crowns are given each year, in this order: Miss Bolivia goes to Miss UniverseMiss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
, Miss Bolivia Mundo to Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
, and Miss Bolivia Internacional to the Miss International
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
contest. One of these three titleholders participates in Reina Hispanoamericana
Reina Hispanoamericana
This annual beauty pageant, which began in 1991 as Reina Sudamericana , is based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Up to 2003 the participants were restricted to the 10 countries in South America; in 2004 participants from Panama and Costa Rica in Central America were invited; and in 2006...
, owned by Promociones Gloria, the same group that organizes the Miss Bolivia pageant. In 2010, the third title was awarded to the Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
representative, called Miss Bolivia Earth. Besides the titleholders, there are four additional runner-up positions. Representatives are also chosen for Miss Tourism Queen International and Miss Continente Americano
Miss Continente Americano
Miss Continente Americano, also known in English as Miss American Continent, is an international beauty contest held annually, held for the first time in 2006...
.
Official Divisions
Beni- Miss Beni
- Srta. Beni
Chuquisaca
- Miss Chuquisaca
- Srta. Chuquisaca
Cochabamba
- Miss Cochabamba
- Srta. Cochabamba
La Paz
- Miss La Paz
- Srta. La Paz
Oruro
- Miss Oruro
- Srta. Oruro
Pando
- Miss Pando
- Srta. Pando
Potosí
- Miss Potosí
- Srta. Potosí
Santa Cruz
- Miss Santa Cruz
- Srta. Santa Cruz
- Miss Litoral
- Srta. Litoral
Tarija
- Miss Tarija
- Srta. Tarija
Winners of Miss Bolivia's main beauty crowns
| Year | Winner | Hometown | Title | Highest Position reached |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Luz María Rojas | Miss Bolivia Universe 1969 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Erika Kohlenberger | Miss Bolivia International 1969 | Non Semifinalist | ||
| 1969 | Roxana Brown Trigo | Miss Bolivia Universe 1970 | Best National Costume | |
| 1970 | Ana Maria Landivar | Miss Bolivia Universe 1971 | Non Semifinalist | |
| María Villarejo | Miss Bolivia International 1971 | Non Semifinalist | ||
| 1971 | Maria Alicia Vargas Vasquez | Miss Bolivia Universe 1972 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1972 | Roxana Sittic Harb | Miss Bolivia Universe 1973 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Rosemary Columba | Miss Bolivia International 1973 | Non Semifinalist | ||
| 1973 | Teresa Isabel Callau | Miss Bolivia Universe 1974 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Dilian Nela Martínez | Miss Bolivia International 1974 | Non Semifinalist | ||
| 1974 | Jacqueline Gamarra Sckett | Miss Bolivia Universe 1975 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1975 | Carolina Elisa Aramayo Esteves | Miss Bolivia Universe 1976 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Maria Monica Guardia | Miss Bolivia World 1975 | Non Semifinalist | ||
| Martha Rosa Baeza | Miss Bolivia International 1976 | Non Semifinalist | ||
| 1976 | Liliana Gutiérrez Paz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1977 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1977 | Raquel Roca Kuikanaga | Miss Bolivia Universe 1978 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Elizabeth Yanone Morón | Miss Bolivia World 1977 | Non Semifinalist | ||
| Rosita de Lourdes Requeña | Miss Bolivia International 1978 | Friendship award | ||
| 1978 | María Luisa Rendon | Cochabamba | Miss Bolivia Universe 1979 | Non Semifinalist |
| Sonia Beatriz Villarroel | Miss Bolivia International 1979 | Non Semifinalist | ||
| 1979 | Carmen Parada | Miss Bolivia Universe 1980 | 42nd of swimsuit contest | |
| Patricia Asbun Galarza | Miss Bolivia World 1979 | Non Semifinalist | ||
| María Beatriz Landívar | Miss Bolivia International 1980 | Non Semifinalist | ||
| 1980 | Sonia Pereira | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1981 | Non Semifinalist |
| Sonia Giovanna Malpartida | Chuquisaca | Miss Bolivia World 1980 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Maria Beatriz Landívar | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 1981 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1981 | Maricruz Aponte | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1982 | Non Semifinalist |
| Carolina Diaz Mansour | Pando | Miss Bolivia World 1981 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Rosario Suárez | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 1982 | Did Not Enter | |
| 1982 | Sandra Villarroel Gallati | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1983 | Non Semifinalist |
| Brita Cederberg | Oruro | Miss Bolivia World 1982 | Semifinalist | |
| Beatrice Peña | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 1983 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1983 | Cecilia Zamora | Tarija | Miss Bolivia Universe 1984 | Non Semifinalist |
| Ana Maria Taboada Arnold | Tarija | Miss Bolivia World 1983 | Semifinalist | |
| Valeria Buitrago Crespo | La Paz | Miss Bolivia International 1984 | ||
| 1984 | Lourdes Aponte | La Paz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1985 | Non Semifinalist |
| Erika Weise | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia World 1984 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Maria Gómez | Cochabamba | Miss Bolivia International 1985 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1985 | Gabriela Orozco | La Paz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1986 | Non Semifinalist |
| Carolina Issa Abudinen | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia World 1985 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Ana Patricia Castellanos | Tarija | Miss Bolivia International 1986 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1986 | Elizabeth O’Connor D’Arlach | Tarija | Miss Bolivia Universe 1987 | Non Semifinalist |
| Claudia Arévalo | Cochabamba | Miss Bolivia World 1986 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Gloria Patricia Roca | Beni | Miss Bolivia International 1987 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1987 | Patricia Arce | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1988 | Non Semifinalist |
| Birgit Ellefsen | Cochabamba | Miss Bolivia World 1987 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Gouldin Balcázar | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 1988 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1988 | Ana Maria Pereira | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1989 | Non Semifinalist |
| Claudia Nazer | Tarija | Miss Bolivia World 1988 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Sonia Montero | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 1989 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1989 | Raquel Cors | Tarija | Miss Bolivia Universe 1990 | Non Semifinalist |
| Maria Victoria Julio | Tarija | Miss Bolivia World 1989 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Katerine Rivera | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 1990 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1990 | Rosario Rico Toro | Cochabamba | Miss Bolivia Universe 1991 | Top 6 Finalist |
| Daniela Domínguez | Tarija | Miss Bolivia World 1990 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Giselle Greminger | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 1991 | Semifinalist | |
| 1991 | Selva Landívar | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1992 | Non Semifinalist |
| Mónica Gamarra | Cochabamba | Miss Bolivia World 1991 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Rosmy Pol | Cochabamba | Miss Bolivia International 1992 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1992 | Natasha Gabriel Arana | Beni | Miss Bolivia Universe 1993 | Non Semifinalist |
| Verónica Pino | Tarija | Miss Bolivia World 1992 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Ana Paola Roca | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 1993 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1993 | Cecilia O'Connor-d'Arlach | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1994 | Non Semifinalist |
| Claudia Arrieta | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia World 1993 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Maria Renée David | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 1994 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1994 | Sandra Rivero Zimmermann | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1995 | Non Semifinalist |
| Mariel Gabriela Arce Taborga | Cochabamba | Miss Bolivia World 1994 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Maria Cristina Tondelli | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 1995 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1995 | Natalia Cronenbold Aguilera | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1996 | Non Semifinalist |
| Carla Morón | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia World 1995 | Semifinalist | |
| Liliana Arce Angulo | Tarija | Miss Bolivia International 1996 | Semifinalist | |
| 1996 | Helga Bauer Salas | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1997 | Non Semifinalist |
| Andrea Forti Sandoval | Tarija | Miss Bolivia World 1996 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Elke Groterhorst Pacheco | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 1997 | Semifinalist | |
| 1997 | Verónica Larrieu | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1998 | Non Semifinalist |
| Mitzy Suárez | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia World 1997 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Fabiana Nieva Caso | Tarija | Miss Bolivia International 1998 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 1998 | Susana Barrientos Roig | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 1999 | Non Semifinalist |
| Bianca Bauer | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia World 1998 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Liliana Peña | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 1999 | Semifinalist | |
| 1999 | Yenny Vaca Paz | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 2000 | Non Semifinalist |
| Raquel Rivera | Tarija | Miss Bolivia World 1999 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Natalia Arteaga Gamarra | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 2000 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 2000 | Claudia Andrea Arano | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 2001 | Non Semifinalist |
| Jimena Rico Toro Gamarra | Cochabamba | Miss Bolivia World 2000 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Catherine Villarroel Márquez | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 2001 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 2001 | Paola Coimbra Antipieff | Santa cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 2002 | Non Semifinalist |
| Claudia Etmüller Spinatto | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia World 2001 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Joan Priscila Quiroga | La Paz | Miss Bolivia International 2002 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Catherine Villarroel Márquez | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Earth 2001 | Semifinalist | |
| 2002 | Irene Aguilera | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 2003 | Non Semifinalist |
| Alejandra Montero | Beni | Miss Bolivia World 2002 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Carla Ameller | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 2003 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Susana Vaca Diez | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Earth 2002 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 2003 | Gabriela Oviedo | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 2004 | Non Semifinalist |
| Helen Aponte | Beni | Miss Bolivia World 2003 | Semifinalist (2nd runner up in Miss World Beach Beauty Miss World Beach Beauty Miss World Beach Beauty is a swimsuit or fast track competition in the Miss World pageant. The Beach Beauty event first started in 2003, when the Miss World Organization decided to have preliminary or fast track events to automatically give a semifinal spot to some of the delegates... ) |
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| Muriel Cruz | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 2004 | Semifinalist | |
| Claudia Azaeda Melgar | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Earth 2003 | Miss Photogenic | |
| 2004 | Andrea Abudinen Richter | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 2005 | Non Semifinalist |
| Nuvia Montenegro | Beni | Miss Bolivia World 2004 | Top 10 in Miss World Beach Beauty Miss World Beach Beauty Miss World Beach Beauty is a swimsuit or fast track competition in the Miss World pageant. The Beach Beauty event first started in 2003, when the Miss World Organization decided to have preliminary or fast track events to automatically give a semifinal spot to some of the delegates... |
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| Vanessa Morón | Tarija | Miss Bolivia International 2005 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Muriel Cruz | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Earth 2004 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 2005 | Desiree Durán | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 2006 | Top 10 Finalist |
| Viviana Méndez | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia World 2005 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Gretel Stehli Parada | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 2006 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Vanessa Patricia Morón Jarzun | Tarija | Miss Bolivia Earth 2005 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 2006 | Jessica Jordan Burton Jessica Jordan Burton Jessica Anne Jordan Burton is a politician and a former model.Jessica is the only child of an English father and Bolivian mother, Aida Burton. Her father, Andrew Keith Jordan is a petroleum engineer... |
Beni | Miss Bolivia Universe 2007 | Non Semifinalist |
| Ana María Ortíz Ana María Ortíz Ana María Ortíz is a Bolivian beauty queen and model and Bolivia's delegate to Miss World in 2006.She was born in Beni in northern Bolivia. She had originally intended to venture into politics and to study political science.... |
Beni | Miss Bolivia World 2006 | Top 25 in Miss World Beach Beauty Miss World Beach Beauty Miss World Beach Beauty is a swimsuit or fast track competition in the Miss World pageant. The Beach Beauty event first started in 2003, when the Miss World Organization decided to have preliminary or fast track events to automatically give a semifinal spot to some of the delegates... |
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| Pamela Justiniano | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 2007 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Jessica Jordan Burton Jessica Jordan Burton Jessica Anne Jordan Burton is a politician and a former model.Jessica is the only child of an English father and Bolivian mother, Aida Burton. Her father, Andrew Keith Jordan is a petroleum engineer... |
Beni | Miss Bolivia Earth 2006 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 2007 | Katherine David Céspedes Katherine David Céspedes Katherine “Kate” David Céspedes born October 22, 1988 in Bolivia in the town of San Ignacio de Velasco won the 2007 Miss Bolivia pageant. She was represented her country in the Miss Tourism Queen International 2008 and Miss Universe 2008 pageants but unplaced at all.-External links:*... |
Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 2008 | Non Semifinalist |
| Sandra Lea Hernández | Cochabamba | Miss Bolivia World 2007 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Angélica Olavarría | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 2008 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Carla Fuentes Rivero | Tarija | Miss Bolivia Earth 2007 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 2008 | Dominique Peltier Dominique Peltier Rosa Dominique Noemí Peltier De Liota, best known as Dominique Peltier, is a Bolivian beauty queen of Cochabamba who won the Miss Bolivia Universo 2008 title during the Miss Bolivia 2008 pageant on 19 July 2008. She will represent her home country Bolivia at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant at the... |
Cochabamba | Miss Bolivia Universe 2009 | Non Semifinalist |
| Jaqueline Arias | Beni | Miss Bolivia World 2008 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Laura Olivera | Tarija | Miss Bolivia International 2009 | Non Semifinalist | |
| Carolina Urquiola | La Paz | Miss Bolivia Earth 2008 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 2009 | Claudia Arce Lemaitre | Chuquisaca | Miss Bolivia Universe 2010 | Non Semifinalist |
| Flavia Foianini | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia World 2009 | 4th runner up in Miss World Beach Beauty Miss World Beach Beauty Miss World Beach Beauty is a swimsuit or fast track competition in the Miss World pageant. The Beach Beauty event first started in 2003, when the Miss World Organization decided to have preliminary or fast track events to automatically give a semifinal spot to some of the delegates... |
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| Ximena Vargas | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 2010 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 2010 | Olivia Pinheiro Olivia Pinheiro María Olivia Pinheiro Menacho is a Bolivian beauty pageant titleholder and model who was crowned Miss Bolivia 2010, and would have represented her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant... |
Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Universe 2011 | Non Semifinalist |
| María Teresa Roca | Beni | Miss Bolivia World 2010 | Top 40 in Miss World Beach Beauty Miss World Beach Beauty Miss World Beach Beauty is a swimsuit or fast track competition in the Miss World pageant. The Beach Beauty event first started in 2003, when the Miss World Organization decided to have preliminary or fast track events to automatically give a semifinal spot to some of the delegates... |
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| Yovana O'Brien Yovana O'Brien Peggy Yovana O'Brien is Miss Bolivia Earth 2010 and Miss Bicentenario.-References:... |
Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia Earth 2010 | Non Semifinalist | |
| 2011 | Yessica Mouton | Señorita Litoral | Miss Bolivia Universe 2011 | |
| Yohana Vaca | Litoral | Miss Bolivia World 2011 | ||
| Daniela Núñez | Santa Cruz | Miss Bolivia International 2011 | ||
| Valeria Avendaño | Miss Lapaz | Miss Bolivia Earth 2011 |