The Miss Ecuador 2004 pageant was on March 4, 2004. There were 14 candidates for the national title. The winer will represent Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

 at Miss Universe 2004

Miss Universe 2004

Miss Universe 2004, the 53rd Miss Universe pageant, was held in Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito, Ecuador on June 1, 2004. It was won by Jennifer Hawkins of Australia....

. The "Miss World Ecuador" would enter Miss World 2004

Miss World 2004

Miss World 2004, the 54th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 6, 2004. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant. Miss World 2003, Rosanna Davison of Ireland crowned her successor María...

 and Miss Earth 2004

Miss Earth 2004

Miss Earth 2004, the 4th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines on October 24, 2004...

. The "Miss Internacional Ecuador" would enter Miss International 2004

Miss International 2004

Miss International 2004, the 44th Miss International pageant was held at Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing, China on October 16 2004. 58 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown...

. The rest of the contestants will enter Miss Earth

Miss Earth 2004

Miss Earth 2004, the 4th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines on October 24, 2004...

, Reinado Internacional del Café

Reinado Internacional del Café

The Reinado Internacional del Café beauty pageant, was internationally launched as the Reinado Continental del Café in 1957, and the name was changed to the current one in 1972 in order to allow for the participation of countries from America and other continents...

, Miss Globe International

Miss Globe International

Miss Globe Organisation is an international beauty pageant group founded in 1925, which owns the rights to various titles, including "Miss Globe", "Miss Globe International", "Miss Globe Beauty Pageant", and "Miss Globe Beauty"...

, Miss Intercontinental and Miss América Latina

Miss América Latina

Miss América Latina or Miss América Latina del Mundo, known in English as Miss Latin America or Miss Latin America of the World, is an international beauty contest held annually. It is organized by the Miss América Latina Organization. Despite its name, the contest is not restricted to only Latin...

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Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Ecuador 2004	Pichincha Pichincha Province Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los... - Susana Rivadeneira Susana Rivadeneira María Susana Rivadeneira Simball is a former Miss Ecuador and Top 10 finalist at Miss Universe 2004.-Miss Universe:...
Miss World Ecuador 2004	Guayas Guayas Province Guayas is a coastal province in Ecuador. It is bordered to the west by Manabí, Santa Elena, and the Pacific Ocean ; to the east by Los Ríos, Bolívar, Chimborazo, Cañar, and Azuay; to the north by Los Ríos and Bolívar; and to the south by El Oro and the Pacific Ocean.With a population of over 3... - Cristina Reyes
Miss Internacional Ecuador 2004	Galápagos Galápagos Province Galápagos is a province of Ecuador in the country's Insular region, located approximately off the western coast of the mainland. The capital is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.... - Irene Zunino
1st Runner-up	Cañar Cañar Province Cañar is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Azogues. At the time of census 2005 the province had a population of 221,045. It contains the 16th-century ruins of Ingapirca, the best-known Inca settlement in Ecuador and a product of their conquest of the indigenous Cañari.- Cantons :The province... - María Luisa Barrios
2nd Runner-up	El Oro El Oro Province El Oro province is the southernmost of Ecuador's coastal provinces. It was named for its historically important gold production. Today it is one of the world's major exporters of bananas. The capital is Machala.-Geography:To the north and east the province has borders with the provinces Guayas,... - Priscila Del Salto

Special awards

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| Miss Congeniality
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• Jéssica Vidal

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| Miss Photogenic
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• Susana Rivadeneira
  Susana Rivadeneira
  María Susana Rivadeneira Simball is a former Miss Ecuador and Top 10 finalist at Miss Universe 2004.-Miss Universe:...
  
  

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| Miss Yambal
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• Susana Rivadeneira
  Susana Rivadeneira
  María Susana Rivadeneira Simball is a former Miss Ecuador and Top 10 finalist at Miss Universe 2004.-Miss Universe:...
  
  

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| Miss Sedal
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• Susana Rivadeneira
  Susana Rivadeneira
  María Susana Rivadeneira Simball is a former Miss Ecuador and Top 10 finalist at Miss Universe 2004.-Miss Universe:...
  
  

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| Miss Trident
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• María Luisa Barrios

Contestants

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| Azuay

Azuay Province

Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of . Its capital is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach above sea level in the national park of El Cajas....

 || Jessica Andrea Vidál Merchan || 22 || 180 || 5'11" || Cuenca

Cuenca, Ecuador

Cuenca is the capital of the Azuay Province. It is located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 2500 m above sea level...

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| Cañar

Cañar Province

Cañar is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Azogues. At the time of census 2005 the province had a population of 221,045. It contains the 16th-century ruins of Ingapirca, the best-known Inca settlement in Ecuador and a product of their conquest of the indigenous Cañari.- Cantons :The province...

 || María Luisa Barrios Landivar || 19 || 175 || 5'8" || Guayaquil

Guayaquil

Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...

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| Chimborazo

Chimborazo Province

Chimborazo is a province in Ecuador, located in the central Ecuadorian Andes, containing a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo , Ecuador's highest mountain.- Cantons :...

 || Claudia Vela Dávila || 20 || 180 || 5'11" || Quito

Quito

San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...

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| Cotopaxi

Cotopaxi Province

Cotopaxi is one of the provinces of Ecuador. The capital is Latacunga. The province contains the Cotopaxi Volcano, an intermittent volcano with a height of 19,388 feet.- Cantons :The province is divided into 7 cantons...

 || Nathalie Kraszna Perna Pavisic || 22 || 1.80 || 5'11" || Guayaquil

Guayaquil

Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...

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| El Oro

El Oro Province

El Oro province is the southernmost of Ecuador's coastal provinces. It was named for its historically important gold production. Today it is one of the world's major exporters of bananas. The capital is Machala.-Geography:To the north and east the province has borders with the provinces Guayas,...

 || Prisila Veronica del Salto Astudillo || 19 || 171 || 5'7" || Machala

Machala

Machala is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province and located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 230,901 , making it the fourth biggest city of the country; it has been referred to as the Banana Capital of the...

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| Esmeraldas

Esmeraldas Province

Esmeraldas is a province in northwestern Ecuador. The capital is Esmeraldas.The province is home to the Afro-Ecuadorian culture.- Cantons :The province is divided into 8 cantons...

 || María Elena Jaramillo López || 18 || 178 || 5'10" || Esmeraldas

Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Esmeraldas is a coastal city in northwestern Ecuador. It is the seat of the Esmeraldas Canton and the capital of the Esmeraldas Province. It has an international sea port and a small airport ....

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| Galápagos

Galápagos Province

Galápagos is a province of Ecuador in the country's Insular region, located approximately off the western coast of the mainland. The capital is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno....

 || Irene Andrea Zunino García || 18 || 174 || 5'8" ||Guayaquil

Guayaquil

Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...

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| Guayas

Guayas Province

Guayas is a coastal province in Ecuador. It is bordered to the west by Manabí, Santa Elena, and the Pacific Ocean ; to the east by Los Ríos, Bolívar, Chimborazo, Cañar, and Azuay; to the north by Los Ríos and Bolívar; and to the south by El Oro and the Pacific Ocean.With a population of over 3...

 || Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo || 22 || 186 || 6'1" || Guayaquil

Guayaquil

Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...

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| Imbabura

Imbabura Province

Imbabura is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Ibarra. The people of the province speak Spanish and the Imbaburan Quechua language.Imbabura Volcano is located in the province. Best reached from the town of La Esperanza, the 4,609-meter-high mountain can be climbed in a single day.- Cantons...

 || Katalina Elizabeth Larrea Ayala || 21 || 170 || 5'7" ||Ibarra

Ibarra, Ecuador

Ibarra is a city in northern Ecuador and the capital of the Imbabura Province. It lies at the foot of the Imbabura Volcano and on the left bank of the Tahuando river. It is about northeast of Ecuador's capital Quito....

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| Loja

Loja Province

Loja Province is one of 24 provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west by El Oro Province, on the north by El Azuay, and on the east by Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on its present site in 1548 by Captain Alonso de Mercadillo the site had been previously moved and rebuilt from La...

 || Paola Barberiz Garzón || 22 || 170 || 5'7" || Quito

Quito

San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...

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| Los Ríos

Los Ríos Province

Los Ríos is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Babahoyo. The province was founded on September 30, 1948 under legistative decree. Its capital Babahoyo was founded October, 6, 1860...

 || Gisselle Iliana Rosado León || 20 || 183 || 6'1" || Babahoyo

Babahoyo

Babahoyo, founded September 30, 1948, by legislative decree, is the capital of the Los Ríos province of Ecuador. Its population is cited around 158,000. It is bordered by two rivers, the San Pablo and the Caracol, which join to form the Babahoyo River...

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| Manabí

Manabí Province

Manabí is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Portoviejo. The province is named after the Manabí people.-Economy:Manabí's economy is based heavily on natural resources such as cacao, bananas, cotton, etc. It's industrial sector is based on Tuna canning, tobacco, and alcoholic beverage production...

 || Kzandra Gissely Vélez Hidalgo || 22 || 172 || 5'7" || Chone

Chone, Ecuador

Chone is a town in the province of Manabi in Ecuador. Officially, La Real Santisíma Villa Rica de la Bendita Providencia de San Cayetano de Chone de esta nuestra Nueva Castilla in reference to Saint Cajetan and The City of Kings, called Pueblo Viejo de Chone or Señorío de Pechance was founded in...

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| Pichincha

Pichincha Province

Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los...

 || María Susana Rivadeneira || 24 || 176 || 5'9" || Quito

Quito

San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...

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| Tungurahua

Tungurahua Province

Tungurahua is one of the twenty-four provinces of Ecuador. Its capital is Ambato. The province takes its name from the Tungurahua volcano, which is located within the boundaries of the provinces.-Population:...

 || María Pia Cely García || 21 || 171 || 5'7" || Guayaquil

Guayaquil

Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...

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External links

• http://www.hoy.com.ec/especial/2004/missecua/inicio.htm
• http://www.beauland.net/news/2004/03-mar.html
• http://especiales.eluniverso.com/especiales/2004/missuniverso2004/susana_rivadeneira.asp
• http://www.bellezavenezolana.net/news/2004/Marzo/20040305.htm