Miss Latin America 1985
Encyclopedia
Miss América Latina 1985 was the third international edition of the Miss América Latina
contest, and the fifth overall. The final event was held on September 22, 1985 in Miami Beach, Florida
, USA. At the conclusion of the pageant, Victoria Mauríz of the Dominican Republic
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Mirla Ochoa of Venezuela
. .
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...
contest, and the fifth overall. The final event was held on September 22, 1985 in Miami Beach, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, USA. At the conclusion of the pageant, Victoria Mauríz of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Mirla Ochoa of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. .
Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss América Latina 1985 |
|
| 1st runner-up |
|
| 2nd runner-up |
 Panama - Mónica Valdéz |
| 3rd runner-up |
|
| 4th runner-up |
 Costa Rica - Laura Pardo |
| Semi-finalists
(in order of placement) |
|
Contestants
Argentina - María Fernanda Villaverde- ' - Lourdes Guevara
Bolivia - Claudia Seng- ' - Mónica Jiménez
Chile - Asunción Aldunate
Colombia - Gehovell Serrato- Costa Rica - Laura Pardo
Dominican Republic - Victoria Mauríz
Ecuador - Sandra LaMota
El Salvador - Suzanne Hannaux- ' - Sylvia Hernandez
Guatemala - Cristina Ruano- ' - Angelie Silva
- ' - Yvonne Aronzon
- ' - Erika Galvis
Mexico - Luz Pérez Pérez- ' - Ruth Fernández
- ' - Ofelia Cobián
- Panama - Mónica Valdéz
Paraguay - Beverly Ocampo
Peru - Miluska Neumann
Puerto Rico - Zaida Negrón
Spain - Mariló Montero- ' - Marielena González
Venezuela - Fulvia Torre
Historical Significance
- Colombia and Florida placed for the third consecutive time.
- Panama, Paraguay, Spain and Venezuela had all placed the year before as well.
- The rest of the placing nations/states (Arizona, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico) had all placed in 1983.
- Panama achieved its highest placement (third) ever. They would again match this placement in 1986, 1989 and 2007.
- Arizona achieved its highest placement ever.
- Costa Rica achieved its highest placement up to that point.
- Venezuela became the first defending territory to place.
- Spain became the first European territory and non-American territory to place.