Miss Latin America 1994
Encyclopedia
Miss América Latina 1994 was the eleventh international edition of the Miss América Latina
contest, and the thirteenth overall. The final event was held on November 14, 1994 in Guayaquil
, Ecuador
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Priscila Furlan of Brazil
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, María Fernanda Morales of Guatemala
. When Miss América Latina 1995 was canceled due to a crisis in the host city, Furlan's title was extended to Miss América Latina 1994-95.
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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 thirteenth overall. The final event was held on November 14, 1994 in 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...
, 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 the conclusion of the pageant, Priscila Furlan of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, María Fernanda Morales of Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. When Miss América Latina 1995 was canceled due to a crisis in the host city, Furlan's title was extended to Miss América Latina 1994-95.
Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss América Latina 1994-95 |
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| 1st runner-up |
 Chile - Carola Muñoz |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Mexico - Patricia Servoni |
| Semi-finalists
(in order of placement) |
Contestants
Bolivia - Carla Morón
Brazil - Priscila Furlan- Chile - Carola Muñoz
Colombia - Marítza Rodríguez
Costa Rica - Shirley Valverde
Dominican Republic - Soraya Sánchez
Ecuador - Mónica Villacís
El Salvador - Alexandra Mena
Guatemala - Karen Mansilla
Honduras - Belkys Hernández
- Mexico - Patricia Servoni
Nicaragua - Karen Celebertti
Panama - Sussana De Freitas
Paraguay - Katja Schulz
Peru - Issa Cox
Puerto Rico - Nashalí Enchautegui
Spain - Sofía Lucilla
Uruguay - Sandra Znidaric
United States - Joanne Morales-George
Venezuela - Marianella Gómez
Returning Territories
- Last competed in 1991Miss Latin America 1991Miss América Latina 1991 was the eighth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the tenth overall. The final event was held on November 12, 1991 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the conclusion of the pageant, María Elena Bellido of Peru was crowned by outgoing titleholder,...
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- Last competed in 1992Miss Latin America 1992Miss América Latina 1992 was the ninth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the eleventh overall. The final event was held on November 12, 1992 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. At the conclusion of the pageant, Ana Sofía Pereira of Nicaragua was crowned by outgoing titleholder,...
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Historical Significance
- Brazil earned its first of three victories. It became the first territory whose official language wasn't Spanish to win the contest.
- Spain and Peru both placed for the third consecutive time.
- Chile also placed in 1993.
- Bolivia, Brazil and Mexico last placed in 1991.
- Chile earned its highest placement ever.
- Mexico earned its highest placement, second runner-up, since winning in 1987. As of 2011, this would remain as Mexico's highest placement since winning, matched in 1996 and 2010.
- Although technically matching its (to that point) highest placement of fifth place, because of format changes, Bolivia did not become a finalist.
- Venezuela last placed in 1992.