Miss Latin America 2006
Encyclopedia
Miss América Latina 2006 was the twentieth international edition of the Miss América Latina
contest, and the twenty-second overall. The final event was held on June 28, 2006 in Riviera Maya
, Mexico
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Melissa Quesada of the United States
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Mariela Candia of Paraguay
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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 twenty-second overall. The final event was held on June 28, 2006 in Riviera Maya
Riviera Maya
Riviera Maya, also known as the Mayan Riviera, is a tourism district following the coastal Highway 307 which parallels the Caribbean coastline of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located on the eastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Melissa Quesada of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Mariela Candia of Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
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Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
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| Miss América Latina 2006 |
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| 1st runner-up |
 Canary Islands - Neólida Hernández |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Nicaragua - Xiomara BlandinoXiomara Blandino Xiomara Blandino is a Nicaraguan architecture student who held the title of Miss Nicaragua 2007.She participated in the Miss Universe 2007 contest representing Nicaragua and made it to the semifinals. She placed 10th overall where Miss Japan Riyo Mori went on to win the title.-References:... |
| 3rd runner-up |
 Guatemala - Catherine Gregg |
| 4th runner-up |
 Brazil - Geise Pousa |
| Semi-finalists
(in order of placement) |
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Contestants
Argentina - Yanina Mayor
Belize - Vanessa Chan
Bolivia - Mariela Flores- Brazil - Geise Pousa
- Canary Islands - Neólida Hernández
Catalonia - Silvia Massó
Dominican Republic - Elisa Abreu
Ecuador - Karla Milán- Guatemala - Catherine Gregg
- ' - Mary-Grace van Leeuwen
Honduras - Lissa Saenz
Mexico - Arianna Ramírez
- Nicaragua - Xiomara BlandinoXiomara BlandinoXiomara Blandino is a Nicaraguan architecture student who held the title of Miss Nicaragua 2007.She participated in the Miss Universe 2007 contest representing Nicaragua and made it to the semifinals. She placed 10th overall where Miss Japan Riyo Mori went on to win the title.-References:...
Panama - Mayela Alzamora
Paraguay - Liz Cardozo
Peru - Milagros Ruiz
Portugal - Sandra di Novi
Puerto Rico - Libni García
Spain - Esther Pérez
Switzerland - Cinzia Bongiovanni
Uruguay - Paola Fros
United States - Melissa Quesada
Venezuela - Mereille Segovia
Returning territories
- Last competed in 2000Miss Latin America 2000Miss América Latina 2000 was the fourteenth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the sixteenth overall. The final event was held on November 25, 1999 in Guatemala City, Guatemala...
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- Last competed in 2003Miss Latin America 2003Miss América Latina 2003 was the seventeenth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the nineteenth overall. The final event was held on November 23, 2002 in Playa Tambor, Costa Rica...
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- Last competed in 2004Miss Latin America 2004Miss América Latina 2004 was the eighteenth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the twentieth overall. The final event was held on November 15, 2003 in Cancun, Mexico...
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Historical significance
- USA earned its first international victory. The first two Miss Latin America titleholders, from 1981 and 1982, were both from the USA but both pageants were not international competitions.
- Canary Islands and Catalonia both placed for the first time.
- Canary Islands earned its highest placement ever.
- Nicaragua matched its highest placement (second runner-up) since winning in 1992.
- Brazil placed for the sixth consecutive time, tying Brazil with Colombia for the longest placement streak.
- Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and the USA also placed in 2005.
- Honduras last placed in 2000, when Dania PrinceDania PrinceDania Patricia Prince Méndez, who comes from Choluteca, the regional center of Southern Honduras, is an international beauty queen who has held the title of Miss Earth 2003.-Pageantry and biography:...
won. - Guatemala and Nicaragua last placed in 2002.
- Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico last placed in 2004. Puerto Rico's Gamalis Fermín had been the winner.
- This year saw a change in format to calling out 12 semifinalists, the most semifinalists called out in the history of the pageant. This format would be repeated from 2008 onward.
- This was the only pageant, as of 2011, that Costa Rica did not attend.