Miss Latin America 2009
Encyclopedia
Miss América Latina 2009 is the twenty-third international edition of the Miss América Latina
contest. The final event was held on May 23, 2009 in Punta Cana
, Dominican Republic
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Johanna Solano of Costa Rica
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Daniele Sampaio of Italy
.
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. The final event was held on May 23, 2009 in Punta Cana
Punta Cana
Punta Cana is part of the newly created Punta Cana-Bávaro-Veron-Macao municipal district in La Altagracia, the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. The area is best known for its beaches and balnearios, which face both the Caribbean and Atlantic, and it has been a popular tourist...
, 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...
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Johanna Solano of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Daniele Sampaio of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Results
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss América Latina 2009 |
|
| 1st runner-up |
 United States - Diana Franca |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Brazil - Williana Siqueira |
| 3rd runner-up |
 Canada - Denise Garrido |
| 4th runner-up |
 Guatemala - María Fernanda Fernandez |
| Semi-finalists
(in order of placement) |
|
Contestants
Argentina - María Jessica Martínez
Belize - Liliana Nuñez
Bolivia - Katherine Vaca- Brazil - Williana Siqueira
- Canada - Denise Garrido
Canary Islands - Jeannette Carballo
Catalonia - Carla Stipek
Chile - Daniela Herman
Costa Rica - Johanna Solano
Dominican Republic - Paola Casilla
Ecuador - Luisa María Correa
El Salvador - Miriam Flores
- ' - Lea Bach Van Ben
- Guatemala - María Fernanda Fernandez
Italy - Live García
Netherlands - Fleur Baak
Nicaragua - Slilma Ulloa
Paraguay - Sofía López
Peru - Massiel Vidal
Puerto Rico - Raisa Díaz
Spain - Fatima Polanco- United States - Diana Franca
Uruguay - Lourdes Rocha
Venezuela - Anmarie Camacho
Nations
- Chile last participated 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...
. Spain last participated in 2006Miss Latin America 2006Miss 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...
. Argentina, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico and Uruguay last participated in 2007Miss Latin America 2007Miss América Latina 2007 was the twenty-first international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the twenty-third overall. The final event was held on June 15, 2007 in Riviera Maya, Mexico. At the conclusion of the pageant, Giannina Silva of Uruguay was crowned by outgoing titleholder,...
. - Despite competing in 2008, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Portugal all failed to send delegates this year. This was only the second time that both Honduras and Mexico did not send a delegate.
- Nations that placed in 2008 as well were Brazil, Catalonia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Peru.
- Canada last placed in 2005. Canary Islands, Puerto Rico and the USA all last placed in 2006. Ecuador and Venezuela last placed in 2007.