Miss Spain
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Miss España is the main annual beauty pageant of Spain
that selects the official representative to the Miss Universe
pageant. Runners-up go to Miss World
, Miss International
and Miss Earth
.
, which did not permit beauty pageants until 1961.
It is currently broadcast to the entire country by Telecinco
, from the Marina d'Or resort, in the province of Castellón.
Any woman who wants to participate in Miss Spain must appear before provincial branches of the pageant, and learn about the requirements needed, as well as methods for selection to be carried out in that province. Once selected by a delegation, they will represent their province in the contest. After a month of preliminary competition, events and cultural activities around the country, the new Miss Spain is selected.
The winner of Miss Spain is sent to represent her country in Miss Universe. However, if Miss Spain is underage, a runner-up is sent to Miss Universe. Overall in these international pageants, Spain's success has been moderate with one Miss Universe title in 1974
and 3 Miss International titles in 1977
, 1990
and 2008
.
Won Miss Universe
Won Miss Europe
Miss Europe winners
Spain
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that selects the official representative to the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant. Runners-up go to Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
, Miss International
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
and Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
.
History
Its origins go back to 1929, when early contests took place until the advent of civil war in 1936, followed by the dictatorship of Francisco FrancoFrancisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
, which did not permit beauty pageants until 1961.
It is currently broadcast to the entire country by Telecinco
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel...
, from the Marina d'Or resort, in the province of Castellón.
Any woman who wants to participate in Miss Spain must appear before provincial branches of the pageant, and learn about the requirements needed, as well as methods for selection to be carried out in that province. Once selected by a delegation, they will represent their province in the contest. After a month of preliminary competition, events and cultural activities around the country, the new Miss Spain is selected.
The winner of Miss Spain is sent to represent her country in Miss Universe. However, if Miss Spain is underage, a runner-up is sent to Miss Universe. Overall in these international pageants, Spain's success has been moderate with one Miss Universe title in 1974
Miss Universe 1974
Miss Universe 1974, the 23rd Miss Universe pageant, was held in Manila, Philippines on the early morning of July 21, 1974 before a live audience of an estimated 10,000 at the Folk Arts Theater and broadcast live by CBS and Radio Philippines Network . The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker and Helen...
and 3 Miss International titles in 1977
Miss International 1977
Miss International 1977 was held at Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo, Japan on July 1, 1977. Pilar Medina earned Spain's first Miss International crown.-Placements:-Special awards:-References:*...
, 1990
Miss International 1990
The 30th Miss International pageant was held on 16 September 1990 at Osaka's Flower Expo Site. The pageant was hosted by Masumi Okada.-Placements:-Special awards:*Friendship: Edwina Taitano Menzies *Photogenic: Irine Vassilenko...
and 2008
Miss International 2008
Miss International 2008, the 48th Miss International pageant was held at the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, Macau on November 8, 2008. 63 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the 48 years of the pageant, surpassing the previous of 61 during last...
.
Winners
| Year | Miss Spain | Represented | Notes |
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| 2010 Miss Spain 2010 Miss Spain 2010 is the 50th edition of the beauty pageant Miss Spain. The pageant was held in Toledo on September 25. There were 52 contestants representing each provinces of Spain.... |
Paula Guilló Sempere Paula Guilló -External links:*... |
Teruel | |
| 2009 Miss Spain 2009 Miss Spain 2009, the 49th Miss Spain pageant was held on July 18, 2009. There were 52 candidates for the national title. The winner represented Spain at Miss Universe 2009. The First Runner Up went to Miss World 2009. The Second Runner Up went to Miss Earth 2009... |
Estíbaliz Pereira Rabade Estíbaliz Pereira Estíbaliz Pereira Rábade is a Spanish beauty queen. She was crowned Miss España 2009 at a gala event held in Cancun, Mexico. She represented Spain in Miss Universe 2009.-Miss España:... |
A Coruña A Coruña A Coruña or La Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country... |
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| 2008 Miss Spain 2008 The Miss Spain 2008 pageant was held on March 29, 2008. It was the 68th edition of Miss Spain. There were 52 candidates for the national title. The winner will represent Spain at Miss World 2008. The First Runner Up would enter Miss Universe 2008. The Second Runner Up would enter Miss International... |
Patricia Yurena Rodríguez Alonso | Tenerife Tenerife Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the... |
Top 15 (Miss World 2008 Miss World 2008 Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World pageant was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing crisis between Georgia and Russia in neighboring South Ossetia, the... ) |
| 2007 | Natalia Zabala Arroyo | Guipúzcoa | |
| 2006 | Elisabeth Reyes Villegas Elisabeth Reyes Elisabeth Reyes Villegas is a Spanish model and moderator.-Model career:She won on 2 April 2006 the title as Miss Spain 2006. She worked for several companies such of Pasarela Castilla y León and Feast of Fashion in 2006. Reyes posed for catalogs of Ace & As and Blusens Teleno... |
Málaga Málaga Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe... |
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| 2005 | Verónica Hidalgo | Girona Girona Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès... |
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| 2004 | María Jesús Ruiz Garzón | Jaén Jaén, Spain Jaén is a city in south-central Spain, the name is derived from the Arabic word Jayyan, . It is the capital of the province of Jaén. It is located in the autonomous community of Andalusia.... |
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| 2003 | Eva María González Fernández Eva González Eva María González Fernández is a Spanish beauty pageant winner who represented her country at the Miss Universe 2003 pageant.-Miss Spain 2003:... |
Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... |
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| 2002 | Vania Millán Miras | Almería Almería Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"... |
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| 2001 | Lorena Van Heerde Ayala | Alicante Alicante Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest... |
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| 2000 | Helen Lindes Griffiths | Las Palmas | 2nd Runner up (Miss Universe 2000 Miss Universe 2000 Miss Universe 2000, the 49th Miss Universe pageant was held at Eleftheria Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus on May 12, 2000. 79 delegates from around the universe competed for the crown. At the conclusion of the final night, Lara Dutta of India was crowned as the new Miss Universe 2000 by Miss Universe... ) |
| 1999 | Lorena Bernal Pascual Lorena Bernal Lorena Bernal Pascual is an actress and model with Argentine and Spanish nationality.-Early life:... |
Guipúzcoa | Top 10 (Miss World 1999 Miss World 1999 The 49th Miss World pageant was held on 4 December 1999 at London's Olympia Hall. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates from all over the world. The 1999 pageant also marked the first time that Scotland and Wales fielded their... ) |
| 1998 | María José Besora Villanueva | Murcia Murcia -History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village... |
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| 1997 | Inés Sáinz Esteban | Biscay Biscay Biscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao... |
33rd place (Miss Universe 1997 Miss Universe 1997 Miss Universe 1997 pageant was held in Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, culminating in the final competition on May 16, 1997. This was the second consecutive year that the pageant had been held in the United States. Miss USA, Brook Lee of Hawaii was crowned Miss... ) |
| 1996 | María José Suárez Benítez | Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... |
17th place (Miss Universe 1996 Miss Universe 1996 Miss Universe 1996, the 45th Miss Universe pageant was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in the Aladdin Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on May 17, 1996. Alicia Machado of Venezuela was crowned as Miss Universe 1996 by Miss Universe 1995 Chelsi Smith of USA. 79 contestants... ) |
| 1995 | María Reyes Vázquez | Soria Soria Soria is a city in north-central Spain, the capital of the province of Soria in the autonomous community of Castile and León. , the municipality has a population of c. 39,500 inhabitants, nearly 40% of the population of the province... |
13th place (Miss Universe 1995 Miss Universe 1995 Miss Universe 1995, the 44th Miss Universe pageant was held at Windhoek Country Club Resort, in Windhoek, Namibia on May 12, 1995. Chelsi Smith of USA was crowned as Miss Universe 1995 by Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen of India... ) |
| 1993-94 | Raquel Rodríguez Hidalgo | Córdoba Córdoba, Spain -History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy... |
37th place (Miss Universe 1994 Miss Universe 1994 Miss Universe 1994, the 43rd Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center, in Manila, Philippines on May 20, 1994... ) |
| 1992 | Eugenia del Pilar Santana Alba | Las Palmas | Top 10 (Miss Universe 1993 Miss Universe 1993 Miss Universe 1993, the 42nd Miss Universe pageant, was held at Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico on May 21, 1993. Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico was crowned as Miss Universe 1993... ) |
| 1991 | Sofía Mazagatos Gómez | Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... |
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| 1990 | Esther Arroyo Bermúdez | Cádiz Cádiz Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia.... |
17th place (Miss Universe 1991 Miss Universe 1991 Miss Universe 1991 was held at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts on the Las Vegas Strip, USA on May 17, 1991.Lupita Jones of Mexico was crowned as Miss Universe 1991... ) |
| 1989 | Raquel Revuelta Armengou | Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... |
43rd place (Miss Universe 1990 Miss Universe 1990 Miss Universe 1990, the 39th Miss Universe pageant was held at Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, USA on April 15, 1990. Mona Grudt of Norway was crowned as Miss Universe 1990. Seventy-one contestants competed for the crown.... ) |
| 1988 | Eva María Pedraza López | Córdoba Córdoba, Spain -History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy... |
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| 1987 | Sonsoles Artigas Mederos | Las Palmas Las Palmas (province) The Province of Las Palmas is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands.-Composition:... |
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| 1986 | Remedios Cervantes Montoya | Málaga Málaga (province) The Province of Málaga is located on the southern coast of Spain, in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the South, and by the provinces of Cádiz, Sevilla, Córdoba and Granada.Its area is 7,308 km²... |
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| 1985 | Amparo Martínez Cerdán | Valencia Valencia (province) Valencia or València is a province of Spain, in the central part of the Valencian Community.It is bordered by the provinces of Alicante, Albacete, Cuenca, Teruel, Castellón, and the Mediterranean Sea... |
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| 1984 | Juncal Rivero Fadrique Castilla | Valladolid Valladolid (province) Valladolid is a province of central/northwest Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora, León, Palencia, Burgos, Segovia, Ávila, and Salamanca.... |
Winner (Miss Europe Miss Europe Miss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr... 1985) |
| 1983 | Garbiñe Abasolo García Garbiñe Abasolo Garbiñe Abasolo García was the first Miss Spain from the Basque region. She was crowned in 1983. She later went on to represent Spain in both Miss Universe 1984 and Miss Europe where she was chosen as Miss Photogenic. She has been the only contestant from Spain to win this award in both pageants.... |
Basque Country Basque Country (autonomous community) The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories.... |
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| 1982 | Ana Isabel Herrero García | Aragón Aragon Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza... |
Top 12 (Miss Universe 1983 Miss Universe 1983 Miss Universe 1983, the 32nd Miss Universe pageant, was held at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, USA on July 11, 1983. 19-year-old Lorraine Downes of New Zealand was crowned Miss Universe 1983, the first woman from that country to win the title... ) |
| 1981 | Cristina Pérez Cottrell | Málaga Málaga Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe... |
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| 1980 | Francisca Ondiviela Frances Ondiviela Frances Ondiviela is a Spanish actress. One of her best known roles was in Acorralada.Ondiviela was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She studied theatre and acting in Spain and Mexico... |
Las Palmas Las Palmas (province) The Province of Las Palmas is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands.-Composition:... |
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| 1979 | María Dolores Forner Toro | Alicante Alicante (province) Alicante or Alacant is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is bordered by the provinces of Murcia on the southwest, Albacete on the west, Valencia on the north, and the Mediterranean Sea on the east... |
Top 15 (Miss World 1979 Miss World 1979 Miss World 1979, the 29th Miss World pageant, was held on November 15, 1979 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Gina Swainson from Bermuda... ) |
| 1978 | Gloria María Valenciano | Lanzarote Lanzarote Lanzarote , a Spanish island, is the easternmost of the autonomous Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering 845.9 km2, it stands as the fourth largest of the islands... |
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| 1977 | Guillermina Ruiz Doménech | Balearic Islands Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital... |
2nd Runner-up (Miss Universe 1978 Miss Universe 1978 Miss Universe 1978, the 27th Miss Universe pageant, was held at Centro de Convenciones de Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico on July 24, 1978. Seventy-five contestants competed in the event.... ) |
| 1976 | Luz María Polegre Hernández | Tenerife Tenerife Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the... |
Top 12 (Miss Universe 1977 Miss Universe 1977 Miss Universe 1977, the 26th annual Miss Universe pageant was held at the National Theater, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on July 16, 1977. 24-year-old Janelle Commissiong earned Trinidad & Tobago its first Miss Universe crown as well as becoming the first black woman to win the title... ) |
| 1975 | Volha Fernández Pérez | Galicia | |
| 1974 | Consuelo Martín López | Atlántico | |
| 1973 Miss Universe 1973 Miss Universe 1973 was held at the 2,000-year-old amphitheatre of Odeon of Herodes Atticus, at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece on July 21, 1973... |
Amparo Muñoz Amparo Muñoz Amparo Muñoz Quesada was a Spanish actress who, in 1974, became the first, and so far, only Spaniard to win the Miss Universe pageant.-Miss Universe 1974:Amparo Muñoz came from the town of Vélez-Málaga, Andalusia,... |
Málaga Málaga Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe... |
Winner (Miss Universe 1974 Miss Universe 1974 Miss Universe 1974, the 23rd Miss Universe pageant, was held in Manila, Philippines on the early morning of July 21, 1974 before a live audience of an estimated 10,000 at the Folk Arts Theater and broadcast live by CBS and Radio Philippines Network . The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker and Helen... ) |
| 1972 | Rocío Martín Madrigal | Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... |
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| 1971 | Maria del Carmen Muñoz | ||
| 1970 | Josefina Román | Cádiz Cádiz Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia.... |
Top 12 (Miss Universe 1971 Miss Universe 1971 Miss Universe 1971, the 20th Miss Universe pageant, was won by Georgina Rizk of Lebanon. It took place on July 24, 1971 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:... ) |
| 1969 | Noelia Afonso | Tenerife Tenerife Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the... |
Winner (Miss Europe Miss Europe Miss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr... 1970) |
| 1968 | Amparo Rodrigo | Valencia Valencian Community The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia... |
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| 1967 | Paquita Delgado Sánchez | Andalucía | |
| 1966 | Paquita Torres Pérez | Andalucía | Winner (Miss Europe Miss Europe Miss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr... 1967) |
| 1965 | Alicia Borrás | Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... |
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| 1964 | Lucía Herrara | Tenerife Tenerife Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the... |
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| 1963 | María Rosa Pérez Gómez | Tenerife Tenerife Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the... |
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| 1962 | Maruja García Nicolau | Majorca | Winner (Miss Europe Miss Europe Miss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr... 1962) |
| 1961 | María del Carmen Cervera | Cataluña | |
| 1960 | Elena Herrera | ||
| 1935 | Alicia Navarro | Canary Islands Canary Islands The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union... |
Winner (Miss Europe Miss Europe Miss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr... 1935) |
| 1934 | María Eugenia Henríquez Girón | Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... |
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| 1933 | Emilia Docet | Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... |
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| 1932 | Teresita Daniel | Cataluña | |
| 1931 | Ermelina Carreño | Castilla la Nueva | |
| 1930 | Elena Pla | Valencia Valencian Community The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia... |
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| 1929 | Pepita Samper | Valencia Valencian Community The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia... |
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Won Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
Won Miss Europe
Miss Europe
Miss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr...
Regional titles
| Autonomous Community | Titles |
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| Andalucía | 16 |
| Canary Islands Canary Islands The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union... |
10 |
| Valencia Valencian Community The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia... |
6 |
| Basque Country Basque Country (autonomous community) The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories.... |
5 |
| Madrid | 5 |
| Cataluña | 4 |
| Balearic Islands Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital... |
2 |
| Castile and León Castile and León Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile... |
2 |
| Galicia | 2 |
| Murcia Region of Murcia The Region of Murcia is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeast of the country, between Andalusia and Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast.... |
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| Aragón Aragon Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza... |
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| Castile-La Mancha Castile-La Mancha Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities... |
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Best results
| Contestant | Competition | Rank |
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| Alejandra Andreu Santamarta Alejandra Andreu Alejandra Andreu Santamarta is a Spanish beauty pageant titleholder who won the 2008 Miss International title in The Venetian Macao, Macau on November 8, 2008. She also won the special award of Miss Photogenic at this pageant. Andreu's victory marks the third Miss International crown for Spain... |
Miss International 2008 Miss International 2008 Miss International 2008, the 48th Miss International pageant was held at the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, Macau on November 8, 2008. 63 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the 48 years of the pageant, surpassing the previous of 61 during last... |
Winner |
| Silvia de Estaban Niubó | Miss International 1990 Miss International 1990 The 30th Miss International pageant was held on 16 September 1990 at Osaka's Flower Expo Site. The pageant was hosted by Masumi Okada.-Placements:-Special awards:*Friendship: Edwina Taitano Menzies *Photogenic: Irine Vassilenko... |
Winner |
| Pilar Medina Canadell | Miss International 1977 Miss International 1977 Miss International 1977 was held at Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo, Japan on July 1, 1977. Pilar Medina earned Spain's first Miss International crown.-Placements:-Special awards:-References:*... |
Winner |
| Amparo Muñoz Quesada Amparo Muñoz Amparo Muñoz Quesada was a Spanish actress who, in 1974, became the first, and so far, only Spaniard to win the Miss Universe pageant.-Miss Universe 1974:Amparo Muñoz came from the town of Vélez-Málaga, Andalusia,... |
Miss Universe 1974 Miss Universe 1974 Miss Universe 1974, the 23rd Miss Universe pageant, was held in Manila, Philippines on the early morning of July 21, 1974 before a live audience of an estimated 10,000 at the Folk Arts Theater and broadcast live by CBS and Radio Philippines Network . The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker and Helen... |
Winner |
| Maria Cervera Fernández | Miss World 1961 Miss World 1961 Miss World 1961, the 11th Miss World pageant, was won by Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. It took place on November 9, 1961 at the Lyceum Theatre in London, UK.-Results:-Contestants:*' - Susana Julia Pardal*' - Hella Wolfsgrubej... |
2nd runner-up |
| Ángela Gómez Durán | Miss Earth 2007 Miss Earth 2007 Miss Earth 2007, the seventh Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held on November 11, 2007 at the UP Theater in Quezon City, Philippines. The delegates also visited Nha Trang, Vietnam. 88 delegates competed for the title, making 2007 the largest edition of delegates for Miss Earth. The pageant was... |
3rd runner-up |
| Alejandra Echevarria Alejandra Echevarria Alejandra Echevarria is a Spanish beauty queen, fashion model, and singer from Jaén, Spain. She represented Spain in the beauties for a cause pageant, Miss Earth 2009 and placed as Miss Fire... |
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3rd runner-up |
Miss Europe winners
| Year | Titleholder |
|---|---|
| 1935 | Alicia Navarro |
| 1936 | Antonia Arques |
| 1962 | Maruja García Nicoláu |
| 1967 | Paquita Torres Pérez |
| 1970 | Noelia Alfonso Cabrera |
| 1974 | Maria Isabel Lorenzo |
| 1985 | Juncal Rivero Fadrique |