Miss Nicaragua

The Miss Nicaragua is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1955 to select the entrant from Nicaragua in the Miss Universe and since 2023 to select the entrant to Miss Charm International pageant. Until 2001 when the model agency Siluetas announces that the most important beauty pageant in the country will be operated by Karen Celebertti.

Miss Nicaragua
FormationMarch 12, 1955 (1955-03-12)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersDistrito de Managua, Managua
Location
Membership
Official language
Spanish
National Director
Karen Celebertti
Websitewww.missnicaragua.com

The current Miss Nicaragua is Norma Huembes of San Marcos, who was crowned on August 6, 2022, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center Managua in Managua, Nicaragua.

Participants

Participants for the Miss Nicaragua contest must be between 18 and 28 years old, not married, and have no children. After participants are chosen, 16 candidates are elected and represent their region. The majority of Miss Nicaragua winners have been from Managua.

Some years, the pageant has had a theme; for 2006, it was "León, pasado maravilloso... presente esperanzador... futuro luminoso" meaning "León, wonderful past... hopeful present.. luminous future".[1]

Despite only having four Miss Universe semi-finalists to date, Nicaragua has done well in other international beauty pageants.

since 2023 the Miss Nicaragua will accepts women married and that at the same time are mothers.

Titleholders
Cristiana Frixione at the Miss Nicaragua 2007 contest held in the Rubén Darío National Theater in Managua on March 17, 2007
YearMiss NicaraguaMunicipalityNotesHeritage
1955 Rosa Argentina Lacayo † Managua
1963 Leda Sánchez Carazo
1968 Margine Davidson Morales Matagalpa United Kingdom
British
1969 Soraya Herrera Chávez Tipitapa
1970 Xiomara Paguaga Rodríguez Managua
1973 Ana Cecilia Saravia Lanzas Leon
1974 Francys Duarte Leon
1975 Aida Maritza Sánchez Masaya
1976 Ivania Navarro Genie Matagalpa Miss Teenage Intercontinental 1976 & Miss Tourism Latin America 1976 France
French
1977 Beatriz Obregón Rivas
1978 Claudia Herrera Cortez Masaya
1979 Patricia Pineda Chamorro Rivas
1991 Ana Sofía Pereira Managua Miss América Latina 1992
1992 Ida Patricia Delaney Managua
1993 Luisa Amalia Urcuyo Lacayo Rivas
1995 Linda Clerk Castillo Managua United Kingdom
British
1996 Luz María Herdocia Managua Did not compete in Miss Universe 1996
1998 Claudia Alaniz Managua
1999 Liliana Pilarte Río San Juan
2001 Ligia Cristina Argüello Roa Managua
2002 Marianela Lacayo Mendoza Managua Miss Mundo Latin Internacional 2002
2003 Claudia Salmerón Tipitapa
2004 Marifely Argüello César Managua Miss Expo World 2004
2005 Daniela Clerk Castillo Managua United Kingdom
British
2006 Cristiana Frixione Managua World Miss University 2006 Italy
Italian
2007 Xiomara Blandino Managua
2008 Thelma Rodríguez Chinandega
2009 Indiana Sánchez Managua United States
American
2010 Scharllette Allen Bluefields
2011 Adriana Dorn Managua Germany
German
2012 Farah Eslaquit Masaya Mexico
Mexican
2013 Nastassja Bolívar Carazo Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011 Colombia
Colombian
2014 Marline Barberena Chinandega United States
American
2015 Daniela Torres Managua
2016 Marina Jacoby Matagalpa United Kingdom
British
2017 Berenice Quezada El Rama
2018 Adriana Paniagua[2] Chinandega Miss Teen International 2011 United States
American
2019 Inés López Managua
2020 Ana Marcelo Estelí Miss Teen Américas 2015 Peru
Peruvian
2021 Allison Wassmer Managua Germany
German
2022 Norma Huembes Salazar[3] San Marcos

Regional rankings
ProvinceTitlesYears
Managua 18 1955, 1971, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021
Leon 4 1960, 1970, 1973, 1974
Carazo 3 1963, 2013, 2022
Chinandega 2008, 2014, 2018
Matagalpa 1968, 1976, 2016
Masaya 1975, 1978, 2012
Rivas 1977, 1979, 1993
Granada 2 1961, 1962
Tipitapa 1969, 2003
Bluefields 1 2010
El Rama 2017
Estelí 2020
Río San Juan 1999

Miss Nicaragua titleholders

The following women have represented Nicaragua in the Miss Universe[4][5][6]

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Represented Miss Universe Nicaragua Venue Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards
2023 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
2022 San Marcos Norma Huembes Managua Unplaced
2021 Managua Allison Wassmer[7] Managua Unplaced
2020 Estelí Ana Janssy Marcelo Molina[8] Managua Top 21
2019 Managua Inés López Managua Unplaced
2018 Chinandega Adriana Paniagua Managua Unplaced
2017 El Rama Berenice Quezada Managua Unplaced
2016 Matagalpa Marina Jacoby Managua Unplaced
2015 Managua Daniela Torres Managua Unplaced 4th place at Best National Costume
2014 Chinandega Marline Barberena Managua Unplaced
2013 Carazo Nastassja Bolívar[9] Managua Top 16 Best in National Costume
2012 Masaya Farah Guillermina Slaquit Cano Managua Unplaced 6th Place at Best National Costume
2011 Managua Adriana Dorn Managua Unplaced
2010 Bluefields Scharllette Allen[10] Managua Unplaced
2009 Managua Indiana Sánchez[11] Managua Unplaced 2nd Place at Best National Costume
2008 Chinandega Thelma Guiselle Rodriguez Flores[12] Managua Unplaced
2007 Managua Xiomara Blandino Managua Top 10
2006 Managua Cristiana Frixione Managua Unplaced
2005 Managua Daniela Clerk Castillo Managua Unplaced
2004 Managua Marifely Argüello Cesar Managua Unplaced
2003 Tipitapa Claudia Salmerón Managua Unplaced
2002 Managua Marianela Lacayo Managua Unplaced
2001 Managua Ligia Cristina Argüello Roa Managua Unplaced
2000 Nicaragua did not compete.
1999 Managua Liliana Sofia Pilarte Centeno Managua Unplaced
1998 Managua Claudia Patricia Alaniz Managua Unplaced
Did not compete in 1997.
1996 Managua Luz María Sánchez Herdocia Managua
1995 Managua Linda Maria Clerk Castillo Managua Unplaced
1994 Nicaragua did not compete.
1993 Rivas Luisa Amalia Urcuyo Lacayo Managua Unplaced
1992 Managua Ida Patricia Delaney Managua Unplaced
1991 Managua Ana Sofía Pereira Managua Unplaced
Nicaragua did not compete between 1980-1990.
1979 Rivas Patricia Pineda Chamorro Managua
1978 Masaya Claudia Herrera Managua Unplaced
1977 Managua Beatriz Obregón Lacayo Managua Top 12
1976 Matagalpa Ivania Navarro Genie Managua Unplaced
1975 Masaya Alda Maritza Sánchez Managua Unplaced
1974 Leon Francis Duarte Managua Unplaced
1973 Leon Ana Saravia Lanzas Managua Unplaced
1972 Nicaragua did not compete.
1971 Masaya Xiomara Paguaga Managua Unplaced
1970 Leon Graciela Salazar Managua Unplaced
1969 Tipitapa Soraya Herrera Chavez Managua Unplaced
1968 Matagalpa Margine Davinson Morales Managua Unplaced
Nicaragua did not compete between 1964-1967.
1963 Carazo Leda Sánchez Managua Unplaced
Nicaragua did not compete between 1956-1962.
1955 Managua Rosa Argentina Lacayo † Managua Unplaced Best Dressed Girl

Miss Charm Nicaragua titleholders

Since 2022 the Miss Nicaragua organization selects the representative of Nicaragua for the Miss Charm International competition.

YearMiss Charm NicaraguaStateVenueInternational Placement
2023 Isabella Salgado Chinandega Designated Unplaced
2024 TBD TBD TBD TBD

Notes

Contestants

The runners-up and semi-finalists of the Miss Nicaragua pageant are sometimes sent to represent Nicaragua in other international beauty pageants. Winners include Sharon Amador, the first finalist in Miss Nicaragua 2006. Sharon won the Miss Ambar Mundial pageant in 2006. In 2010, the franchise for Miss Earth Nicaragua was awarded to Nuestra Belleza Nicaragua.[13]

Dethroned

Miss Nicaragua 2013, Nastassja Bolívar was dethroned after competing at the Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia.[14]

See also

References
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    2. "Adriana Paniagua triunfa en Miss Nicaragua 2018". Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
    3. "Quién es Norma Huembes, la joven que ha sido elegida Miss Nicaragua 2022". 20 minutos (in Spanish). August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
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    6. Lowe, Aya (January 25, 2016). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
    7. "Allison Wassmer es Miss Nicaragua 2021". Vos TV (in Spanish). August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
    8. "Virtual preparation allows Miss Nicaragua amid pandemic". The San Diego Union-Tribune. August 9, 2020.
    9. Martínez, Roberto (2013). "Nastassja Bolívar es Miss Nicaragua 2013". El Nuevo Diario. Archived from the original on March 5, 2013.
    10. "¿Quién será Miss Nicaragua 2010?". La Prensa. February 27, 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
    11. ¿Quién Será Miss Nicaragua 2009?. (consultado el 3 de marzo de 2009)
    12. Chinandega gana Miss Nicaragua. (consultado el 3 de marzo de 2009)
    13. Trejos, Tania (March 30, 2006). "Sharon Amador es Miss Ámbar 2006". La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2007.
    14. "After prolonged dispute, Miss Nicaragua 2013 loses her crown -". The Tico Times. Agence France-Presse. January 22, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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