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Ana Galarza
Ana Mercedes Galarza Añazco (born September 23, 1989, in Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador is a beauty pageant titleholder who was first runner-up in Miss Ecuador 2010. Miss Ecuador 2010 Galarza is a student of Psychology in the Pontificia Universidad Cátolica del Ecuador. She is also the first woman from Tungurahua to be crowned Miss World Ecuador. Miss Ecuador 2010 was broadcast live from CEMEXPO, in Quito. Miss World 2010 As the first runner-up of the Miss Ecuador 2010 beauty pageant, Galarza represented Ecuador in the Miss World 2010 pageant. She placed among the Top 20 in the Miss World Talent Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss Inte ... fast-track competition. External linksMiss Ecuador Organization References 1989 births Living people People from Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambato, Ecuador
Ambato (; full form, San Juan de Ambato; Quechuan languages, Quechua: Ampatu Llaqta) is a city located in the central Andes, Andean valley of Ecuador. Lying on the banks of the Ambato River (Ecuador), Ambato River, the city also sits beneath several tall mountains. It is the Tungurahua province capital city Tungurahua Province, Tungurahua, at an elevation of 2,577 meters above sea level. It is variously nicknamed "City of Flowers and Fruits", "Land of the Three Juan's", and "Garden of Ecuador." Ambato's inhabitants are called Ambateños or Guaytambos (after a type of native peach that the valley is famous for producing). The current mayor of Ambato is Javier Altamirano. The city has been fully or partially destroyed by earthquakes several times in its history, most recently on 1949 Ambato earthquake, 5 August 1949, when the city and its cathedral were almost completely devastated. The city was rebuilt in the following two years. In honour of the tenacity of their residents, Ambat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World Talent
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The current Miss World is Karolina Bielawska of Poland, who was crowned by Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica on March 16, 2022, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. History 20th century In 1951, Eric Morley organised a bikini contest as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations that he called the Festival Bikini Contest. The event was popular with the press, which dubbed it "Miss World". The swimsuit competition was intended as a promotion for the bikini, which had only recently been introduced to the market and was still widely regarded as immodest. When the 1951 Miss World pageant winner, Kerstin "Kiki" Hakansson from Sweden, was crowned in a bikini, it added to the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Ambato, Ecuador
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Living People
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1989 Births
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, causing a large oil spill; The Fall of the Berlin Wall begins the downfall of Communism in Eastern Europe, and heralds German reunification; The United States invades Panama to depose Manuel Noriega; The Singing Revolution led to the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from the Soviet Union; The stands of Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, Yorkshire, where the Hillsborough disaster occurred; Students demonstrate in Tiananmen Square, Beijing; many are killed by forces of the Chinese Communist Party., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake rect 200 0 400 200 World Wide Web rect 400 0 600 200 Exxon Valdez oil spill rect 0 200 300 400 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verónica Vargas
María Verónica Vargas Granja (born 1989) is an Ecuadorian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Ecuador 2011 and will represent her country in the 2011 Miss World pageant. Early life Vargas is taking a bachelor's degree in journalist at Universidad de Eloy Alfaro de Manta and speaks Spanish and English. She enjoys reading and she was Nereida de la Armada del Ecuador. Miss Ecuador 2011 Vargas, who stands tall, competed as the representative of Guayas, one of 19 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Ecuador 2011, held on March 17, 2011 in Santo Domingo, where she obtained the ''Miss Photogenic'' award and became the eventual the 1st Runner-up, gaining the right to represent Ecuador in Miss World 2011. Miss World 2011 As the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss World pageant, Verónica will vie to succeed current Miss World titleholder, Alexandria Mills of United States The United States of America (U. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Guayaquil
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Miss Ecuador
Miss Ecuador is a national beauty pageant in Ecuador. The current Miss Ecuador is Nayelhi González from Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas Province. She won the title on September 3, 2022 and will represent Ecuador at Miss Universe 2022. History The very first winner of the Miss Ecuador pageant was Sara Chacón Zúñiga from Guayas province in 1930. The contest was inactive for 25 years until 1955 when Leonor Carcache from Guayas won the first modern title of Miss Ecuador and became the first representative of the country to the Miss Universe pageant, was held in Long Beach, California. Representatives from the 24 provinces that make up Ecuador compete annually for the title of Miss Ecuador among others. Miss Ecuador selects representatives for two of the Big Four international beauty pageants, Miss Universe and Miss International. In addition, the pageant also selects candidates to represent Ecuador in other international contests such as Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss United Continent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandera Provincia Esmeraldas
Bandera - from a Spanish word meaning a ''flag'' - may refer to: Places * Bandera County, Texas ** Bandera, Texas, its county seat ** Bandera Creek, a river in Texas, with its source near Bandera Pass ** Bandera Pass, a mountain pass in Bandera County, Texas Hill Country * Bandera, Santiago del Estero, Argentina, a municipality and village * Bandera State Airport in King County, Washington Surname * Stepan Bandera (1909–1959), Ukrainian politician * Vaitiare Bandera (born 1964), American actress Other uses * ''Bandera'' (moth), a genus of moth * '' Inquirer Bandera'', a tabloid newspaper based in the Philippines * ''Bandera'', a military unit of the Spanish Legion of the Spanish Army See also * Zuni-Bandera volcanic field, New Mexico * Banderas (other) * Bandeira (other) Bandeira, a Portuguese-language word for flag, may refer to: People *Bandeira (surname) Places *Bandeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil, a municipality *Bandeira do Sul, Minas Gerais, Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quito
Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes, at an elevation of , making it the second-highest capital city in the world.Contact Us " TAME. Retrieved on 14 March 2010. Quito is the political and cultural center of Ecuador as the country's major governmental, administrative, and cultural institutions are located within the city. The majority of transnational companies with a presence in Ecuador are headquartered there. It is also one of the country's two major industrial centers—the port city of |
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Ekuatur Nunka''), is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about west of the mainland. The country's capital and largest city is Quito. The territories of modern-day Ecuador were once home to a variety of Indigenous groups that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was colonized by Spain during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it emerged as its own sovereign state in 1830. The legacy of both empires is reflected in Ecuador's ethnically diverse population, with most of its mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World Ecuador
Concurso Nacional de Belleza Ecuador is a national beauty pageant held annually in Ecuador. Initially, the contest was named Miss World Ecuador in 2013 up to 2020 when it was renamed Consurso Nacional de Belleza Ecuador. The winner is the Miss World Ecuador and is the national representative at Miss World in the year she has been chosen, except in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. History The very first winner elected by Miss World Ecuador organization was Laritza Párraga from Santo Domimgo province through 2013. Although Miss World Ecuador organization has the rights to send a delegate to Miss World, Ecuador has been competing at Miss World since 1960 under the Miss Ecuador beauty pageant, which had the rights until 2012. After Miss Ecuador Organization lost the franchise to Miss World, Julián Pico acquired the rights to send a contestant to the international pageant through the national pageant Miss World Ecuador, starting in 2013. Representatives from the 24 provinces that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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