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Iroshka Elvir
Miss Honduras or Miss Honduras Universe (also, known as Señorita Honduras) is a national beauty pageant in Honduras. The pageant was founded in 1930, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. History The first edition of Miss Honduras began in 1930. The winner in that year was giving to Angélica Meza Milla on July 27, 1930. The second edition was started in 1954 by Ministry of Tourism Honduras. In 1954 Liliam Padilla was crowning as the first Miss Honduras after many years in 1930. In 1965 Eda Inés Munguía of Tegucigalpa won Señorita Honduras 1965 in under Doña Norma de Funes directorship. In that year the main winner competed at the Miss World while Honduras did not compete at the Miss Universe between 1956 and 1966. Began in 1967 the main winner returned to participate at the Miss Universe competition. In 1996 Eduardo Zablah took the national pageant of Señorita Honduras and was renaming as Señorita Honduras Universe Inc. He also took the franchise of Miss World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants. Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. For example, ''The Wall Street Journal'', BBC News, CNN, Xinhua News Agency, and global news agencies such as Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Morazán (department)
José Francisco Morazán Quesada (; born October 3, 1792 – September 15, 1842) was a Central American politician who served as president of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1830 to 1839. Before he was president of Central America he was the head of state of Honduras.Biography of Francisco Morazán latinamericanhistory, By Christopher Minster, About.com Guide, October 6, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2010. He rose to prominence at the on November 11, 1827. Morazán then dominated the political and military scene of Central America until his execution in 1842. In the political arena, Francisco Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keylin Suzette Gómez
Keylin Suzette Gómez (born 1989) is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universo Honduras 2011 and represented her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant. Miss Universo Honduras 2011 Gómez, who stands , competed as one of the finalists in her country's national beauty pageant Miss Universo Honduras 2011, held on July 27, 2011, at Centro Social Hondureño Arabe in San Pedro Sula, gaining the right to represent her country in Miss Universe 2011. Miss Universe 2011 As the official representative of Honduras to the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011, Gómez vied to succeed current Miss Universe titleholder, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olancho (department)
Olancho is the largest of all the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department covers a total surface area of 24,057 km² and has an estimated 2015 population of 537,306 inhabitants. The departmental capital is Juticalpa, which is also the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Juticalpa, which covers the department. Terrain Rugged mountains rise in the western and northern portions of the department, notably the Sierra de Agalta, the Montaña de Tembladeros, and the Montaña de Botaderos. Vast pine and hardwood forests cover these mountains. Central Olancho has rolling plains, watered by the Guayape River and its affluents. These plains, sometimes called pampas due to their similarity to the vast Argentinian plains, are famous for their large cattle herds and extensive farming. The main cities, capital Juticalpa and Catacamas, are located there. The eastern part of the department is covered with rainforests, though the influx of impoverished, farmers and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choluteca (department)
Choluteca is one of the 18 departments ''(departamentos)'' into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is the city of Choluteca. The Choluteca River runs through the department. History In the , the indigenous were engaged in trade in a vast territory encompassing the south of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, parts of El Salvador and Nicaragua. In the exercise of this industry they reached the South Coast of Honduras, and founded the settlement of what is now the city of Choluteca hundreds of years before the Spanish conquest. Choluteca was created as a division of colonial rule from Guatemala in March 1535. Upon independence from Spain, the department of Choluteca was created on June 28, 1825, as one of the seven original departments in which Honduras was divided after independence during the government of the first head of state of Honduras, Dionisio de Herrera. Its borders were changed twice after the original partition. In 1843 the district of Guascorán was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cofradía (department)
A confraternity ( es, cofradía; pt, confraria) is generally a Christian voluntary association of laypeople created for the purpose of promoting special works of Christian charity or piety, and approved by the Church hierarchy. They are most common among Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans and the Western Orthodox. When a Catholic confraternity has received the authority to aggregate to itself groups erected in other localities, it is called an archconfraternity. Examples include the various confraternities of penitents and the confraternities of the cord, as well as the Confraternity of the Rosary. History Pious associations of laymen existed in very ancient times at Constantinople and Alexandria. In France, in the eighth and ninth centuries, the laws of the Carlovingians mention confraternities and guilds. But the first confraternity in the modern and proper sense of the word is said to have been founded at Paris by Bishop Odo (d.1208). It was under the invocation of the Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Islands Department
The Bay Islands ( es, Islas de la Bahía; ) is a group of islands off the coast of Honduras. Collectively, the islands form one of the 18 departments of Honduras. The departmental capital is Coxen Hole, on the island of Roatán. Geography The Bay Islands consist of eight islands and 53 small cays lying to off the northern coast of Honduras. These islands have been administered as a department of the Republic of Honduras since 1872.Central American English Central American English, By John A. Holm, Geneviève Escure, Elissa Warantz. Central American English Volume I, 1983. Retrieved March 2, 2013. Located on the Caribbea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlántida (department)
Atlántida may refer to: *Atlantida, a poetic name for the mythical continent of Atlantis * ''Atlantida'' (brachiopod), a genus of brachiopods *Atlantida (cave), a karst cave in Ukraine *Atlántida, Uruguay, a town in the department of Canelones, Uruguay *Atlántida Department, an administrative country division in Honduras *Atlántida Sport Club, a football club in Paraguay *Editorial Atlántida, an Argentine publishing house * ''Atlántida'' (magazine), a magazine published between 1918 and 1970 by same *Atlantidae, a family of gastropod molluscs *''L'Atlàntida'', an 1877 Catalan epic poem by Jacint Verdaguer * ''Atlántida'' (opera), a 1962 orchestral cantata by Manuel de Falla, based on Verdaguer's poem * ''Atlantida'' (novel), a 1919 novel by Pierre Benoit * ''Atlantida'' (review), a Portuguese magazine, 1915 to 1920 * ''Atlantida'' (TV series), Russian television series featuring Nelli Uvarova Nelli Vladimirovna Uvarova (russian: Не́лли Влади́мировна У ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comayagua (department)
Comayagua () is one of the 18 departments ''(departamentos)'' into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Comayagua. Geography The department covers a total surface area of 5,124 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 511,943 people. Economy Historically, the department produced gold, copper, cinnabar, asbestos, and silver. Gems were also mined, including opal and emerald. The area was also known for "fine" cattle. Municipalities # Ajuterique # Comayagua # El Rosario # Esquías # Humuya # La Libertad # Lamaní # Las Lajas # La Trinidad # Lejamaní # Meámbar # Minas de Oro # Ojos de Agua # San Jerónimo # San José de Comayagua # San José del Potrero # San Luis # San Sebastián # Siguatepeque Siguatepeque () is a city and municipality in the Honduran department of Comayagua. The city has a population of 73,480 (2020 calculation). History Founded by the Spanish in 1689 as a religious centre for retreats and monastic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Paraíso (department)
El Paraíso is Spanish for "The Paradise." The name may refer to: Places *El Paraíso, Caracas, a parish of Libertador Bolivarian Municipality, Caracas, Venezuela *El Paraíso, Chalatenango, El Salvador *El Paraíso, Copán, Honduras *El Paraíso Department, Honduras *El Paraíso, El Paraíso, Honduras *El Paraíso, a community of Omoa, Honduras *El Paraíso, Peru * El Paraíso, Romita, Guanajuato, Mexico * El Paraíso Verde, Caazapá Department, Paraguay Other uses *El Paraíso Airport, an airport near El Paraíso, Beni, Bolivia *El Paraiso Open The El Paraiso Open was a golf tournament on the European Tour in 1974. It was held at El Paraiso Golf Club in Marbella, Spain. It was won by England's Peter Oosterhuis, who defeated Manuel Ballesteros scoring a birdie 4 at the first hole of a sudd ..., a 1974 golf tournament at El Paraiso Golf Club in Marbella, Spain See also * Paraíso (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
Santa Bárbara is one of the 18 departments ''(departamentos)'' into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Santa Bárbara. Geography The department covers a total surface area of 5,115 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 368,298 people. Economy The department, historically, is known for harvesting mahogany and cedar trees for exportation. Municipalities # Arada # Atima # Azacualpa # Ceguaca # Chinda # Concepción del Norte # Concepción del Sur # El Nispero # Gualala # Ilama # Las Vegas # Macuelizo # Naranjito # Nueva Frontera # Nuevo Celilac # Petoa # Protección # Quimistán # San Francisco de Ojuera # San José de Colinas # San Luis # San Marcos # San Nicolás # San Pedro Zacapa # Santa Bárbara # Santa Rita # San Vicente Centenario # Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choluteca Department
Choluteca is one of the 18 departments ''(departamentos)'' into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is the city of Choluteca. The Choluteca River runs through the department. History In the , the indigenous were engaged in trade in a vast territory encompassing the south of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, parts of El Salvador and Nicaragua. In the exercise of this industry they reached the South Coast of Honduras, and founded the settlement of what is now the city of Choluteca hundreds of years before the Spanish conquest. Choluteca was created as a division of colonial rule from Guatemala in March 1535. Upon independence from Spain, the department of Choluteca was created on June 28, 1825, as one of the seven original departments in which Honduras was divided after independence during the government of the first head of state of Honduras, Dionisio de Herrera. Its borders were changed twice after the original partition. In 1843 the district of Guascorán was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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