Miss Bolivia is a national

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. The pageant was founded in 1959, where the winners were sent to

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History

The contest was founded in 1959 and Gloria Suárez de Limpias has been the event's director since 1979. As of 2019, Bolivia has not won a Miss Universe or Miss World title. A three-hour

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is held annually on August 5. Bolivian TV channel Unitel broadcasts it to the rest of

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, and cable broadcasts are available in the

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. For approximately one month, there are several preliminary events and presentations regarding the main parade.

Official Divisions

;Beni * Miss Beni * Srta. Beni * Miss Moxitania ;Chuquisaca * Miss Chuquisaca * Srta. Chuquisaca * Miss La Plata ;Cochabamba * Miss Cochabamba * Srta. Cochabamba * Miss Valle ;La Paz * Miss La Paz * Srta. La Paz * Miss Illimani ;Oruro * Miss Oruro * Srta. Oruro ;Pando * Miss Pando * Srta. Pando ;Potosí * Miss Potosí * Srta. Potosí ;Santa Cruz * Miss Santa Cruz * Srta. Santa Cruz * Miss Litoral * Srta. Litoral ;Tarija * Miss Tarija * Srta. Tarija * Miss Andalucía

Titleholders

The following women have represented

in the

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and

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Titleholders under Promociones Gloria org.

Miss Bolivia Universo

::''The winner of Miss Bolivia Universo represents her country at the

. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.''

Miss Bolivia Mundo

::The winner of Miss Bolivia Mundo represents her country at the Miss World pageant.''

Miss Bolivia Internacional

::''Between 1969 and 2014 the second runner-up of Miss Bolivia represented Bolivia at the

pageant. Since 2015 after the committee divided pageant into two pageants, the Miss Bolivia Internacional selects by the first runner-up of Miss Bolivia pageant.''

Miss Bolivia Tierra

::''Between 2001 and 2014 the third runner-up of Miss Bolivia represented Bolivia at the

pageant. Began in 2015 the second runner-up of Miss Bolivia will go to Miss Earth pageant.''

References

External links

Miss Bolivia official sitewww.missbolivia.org
{{Miss Earth countries and territories

Beauty pageants in Bolivia

1959 establishments in Bolivia Bolivian awards