Miss Ecuador is a national

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. The current Miss Ecuador is Nayelhi González from Esmeraldas,

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. She won the title on September 3, 2022 and will represent

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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

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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,

and

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. In addition, the pageant also selects candidates to represent Ecuador in other international contests such as

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, Miss United Continents and Miss Landscapes International.

Note

* In 1966, 1967, 1973,

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, 1979,

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

and

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, the Miss Ecuador title was appointed. * In 1967,

, 1989 and

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, the Miss Ecuador election/appointment was made the year before the edition to represent. * In 1993, the Miss Ecuador election was not held in Guayaquil for very first time. * In 1996, Mónica Chalá was the first

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in winning the Miss Ecuador title. * In 2011, Claudia Schiess was the first non Ecuadorian-born in winning the Miss Ecuador title. * Guayas has hosted the Miss Ecuador pageant for 46 editions. * Guayas is the most successful province at Miss Ecuador with 39 winners. * Zamora Chinchipe has never been represented at Miss Ecuador.

Titleholders

:A.Lucía Vinueza was born in Cuenca,

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; but she represented the province of Guayas. :B.Mariela García was born in Cuenca,

; but she represented the province of Manabí. :C.Soraya Hogonaga was born in

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, Guayas; but she represented the province of Pichincha. :D.Isabel Ontaneda was born in Cuenca,

; but she represented the province of Pichincha. :E.Claudia Schiess was born in

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

; but she represented the province of Galápagos.

Big Four pageants representatives

The following titleholders have represented Ecuador in three of the Big Four major international

s for women. These are

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, and

with the exception of

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which has a separate national franchise in Ecuador.

Miss Ecuador Universo

::''The winner of Miss Ecuador represents her country at the

pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.'' * Lucía Vinueza (1981), Mariela García (1983) and Isabel Ontaneda (2002) were born in Cuenca,

; but they represented their hometown's :

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Portoviejo Portoviejo (), also known as San Gregorio de Portoviejo, is a city in Ecuador, and the capital of the Provinces of Ecuador, Province of Manabí Province, Manabí from the Pacific coast. It is still known as the city of the "Royal Tamarind Trees" ...

and Province of Pichincha respectively.

Miss Ecuador Internacional

::''Before 2013, the 2nd Runner-up used to compete at

. Began 2013 the 1st Runner-up of Miss Ecuador represents her country at the

pageant.''

Miss Ecuador Mundo

::''Before 2013 Miss Ecuador org crowned Miss Mundo Ecuador where the winner represented Ecuador at Miss World. Since 2013 the Miss World Ecuador sends winners to

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

References

External links

Official Miss Ecuador website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ecuador Beauty pageants in Ecuador Ecuadorian awards