The Miss Spain (Spanish: Miss España) is a national beauty pageant in Spain that selects Spanish representatives to compete in three of the big four major international beauty pageants: the

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Miss World 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, Mi ...

, and Miss International competitions.

History

Miss Spain: 1929–2011

The origins of Miss Spain date back to 1929, when early contests took place until the advent of civil war in 1936, followed by the dictatorship of

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, which did not permit beauty pageants until 1961. The winner of Miss Spain is sent to represent her country in Miss Universe. However, if Miss Spain is underage, a runner-up is sent to Miss Universe. Overall in these international pageants, Spain's success has been moderate with one Miss Universe title in

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

and three Miss International titles in

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

and

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

Miss Universe Spain and Miss World Spain: 2013–present

After the inactivity of Miss Spain contest, the company Be Beautiful Spain, S.L. was created by Guillermo Escobar García, former worker of Miss Spain and who founded the contests Miss Spain Universe and Miss Spain World. In 2013, the pageant is separated into several pageants - like Miss World Spain and Miss Universe Spain. In the year 2018, after seven years of inactivity, the contest Miss Spain returns with Pedro Quesada as president and with

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as general director. The national director for Spain at Miss Universe, in 2019, is Jorge Diez Vanila. The national directors for Spain at both Miss World and Miss International are Cres del Olmo and Daniel Montesdeoca. In 2020, the Be Miss Org. dissociated itself from the Miss Universe Organization. Later on, Cres del Olmo and Daniel Montesdeoca from the Nuestra Belleza España Organization franchise the Miss Universe license, in addition to the licenses for both Miss World and Miss International.

Titleholders

::''The winner of Miss España represents her country at

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

and Miss Europe if the winner will be available to compete by the Miss España Organization. However, Miss España Organization was claimed to bankrupt in 2012, and separated into several independent contests choosing the representatives in the International beauty pageants like Miss World Spain (Miss España Mundo) and Miss Universe Spain (Miss España Universo).'' ''Resigned''
''Took over title''
''Patricia Yurena Rodríguez originally won Miss Spain 2008 but due to age requirements was unable to compete at Miss Universe and was subsequently replaced by Claudia Moro. Rodríguez instead represented Spain at Miss World. Rodríguez later won Miss Universe Spain 2013 represented Spain at Miss Universe 2013.''

Winners' gallery

File:Sofía del Prado en 2017.jpg, Sofía del Prado, Miss Universe Spain 2017 File:Mireia Lalaguna (2).jpg, Mireia Lalaguna, Miss World Spain 2015 & Miss World 2015 File:Non Stop People - Carla García- Miss Universo España (21635412282) (cropped).jpg, Carla García, Miss Universe Spain 2015 & Miss World Spain 2011 File:Miss Spain 08 Patricia Rodriguez.jpg, Patricia Yurena Rodríguez, Miss Universe Spain 2013 & Miss Spain 2008/Miss World Spain 2008 File:Miss Spain 07 Natalia Zabala Arroyo.jpg, Natalia Zabala Arroyo, Miss Spain 2007 File:Eva_González.jpg, Eva González, Miss Spain 2003 File:Lorena Van Heerde en 2010.jpg, Lorena Van Heerde Ayala, Miss Spain 2001 File:Helen Lindes durante su visita a Fuerteventura.jpg, Helen Lindes, Miss Spain 2000 File:Lorena Bernal 2007.jpg, Lorena Bernal Pascual, Miss Spain 1999 File:Garbiñe Abasolo.jpg,

Garbiñe Abasolo Garbiñe Abasolo García (born May 17, 1964) is a Spanish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was the first Miss Spain from the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque region. She was crowned in 1983. She later went on to represent Spa ...

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Representatives under Miss España

Miss Universo España

::''From 1960-2012, the winner of Miss Spain represents her country at the

. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. In 2013, the BE MISS ORG. took over the franchise of Miss Universe and the winner of Be Miss Universo España participates at Miss Universe competition. Since 2020, the Nuestra Belleza España Organization handles the Miss Universe license.''

Miss Mundo España

::''Before 2012 either the winner or the First Runner-up of Miss Spain represented her country at the

. Due to economic problems in Spain in 2011, the Miss España went bankrupt. From 2013-2016, the official candidate was selected by "Miss World Spain / Miss Mundo España" pageant, by the BE MISS ORG. Since 2017, the Nuestra Belleza España Organization handles the Miss World license.''

Miss Internacional España

::''Before 2012 the Second Runner-up of Miss Spain represented her country at the Miss International. Since 2013 the official Miss Internacional España set the independent pageant to crown new winner to Miss International after the organization of Miss España bankruptcy.''

Miss Europa España

::''From the 1920s to the 2000s, Spain's representative to Miss Europe was determined mainly through the Miss España (Miss Spain) pageant. With the only exception being 1936-1938 and the 1950s, with those selection processes being largely unknown. Since the 2010s, Spain's representative has been determined through other means of selection.''

References

External links

Be Miss Organization

Miss Espana

Nuestra Belleza España Organization

Miss Universe Spain
{{Miss International countries and territories Miss Spain

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

Recurring events established in 1929 Spanish awards