Miss Lindeza 2017 is an Australian national beauty pageant run by E & E Events Management and Estela Tapia is National Director of the contest. It was first held with the name
Miss Latina Australia
Miss Latina Australia is an Australian national beauty pageant was held in 2015 and 2016 run by E & E Events Management and Estela Tapia is National Director of the contest. It was first held at the Golden Star Receptions in Epping, Victoria on Ju ...
and is now a hybrid of the original contest with new categories such as Miss Teen, Junior and Multi-cultural for contestants of background other than spano/Latino heritage. The South American pageant
Reina Hispanoamericana in
Bolivia
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has been chosen for the winner of Miss Lindeza to go represent Australia in 2017.
Charity
Miss Lindeza will be flown to
Bolivia
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home to the “Hogar Maria Auxiliadora” Orphanage
E & E Events has been raising funds through its pageants since 2015 for this cause, this makes a logical fit for Lindeza having the Orphanage and
Reina Hispanoamericana located in the same country.
History
The original pageant named
Miss Latina Australia
Miss Latina Australia is an Australian national beauty pageant was held in 2015 and 2016 run by E & E Events Management and Estela Tapia is National Director of the contest. It was first held at the Golden Star Receptions in Epping, Victoria on Ju ...
took place on 2015 then again in 2016, in the Regent Ballroom in Northcote,
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
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The pageant has now been named Miss Lindeza and has a larger categories not limited to contestants of Hispanic/Latino heritage.
Georgette Psarreas the current title holder was crowned on July 9, 2016 in The Regent Ballroom,
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Victoria.
Categories
The first casting took place on 12 and the second on 26 April 2017
in Melrose Reception in
Tullamarine, Victoria
Tullamarine is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Brimbank, Hume and Merri-bek local government areas. Tullamarine recorded a population of 6,733 at ...
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The categories for Miss Lindeza 2017 vary from age to cultural heritage and are broader than previous pageants.
*''Miss Lindeza Hispana/Latina'' ages 18 to 27 of Hispanic or Latino heritage.
*''Miss Lindeza International'' for non Australian residents aged 18 to 35 such as overseas students.
*''Miss Lindeza Multi-Cultural'' ages 18 to 35 for any cultural heritage other than Hispanic/Latino.
*''Miss Teen Lindeza'' ages 13 to 17.
*''Miss Junior Lindeza'' ages 5 to 12.
Titleholders
Miss Lindeza Hispana/Latina
Miss Lindeza International
Miss Lindeza Multi-Cultural
Miss Teen Lindeza
Miss Junior Lindeza
External links
Official website
See also
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List of beauty contests
A beauty pageant or beauty contest 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 personali ...
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Miss Latina Australia 2016
Miss Latina Australia 2016 was an Australian national beauty pageant run by E & E Events Management. It took place on July 23, 2016, in the historical Regent Ballroom in Northcote, Victoria. 12 finalists participated in the gala event. At the con ...
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Miss Latina Australia
Miss Latina Australia is an Australian national beauty pageant was held in 2015 and 2016 run by E & E Events Management and Estela Tapia is National Director of the contest. It was first held at the Golden Star Receptions in Epping, Victoria on Ju ...
References
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Beauty pageants for people of specific ethnic or national descents
Beauty pageants in Australia