Miss Nicaragua is an American
beauty pageant
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that has been held annually since 1955 to select the entrant from Nicaragua in the
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Stre ...
and since 2023 to select the entrant to Miss Charm International pageant. Until 2001 when the model agency Siluetas announces that the most important beauty pageant in the country will be operated by Karen Celebertti.
The current Miss Nicaragua is Norma Huembes of
San Marcos
San Marcos is the Spanish name of Saint Mark. It may also refer to:
Towns and cities Argentina
* San Marcos, Salta
Colombia
* San Marcos, Antioquia
* San Marcos, Sucre
Costa Rica
* San Marcos, Costa Rica (aka San Marcos de Tarrazú)
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, who was crowned on August 6, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center Managua in
Managua, Nicaragua
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Participants
Participants for the Miss Nicaragua contest must be between 18 and 28 years old, not married, and have no children. After participants are chosen, 16 candidates are elected and represent their region. The majority of Miss Nicaragua winners have been from
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Some years, the pageant has had a theme; for 2006, it was ''"León, pasado maravilloso... presente esperanzador... futuro luminoso"'' meaning "León, wonderful past... hopeful present.. luminous future".
Despite only having four Miss Universe semi-finalists to date, Nicaragua has done well in other international beauty pageants.
Titleholders
File:Marianela Lacayo Miss Mundo Latino Internacional.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2002
Marianela Lacayo
Marianela Lacayo Mendoza (b. 20 March 1981) is a Nicaraguan model and entrepreneur. She was the winner of Miss Nicaragua 2002 and Miss World Latin International 2002 beauty pageants.
Lacayo was born in Managua
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File:CristianaFrixione.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2006
Cristiana Frixione
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File:XioBlandino.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2007
Xiomara Blandino
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File:Thelma Rodriguez 2008.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2008
Thelma Rodríguez
Chinandega
Chinandega () is a city and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is Nicaragua's 2nd most important city (economy) and 6th largest ...
File:Miss Nicaragua Indiana Sanches.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2009
Indiana Sánchez
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File:Scarlett Allen Miss Nicaragua 2010.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2010
Scharllette Allen Moses
Bluefields
Bluefields is the capital of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, South Caribbean Autonomous Region in Nicaragua. It was also the capital of the former Mosquito Coast, Kingdom of Mosquitia, and later the Zelaya Department, which was divid ...
File:Adriana Dorn.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2011
Adriana Dorn
Managua
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File:Farah Eslaquit (7347375912).jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2012
Farah Eslaquit
Masaya
Masaya () is the capital city of Masaya Department in Nicaragua. It is situated approximately 14 km west of Granada and 31 km southeast of Managua. It is located just east of the Masaya Volcano, an active volcano from which the ...
File:Miss Nicaragua 2013 ~ Nastassja Bolivar.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2013
Nastassja Bolívar
Diriamba
Diriamba is a city and a municipality in the Carazo department of Nicaragua, with a population of 64,757 (2020 estimate). It is located 41 km south of Managua, the capital of Nicaragua.
Geography
The city's elevation (just above 500 mete ...
File:Marline Barberena en El Nuevo Diario.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2014
Marline Barberena
Chinandega
Chinandega () is a city and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is Nicaragua's 2nd most important city (economy) and 6th largest ...
File:Daniela Torres en El Nuevo Diario.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2015
Daniela Torres
Daniela Torres Bonilla (born January 22, 1990, in Managua, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2015. She represented her country at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.
Personal life
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File:Marina Jacoby in crown by bay.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2016
Marina Jacoby
Matagalpa
Matagalpa () is a city in Nicaragua which is the capital of the department of Matagalpa. The city has a population of 111,258 (2021 estimate),Berenice Quezada
Berenice Xuyami Quezada Herrera (born 28 September 1993) is a Nicaraguan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2017 and represented Nicaragua at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant.
In the 2021 Nicaraguan general elect ...
El Rama
Rama is a municipality and a city in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua.
Inifom ...
File:Adriana Paniagua, Miss Nicaragua 2018, in 2020.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2018
Adriana Paniagua
Chinandega
Chinandega () is a city and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is Nicaragua's 2nd most important city (economy) and 6th largest ...
File:Inés López Sevilla en VOS TV.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2019
Inés López
Managua
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File:Ana Marcelo en VOS TV.jpg, Miss Nicaragua 2020
Ana Marcelo
Estelí
Estelí (), officially Villa de San Antonio de Pavia de Estelí is a city and municipality within the Estelí department. It is the 3rd largest city in Nicaragua due to the high urbanization of its municipality, at 83%, with an urban population of ...
Regional rankings
Miss Nicaragua titleholders
The following women have represented Nicaragua in the
Miss Universe
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Miss Charm Nicaragua titleholders
Since 2022 the Miss Nicaragua organization selects the representative of Nicaragua for the Miss Charm International competition.
Notes
Contestants
The runners-up and semi-finalists of the Miss Nicaragua pageant are sometimes sent to represent Nicaragua in other international beauty pageants. Winners include Sharon Amador, the first finalist in Miss Nicaragua 2006. Sharon won the Miss Ambar Mundial pageant in 2006.
In 2010, the franchise for Miss Earth Nicaragua was awarded to Nuestra Belleza Nicaragua.
Dethroned
Miss Nicaragua 2013,
Nastassja Bolívar was dethroned after competing at the
Miss Universe 2013
Miss Universe 2013 was the 62nd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow, Russia on November 9, 2013.
At the end of the event, Olivia Culpo of the United States crowned Gabriela Isler of Venezuela as Miss Uni ...
in Moscow, Russia.
See also
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Miss Mundo Nicaragua
Miss World Nicaragua is a beauty pageant in Nicaragua that selects the country's representatives to the Miss World and Mister World, ones of the Big Four international beauty pageants, Big Four international beauty pageants.
Big four represe ...
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Nuestra Belleza Nicaragua
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Nicaragua at major beauty pageants
References
External links
Miss NicaraguaOfficial site
{{Miss Universe countries and territories
Beauty pageants in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan awards
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...