The Miss Nicaragua 2004 pageant, was held on February 28, 2004 in Managua, after weeks of events. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Marifely Argüello César from Managua won the title. She represented

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later that year. The rest of the finalists would enter different pageants.

Placements

Special awards

* Most Beautiful Face - La Libertad - Mariana Ortega * Miss Photogenic - Managua - Marifely Argüello * Miss Congeniality - Nueva Segovia - Daisy Jirón * Best Hair - Matagalpa - María José Barrantes * Miss Internet - Bluefields - Anasha Campbell (by votes of Miss Nicaragua Webpage) .

Official Contestants

Judges

* Dr. Steven B. Hopping - Director of Center for Cosmetic Surgery of Washington, DC * Mario Solano - Regional Manager of Copa Airlines * Dra. Maria del Carmen Gonzalez - Ecuadorian Ambassador in Nicaragua * Roberto Sanson - Regional Director of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. * Maria Esperanza Peralta - General Manager of Holiday Inn Managua Convention Center * Arquimedes Gonzalez - Editor of La Prensa Magazine * Luz Maria Sanchez - Miss Nicaragua 1996 * Elena Salazar Barquero - Assistant Editor of FEM Magazine * Mauricio Solorzano - Operations Manager of Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua, S.A .

Background Music

*Opening Show – Bluefields Parade *Swimsuit Competition - Alabina - Alabina (Instrumental) *Evening Gown Competition – Bond - "Gypsy Rhapsody" .

Special Guests

* Ballet Folklórico Adela Palacios - Marimbas * Philip Montalban - "Si, Simon...Si, Simon" * Carlos Mejía Godoy - "Nicaragua, Nicaraguita" & "Son tus Perjumenes Mujer" .

References

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