The Miss Peru 2016 pageant was held on the night of April 23rd, 2016. This national beauty contest inaugurated the brand new Ecological Center Studios of

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in Pachacamac,

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, after weeks of events. The outgoing titleholder,

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crowned her successor,

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at the end of the event. The crowning featured the assistance of special guest Miss Universe 2015, Pia Wurtzbach of

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who also judged during the final telecast. Piazza represented

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at Miss Universe 2016 where she successfully placed in the final. The first and second runners-up were also crowned, as Prissila Howard and Danea Panta represented

at the Miss Grand International 2016 and Miss International 2016 pageants, respectively. The pageant was broadcast by

for the first time since 2002. The event was hosted by

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and presenter Mathías Brivio.

Placements

* The (*) means that during the live telecast, there was a cut from the Top 10 to a Top 5, which followed a first final question round. Later, another cut to decide a Top 3 was decided to decide the contestants advancing to the second final question round to decide the winner. Two contestants were eliminated at that stage, and their exact placements were not specified until days later by Jessica Newton (President of the Miss Peru Organization) in an open press news release. * The (^) means that there was supposed to be a Top 10, following the cut from the Top 15 swimsuit competition. However, it was announced by the hosts at the live telecast during the Top 10 announcement that there was a tie for 10th place, thus making it a Top 11 at the end.

Special Awards

* Best Regional Costume - San Martín - Valkiria Aragón * Miss Photogenic - Region Lima - Ivana Yturbe * Miss Elegance - La Esperanza - Danea Panta * Miss Body - Amazonas - Hanny Portocarrero * Best Hair - Cuzco - Antonella de Groot * Miss Congeniality - Moquegua - Rossi Vargas * Most Beautiful Face - Region Lima - Ivana Yturbe * Best Smile - Distrito Capital - Valeria Piazza * Miss Rosa - Chimbote - Mirella Paz Baylón .

Delegates

* Amazonas - Hanny Portocarrero *

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- Suemi Jhong * Apurímac - Flor Vergara Baca *

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- Ximena Tamayo Butilier *

Ayabaca Ayabaca is a town in the highlands of the Piura Region in northwestern Peru, near the border with Ecuador. It is located in the Ayabaca Province and is capital of that province and Ayabaca District, to the southeast of the Ecuadorian border tow ...

- Sophia Cossio *

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- Giuliana Montalbetti * Chimbote - Mirella Paz Baylón * Chincha - Lucero Francis * Cuzco - Antonella De Groot Velasco * Distrito Capital -

* Europe Perú - Kim Zollner * Huaraz - Stefania Viviani * Ica - Solymar Camasca * La Esperanza - Danea Panta * La Libertad - Estefani Mauricci Gil * Lambayeque - Saymel Vega *

Moquegua Moquegua (, founded by the Spanish colonists as Villa de Santa Catalina de Guadalcázar del Valle de Moquegua) is a city in southern Peru, located in the Department of Moquegua, of which it is the capital. It is also capital of Mariscal Nieto Pr ...

- Rossi Vargas * Pachacamac - Kiara Barrantes *

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- Prissila Howard *

Pucallpa Pucallpa (, qu, puka allpa, lit=red dirt; Shipibo language, Shipibo: ''May Ushin'') is a city in eastern Peru located on the banks of the Ucayali River, a major tributary of the Amazon River. It is the capital of the Ucayali region, the Corone ...

- Sharon Neyra * Region Lima - Ivana Yturbe * San Isidro - Giulliana Barrios *

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- Valkiria Aragón *

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- Leonela López *

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- Giomara Suárez Echegeray *

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- Karla Flores * Trujillo - Ana Estefanía Vasquez Paiva * Tumbes - Eva Reyes *

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- Marjorie Patiño * USA Peru -

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* Villa El Salvador - Alexia Villagomez Source:

Judges

* Miss Universe 2015, Pia Wurtzbach from

. * Miss Universe 1995,

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from the

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. * Miss Peru 1978, Olga Zumarán. * Miss Peru 1990, Marisol Martínez. * Miss Peru 2001, Viviana Rivasplata. * Miss Peru 2002, Adriana Zubiate. * Miss Peru 2003, Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos. * Miss World Peru 1996, Mónica Chacón. * Miss World Peru, 2002, Marina Mora. * Luis Miguel Ciccia, Turismo CIVA proprietor and president of the judge panel. * Ruth Enciso, photographer and magazine editor. * Patricia Uehara, photographer. * Rebecca Escribens, TV hostess and presenter. * Norka Peralta, official gown designer of the pageant. * Isabel Serkovic, designer. * Percy Luzio, TV image director.

Performers

* Top 15 Swimsuit Competition: Lil Silvio & El Vega. * Top 10 Evening Gown Competition: Micheille Soifer & Identico.

Contestant Notes

* The winner,

, placed in the Top 13 at Miss Universe 2016, held on January 30, 2017, at the Mall of Asia Arena in

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. This was

's 18th placement in

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history. * The 1st runner-up, Prissila Howard, placed in the Top 10 at

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, held on October 25, 2016, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in

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, NV,

. This was

's 2nd placement in Miss Grand International history. Later she was appointed as Miss Universe Perú 2017 and competed in Miss Universe 2017. *The 2nd runner-up, Danea Panta, unplaced at Miss International 2016, held on October 27, 2016, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in

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. Panta had also previously won Peru's Next Top Model in 2013. *Top 11 Finalist

competed in Miss Perú 2019 where she placed 1st runner up and competed in Miss Supranational 2019 where she placed as 3rd runner up. A year after she competed again for the title of Miss Perú 2020 where she was crowned as the winner and represented

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competition, where she placed as 2nd runner up.

References

External links

Official Site
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