The 3rd Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Centro de Convenciones of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico on September 22, 1996. Thirty-two contestants of the

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competed for the national title, which was won by

Rebeca Tamez Rebeca Lynn Tamez Jones (born October 18, 1975, in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas) is a former Nuestra Belleza México titleholder. The daughter of a Mexican father and an American mother, Rebeca represented her country in the 1997 Miss Universe pag ...

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, who later competed at Miss Universe 1997 in the US. Tamez was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México] titleholder Vanessa Guzmán and Miss Universe 1996 Alicia Machado from Venezuela. She was the first Tamaulipeca and winner of foreign descent (her mother is an American) to win this title. The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by

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, who later competed at

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in India where she was a Semi-finalist in the Top 10. Salazar was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder

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. She is the first and only Jalisciense to win this title. For the first time, two events were held separately to select the two winners for the titles Nuestra Belleza México and Nuestra Belleza Mundo México.

Results

Nuestra Belleza México

Nuestra Belleza Mundo México

One week before the Final Competition was held the Preliminary Competition with a live show entitled "Nuestra Belleza México: Rumbo a Miss Mundo" in which was announced the winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title

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who represented the country at

finished as a Semi-finalist in the Top 10. All contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown during the contest. The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México pageant was held at the

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in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico and was hosted by

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. It was the 1st edition of the "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México" contest and as an official separate pageant to choose Mexico's representative to

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. Although the Winner of this event also competed in the Final Competition, but finished only as a semi-finalist. The musical part was enlivened by groups: Manuel Mijares, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma and Paul Anka.

Contestants

Judges

Preliminary competition

* Miriam Sommers – Fashion and Designer Coordinator * Víctor Bucardo – Ponds Brand Director * Glenda Reyna – Glenda Models Director * César Évora – Actor * Sarah Bustani – Fashion Designer * – Contempo Models Director * Leticia Calderón – Actress

References

External links

Official Website
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