The 4th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Salon Teotihuacan of the Centro Internacional de Convenciones Acapulco of

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, Guerrero,

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on September 20, 1997. Thirty-two contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by

Katty Fuentes Katty Fuentes García (born c. 1976) is a Mexican woman from the state of Nuevo León, who won the national beauty pageant of Mexico and represented her country in the Miss Universe 1998 pageant, held in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. on May 12, 1998. Th ...

from

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, who later competed at Miss Universe 1998 in the US. Fuentes was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder

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 ...

. She was the first Neoleonesa to win this title. The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México] title was won by Blanca Soto from

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, who later competed at Miss World 1997 in Seychelles. Soto was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder

Yessica Salazar Yessica Salazar (born Yessica Salazar González on December 28, 1973 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. who was crowned Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1996 and represented her country at ...

. She is the first and only short hair to win as well she was the first Morelense to win this Title. For the second consecutive 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 Mexico: Rumbo a Miss Mundo" in which was announced the winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title Blanca Soto from

who represented the country at Miss World 1997. All contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown during the contest. The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México pageant was held at the Salon Teotihuacan of the Centro Internacional de Convenciones Acapulco in

, Guerrero,

and was hosted by Raúl Velasco and Karina Velasco. It was the 2nd 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 as Suplente/1st Runner-up. The musical part was enlivened by: Sentidos Opuestos,

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and

Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México ...

Contestants

Judges

Preliminary competition

*Carlos Latapi – Photographer *Rebeca Solano – Fashion Coordinator *Tony Scheffler – Journalist *

Eugenia Cauduro Eugenia Cauduro () (born Eugenia Cauduro Rodríguez on December 20, 1968, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican actress and former model. Life Eugenia Cauduro is the daughter of Ernesto Cauduro Gemoets and Silvia Rodríguez Porras, and ...

– Model & Actress * Mario Cimarro – Actor *Rosario Pérez – Fashion Coordinator

References

External links

Official Website
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