Nuestra Belleza México 1998 was the 5th Nuestra Belleza México pageant was held for the second consecutive time at the Salon Teotihuacan of the Centro Internacional de Convenciones Acapulco of

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, Guerrero,

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on September 19, 1998. Thirty-two contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, it was the first back to back victories in Nuestra Belleza Mexico history: Silvia Salgado from

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was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder

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also from Nuevo León. Salgado competed at Miss Universe 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago where she was a Semi-finalist in the Top 10. She was the second Neoleonesa to win this title. The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by

Vilma Zamora Vilma Verónica Zamora Suñol (born c. 1977), from the Mexican state of Guanajuato is a beauty pageant title holder. She won the title of Nuestra Belleza Mundo México in 1998, and represented her country in the 1998 Miss World pageant, held in Se ...

from

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, who later competed at

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in Seychelles. Zamora was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Blanca Soto. She was the first Guanajuatense to win this title.

Results

Placements

* For the first and only time in the history of the contest was a tie in the top 10 among Yucatán and Chihuahua

Contestants

Judges

* Verónica Castro – Actress * Andrés García – Actor * Dayanara Torres – Miss Universe 1993 *

Héctor Soberón Héctor Soberón Lorenzo (born August 11, 1964), better known as Héctor Soberón, is a Mexican actor. Acting career Hector Soberon is a well known theater, film and television actor. He was born in Mexico City. He obtained a bachelor's degree ...

– Actor *

Alejandra Quintero Alejandra Quintero Velasco (born September 26, 1976) is a Mexican model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country and placed in the semi-finals at Miss World 1995 pageant, held in Sun City, South Africa South Africa, offici ...

– Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1995 *José Quintero – Photographer * Carla Estrada – Producer *Joss Claude – Stylist *Martha Chapa – Painter *Luis Manuel Rodríguez – Director & Producer

References

External links

Official Website
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