Nuestra Belleza México 1996, the 3rd

Nuestra Belleza México The Mexicana Universal is a national beauty pageant in Mexico held annually since 2018, replacing the former pageant, Nuestra Belleza México, held since 1994. Currently, the pageant is responsible for selecting the country's delegates to Miss ...

pageant, was held at the Centro de Convenciones of

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, 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 from

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities. It is located in nor ...

, who later competed at Miss Universe 1997 in the US. Tamez was crowned by outgoing

titleholder

Vanessa Guzmán Vanessa Guzmán Niebla (born October 19, 1976 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was Nuestra Belleza México in 1995, and represented her country in the 1996 Miss Universe pageant. Biography Vanessa ...

and

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Alicia Machado Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo (; born December 6, 1976) is a Venezuelan-American actress, TV host, singer and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1996, she previously crowned Miss Venezuela 1995. She was the fourth woman from Venezuel ...

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

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 ...

from

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, who later competed at Miss World 1996 in India where she was a Semi-finalist in the Top 10. Salazar was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Alejandra Quintero. 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 featured a live show entitled "Nuestra Belleza México: Rumbo a Miss Mundo" in they announced that the winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was

from

, who would go on to represent Mexico at Miss World 1996 and finish as a semi-finalist in the Top 10. All contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown categories during the contest. The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México pageant was held at the

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, Mexico and was hosted by

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. It was the debut of the "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México" contest in its capacity 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, she finished only as a semi-finalist. The musical part was enlivened by the following groups:

Manuel Mijares José Manuel Mijares Morán (born 7 February 1958 in Mexico City) is an adult-contemporary pop singer who is billed as Manuel Mijares () or simply as Mijares. He began his career at age 23 and achieved high popularity from the mid-80s to mid 90s ...

, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma and

Paul Anka Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter and actor. His songs include " Diana", “ You Are My Destiny", “Lonely Boy", " Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and " (You're) Having My Baby". Anka also wr ...

Contestants

Judges

Preliminary competition

* Miriam Sommers – Fashion and Designer Coordinator * Víctor Bucardo – Ponds Brand Director * Glenda Reyna – Glenda Models Director *

César Évora César Évora Díaz (; born November 4, 1959) is a Cuban- Mexican actor. Biography Évora started his career in Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles in the ...

– Actor * Sarah Bustani – Fashion Designer * Óscar Madrazo – Contempo Models Director * Leticia Calderón – Actress

References

External links

Official Website
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