Nuestra Belleza México 2006, the 13th

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 ...

beauty pageant, was held at the Espacio Cultural Metropolitano of

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on September 2, 2006. Thirty contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Rosa Maria Ojeda from

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, who later competed in

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in Mexico where she was a Semifinalist in the Top 10. Ojeda was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder

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. She was the second Sinaloan to win this title. The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by

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from

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, who later competed in

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where she was the 2nd Runner-up. Morán was crowned by Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2004

Dafne Molina Dafne Molina Lona (born February 24, 1982, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican designer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in the Miss World 2005 pageant, held in Sanya, China on December 10, 2005. Biogra ...

. She is the only Coliman and fourth winner of foreign descent (her grandfather is Chinese) to win this Title. The Recognition "Corona al Mérito 2006" was for

, Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2004, 1st Runner-up in

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and International Top Model.

Results

Placements

Order of announcements

Top 15

#Tamaulipas #Colima #Jalisco #Daitrito Federal #Michoacán #Sinaloa #Chihuahua #Nuevo León #Puebla #Baja California #Coahuila #Nuevo León #Nayarit #Sonora #Jalisco

Top 10

#Chihuahua #Baja California #Nayarit #Tamaulipas #Sinaloa #Jalisco #Michoacán #Nuevo León #Puebla #Colima

Top 5

#Tamaulipas #Baja California #Colima #Jalisco #Sinaloa

Special awards

Judges

They were the same judges at the Preliminary and Final Competition. *

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- ''

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& Actress'' *Arturo Carmona - ''Actor'' *Gerardo Dragonetti - ''Fashion Designer'' *Héctor Terrones - ''Fashion Designer'' *

Marco Méndez Marco Méndez (born Marco Anibal Méndez Ramírez on October 1, 1976, in Uruapan, Michoacán) is a Mexican actor. Méndez began as a model and later studied acting in Televisa's CEA. He made his television debut as 'Oscar Méndez' in the telenov ...

- ''Actor'' *Natalia Esperón - ''Actress'' *Odín Dupeyrón - ''Actor'' * Rebeca Tamez - '' Nuestra Belleza México 1996, Señorita Continente Americano 1997 & Fashion Model'' *Denisse Carrera de Esper - '' Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 1994'' *Laura de la Torre - ''Fuller Brand Director''

Background music

*Opening Number: "Medley of the host State" by Contestants *Intermediate: "Vanidosa" by

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*Swimsuit Competition: "Guapa" by Santo Diablito *Intermediate: "Rosa Pastel" by

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*Evening Gown Competition: Leo Paryna *Intermediate: "Y Aquí Estoy" by Fey *Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme)

Contestants

Designates

* - Ana Paulina Parga * - Perla Mercado * - Alejandra Ballesteros

Returning states

*Last competed in

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

: ** *Last competed in

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

: ** **

Withdrawals

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Significance

*Sinaloa won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the second time (before

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

). *This year the crown of Nuestra Belleza México suffers his third change, this new model would continue only this year. *Colima won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the first time. *This was the fourth time a Winner of Nuestra Belleza México pageant is of foreign descent (

, her grandfather is Chinese). *Jalisco was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the first time. *The event begins with a parade of costumes, it's not carried out since

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

. *This is the first year in which the outgoing Queen, Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2005

Karla Jiménez Karla Verónica Jiménez Amezcua (born December 15, 1982, in Puebla City, Mexico) is a Mexican beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in the 2006 Miss World pageant, held in Warsaw, Poland on September 30, 2006. Prior to competi ...

, doesn't give the crown to her successor because of her participation in

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; Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2004 and 1st Runner-up in

give the crown to the successor. *Chihuahua, Guerrero and San Luis Potosí return to competition after two years (

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

), Chiapas after four years (

). *Tamaulipas placed for eighth consecutive year. *Distrito Federal, Jalisco and Nuevo León placed for fourth consecutive year. *Baja California and Puebla placed for second consecutive year. *Nayarit returned to making calls to the semifinals after eight years (

), Colima after six years (

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

), Sinaloa and Sonora after three years (

), Chihuahua, Coahuila and Michoacán after two years (

). *States that were called to the semifinals last year and this year failed to qualify were Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Durango, Guanajuato, Morelos, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Yucatán and Zacatecas. *For the first time Juan José Origel hosted Nuestra Belleza México, with

Jacqueline Bracamontes Jacqueline Bracamontes Van Hoorde (born 23 December 1979) is a Mexican actress, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 2000, Nuestra Belleza México 2000 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2001. ...

who was on her second time. *Tamaulipas won Miss Top Model for the first time and the Best Hair Award for third time (before

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and

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

).. *Colima won Contestants' Choice for the first time. *Jalisco won Miss Talent, the Steps to Fame Award and Best National Costume for the first time. *Distrito Federal won Miss Sports for the first time. *Michoacán won the Academic Award for the first time. *Sinaloa won Fuller Beauty Queen for the first time. *Puebla won the Best Skin Award for the first time. *Chihuahua won the Lala Light Figure Award for the first time. *The host delegate, Adriana Celis from Tamaulipas, placed to semifinals. *Aguascalientes (Ana Paulina Parga) is the tallest delegate in this edition (1.82 m). *Chihuahua (Montserrat Montagut), Morelos (Karla Soto) and Quintana Roo (Mercedes Cortina) are the shortest delegates in this edition (1.68 m).

Contestants notes

* -

Alejandra Espinoza Alejandra Marrero (née: Espinoza Cruz; born March 27, 1987) is a Mexican TV Host and Actress. She won the first year

is a Mexican beauty queen. She won the first year of

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's beauty contest/reality television show

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on May 22, 2007, being the first Mexican to win the crown. Espinoza currently works on

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starring Don Francisco. She has appeared several times on

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covering for

Lili Estefan Liliana Del Carmen Estefan (born March 20, 1967) is a Cuban American model and television presenter, known as the co-host of '' El Gordo y la Flaca'' on Univision. Biography Lili Estefan was born on March 20, 1967, in Santiago de Cuba. Lili' ...

. She is represented by MC2 Model Management in

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. * - Montserrat Montagut represented

in the Reinado Internacional del Café 2007 where she was the 3rd Runner-up. * -

is a Mexican model who represented her country in

, which took place on December 1, 2007 at the

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, where she placed as the 2nd Runner-up, obtaining the title of Miss World Americas 2007, she also was a semifinalist in the fast track competitions: Top 5 in

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, Top 16 in

Miss World Sports Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss Int ...

and 2nd Runner-up in

Miss World Top Model Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss I ...

.She is a Professional Model and currently she studies Political Science. * -

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was born in

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, Sinaloa but lived most of her life in Guanajuato. She currently co-hosts

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sports talk show '' Nación ESPN''. * - Gladys Castellanos represented Mexico in Miss Continente Americano 2007 held in

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where she won the 3rd place. She is currently TV Hostess in

Televisa Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April ...

Guadalajara. * - Tania Rincón is a TV Hostess in

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. * - Mercedes Cortina was born in

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, but she lives for several years in

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. * -

Rosa María Ojeda Rosa María Ojeda Cuen (born October 15, 1986 in Culiacán, Sinaloa) is a Mexican model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title Miss Mexico 2006. She also represented Mexico at the 56th annual Miss Universe 2007 pageant held at the Natio ...

at 15 years of age, she was diagnosed

thyroid cancer Thyroid cancer is cancer that develops from the tissues of the thyroid gland. It is a disease in which cells grow abnormally and have the potential to spread to other parts of the body. Symptoms can include swelling or a lump in the neck, ...

. After overcoming such unfortunate events during her childhood, she competed in the national beauty pageant

, as well as obtain the right to represent her country in the 2007 Miss Universe pageant. She became the second woman from the state of

to win the title since the

pageant first began in 1994. On May 28, 2007, Ojeda placed as a Top 10 finalist in

held at the Auditorio Nacional in

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. Previously she also was a finalist in Miss Expo World 2002. Also she was Miss Turismo México Internacional 2004. She is a Professional Model. * - Melissa Estrella was the first delegate that represented

in the contest Reina Hispanoamericana 2007 where she won the Miss Congeniality award. This contest was held at the FEXPO, in Santa Cruz,

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on October 26, 2007. * - Adriana Celis is sister of Alejandra Celis, Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2003. * - Deyanira Varela competed at the contest

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representing

, she ended up in 10th place. In 2010 she was detained by

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

state authorities to be surprised with her boyfriend in possession of 6 stolen cars after a long stretch of investigations, she was found not guilty.

Crossovers

Contestants who had competed or will compete at other beauty pageants: ;

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: :

''(Top 10)'' ;

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: :

''(2nd Runner-up)'' ;Miss Continente Americano * 2007: : Gladys Castellanos ''(2nd Runner-up)'' ;

Reina Hispanoamericana Reina Hispanoamericana (''Hispanic American Queen'') is an annual beauty pageant that celebrates Hispanic heritage, language, and culture. It was established in 1991 as Reina Sudamericana (''South American Queen'') and is headquartered in Santa ...

: : Melissa Estrella ; Reinado Internacional del Café * 2007: : Montserrat Montagut ''(3rd Runner-up)'' ;Nuestra Belleza Latina *

: :

Alejandra Espinoza Alejandra Marrero (née: Espinoza Cruz; born March 27, 1987) is a Mexican TV Host and Actress. She won the first year

''(Winner)'' ** s representative'' *

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

: : Deyanira Varela ''(11th Runner-up)'' ** s representative'' ;Miss Turismo México * 2004: :

''(Winner)''

References

External links

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