# Miss Ecuador

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National beauty pageant in Ecuador

Organización Miss Ecuador Formation 1955; 71 years ago (1955) Type Beauty pageant Headquarters Guayaquil Location Ecuador Official language Spanish President María del Carmen de Aguayo[1] Key people Marco Tapia Affiliations Miss International Reina Hispanoamericana Miss United Continents Miss Landscapes International Miss Cosmo Website www.missecuador.tv

**Miss Ecuador** is a national beauty pageant in Ecuador. The current Miss Ecuador is Eunice Rivadeneira from [Guayas](/source/Guayas_Province). She won the title on 17 August 2024, and will represent Ecuador at [Miss International](/source/Miss_International) 2025.

## History

The first winner of the Miss Ecuador pageant was [Sara Chacón Zúñiga](/source/Sara_Chac%C3%B3n_Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga) from [Guayas](/source/Guayas_Province) in 1930. The contest was then inactive until 1955 when Leonor Carcache from Guayas won the first modern title of Miss Ecuador, and was the first representative of the country at [Miss Universe 1955](/source/Miss_Universe_1955).[2]

Representatives from the 24 provinces that make up Ecuador compete annually for the title of Miss Ecuador. Since 2024, Miss Ecuador has sent its winner to [Miss International](/source/Miss_International). In addition, the pageant also selects candidates to represent Ecuador in other international contests such as [Reina Hispanoamericana](/source/Reina_Hispanoamericana), Miss United Continents and Miss Landscapes International. In the past, Miss Ecuador sent representatives to: [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe) until [2023](/source/Miss_Universe_2023), [Miss World](/source/Miss_World) until [2012](/source/Miss_World_2012), [Miss Earth](/source/Miss_Earth) until [2004](/source/Miss_Earth_2004), [Miss Supranational](/source/Miss_Supranational) until [2017](/source/Miss_Supranational_2017) and [Miss Grand International](/source/Miss_Grand_International) until [2018](/source/Miss_Grand_International_2018).

## Note

Leyla Espinoza, Miss Ecuador 2020

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- In 1966, 1967, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1990 and 1995, the Miss Ecuador title was appointed.

- In 1967, 1978, 1989 and 1996, the Miss Ecuador election/appointment was made the year before the edition to represent.

- In 1993, the Miss Ecuador election was not held in Guayaquil for the first time.

- In 1996, Mónica Chalá was the first [Afro-Ecuadorian](/source/Afro-Ecuadorian) in winning the Miss Ecuador title.

- In 2011, Claudia Schiess was the first non Ecuadorian-born in winning the Miss Ecuador title.

- [Guayas](/source/Guayas_Province) has hosted the Miss Ecuador pageant for 46 editions.

- Guayas is the most successful province at Miss Ecuador with 39 winners.

- [Zamora Chinchipe](/source/Zamora-Chinchipe_Province) has never been represented at Miss Ecuador.

- Ecuadorian people in the USA & Italy have been represented at Miss Ecuador since 1977 and [2023](/source/Miss_Ecuador_2023) respectively.

## Titleholders

The following titleholders have represented Ecuador in three of the [Big Four](/source/Big_Four_international_beauty_pageants) major international beauty pageants for women.[3][4] These are [Miss World](/source/Miss_World), [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe), and [Miss International](/source/Miss_International) with the exception of [Miss Earth](/source/Miss_Earth) which has a separate national franchise in Ecuador.[5][6][7]

Edition Date Venue Miss Ecuador Representation International 1930 9 February 1930 Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas Sara Chacón Zúñiga Guayas Guayaquil Miss América Latina 1930 Inactive between 1931 and 1954 1955 4 June 1955 Teatro Ponce Guayaquil, Guayas Leonor María Carcache Rodríguez Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1955 1956 26 June 1956 Piscina Olímpica Municipal Guayaquil, Guayas María Mercedes Flores Espín Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1956 1957 31 May 1957 Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas Patricia Juliana Benítez Wright Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1957 1958 20 June 1958 Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas Alicia Vallejo Eljuri Chimborazo Riobamba Miss Universe 1958 1959 3 July 1959 Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas Carlota Elena Ayala Arellano Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1959 1960 25 June 1960 Guayaquil Tennis Club Guayaquil, Guayas Isabel Matilde Rolando Ceballos Pichincha Quito Miss Universe 1960 1961 29 June 1961 Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas Elaine Nina Ortega Hougen Pichincha Quito Miss International 1961 Miss Universe 1962 Miss World 1962 1962 5 August 1962 Club de Leones de Guayaquil Guayaquil, Guayas Margarita Leonor Arosemana Gómez Guayas Guayaquil Miss International 1962 Top 15 1963 30 July 1963 Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas Tania Valle Moreno Guayas Guayaquil Miss International 1963 1964 21 July 1964 Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas María Agustina Mendoza Vélez Manabí Santa Ana Miss International 1964 1965 20 July 1965 Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas María Eugenia Mosquéra Bañados Guayas Guayaquil Miss International 1965 1966 Appointed 3 August 1966 Salón de la Asociación de Periodistas Guayaquil, Guayas Alexandra Vallejo Klaere Guayas Guayaquil Miss World 1966 1967 Appointed 10 October 1966 Canal 4 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas Laura Elena Baquero Palacios Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1967 Did not compete Miss International 1967 Miss World 1967 1968 15 June 1968 Guayaquil Yacht Club Guayaquil, Guayas Priscilla Elena Álava González Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1968 1969 12 June 1969 Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas Rosana Leonor Vinueza Estrada Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1969 1970 16 July 1970 Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas Sofía Virginia Monteverde Nimbriotis Guayas Guayaquil Miss World 1970 Top 15 1971 19 August 1971 Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas María Cecilia Gómez Buenaventura Guayas Guayaquil Miss World 1971 1972 27 October 1972 Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas Patricia Ximena Falconí Salas Pichincha Quito Miss World 1972 1973 Appointed 3 May 1973 Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas Ana Patricia Rivadeneira Peña Azuay Cuenca Miss Maja 1973 1974 7 October 1974 Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas Silvia Aurora Jurado Estrada Guayas Playas Miss World 1974 1975 4 July 1975 Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas Ana María Wray Salas Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1975 1976 1 June 1976 Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas Gilda de las Mercedes Plaza Guerra Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1976 1977 17 June 1977 Coliseo Cerrado de Guayaquil Guayaquil, Guayas Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñonez Manabí Chone Miss Universe 1977 Miss World 1977 1978 Appointed 8 May 1977 Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas Mabel Adelaida Ceballos Sangster Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1978 1979 Appointed 9 June 1979 Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas Ana Beatriz Plaza Guerra Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1979 1980 11 June 1980 Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas Leslie Verónica Rivas Franco El Oro Machala Miss Universe 1980 1981 Appointed 2 June 1981 Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas Lucía Isabel Vinueza UrgellesA Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1981 Top 12 Miss World 1981 1982 Appointed 4 June 1982 Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas Lorena Jacqueline Burgos García Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1982 1983 14 June 1983 Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas Mariela del Mar García MonsalveB Manabí Portoviejo Miss Universe 1983 1984 29 May 1984 Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas Leonor Patricia Gonzenbach Vallejo Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1984 1985 4 June 1985 Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas María Elena Stangl Tamayo Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1985 1986 27 May 1986 Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas Verónica Lucía Sevilla Ledergeber Pichincha Quito Miss Universe 1986 1987 31 March 1987 Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas María del Pilar Barreiro Cucalón Pichincha Quito Miss Universe 1987 1988 Appointed 1 April 1988 Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas Cecilia Cristina Pozo Carminer Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1988 1989 15 June 1988 Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas María Eugenia Molina Astudillo Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1989 1990 Appointed 8 January 1990 Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas Jéssica del Carmen Núñez Severino Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1990 1991 12 March 1991 Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas Diana Karina Neira Rassmussen Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1991 1992 9 April 1992 Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas María Soledad Diab Aguilar Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1992 1993 22 April 1993 Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha Arianna Mandini Klein Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1993 1994 24 March 1994 Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas Mafalda del Pilar Arboleda Arditto Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1994 1995 Appointed 1 March 1955 Ecuavisa Studios Guayaquil, Guayas Radmila Miryana Pandžić Arapov Manabí Manta Miss Universe 1995 1996 9 November 1955 Teatro Bolívar Quito, Pichincha Mónica Paulina Chalá Mejía Pichincha Quito Miss Universe 1996 1997 17 April 1997 Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha María José López Verdú Pichincha Quito Miss Universe 1997 1998 21 March 1988 Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha Soraya Edith Hogonaga SerranoC Pichincha Quito Miss Universe 1998 1999 16 April 1999 Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha Carolina Alfonso De la Paz Pichincha Quito Miss Universe 1999 2000 6 April 2000 Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas Gabriela Mercedes Cadena Vedova Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 2000 2001 21 March 2001 Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha Jéssica Eliana Bermudez Ronquillo Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 2001 2002 26 March 2002 Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas Isabel Cristina Ontaneda PintoD Pichincha Quito Miss Universe 2002 Miss International 2002 Miss Earth 2003 2003 27 March 2003 Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha Andrea Marcela Jácome Ruíz Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 2003 2004 4 March 2004 Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas María Susana Rivadeneira Simbal Pichincha Quito Miss Universe 2004 Top 10 2005 12 March 2005 Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha Laura Ximena Zamora Moreano Pichincha Quito Miss Universe 2005 2006 16 March 2006 Coliseo Mayor de Cuenca Cuenca, Azuay Catalina "Katty" Mercedes López Samán Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 2006 2007 22 March 2007 Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo Guayaquil, Guayas María Lugina Cabezas Andrade Pichincha Quito Miss Universe 2007 2008 18 March 2008 Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO Quito, Pichincha Doménica Francesca Saporiti Hinojosa Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 2008 2009 13 March 2009 Coliseo Lorgio Pinargote Manta, Manabí Sandra María Vinces Pinargote Manabí Portoviejo Miss Universe 2009 2010 25 March 2010 Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO Quito, Pichincha Lady Fernanda Mina Lastra Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 2010 2011 17 March 2011 Recinto Ferial Alfonso Torres Ordóñez Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo Claudia Elena Schiess FretzE Galápagos Puerto Ayora Miss Universe 2011 2012 16 March 2012 Puerto Lucía Yacht Club La Libertad, Santa Elena Andrea Carolina Aguirre Pérez Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 2012 2013 8 March 2013 Teatro Centro Cívico Guayaquil, Guayas Constanza María Báez Jalil Pichincha Quito Miss Universe 2013 2nd Runner-up 2014 15 March 2014 Teatro Centro Cívico Guayaquil, Guayas Silvia Alejandra Argudo Intriago Manabí Portoviejo Miss Universe 2014 2015 4 March 2015 Centro de Convenciones de Guayaquil Guayaquil, Guayas Francesca Keyco Cipriani Burgos Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 2015 2016 12 March 2016 Hotel Oro Verde Machala, El Oro Connie Maily Jiménez Romero Los Ríos Ventanas Miss Universe 2016 2017 22 April 2017 Complejo Polideportivo El Chorrillo Babahoyo, Los Ríos María Daniela Cepeda Matamoros Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 2017 2018 5 May 2018 Hotel Oro Verde Machala, El Oro Virginia Stephanie Limongi Silva Manabí Portoviejo Miss Universe 2018 2019 19 July 2019 Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas Cristina María Hidalgo Berry Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 2019 2020 17 October 2020 Hotel Wyndham Sail Manta, Manabí Leyla Shuken Espinoza Calvache Los Ríos Quevedo Miss Universe 2020 2021 11 September 2021 Malecón Eloy Alfaro Quevedo, Los Ríos Susana "Susy" Valeria Sacoto Mendoza Manabí Portoviejo Miss Universe 2021 2022 3 September 2022 Malecon Eloy Alfaro Quevedo, Los Rios Nayelhi Alejandra González Ulloa[8] Esmeraldas Esmeraldas Miss Universe 2022 2023 1 July 2023 Recinto Ferial "Alfonso Torres Ordoñez" Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo Delary Georgette Stoffers Villón[9] Guayas Guayaquil Miss Universe 2023 2024 17 August 2024 Salinas Golf & Tennis Club Salinas, Santa Elena Eunice Alexandra Rivadeneira Bermeo Guayas Guayaquil Miss International 2025 2025 16 August 2025 Salinas Golf & Tennis Club Salinas, Santa Elena Miriam Giselle Rosales Sánchez El Oro Machala Miss International 2026

- A.**[^](#ref_Note3A)**Lucía Vinueza was born in [Cuenca](/source/Cuenca%2C_Ecuador), [Azuay](/source/Azuay_Province); but she represented the province of [Guayas](/source/Guayas_Province).

- B.**[^](#ref_Note3B)**Mariela García was born in [Cuenca](/source/Cuenca%2C_Ecuador), [Azuay](/source/Azuay_Province); but she represented the province of [Manabí](/source/Manab%C3%AD_Province).

- C.**[^](#ref_Note3C)**Soraya Hogonaga was born in [Milagro](/source/Milagro_Canton), [Guayas](/source/Guayas_Province); but she represented the province of [Pichincha](/source/Pichincha_Province).

- D.**[^](#ref_Note3D)**Isabel Ontaneda was born in [Cuenca](/source/Cuenca%2C_Ecuador), [Azuay](/source/Azuay_Province); but she represented the province of [Pichincha](/source/Pichincha_Province).

- E.**[^](#ref_Note3E)**Claudia Schiess was born in [Basel](/source/Basel), Switzerland; but she represented the province of [Galápagos](/source/Gal%C3%A1pagos).

## Representatives to international beauty pageants

### Miss Ecuador Internacional

- : Declared the Winner

- : Finished as a runner-up or top 5/6 qualification

- : Finished as one of the finalists or semifinalists

- : Finished as a special awards winner

- - *Before 2013, the 2nd Runner-up used to compete at [Miss International](/source/Miss_International). Began 2013 the 1st Runner-up of Miss Ecuador represents her country at the [Miss International](/source/Miss_International) pageant.*

Year Province Hometown Delegate Placement Special Award(s) 2026 El Oro Machala Miriam Giselle Rosales Sánchez TBD 2025 Guayas Guayaquil Eunices Rivadeneira Bermeo Unplaced 2024 Pichincha Quito Paulette Cajas Vela Unplaced 2023 Guayas Guayaquil Tatiana Georgette Kalil Roha[8] Unplaced 2022 Guayas Guayaquil Valeria Gutiérrez Pinto[10] Unplaced Miss Photogenic Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held between 2020—2021 2019 Pichincha Quito Alegría María Tobar Cordovés Unplaced 2018 Guayas Guayaquil Michelle Nathalie Huet Rodríguez Top 8 Best National Costume 2017 Manabí Manta Jocelyn Daniela Mieles Zambrano Top 8 2016 El Oro Machala Ivanna Fiorella Abad Vásquez Miss International Americas Guayas Guayaquil Bianka Yamel Fuentes Dieb Resigned 2015 Azuay Cuenca Daniela Armijos Cordero Unplaced 2014 Santa Elena Salinas Carla Daniela Prado Thoret Unplaced 2013 Guayas Guayaquil Nathaly Arroba Hurtado Top 15 2012 Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Tatiana Katherine Loor Hidalgo Unplaced 2011 Pichincha Quito María Fernanda Cornejo Alfaro[11] Miss International 2011 Miss Stature Miss Beauty 2010 Loja Loja Andrea Ivonne Suárez Melgar Unplaced 2009 Pichincha Quito Isabella Chiriboga Valdivieso Unplaced 2008 Guayas Guayaquil Jennifer Stephannie Pazmiño Saldaña Top 12 2007 Esmeraldas Esmeraldas Jéssica Maena Ortiz Campos Unplaced 2006 Pichincha Quito Denisse Elizabeth Rodríguez Quiñónez Unplaced 2005 Guayas Guayaquil Bianca María Salame Avilés Unplaced 2004 Guayas Guayaquil Irene Andrea Zunino García Unplaced 2003 Did not compete 2002 Pichincha Quito Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto Unplaced Did not compete between 1973—2001 1972 Manabí Manta Lucía del Carmen Fernández Avellaneda Unplaced Best National Costume 1971 Pichincha Quito Susana Castro Jaramillo Unplaced 1970 Pichincha Quito Lourdes Hernández Top 15 1969 Guayas Guayaquil Alexandra Swanberg Viteri Unplaced 1968 Guayas Guayaquil Enriqueta Valdéz Fuentes Unplaced 1967 Pichincha Quito Laura Elena Baquero Palacios Unplaced 1966 No contest 1965 Guayas Guayaquil María Eugenia Mosquera Bañados Unplaced 1964 Manabí Santa Ana María Agustina Mendoza Vélez Unplaced 1963 Guayas Guayaquil Tania Valle Moreno Unplaced 1962 Guayas Guayaquil Margarita Arosemena Gómez Top 15 1961 Guayas Guayaquil Elaine Nina Ortega Hougen Unplaced 1960 Pichincha Quito Magdalena Dávila Varela Unplaced

## Past titleholders under Miss Ecuador org.

### Miss Ecuador Universo

Main article: [Miss Universe Ecuador](/source/Miss_Universe_Ecuador)

- : Declared as Winner

- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification

- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

- : Ended as special awards winner

- - *The winner of Miss Ecuador represents her country at the [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe) pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.*

Year Province Hometown Miss Ecuador Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards 2023 Guayas Guayaquil Delary Georgette Stoffers Villón Unplaced 2022 Esmeraldas Esmeraldas Nayelhi Alejandra González Ulloa Unplaced 2021 Manabí Portoviejo Susana Sacoto Mendoza Unplaced 2020 Los Ríos Quevedo Leyla Shuken Espinoza Calvache Unplaced 2019 Guayas Guayaquil Cristina María Hidalgo Berry Unplaced 2018 Manabí Portoviejo Virginia Stephanie Limongi Silva Unplaced 2017 Guayas Guayaquil María Daniela Cepeda Matamoros Unplaced 2016 Los Ríos Ventanas Connie Maily Jiménez Romero Unplaced 2015 Guayas Guayaquil Francesca Keyco Cipriani Burgos Unplaced 2014 Manabí Portoviejo Silvia Alejandra Argudo Intriago Unplaced 2013 Pichincha Quito Constanza María Báez Jalil 2nd Runner-up 2012 Guayas Guayaquil Carolina Andrea Aguirre Pérez Unplaced 2011 Galápagos Santa Cruz Claudia Elena Schiess Fretz Unplaced 2010 Guayas Guayaquil Lady Fernanda Mina Lastra Unplaced 2009 Manabí Portoviejo María Sandra Vinces Pinargote Unplaced Best National Costume (3rd place) 2008 Guayas Guayaquil Doménica Francesca Saporitti Hinojosa Unplaced 2007 Pichincha Quito María Lugina Cabezas Andrade Unplaced 2006 Guayas Guayaquil Catalina Mercedes López Samán[12] Unplaced 2005 Pichincha Quito Laura Ximena Zamora Moreano Unplaced 2004 Pichincha Quito María Susana Rivadeneira Simball Top 10 Best National Costume (Top 10) 2003 Guayas Guayaquil Andrea Marcela Jácome Ruíz Unplaced 2002 Pichincha Quito Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto[^] Unplaced 2001 Guayas Guayaquil Jéssica Eliana Bermúdez Ronquillo Unplaced 2000 Guayas Guayaquil Gabriela Mercedes Cadena Védova Unplaced 1999 Pichincha Quito Carolina Alfonso De La Paz Unplaced 1998 Pichincha Quito Soraya Edith Hogonaga Serrano[^^] Unplaced 1997 Pichincha Quito María José López Verdú Unplaced 1996 Pichincha Quito Mónica Paulina Chalá Mejía[13] Unplaced 1995 Manabí Manta Radmila Padnizic Arapov Unplaced 1994 Guayas Guayaquil Mafalda Arboleda Arditto Unplaced 1993 Guayas Guayaquil Arianna Mandini Klein[13] Unplaced 1992 Guayas Guayaquil María Soledad Diab Aguilar[13] Unplaced Miss Photogenic 1991 Guayas Guayaquil Diana Neira Rassmussen Unplaced 1990 Guayas Guayaquil Jéssica Núñez Severino Unplaced 1989 Guayas Guayaquil María Eugenia Molina Astudillo Unplaced 1988 Guayas Guayaquil Cecilia Pozo Caminer Unplaced 1987 Pichincha Quito María del Pilar Barreiro Cucalón Unplaced 1986 Pichincha Quito Verónica Lucía Sevilla Ledergeber Unplaced 1985 Guayas Guayaquil María Elena Stangl Tamayo Unplaced 1984 Guayas Guayas Leonor Patricia Gonzembach Vallejo[13] Unplaced 1983 Manabí Portoviejo Mariela del Mar García Monsalve[^] Unplaced 1982 Guayas Guayaquil Lorena Jacqueline Burgos García Unplaced 1981 Guayas Guayaquil Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urjelles[^][13] Top 12 1980 El Oro Machala Leslie Verónica Rivas Franco Unplaced 1979 Guayas Guayaquil Ana Margarita Plaza Guerra Unplaced 1978 Guayas Guayaquil Mabel Cevallos Sangster Unplaced 1977 Manabí Chone Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñonez Unplaced 1976 Guayas Guayaquil Gilda Plaza Guerra Unplaced 1975 Guayas Guayaquil Ana María Wray Salas Unplaced Did not compete between 1973—1974 1972 Pichincha Quito Susana Castro Jaramillo Unplaced 1971 Pichincha Quito Ximena Montenegro Ochoa Unplaced 1970 Manabi Portoviejo Zoila Montesinos Rivera Unplaced 1969 Guayas Guayaquil Rosana Vinueza[13] Unplaced 1968 Guayas Guayaquil Priscilla Alava González Unplaced 1967 Did not compete 1966 Pichincha Quito Martha Cecilia Andrade Alomina Unplaced 1965 Guayas Guayaquil Patricia Susana Ballesteros Unplaced 1964 Guayas Guayaquil Tanya Yela Klein Loffredo[13] Unplaced 1963 Azuay Cuenca Patricia Córdova Martínez Unplaced 1962 Guayas Guayaquil Elaine Nina Ortega Hougen Unplaced 1961 Guayas Guayaquil Yolanda Palacios Charvert Unplaced 1960 Pichincha Quito Isabel Matilde Rolando Ceballos Unplaced 1959 Guayas Guayaquil Carlota Elena Ayala Arellano Unplaced 1958 Chimborazo Riobamba Alicia Vallejo Eljuri Unplaced 1957 Guayas Guayaquil Patricia Juliana Benítez Wright Unplaced 1956 Guayas Guayaquil María Mercedes Flores Espín Unplaced 1955 Guayas Guayaquil Leonor María Carcache Rodríguez Unplaced

- ^ Lucía Vinueza (1981), Mariela García (1983) and Isabel Ontaneda (2002) were born in [Cuenca](/source/Cuenca%2C_Ecuador), [Azuay](/source/Azuay); but they represented their hometown's : [Guayaquil](/source/Guayaquil), [Portoviejo](/source/Portoviejo) and Province of [Pichincha](/source/Pichincha_Province) respectively.

### Miss Ecuador Mundo

Main article: [Miss World Ecuador](/source/Miss_World_Ecuador)

- : Declared as Winner

- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification

- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

- : Ended as special awards winner

- - *Before 2013 Miss Ecuador org crowned Miss Mundo Ecuador where the winner represented Ecuador at Miss World. Since 2013 the [Miss World Ecuador](/source/Miss_World_Ecuador) sends winners to [Miss World](/source/Miss_World). On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.*

Year Province Hometown Miss Ecuador Mundo Placement at Miss World Special Awards 2012 Esmeraldas Esmeraldas Cipriana Correia Unplaced 2011 Guayas Guayaquil Verónica Vargas Unplaced Beauty with a Purpose (Top 30) 2010 Tungurahua Ambato Ana Galarza Unplaced 2009 Esmeraldas Esmeraldas María Gabriela Ulloa Quiñones Unplaced 2008 Guayas Guayaquil Marjorie Alexandra Cevallos Vera Unplaced 2007 Guayas Guayaquil Valeska Saab Top 16 Beauty with a Purpose 2006 Azuay Cuenca María Rebeca Flores Jaramillo Unplaced 2005 Guayas Guayaquil Marielisa Márques Gutiérrez Unplaced 2004 Guayas Guayaquil Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo Unplaced Beach Beauty (Top 10) Miss World Talent (Top 25) 2003 Esmeraldas Esmeraldas Mayra Katty Rentería Matamba Unplaced 2002 Pichincha Santo Domingo Jéssica Leonela Angulo Miranda[^] Unplaced 2001 Pichincha Quito Carla Lorena Revelo Pérez Unplaced 2000 Manabí Portoviejo Ana Dolores Murillo Sánchez Unplaced 1999 Manabí Manta Sofía Morán Trueba Unplaced 1998 Guayas Guayaquil Vanessa Natalia Graf Alvear Unplaced 1997 Esmeraldas Esmeraldas Clío Olaya Frías Unplaced 1996 Guayas Guayaquil Jennifer Lynn Graham Dumani Unplaced 1995 Guayas Guayaquil Ana Fabiola Trujillo Parker Unplaced 1994 Guayas Guayaquil Diana Margarita Noboa Gordon Unplaced 1993 Guayas Guayaquil Danna Saab Saab Unplaced 1992 Guayas Guayaquil Stephanie Krumholz De Menezes Unplaced 1991 Guayas Guayaquil Suanny Denise Bejarano López Unplaced 1990 Did not compete 1989 El Oro Machala Ximena Paulett Correa Jarre Unplaced 1988 Guayas Guayaquil Cristina Elena López Villagómez Unplaced 1987 Guayas Guayaquil Cecilia Pozo Caminer Top 15 1986 Guayas Guayaquil Alicia Gisela Cucalón Macías 6th Runner-up 1985 Pichincha Quito María del Pilar De Veintemilla Russo Unplaced 1984 Azuay Azuay María Sol Corral Zambrano Unplaced 1983 Guayas Guayaquil Martha Lascano Salcedo Unplaced 1982 Guayas Guayaquil Gianna Machiavello González Unplaced 1981 Guayas Guayaquil Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urjelles Unplaced 1980 Guayas Guayaquil Gabriela María Catelina Ríos Roca Unplaced 1979 Guayas Guayaquil Olba Lourdes Padilla Guevara Unplaced 1978 Guayas Guayaquil Antonieta Cecilia Campodónico Aguirre Unplaced 1977 Manabí Chone Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñonez Unplaced 1976 Guayas Guayaquil Marie Clare Fontaine Velasco Unplaced 1975 Did not compete 1974 Guayas Playas Silvia Aurora Jurado Estrada Unplaced 1973 Did not compete 1972 Pichincha Quito Patricia Falconí Salas Unplaced 1971 Guayas Guayaquil María Cecilia Gómez Buenaventura Unplaced 1970 Guayas Guayaquil Sofía Virginia Monteverde Nimbriotis Top 15 1969 Pichincha Quito Ximena Aulestia Unplaced 1968 Guayas Guayaquil Marcia Virginia Ramos Christiansen Unplaced 1967 Guayas Guayaquil Laura Elena Baquero Palacios Unplaced 1966 Guayas Guayaquil Alexandra Vallejo Klaere Unplaced 1965 Pichincha Quito Corine Mildred Corral Unplaced 1964 Guayas Guayaquil María de Lourdes Anda Vallejo Unplaced 1963 Did not compete 1962 Guayas Guayaquil Elaine Ortega Hougen Unplaced 1961 Pichincha Quito Magdalena Dávila González Unplaced 1960 Guayas Guayaquil Toty Rodríguez Unplaced

## See also

- [Miss Earth Ecuador](/source/Miss_Earth_Ecuador)

- [Miss Teen Ecuador](/source/Miss_Teen_Ecuador)

- [Miss Universe Ecuador 1970](/source/Miss_Universe_Ecuador_1970)

- [Mister Ecuador](/source/Mister_Ecuador)

## References

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## External links

- [Official Miss Ecuador website](https://web.archive.org/web/20120605024321/http://www.missecuador.com.ec/)

- [Past titleholders](https://web.archive.org/web/20101026033415/http://www.missecuador.net/exreinas/80.htm)

v t e Miss Ecuador 1930 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Miss Universe participant countries and territories Active (1952–present) Africa Angola Botswana Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Equatorial Guinea Ghana Guinea Mauritius Mayotte Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Senegal South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe Americas Argentina Aruba Bahamas Belize Bolivia Bonaire Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Latina Martinique Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Lucia Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands Uruguay United States United States Virgin Islands Venezuela Asia Armenia Bangladesh Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iraq Israel Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Palestine Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Turkey United Arab Emirates Vietnam Europe Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Great Britain Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine Oceania Australia New Zealand Inactive since 2025 (under JKN Metaverse Inc.) Africa Benin (1962) Cameroon (2024) Eritrea (2024) Ethiopia (2017) Eswatini (1994) Gabon (2015) Gambia (1986) Kenya (2024) Lesotho (1978) Liberia (1977) Madagascar (1961) Morocco (2021) Réunion (1986) Seychelles (2022) Sierra Leone (2019) Somalia (2024) Tunisia (1971) Americas Antigua and Barbuda (2008) Barbados (2020) Bermuda (1997) Dominica (1985) French Guiana (1984) Greenland (1990) Grenada (1964) Jamaica (2024) Saint Kitts and Nevis (1981) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2006) Sint Maarten (2006) Suriname (2024) Asia Azerbaijan (2013) Bahrain (2024) Bhutan (2022) Georgia (2019) Iran (2024) Jordan (1960) Maldives (2024) Mongolia (2024) Taiwan (2004) Uzbekistan (2024) Europe Albania (2024) Austria (2017) Cyprus (2024) Germany (2024) Gibraltar (2024) Iceland (2024) Lithuania (2019) Luxembourg (1994) Montenegro (2024) North Macedonia (2024) Oceania American Samoa (1978) Cook Islands (1999) Fiji (2024) French Polynesia (1985) Guam (2019) Micronesia (1975) New Caledonia (1982) Northern Mariana Islands (2006) Papua New Guinea (1986) Samoa (2024) Vanuatu (1978) Inactive territories and dependencies (1952–2006) Constituent countries of Great Britain (began 1992, using Great Britain sash at Miss Universe) England (1955–1990) Scotland (1961–1990) Wales (1961–1990) The islands were under U.S. administration until reversion to Japan in 1972 Okinawa (1963–1968) Bantustans of South Africa Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979–1983) U.S. territories before becoming states in 1959 Alaska (1952–1958) Hawaii (1952–1959) Former entities (1952–2006) Commonwealth of Independent States (1992) Czechoslovakia (1970–1992) Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1961) Serbia and Montenegro (1968–2006) Soviet Union (1990–1991) West Indies (1954–1958)

v t e Miss International participant countries and territories Active (1960–present) Africa Angola Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Mauritius Namibia Nigeria Réunion Sierra Leone South Africa South Sudan Tanzania Tunisia Zimbabwe Americas Argentina Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Turks and Caicos Islands United States United States Virgin Islands Venezuela Asia Bangladesh Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Kyrgyzstan Laos Macau Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Turkey Thailand Vietnam Europe Albania Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Spain Ukraine United Kingdom Oceania Australia Hawaii New Zealand Inactive since 2024 Africa Burkina Faso (2019) Cameroon (2019) Democratic Republic of the Congo (1987) Egypt (2018) Equatorial Guinea (2019) Gabon (2014) Lesotho (2023) Liberia (2019) Madagascar (2018) Morocco (2019) Republic of the Congo (2008) Senegal (2004) Seychelles (1995) Sudan (2009) Togo (2022) Uganda (2023) Zambia (2019) Americas Aruba (2019) Bahamas (2010) Belize (2019) Bermuda (1971) Curaçao (2018) Guadeloupe (2019) Guyana (2014) Haiti (2022) Martinique (2023) Suriname (2013) Trinidad and Tobago (2011) Uruguay (1999) Asia Armenia (2019) Georgia (2014) Israel (2014) Jordan (1963) Kazakhstan (2005) Lebanon (2018) Pakistan (2023) Uzbekistan (2022) Europe Austria (1994) Belarus (2022) Croatia (2003) Cyprus (2006) England (1986) Estonia (2023) Germany (2022) Gibraltar (2017) Hungary (2018) Iceland (2013) Latvia (2012) Lithuania (2023) North Macedonia (2002) San Marino (2001) Scotland (1986) Serbia (2023) Slovakia (2022) Sweden (2019) Switzerland (1993) Wales (1986) Oceania Cook Islands (2018) Fiji (1996) French Polynesia (2019) Guam (2019) New Caledonia (2006) Northern Mariana Islands (2022) Palau (2001) Inactive non-existing countries and former territories Czechoslovakia (1992) Latin (Ethnic Representative) (2003) Native American (Ethnic Representative) (2003) North Borneo (1960) Serbia and Montenegro (2006) South Pacific (1960) Soviet Union (1990) West Indies (1965)

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