{{Short description|Annual beauty pageant in Chile}} {{pp-extended|small=yes}} {{Infobox organization | name = Nuestra Belleza Chile | formation = 2013 | logo = Nuestra Bellez Chile Logo.jpg | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Santiago]] | location = [[Chile]] | membership = [[Miss Earth]]<br>[[Miss Cosmo]]<br>Miss América Latina | language = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] | leader_name = Hernán Lucero<br>Keno Manzur }}
'''Nuestra Belleza Chile''' is a national beauty pageant in [[Chile]]. The pageant annually sends its representative to compete at [[Miss Earth]], one of the [[Big Four international beauty pageants]], which advocates for [[environmental awareness]], [[Environmental protection|conservation]], and [[social responsibility]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Afghanistan: Anti-Pageant Judges|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E3DC1430F933A05753C1A9659C8B63&scp=1&sq=miss%20earth%20vida%20samadzai&st=cse|publisher=The New York Times Company|first=World News|last=New York Times|date=October 30, 2003|access-date=January 3, 2009}}</ref><ref name="chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/25/content_385531.htm">{{cite news|title=Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/25/content_385531.htm|newspaper=China Daily|agency=Reuters|date=October 25, 2004|access-date=October 23, 2007}}</ref><ref name=make-beauty>{{cite news|last=Enriquez|first=Amee|title=Philippines: How to make a beauty queen|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25550425|access-date=February 3, 2014|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=February 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guioteca.com/belleza/conoce-a-las-semifinalistas-de-nuestra-belleza-chile-miss-earth-2014/|title=Conoce a las semifinalistas de Nuestra Belleza Chile - Miss Earth 2014 - Guioteca.com|date=14 July 2014|website=Guioteca.com|access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guioteca.com/belleza/buscando-a-la-mas-chilena-mas-bella-parte-casting-para-nuestra-belleza-chile-2014/|title=Buscando a la chilena más bella: Parte casting para Nuestra Belleza Chile 2014 - Guioteca.com|date=13 January 2014|website=Guioteca.com|access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ucvradio.cl/bsite/2013/08/21/miss-ligua-2013-representara-la-region-de-valparaiso-en-final-nacional-de-concurso-nuestra-belleza-chile/ |title=Miss Ligua 2013 representará la Región de Valparaíso en final nacional de Concurso "Nuestra Belleza Chile" | UCVRADIO |access-date=2014-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917160804/http://www.ucvradio.cl/bsite/2013/08/21/miss-ligua-2013-representara-la-region-de-valparaiso-en-final-nacional-de-concurso-nuestra-belleza-chile/ |archive-date=2014-09-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soychile.cl/Iquique/Espectaculos/2013/08/22/195202/Iquiquena-es-la-unica-nortina-en-el-concurso-Nuestra-Belleza-Chile.aspx|title=Iquiqueña es la única nortina en el concurso "Nuestra Belleza Chile" |website=Soyiquique.cl|date=22 August 2013 |access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref> The pageant also sends representatives for [[Miss Cosmo]] and Miss América Latina.
==History== === 2002-2011: Early years === Chile debut in Miss Earth in 2002, with Nazhla Abad, who finished as a Top 10 semifinalist and won Miss Avon Colour. The official candidate between 2002 and 2005 was selected by Miss Chile pageant from the runner-up.
[[Hil Hernández]] won [[Miss Earth 2006]] pageant in the [[Philippines]], becoming the first and only [[Chilean people|Chilean]] to win the crown.
In 2010, ''Miss Model & Bellezas Chilenas'' organization appointed the titleholder for the competition.
===2013-present: Nuestra Belleza Chile=== In 2013, Carousel Productions awarded the franchise to Hernán Lucero and Eugenio Manzur for Miss Earth. Since then, the duo conducted regional pageants to advance in the national pageant that would be Chile's representative to Miss Earth. Their first Miss Earth Chile is Natalia Lermanda who was able to manage to be in the Top 16 semifinalist of [[Miss Earth 2013]].<ref name=natalia>{{cite news |last=Tauran |first=Erasmo |title=Chilena Natalia Lermanda terminó entre las semifinalistas del Miss Earth 2013 |url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/2013/12/08/chilena-natalia-lermanda-termino-entre-las-semifinalistas-del-miss-earth-2013.shtml|access-date=December 8, 2013 |newspaper=[[Radio Bío-Bío|Biobio Chile]] |year=2013}}</ref><ref name=miss1>{{cite news |last=Blanco |first=Eunice |title=Alyz Henrich of Venezuela is Miss Earth 2013 |url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/12/07/1265550/alyz-henrich-venezuela-miss-earth-2013 |access-date=December 7, 2013 |newspaper=[[Philippine Star]] |year=2013}}</ref><ref name=miss2>{{cite news |title=Venezuela's Alyz Henrich wins Miss Earth 2013 |url=http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/fashion/venezuelas-alyz-henrich-wins-miss-earth-2013-1 |access-date=December 9, 2013 |newspaper=[[MSN]] |year=2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211045111/http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/fashion/venezuelas-alyz-henrich-wins-miss-earth-2013-1 |archive-date=December 11, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=miss3>{{cite news |last=Sinha |first=Sanskrity |title=Miss Earth 2013: Miss Venezuela Alyz Henrich Crowned Winner [PHOTOS] |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/miss-earth-2013-winner-contestants-venezuela-philippines-528512 |access-date=December 9, 2013 |newspaper=[[International Business Times]] |year=2013}}</ref> That was the first time Chile was able to be in the semifinals after 7 years.
In [[Miss Earth 2021|2021]], Romina Denecken van der Veen finished as [[Miss Earth titleholders#Runners-up|Miss Earth Water]], the first time Chile was able to get an elemental title after Hil Hernandez' win in [[Miss Earth 2006|2006]].
In 2024, Nuestra Belleza Chile received [[Miss Cosmo]] license. Their first Miss Cosmo Chile is Anita-María Rojas, who finished as a Top 21 semifinalist.
== Titles == Note that the year designates the time Nuestra Belleza Chile acquired that particular pageant franchise. {| class="toccolours" style="width: 20em; font-size:85%; line-height:1.5em;" |- ! colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#FFDDCA;" | <big>Current Franchises</big> |- | colspan="2" style="background:black" | |- ! scope="col" | Membership ! scope="col" | Year |- | colspan="2" style="background:black" | |- ! colspan="2" align="center" | International beauty pageants: |- | align="left" | [[Miss Earth]] | align="center" | ''2013 – Present'' |- | align="left" | [[Miss Cosmo]] | align="center" |''2024 – Present'' |- | align="left" | Miss America Latina | align="center" |''2025 – Present'' |}
==Titleholders== === Miss Earth Chile === ;;Color key {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=darkgray}} Ended as runner-up * {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=darkgray}} Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} Ended as special awards winner }} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" ! |Year ! |Represented ! |Miss Earth Chile ! |Placement at Miss Earth ! |Special awards |- ! colspan="5" |Nuestra Belleza Chile directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth from 2013 |- style="background-color:#FFFACD" |[[Miss Earth 2025|2025]] |[[Puente Alto]] |Nathalie Briones |Top 8<br>{{small|''(Runner-Up)''}} | |- | [[Miss Earth 2024|2024]] | None{{efn|Appointed|name=}} | Janis Almendra<ref>{{cite web |date=7 September 2024 |title=Junto a pw.producciones tenemos el honor de anunciar que Janis Almendra Zamorano Muñoz de 25 años, será quien represente a nuestro país en la final del Miss Earth 2024, a desarrollarse en Filipinas |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C_orzSmuefG/ |website=Instagram |language=es}}</ref> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss Earth 2023|2023]] | [[Santiago]] | Ximena Huala<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galdames |first=Constanza |date=13 October 2023 |title=Exchica 'Rojo' se coronó como Miss Earth Chile y representará al país en Vietnam: "Prometo hacer lo mejor que pueda" |trans-title=Exchica 'Rojo' was crowned Miss Earth Chile and will represent the country in Vietnam: "I promise to do the best I can" |url=https://www.meganoticias.cl/tendencias/428284-exrojo-tvn-miss-earth-chile-ximena-huala-fotos-instagram-pdp-13-10-2023.html |access-date=16 October 2023 |website=[[Mega (Chilean TV channel)|Meganoticias]] |language=es-cl}}</ref> |Unplaced | |- style="background-color:#FADADD;" | [[Miss Earth 2022|2022]] || [[Los Ángeles, Chile|Los Ángeles]]|| Daniela Riquelme || Unplaced | {{collapsible list| | title = 3 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 105% | * {{bronze03}} Swimsuit Competition (Americas) * {{gold01}} Beach Wear Competition (Eco Group) * {{gold01}} Long Gown Competition (Eco Group)}} |- style="background-color:#FFFF66" | [[Miss Earth 2021|2021]] || [[Colina, Chile|Colina]]|| Romina Denecken || Miss Earth – Water 2021 | {{collapsible list| | title = 1 Special Award | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 105% | * {{bronze03}} Talent Competition (Creative) }} |- | [[Miss Earth 2020|2020]] || Patagonia || Macarena Quinteros ||Unplaced | |- style="background-color:#FFFACD" | [[Miss Earth 2019|2019]] || [[San Pedro de Atacama]]|| Fernanda Méndez || Top 10 | {{collapsible list| | title = 2 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 105% | * {{gold01}} National Costume (Americas) * {{gold01}} Miss Friendship (Air) }} |- style="background-color:#FFFACD" | [[Miss Earth 2018|2018]] || [[Coquimbo]]|| Antonia Figueroa || Top 12 | {{collapsible list| | title = 1 Special Award | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 105% | * {{bronze03}} Talent (Air Group) }} |- | [[Miss Earth 2017|2017]] || [[La Calera, Chile|La Calera]]|| Sofia Manzur ||Unplaced | |- | [[Miss Earth 2016|2016]] || [[Puerto Varas]]|| Tiare Fuentes ||Unplaced | |- style="background-color:#FFFACD" | [[Miss Earth 2015|2015]] || [[Providencia, Chile|Providencia]]|| Natividad Leiva || Top 8 | {{collapsible list| | title = 2 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 105% | * {{gold01}} Long Gown (Group 1) * {{bronze03}} Cocktail Wear (Batch 1) }} |- style="background-color:#FADADD;" | [[Miss Earth 2014|2014]] || [[Santiago]]|| [[Catalina Cáceres]]|| Unplaced | {{collapsible list| | title = 1 Special Award | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 105% | * {{bronze03}} National Costume }} |- style="background-color:#FFFACD" | [[Miss Earth 2013|2013]] || [[Santiago]]|| Natalia Lermanda ||Top 16 | |- ! colspan="5" |Miss Model & Bellezas Chilenas directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth between 2010 and 2012 |- | [[Miss Earth 2012|2012]] | colspan=4 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | [[Miss Earth 2011|2011]] || [[Temuco]]|| Camila Stuardo ||Unplaced | |- | [[Miss Earth 2010|2010]] || [[Santiago]]|| Pamela Soprani ||Unplaced | |- | colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete between 2007—2009}} |- ! colspan="5" |OPMB directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth in 2005 |- style="background-color:gold; font-weight: bold" | [[Miss Earth 2006|2006]] || [[Chiloé Island|Chiloé]]|| [[Hil Hernández]]||[[Miss Earth 2006]] | |- ! colspan="5"|Miss Chile directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth between 2002 and 2005 |- style="background-color:#FFFACD" | [[Miss Earth 2005|2005]] || [[Santiago]]|| Nataly Chilet || Top 8 | {{collapsible list| | title = 1 Special Award | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 105% | * Miss Photogenic }} |- | [[Miss Earth 2004|2004]] || [[Viña del Mar]]|| Erika Niklitschek ||Unplaced | |- | [[Miss Earth 2003|2003]] || [[Santiago]]|| Carolina Salazar ||Unplaced | |- style="background-color:#FFFACD" | [[Miss Earth 2002|2002]]|| [[Santiago]]|| Nazhla Abad || Top 10 | {{collapsible list| | title = 1 Special Award | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 105% | * Miss Avon Colour }} |- |}
=== Miss Cosmo Chile === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" ! |Year ! |Represented ! |Miss Cosmo Chile ! |Placement at Miss Earth ! |Special awards |- |2027 | colspan="4" |TBA |- |[[Miss Cosmo 2026|2026]] | rowspan="2" |[[Las Condes]] | rowspan="2" |Maria Jesus Honorato | colspan="2" |TBA |- |[[Miss Cosmo 2025|2025]] | colspan=2 {{n/a|Withdrew}} |- style="background-color:#FFFACD" | [[Miss Cosmo 2024|2024]] | [[La Florida, Chile|La Florida]] | Anita-María Rojas | Top 21 | |- |}
==Notes== {{notelist}} {{reflist|group=lower-greek}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.missearth.tv/ Miss Earth official website]
{{Nuestra Belleza Chile}} {{Miss Earth countries and territories}}
[[Category:Beauty pageants in Chile]] [[Category:Recurring events established in 2010]] [[Category:Chilean awards]] [[Category:Long stubs with short prose]]
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