Costa Rica at major beauty pageants

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This is a list of Costa Rica's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world.

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Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, [1] widely covered and broadcast by media. [2] The Wall Street Journal, [3] BBC News, [4] CNN, [5] Xinhua News Agency, [6] and global news agencies such as Reuters [7] and Agence France-Presse [8] [9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth. [10] [11] [12]

The country has won two victories:

Costa Rica's Big Four titleholders

Costa Rica has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women. [3] [13] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth. [14] [15] [16]

Color key
YEAR MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD MISS INTERNATIONAL MISS EARTH
2021TBAAndrea Montero
TBA		Mahyla Roth Benavides
TBA		TBA
2020Ivonne Cerdas
Top 10		↑ No Pageant HeldKelly Avila
Top 20
2019 Paola Chacón Jéssica JiménezTamara Dal MasoLinda Ávila
2018 Natalia Carvajal
Top 10		×Glennys MedinaArianna Medrano
2017Elena Correa× Paola Chacón Fernanda Rodríguez
2016Carolina RodríguezMelania GonzálezRaquel Guevara×
2015 Brenda Castro Ángelica ReyesMelania GonzálezAndrea Rojas
2014 Karina Ramos Natasha Sibaja××
2013Fabiana Granados
Top 16		Yarley MarínAndrea RojasMariela Aparicio
2012 Nazareth Cascante Silvana Sánchez Natasha SibajaFabiana Granados
Top 16
2011 Johanna Solano
Top 10		Paola ChaverriMaría Fernanda Arias×
2010Marva WrightDayana AguileraMariela Aparicio
Top 15		Allyson Alfaro
2009Jessica UmañaAngie Alfaro×Malena de los Ángeles
2008María Teresa Rodríguez Amalia Matamoros ×Wendy Cordero
2007Verónica GonzálezWendy CorderoIbis PaniaguaNatalia Mattey
2006Fabriella QuesadaBélgica Arias×Mari Paz Duarte
2005 Johanna Fernández Leonora Jiménez Mari Paz Duarte×
2004Nancy Soto
Top 10		Shirley CalvoTatiana VargasKarlota Calderon
2003Andrea OvaresShirley AlvárezMerilyn VillaltaMarianela Zeledón
2nd Runner-Up
2002Merylin Villalta××Maria del Mar Ruiz
2001Paola CalderónPiarella Peralta×↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Costa Rica sent the first delegate in 2002.)
2000Laura MataCristine de Mezerville×
1999Arianna Bolaños××
1998Kisha Alvarado××
1997Gabriela AguilarRebeca Escalante×
1996Dafne ZeledónNatalia Carvajal×
1995Beatriz AlvaradoShasling Navarro×
1994Jasmín MoralesSilvia MuñozSilvia Muñoz
1993Catalina RodríguezLaura OdioLaura Odio
1992Jessica ManleyMarisol SotoMarisol Soto
1991Viviana MuñozEugenie JiménezEugenie Jiménez
1990Julieta PoslaAndrea MurilloAndrea Murillo
1989Luana FreerAntonieta SáenzAntonieta Sáenz
1988Erika PaoliVirginia SteinvorthErika Paoli
Top 15
1987Ana María BolañosAlexandra MartínezAlexandra Martínez
1986Aurora VelásquezAna Lorena González
Top 15		Ana Lorena González
1985Rosibel ChacónMaríanela HerreraMaríanela Herrera
1984Silvia PortillaCatalina BlumMónica Zamora
1983Gabriela PozuelaMaría Meléndez Gidget Sandoval
WINNER
1982Lilliana CorellaMaureen JiménezSigrid Lizano
1981Rosa SolísSucetty SalasTrylce Jirón
1980Bárbara BonillaMarie Claire Tracy Lorna Chávez
WINNER
1979Carla FacioMaríanela BrealeyLorena Acuña
1978 Maribel Guardia Maribel Guardia
Top 15		Marlene Amador
1977Claudia GarnierCarmen NúñezHannia Chavarria
1976Silvia JiménezLigia RamosMaritza Ortiz
1975María de los Angeles PicadoMayela BolañosLidieth Mora
1974Jeannette RebecaRose LapradeIlse von Herold
1973María Moraxx
1972Victoria RossVictoria RossIsabel Amador
1971Rosa María Riveraxx
1970Lilliam BerrocalxHaydée Brenes
Top 15
1969Clara FredaDamaris UreñaSonia Kohkemper
1968Ana María RiveraPatricia DiersAna María Rivera
1967Rosa FernándezMarjorie Furnissx
1966Virginia OreamunoSonia Mora↑ No Pageant Held
1965Mercedes PinagalMarta Escalante
Top 16		Ana Koberg
1964Dora Solé↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. Costa Rica sent the first delegate in 1965.)		↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Costa Rica sent the first delegate in 1965.)
1963Sandra Chrysopulos
1962Helvetia Albónico
1961×
1960 Leila Rodríguez
1959Sonia Monturiol
1958Eugenia Valverde
1957Sonia Icaza
1956Anabella Granados
1955Clemencia Martínez
1954Marían Esquivel
Top 15
1953↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Costa Rica sent the first delegate in 1954.)



× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held

PageantPlacementsBest result
Miss Universe6Top 10(2004, 2011, 2018, 2020)
Miss World3Top 15(1978, 1986)
Miss International5 Winner Star*.svg (1980 • 1983)
Miss Earth32nd Runner-Up(2003)
Total172 TITLES

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