San Miguel is a city in eastern El Salvador. It is the country's third most populous city. It is located 138 km east of the capital, San Salvador. It is also the capital of the department of San Miguel and a municipality. The population of the city in 2017 was 518,410.
Sophie Sonia Perin of France is the first Miss International winner from her country.
Dr. José Matías Delgado University, is a private university located in Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, El Salvador. Founded on September 15, 1977, it is one of the first private institutions of higher education established in the country.
Francisco Antonio Gavidia Guandique was a prominent Salvadoran writer, historian, politician, speaker, translator, educator and journalist. His poetry evolved from romanticism to a reflective direction and conceptual character. He was greatly influenced by French poetry of the time and he introduced Rubén Darío to adapt the Alexandrian verse to the Castilian metre in addition to entering the story, poetry and essays. The trajectory of his poetry is similar to the one of his theater, as he demonstrates in his dramas Jupiter (1885), Ursino (1889), Count of San Salvador or the God of the things (1901), Lucia Lasso or the Pirates (1914) and the Ivory Tower (1920), and the dramatic poem Princess Catalá (1944).
Patricia Yurena Rodríguez Alonso is a Spanish model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned both Miss Spain 2008 and Miss Universe Spain 2013. She represented Spain at Miss World 2008, where she placed in the top fifteen, and at Miss Universe 2013, where she was the first runner-up, becoming the highest-placing Spanish delegate since Teresa Sánchez López was first runner-up at Miss Universe 1985.
Rebeca Moreno is a Salvadoran beauty queen who won the Nuestra Belleza Universo El Salvador pageant in 2008.
Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada is a Venezuelan model, actress and former beauty pageant contestant, who won Miss Universe 2008. She previously won Miss Venezuela 2007 on September 13, 2007 in Caracas.
Marta Gabriela Michetti Illia is an Argentine politician, who served as Vice President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. Before her, the only woman to serve as Vice President of Argentina was Isabel Martínez de Perón.
Jimena "Ximena" Navarrete Rosete is a Mexican actress, television host, model and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 2010, becoming the second Mexican to do so. She was previously named as Nuestra Belleza México 2009.
Ana Yancy Clavel is a Salvadorian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss El Salvador in 2012. Clavel represented El Salvador in Miss Universe 2012.
Francisco Gavidia University (UFG) is a university located in San Salvador, El Salvador. The university was named after the famous Salvadoran scholar, Francisco Gavidia.
María Gabriela de Jesús Isler Morales is a Venezuelan TV host, fashion model and former beauty pageant title holder who represented Venezuela and was crowned Miss Universe 2013, gaining placement as the seventh Miss Universe of her country.
María Isabel Arrieta Gálvez or Maribel Arrieta was a Salvadoran beauty queen where she represented her country at Miss Universe 1955 in Long Beach, California. Arrieta is most known for her strong resemblance of Marilyn Monroe, leading people to dub her as "the Marilyn Monroe of El Salvador". Arrieta ultimately finish as first runner-up, losing to Hillevi Rombin, but not before taking home the title of "Miss Congeniality".
Estela Gavidia was the first woman to graduate as a doctor in El Salvador, which occurred in 1945. She specialized in gynecology. At the time of her graduation, she was married and known as Dr. Grabowski, though she was eventually widowed.
Fátima Idubina Rivas Opico is a Salvadorian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed Miss Universe El Salvador 2015 and the winner of Reinado de El Salvador in 2013. She represented her country at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.
Alisson Abarca is a Salvadoran model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe El Salvador 2017. She represented El Salvador at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant.
Alice Lardé de Venturino was a Salvadoran poet and writer. Internationally recognized for her lyric poems, Lardé also published scientific works. She has been recognized by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador and the government of Chile, both of whom have renamed public streets and offices in her name.
Gabriela Tafur Náder is a Colombian lawyer, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2018. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019 and ultimately placed in the top five.
Zuleika Soler Aragón is a Salvadoran model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Reinado de El Salvador 2019. She represented El Salvador at the Miss Universe 2019.
Gabriela Roberta Rodríguez de Bukele is a Salvadoran educator, prenatal psychologist and the current first lady of El Salvador, as the wife of the 46th President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele. She is also a professional ballet dancer and is part of the dance company Fundación Ballet de El Salvador.
