Guayaquil, officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's main port. The city is the capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton.
Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. Internationally known as Barcelona de Ecuador, in Ecuador it is simply referred as Barcelona, El Idolo (BSC) or Barce. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only club in Ecuadorian top flight to not have played in the Serie B.
The Liga Pro Betcris, simply known as the Liga Pro, or the Serie A, is a professional football league in Ecuador. At the top of the Ecuadorian football league system, it is the country's premier football competition. Contested by sixteen clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Serie B, the lower level of the Primera Categoría. The season runs from February to December and is usually contested in multiple stages. The main sponsor is Betcris and it is known as Liga Pro Betcris.
Valeska Alexandra Saab Gómez is an Ecuadorian charity worker, model, and beauty pageant titleholder.
The 15th annual Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Arena Monterrey of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico on September 20, 2008. Thirty-three contestants competed for the national title, which was won by Karla Carrillo from Jalisco, who later competed in Miss Universe 2009 in The Bahamas. Carrillo was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Elisa Nájera. She was the second Jalisciense to win this Title.
Miss Ecuador is a national beauty pageant in Ecuador. The current Miss Ecuador is Susana "Susy" Sacoto from Portoviejo, Manabí. She won the title on September 11, 2021 in Quevedo, Los Ríos.
Miss Teen World is an annual international beauty pageant held in Ecuador.
Jennifer Stephanie Pazmiño Saldaña is an Ecuadorian-American TV host, radio host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who placed as the second runner-up at Miss Ecuador 2008, representing Guayaquil. As the second runner-up Pazmiño was crowned Miss Ecuador International 2008. She represented Ecuador at Miss International 2008, where she placed Top 12. Two years later Pazmiño was appointed and crowned as Miss Earth Ecuador 2010 by Jose Hidalgo her National Director. Pazmiño represented Ecuador at Miss Earth 2010 she became the first delegate from Ecuador to win the title Miss Earth-Air elemental crown.
Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas is an Ecuadorian model, social, lifestyle entrepreneur, environmentalist and beauty queen. She became the first delegate from Ecuador to win the Miss Earth pageant.
Miss Teen Earth is an annual international beauty pageant based in Ecuador for girls aged 13–19.
Miss Venezuela 2013 was the 60th edition of the Miss Venezuela pageant held on October 10, 2013 at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela. At the end of the event, outgoing titleholder Gabriela Isler crowned Migbelis Castellanos of Costa Oriental as her successor.
Miss Venezuela 2014 was the 61st edition of the Miss Venezuela pageant held on October 9, 2014 at the Estudio 1 de Venevision in Caracas, Venezuela. At the end of the event, outgoing titleholder Migbelis Castellanos of Costa Oriental crowned Mariana Jiménez of Guárico as her successor.
Zoila Ugarte de Landívar, also known by her pseudonym Zarelia, was an Ecuadorian writer, journalist, librarian, suffragist, and feminist. She was the first female journalist in Ecuador. Together with Hipatia Cárdenas de Bustamante, she was a key defender of women's suffrage in Ecuador.
Miss Teen Ecuador is a national beauty pageant in Ecuador which began in 1974.
Miss World Ecuador 2017, the 5th edition of the Miss World Ecuador was held on July 16, 2017 in Machala, Ecuador. Mirka Cabrera from El Oro crowned Romina Zeballos Avellán as her successor, Miss World Ecuador 2017. The contest was directed by Tahíz Panús, and Julián Pico was the general producer. A guest star was Yaritza Reyes, who represented the Dominican Republic at Miss World 2016 in Washington, D.C. in 2016.
The 17th edition of Miss Ecuador had two elections. Miss Universe Ecuador 1970 was held on May 23 in Guayaquil. There were 16 candidates for the title. That night at the National Club of Guayaquil and directed by the Diario El Universo, they proclaimed Zoila Montesinos Rivera as Miss Ecuador 1970, also won the title of Pearl of the Pacific, we represent ourselves in Miss Universe 1970 in Miami and in Miss Expo International 1970 in Osaka. The other edition was made July 16, 1970 by El Telégrafo. There were 11 candidates where Sofia Monteverde Nimbriotis was also elected as Miss Ecuador 1970. She represented us at Miss World 1970 in London. These two ladies are entitled to as Miss Ecuador, which the Organization Miss Ecuador recognizes as bearers of the title.
Miss Ecuador 2019 was the 69th edition of the Miss Ecuador pageant. The Gala Finale was held on July 19, 2019. Virginia Limongi crowned her successor, Cristina Hidalgo from Guayaquil, at the end of the event. The winner represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2019 pageant.
Rodrigo Moreira, is an Ecuadorian model, actor and beauty pageant titleholder who won Mr. America Latina 2009 in Lima, Peru. He is currently a world-class beauty pageant producer.
Miss Teen Supranational is an international teen beauty contest.
Claudia Elena Schiess Fretz is an Ecuadorian beauty queen crowned Miss Ecuador 2011 and represented her country in the Miss Universe pageant that same year. On October 22, 2011, she won Miss American Continent 2011; becoming the first Ecuadorian to achieve this title.
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