Miss International Nicaragua

Miss International Nicaragua
Formation	January 1, 1962;63 years ago
Founder	Miss Nicaragua ;
Type	Beauty pageant ;
Headquarters	Managua
Location	Nicaragua ;
Membership	Miss International (1962–present);
Official language	Spanish ;
Miss Nicaragua International 2025	Verónica Iglesias
Board of directors	Roberto Ñurinda;
Parent organization	Bellezas Globales De Nicaragua ;

Last updated October 04, 2025

Miss International Nicaragua is a national beauty pageant in Nicaragua, that selects the Nicaraguan representatives for Miss International.

History

The pageant began in the 1960s when clubs in Managua, including the Club de Leones and the Club 20–30 started the pageant with the selection of candidates across the country. In 2001, the Miss Nicaragua Organization, selected the Nicaraguan representatives at Miss International, choosing one amongst several finalists. Starting in 2018 the Miss Nicaragua Organization lost its franchise due to financial problems rising in the Miss Nicaragua pageant. The current organization of Miss Mundo Nicaragua by Denis Dávila is the one selecting the Nicaraguan representatives in Miss International.

Titleholders

Year	Miss Nicaragua	State	Venue
1962	María Elena Hasbani	Granada	Designated
1963	Claudia Díaz	Estelí	Designated
1964	Ileana Rojas	Managua	Designated
1965	Patricia Mena	Managua	Designated
1967	Milagros Argüello	León	Designated
1968	Nadia Leets Lacayo	Managua	Designated
1969	Margarita Cuadra	Granada	Designated
1970	Jessie Salinas	León	Designated
1971	Odilie Díaz	León	Designated
1972	Connie Ballantyne	Managua	Designated
1973	Fabiola Cárdenas	Granada	Designated
1974	María Rivas	Masaya	Designated
1975	Sofía Argüello	Managua	Designated
1976	María Fiallos	Granada	Designated
1977	María Griffith	Masaya	Designated
1978	Auxiliadora Paguaga	Managua	Designated
1979	María Elena Amador	Managua	Designated
1993	Ida Delaney	Managua	Designated
1994	Luisa Urcuyo	Managua	Designated
1999	Claudia Alaniz	Managua	Designated
2000	Marynes Argüello	Managua	Designated
2001	Renneé Dávila	Managua	February 3, 2001
2002	Marianela Lacayo	Managua	March 7, 2002
2005	Daniela Clerk	Managua	March 5, 2005
2009	Slilma Ulloa	Matagalpa	March 7, 2009
2010	Indira Rojas	Rivas	February 27, 2010
2012	Reyna Pérez	Chinandega	March 17, 2012
2013	Celeste Castillo^[1]	Managua	March 2, 2013
2014	Jeimmy García^[2]	Rivas	March 15, 2014
2015	Yaoska Ruiz^[3]	Managua	March 7, 2015
2016	Brianny Chamorro^[4]^[5]	Managua	March 5, 2016
2017	Helen Martínez	Matagalpa	March 25, 2017
2018	Stefanía Alemán^[6]	Masaya	Designated
2019	María Gabriela Saballos	Managua	February 16, 2019
2020	Sherly Casco^[7]	Jinotega	February 14, 2020
Against COVID-19 pandemic no pageant between 2020 and 2021
2022	Fernanda Salazar	Managua	July 2, 2022
2023	Leylani Leytón^[8]	Managua	Designated
2024	Mariela Cerros	Nueva Segovia	Designated
2024	Dorianny Carmona	Chontales	Did not compete
2025	Verónica Iglesias	Granada	March 23, 2025

International representatives

Declared as the winner

Ended as the runner-up

Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist

Year	Representative	State	Competition performance
Year	Representative	State	Placements	Title/Award	Fast Track
1962	María Elena Hasbani	Granada

: 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

Year	State	Miss International Nicaragua	Placement at Miss International	Special Awards
1962	Granada	María Elena Hasbani
1963	Estelí	Claudia Díaz	1st runner-up
1964	Managua	Ileana Rojas	3rd Runner-up
1965	Managua	Patricia Mena	3rd Runner-up	Miss Popularity
1966	No pageant
1967	León	Milagros Argüello	4th Runner-up
1968	Managua	Nadia Leets	Top 15
1969	Granada	Margarita Cuadra	2nd Runner-up
1970	León	Jessie Salinas	Top 15	Miss Friendship
1971	León	Odilie Díaz	Top 15
1972	Managua	Connie Ballantyne	Top 15
1973	Granada	Fabiola Cárdenas
1974	Masaya	María Rivas	3rd Runner-up
1975	Managua	Sofía Argüello	winner
1976	Granada	María Fiallos	Top 15
1977	Masaya	María Griffith	3rd Runner-up
1978	Managua	Auxiliadora Paguaga
1979	Managua	María Amador	Top 15
No pageant between 1980 and 1992
1993	Managua	Ida Delaney
1994	Managua	Luisa Urcuyo	Top 15
No pageant between 1995 and 1998
1999	Managua	Claudia Alaniz	Top 15
2000	Managua	Marynes Argüello
2001	Managua	Renneé Dávila
2002	Managua	Marianela Lacayo	Top 12
No pageant between 2003 and 2004
2005	Managua	Daniela Clerk
No pageant between 2006 and 2008
2009	Matagalpa	Slilma Ulloa
2010	Rivas	Indira Rojas
2011	No pageant
2012	Chinandega	Reyna Pérez
2013	Managua	Celeste Castillo
2014	Rivas	Jeimmy García
2015	Managua	Yaoska Ruiz
2016	Managua	Brianny Chamorro	3rd Runner-up	Best National Costume
2017	Matagalpa	Helen Martínez
2018	Masaya	Stefanía Alemán
2019	Managua	María Gabriela Saballos
2020	Jinotega	Sherly Casco	Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Casco did not compete in Miss International 2020.
Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2021
2022	Managua	Fernanda Salazar
2023	Managua	Leylani Leytón^[9]
2024	Chontales	Dorianny Carmona	Did not compete	Originally Miss International Nicaragua 2024 but due to personal reasons she declined the title of Miss International Nicaragua.
2024	Nueva Segovia	Mariela Cerros
2025	Granada	Verónica Iglesias	TBA

Regional rankings

Department	Titles	Years
Managua	19	1964 1965 1968 1972 1978 1979 1993 1994 1999 2000 2001 2002 2005 2013 2015 2016 2019 2022 2023
Granada	5	1962 1969 1973 1976 2025
Masaya	4	1974 1975 1977 2018
León	3	1967 1970 1971
Matagalpa	2	2009 2017
Rivas	2	2010 2014
Estelí	1	1963
Chinandega		2012
Jinotega		2020
Nueva Segovia		2024

References

↑ "Miss Nicaragua". Miss Nicaragua. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
↑ Door: redactie 16-03-13 – 06:05 bron: BuzzE. "Miss International Nicaragua 2014" . Retrieved 2014-03-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ "Miss Nicaragua 2015: Daniela Torres (Spanish News)". www.hoy.com.ni. hoy.com.ni. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
↑ "PH bet Kylie Verzosa crowned Miss Int'l 2016". Rappler. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
↑ "FULL LIST: Winners of Miss International 2016". Philstar Global. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
↑ "Stefanía Alemán es Miss International Nicaragua 2018" (in Spanish). Miss Mundo Nicaragua – Sitio Oficial. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
↑ "Miss Monde Nicaragua 2020" (in French). Miss International Belgium . Retrieved January 12, 2021.
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[1] "Miss Nicaragua". Miss Nicaragua. Retrieved 2013-10-06.

[2] Door: redactie 16-03-13 – 06:05 bron: BuzzE. "Miss International Nicaragua 2014" . Retrieved 2014-03-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] "Miss Nicaragua 2015: Daniela Torres (Spanish News)". www.hoy.com.ni. hoy.com.ni. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

[:0-4] "PH bet Kylie Verzosa crowned Miss Int'l 2016". Rappler. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-07-05.

[:1-5] "FULL LIST: Winners of Miss International 2016". Philstar Global. Retrieved 2021-07-05.

[6] "Stefanía Alemán es Miss International Nicaragua 2018" (in Spanish). Miss Mundo Nicaragua – Sitio Oficial. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[7] "Miss Monde Nicaragua 2020" (in French). Miss International Belgium . Retrieved January 12, 2021.

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