Miss International Nicaragua

Not to be confused with Miss Universe Nicaragua or Miss Supranational Nicaragua.

Miss International Nicaragua

Formation	January 1, 1962;63 years ago (1962-01-01)
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

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

The reining Miss International Nicaragua is Verónica Iglesias from Granada, she will represent Nicaragua in 27 November 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.

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

Marianela Lacayo, Miss International Nicaragua 2002

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
	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
			Placements	Title/Award	Fast Track
2025	Verónica Iglesias	Granada	TBA
2024	Mariela Cerros	Nueva Segovia
2023	Leylani Leytón	Managua
2022	Fernanda Salazar	Managua
Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held between 2020–2021
2020	Sherly Casco	Jinotega	Did not compete
2019	María Gabriela Saballos	Managua
2018	Stefanía Alemán	Masaya
2017	Helen Martínez	Matagalpa
2016	Brianny Chamorro	Managua	3rd Runner-up	Best National Costume
2015	Yaoska Ruiz	Managua
2014	Jeimmy García	Rivas
2013	Celeste Castillo	Managua
2012	Reyna Pérez	Chinandega
Did not compete in 2011
2010	Indira Rivas	Estelí
2009	Slilma Ulloa	Managua
Did not compete between 2006–2008
2005	Daniela Clerk	Managua
Did not compete between 2003–2004
2002	Marianela Lacayo	Managua	Top 12
2001	Renneé Dávila	Managua
2000	Marynes Argüello	Managua
1999	Claudia Alaniz	Managua	Top 15
Did not compete between 1995–1998
1994	Luisa Amalia Urcuyo	Managua	Top 15
1993	Ida Delaney	Managua
Did not compete between 1980–1992
1979	María Amador	Managua
1978	Auxiliadora Paguaga	Managua
1977	María Griffith	Masaya
1976	María Fiallos	Granada
1975	Myra Barquero	Managua
1974	María Rivas	Masaya	Top 15
1973	Fabiola Cárdenas	Granada
1972	Connie Ballantyne	Managua
1971	Odilie Díaz	León
1970	Jessie Salinas	Managua		Miss Friendship
1969	Margarita Cuadra	Managua	2nd Runner-up
1968	Nadia Leets	Managua	Top 15
1967	Milagros Argüello	León
Did not compete in 1966
1965	Patricia Mena	Managua
1964	Ileana Rojas	Managua
1963	Claudia Díaz	Estelí
1962	María Elena Hasbani	Granada

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		2010 2014
Estelí	1	1963
Chinandega		2012
Jinotega		2020
Nueva Segovia		2024

See also

• Nicaragua portal

• Miss Universe Nicaragua
• Señorita Nicaragua

References

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