Miss Universe is an annual international major beauty pageant that is run by a United States- and Thailand-based Miss Universe Organization. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, Miss Universe is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.
María de Guadalupe "Lupita" Jones Garay is a Mexican television producer, model, actress and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1991. She was the first Mexican contestant for the first time to win a major international beauty pageants.
The Miss Venezuela is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela, traditionally held in September. It is preceded by two or three months of preliminary events, with the awarding of corporate prizes. The final televised competition generally lasts about four hours and is broadcast live across Latin America by Venevisión and produced by the networks parent company Cisneros Group, with edited versions to the United States and Mexico on the Univision and Telemundo networks. From 2013 to 2015, the national contest was split into two separate pageants: Miss Venezuela and Miss Venezuela Mundo. The pageant is also closely observed by other countries seeking to level competition due to its illustrious record of pageant victories. In 2016, the Venezuelan franchise for Miss Earth was awarded to Miss Earth Venezuela organized by National Directors Julio César Cruz and Alyz Henrich.
Miss Colombia is the national beauty pageant organization in Colombia.
The Miss Spain is a national beauty pageant in Spain that selects Spanish representatives to compete in three of the big four major international beauty pageants: the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International competitions.
The Señorita Panamá is a national beauty pageant in Panama. As of the 2023 edition, Miss Panamá winners represent Panamá in Miss Universe and the Señorita Panamá winners represent Panama in Miss International. The Miss Panama brand started in 1952, when the Panamanian Institute of Tourism received an invitation from Miss Universe to send a representative. In 1975, the Señorita Panamá name was used for the first time, reverting to Miss Panama in 1976. In 1982, Señorita Panamá was created by RPC Channel 4 as an alternative to send its winners to the Miss World contest in London. These pageants, along with smaller pageants such as Miss International Panamá and Miss World Panamá celebrated to select delegates for international representations.
The Miss Ukraine Universe is one of the biggest beauty pageants in Ukraine. The winner represents Ukraine at the most prestigious international beauty contest "Miss Universe".
Paula Guilló Sempere is a Spanish beauty queen who was crowned Miss España 2010, the official representative to Miss Universe 2011, on 25 September at a gala event in the city hall square of Toledo, Spain.
Miss Colombia 2010 was the 58th edition of the Miss Colombia pageant. It was held on November 15, 2010 in Cartagena, Colombia.
Miss Universe 2011 was the 60th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.
Miss International 2011, the 51st Miss International pageant, was held on 6 November 2011 at the International Tennis Center in Chengdu, China. Elizabeth Mosquera of Venezuela crowned her successor, Fernanda Cornejo of Ecuador, at the final event.
Andrea Huisgen Serrano is a German-Spanish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss España 2011, the official representative to Miss Universe 2012. Andrea studied Law and works as a model in Barcelona. Born to a Spanish mother and a German father, she speaks German, English, and French in addition to Spanish and Catalan.
Miss Universe 2016 was the 65th Miss Universe pageant, held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines on 30 January 2017. This is the second time in the history of the competition that the pageant skipped an entire year, following the 2014 pageant which was held in January 2015.
Carla Barber Garcia is a Spanish medical doctor, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Spain 2015 and Miss World Spain 2011. She represented her country at both Miss Universe 2015 and Miss World 2011.
The Miss Spain 2011 pageant was held on November 27, 2011. There were 51 candidates for the national title. The winner will represent Spain at Miss Universe 2012. The First Runner Up would enter Miss World 2012. The Second Runner Up would enter Miss International 2012. The finalist would go to small pageants. Eventually, Andrea Huisgen was umplace at Miss Universe 2012, Aránzazu Estévez Godoy classified as one of the Top 15 Finalist at Miss World 2012 and Ana Crespo was unplace at Miss International 2012.
Miss World Spain 2015 was the 3rd edition of the Miss World Spain pageant, held on October 25, 2015. The winner was Mireia Lalaguna Royo of Barcelona and she represented Spain in Miss World 2015.
Miss International 2023 was the 61st Miss International pageant, held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan on 26 October 2023. Jasmin Selberg of Germany crowned Andrea Rubio of Venezuela as her successor at the end of the event, marking the ninth time that Venezuela won the competition - the most wins in the pageant's history.
Miss Colombia 2022 was the 69th Miss Colombia pageant, held at the Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention Center in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia on 13 November 2022.
Miss Grand Chile 2022 was the fourth edition of the Miss Grand Chile pageant, held on May 28, 2022, at the Criss Chacana Model Agency, Iquique. Ten contestants, either chosen by local licensees or national online casting, competed for the title, of whom Karina Pérez Gres of Las Condes was named the winner. She then represented Chile at the Miss Grand International 2022 pageant held on October 25 in Indonesia, but got a non-placement.
Miss Grand Chile 2023 was the fifth edition of the Miss Grand Chile pageant, held on June 18, 2023, at the Teatro ICTUS in Santiago de Chile. Six contestants, who qualified for the national final through a preliminary audition, competed for the title, of whom, a 27-year-old model from Las Condes, Paula Antonia Henríquez, was announced the winner, while Camila Joscelyn of Santiago Centro and Francisca Ramírez Matta of La Reina were named the runners-up.
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