Miss Teen Ecuador

Miss Teen Ecuador

Formation	1966;59 years ago (1966)
Founder	César Montecé
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Guayaquil
Location	Ecuador
Membership	Miss Teen International (1966 - present) Miss Teenager World (1971 - present) Miss Teen Intercontinental (1974 - present) Miss Teen World (2001 - present) Miss Teen Earth (2012 - present) Miss Teen Supranational (2018 - present)
President	Rodrigo Moreira (2012-present)
Key people	Joselin Benalcázar
Website	http://missteenecuador.com

Miss Teen Ecuador is a national beauty pageant in Ecuador that began in 1966.

The pageant selects Miss Teen Ecuador, Miss Teenager Ecuador and representatives of Ecuador to international competitions. ^{[1] [2]}

Miss Teen Ecuador has a long history producing recognized international competitions inside and outside the country.

The contest is produced and organized by Rodrigo Moreira, ^[3] who promotes the values of Ecuadorian women through an awareness-raising campaign among contestants for the benefit of children and adolescents with cancer treated at SOLCA. ^[4]

History

20th century

Miss Teen Ecuador emerged as a preliminary event to select the representative of Ecuador in the International Teen Princess competition in 1966.

In 1974, Zoila Villagran Salazar of Manabí was crowned as the first Miss Teenage and represented at Miss Teenage Intercontinental.

In 1975, Yela Denise Klein moved on to the top 8 of Miss Teenage Intercontinental held in the Grand Salon, Americana Hotel, in Oranjestad, Aruba. ^[5]

In 1981, Gisella Puertas Del Barco competed in the last edition of Miss Teen Intercontinental held at the Aparta Hotel Golf in Barranquilla, Colombia.

The Miss Teen Intercontinental contest based in Aruba directed only teens were allowed to compete ^[6] was renamed Miss Intercontinental in 1982. ^[7]

The contest under the direction of Cesar Montece ^[8] changed officially its name to Miss Teen Ecuador in 1990. Alicia Álvarez representing Guayas became the first Miss Teen Ecuador winner in Guayaquil City, Ecuador. C. J. Arosemena Monroy, a former President of the Republic of Ecuador was present during the pageant coronation night. ^[9]

21st century

Cesar Montece died in 2010, ^[10] and his sister, Rosa, succeeded as chairwoman of the Queen of Ecuador company.

In 2012, the Queen of Ecuador Inc. company sold all the rights of the contest to Rodrigo Moreira. ^[11]

The Miss Teen Ecuador pageant celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Teatro Centro de Arte on April 18, 2015.

Miss Teen Ecuador is one of the most important beauty pageants in Ecuador. ^[12]

Titleholders

This is a list of women who have won the Miss Teen Ecuador beauty pageant.

•   Triple winners for 25th Anniversary

Year	Miss Teen Ecuador	Province
2022	Frany Delgado Quintero	Esmeraldas
2021	Nayeli Zurita Fierro	Guayas
2020	Yarixa Marcillo Castillo [13]	Santo Domingo
2019	Evelyn Morocho Ocaña [14] [15]	El Oro
2018	Franshesca Carvallo Rodríguez [16] [17]	Loja
2017	María de los Ángeles Guillén Aguirre	Guayas
2016	Camila Montenegro Castro [18] [19]	Tungurahua
2015	Lessie Giler Sánchez [20] Débora Zamora Ramírez [21] Daniela Cepeda Matamoros [22]	Manabí Guayas Guayas
2014	Odalis Villacrés Báez	Guayas
2013	Andrea Ojeda Fernández	Guayas
2012	Angie Larrea Barzola	Guayas
2011	Andrea Donoso Vélez	Guayas
2010	Karen Viteri Flores	Santo Domingo
2009	Sonia Alvarado Aguilera	Los Ríos
2008	María Fernanda Carchi Rodríguez	Guayas
2007	Lisbeth Carolina Plúa Gutiérrez	Manabí
2006	Evelyn Ayora Estrada	Guayas
2005	Ximena Valarezo Alvarado	El Oro
2004	Yalitza Alcívar Montecé	Guayas
2003	Daniela Villacrés Cuadrado	Tungurahua
2002	Karen Macías Zambrano	Manabí
2001	Johanna Real Carrera	Guayas
2000	Tahíz Andrea Panus Jiménez	Guayas
1999	María Agustina Loor Murillo	Manabí
1998	Tamara de Lourdes Hidalgo Zapata	Guayas
1997	Andrea Elizabeth Cazar Villacís [23]	Imbabura
1996	Linda Jazmin Suárez Gómez	Guayas
1995	Johana Noguera Ludeña	Pichincha
1994	Geraldine Vásquez	Esmeraldas
1993	Mildred Rivas Asang	Guayas
1990	Alicia Álvarez	Guayas
1981	Gisella María Puertas del Barco	Guayas
1980	Sandra Patricia Zea Medina	Guayas
1978	María Fernanda Insua Romero	Guayas
1977	Mabel Adelaida Ceballos Sangster	Guayas
1976	Ana Isabel Zea Medina	Guayas
1975	Yela Denise Klein Loffredo	Guayas
1974	Zoila Angelita Villagran Salazar	Manabí
1966	Yudafin Saab	Guayas

This is a list of women who have won the Miss Teenager Ecuador title.

Year	Miss Teenager Ecuador	Province Represented
2019	TBA	TBA
2018	Athina Centanaro Paredes	Guayas
2017	Alisson Flores Lozano	Santo Domingo
2016	Melissa Mite Mendoza	Santa Elena
2015	Angie Larrea Barzola	Guayas

Representatives at Miss Teen Universe

This is a list of women who competed at the Miss Teen Universe beauty pageant.

Color Key

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as Runner-up
•   Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists

Year	Miss Teen Ecuador	Province	Placement	Special Awards
2019	Evelyn Morocho	El Oro	Top 10	Best Smile

Representatives at Miss Teen World

This is a list of women who competed at the Miss Teen World beauty pageant.

Color key

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as runner-up

Year	Miss Teen World Ecuador	Province	Placement	Special Awards
2023	Aitana Lara Calle	Los Ríos	2nd Runner-Up
2022	Melissa Núñez Fernández	Guayas	Unplaced
2021	Niurka Piza Guerrero	Manabí	3rd Runner-Up
2018	María Eduarda Guzmán	El Oro	Winner
2010	Nicole Cevallos Correa	Guayas	Unplaced
2008	Iliana Gallardo García	Tungurahua	Winner
2005	Andrea Chávez	Guayas	1st. Runner-Up
2003	Daniela Villacrés Cuadrado	Tungurahua	4th Runner-Up

Representatives at Miss Teenager Universal

This is a list of women who competed at the Miss Teenager Universal beauty pageant.

Color Key

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as Runner-up
•   Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists

Year	Miss Teen Ecuador	Province	Placement	Special Awards
2017	María Guillén	Guayas	3rd. Runner Up
2016	Camila Montenegro	Tungurahua	2nd. Runner Up	Best in Interview

Representatives at Miss Teenager World

This is a list of women who competed at the Miss Teenager World beauty pageant.

Color Key

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as Runner-up
•   Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists

Year	Miss Teen Ecuador	Province	Placement	Special Awards
2015	Angie Larrea	Guayas	Winner	Best in Long Gown
2014	Odalis Villacrés	Guayas	2nd Runner-Up	Best Catwalk
1999	María Agustina Loor Murillo	Manabí	4th Runner-Up

Representatives at Miss Teen Earth

This is a list of women who competed at the Miss Teen Earth International beauty pageant.

Color key

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as runner-up

Year	Miss Teen Earth Ecuador	Province	Placement	Special Awards
2023	Danna Soto Crow	Guayas	2nd Runner-Up	Best National Costume
2021	Valeska Pazmiño	Guayas	Unplaced
2020	Evelyn Cartagena	Guayas	Winner
2019	Sara Varas	Guayas	Top 7	Best National Costume
2018	Bibian Carrion	Guayas	Unplaced
2017	Joselyn Suárez	Guayas	Top 7	Miss Photogenic
2016	Sayra León	Guayas	2nd Runner-Up	Best in Long Gown
2015	Daniela Cepeda	Guayas	Winner	Best in Long Gown
2014	Débora Zamora [24]	Guayas	3rd Runner-Up	Best in Long Gown
2013	Iris Carvallo [25]	Loja	2nd Runner-Up	Best in Long Gown
2012	Ma. del Cisne Rivera	Guayas	Winner	Best in Long Gown

Representatives at Miss Teen International

This is a list of women who competed at the Miss Teen International beauty pageant.

Color Key

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as Runner-up
•   Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists

Year	Miss Teen International Ecuador	Province	Placement	Special Awards
2023	Ailen Santana	Guayas	1st. Runner Up
2022	Caesy Rivadeneira Chávez	Galápagos	1st. Runner Up	Best National Costume
2021	Alexis Calderón	Guayas	2nd. Runner Up
2020	María Grazzia Oviedo	Tungurahua	didn't compete1
2019	María Guillén Aguirre	Guayas	3rd Runner Up
2018	Alisson Flores Lozano	Santo Domingo	1st Runner-Up
2017	Melissa Mite Mendoza	Guayas	1st Runner-Up
2010	Barbara Fernandes Sabaté	Guayas	Unplaced
2009	Renata Moreira Tortorelli [26]	Santo Domingo	2nd Runner-Up
2008	Flor Violeta Quirola [27]	El Oro	Semi-finalist
2007	Gianna María Haro Vallaza	Guayas	Unplaced	Best National Costume
2003	Kimberly Gort Cabrera		Unplaced	Best National Costume
2002	Patricia Molina [28]	Imbabura	Unplaced	Best National Costume

¹The Miss Teen International organization based in Ecuador not held any competitions due to COVID-19. Judging of the competition took place outside of the normal pageant environment due to the global restrictions on public events and international travel imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The winner was crowned in a live-streamed event.

Representatives at Miss Teen Intercontinental

This is a list of women who competed at the Miss Teen Intercontinental beauty pageant.

Color Key

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as Runner-up
•   Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists

Year	Miss Teen Intercontinental Ecuador	Province	Placement	Special Awards
2023	Ashlee Mariscal	Guayas	1st. Runner Up
2022	Thalia Valverde Romero	Guayas	2nd. Runner Up
2021	Nayeli Zurita Fierro	Guayas	Winner	Best National Costume
2019	María Guillén Aguirre	Guayas	2nd. Runner Up
2018	Alisson Flores Lozano	Santo Domingo	Unplaced
2017	Melissa Mite Mendoza	Guayas	Unplaced
2012	Jennifer Ochoa Samaniego	Guayas	Winner
2010	Brigitte Salazar Llerena	Guayas	Winner
2007	Lisbeth Plúa Gutiérrez	Manabí	Winner

Representatives at Miss Teen Supranational

This is a list of women who competed at the Miss Teen Supranational beauty pageant.

Color Key

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as runner-up

Year	Miss Teen Supranational Ecuador	Province	Placement	Special Awards
2023	Smirnova Peñafiel	Guayas	2nd Runner Up	Best National Costume
2022	Frany Delgado Quintero	Esmeraldas	Winner	Best National Costume
2021	Yormi Montenegro Montoya	Esmeraldas	Unplaced
2019	Nadia Palma De Santis	Los Ríos	4th Runner Up

Major beauty pageants

Miss Teen Ecuador winners and runners-up in the world's major beauty contests.

Year	Miss Universe	Miss Earth
1978	Mabel Ceballos Sangster Miss Ecuador Universo 1978   Ecuador	Est. in 2001 - Manila, Philippines
2017	Daniela Cepeda [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] Miss Ecuador Universo 2017   Ecuador	Lessie Giler [34] [35] [36] [37] Miss Earth Ecuador 2017   Ecuador

See also

• Miss Teen Earth
• Miss Teenager World

References

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34. "Lessie Giler la nueva Miss Earth Ecuador" (in Spanish). Diario El Comercio. 2017.
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External links

• Official page