Miss United Continents

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Miss United Continents
Formation2006
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Guayaquil
Location
Official language
President
Maria del Carmen de Aguayo
Budget
$1 m CAD
Website http://www.misscontinenteunidos.com/
Formerly called
  • Miss Continente Americano
  • Miss Continentes Unidos

Miss United Continents (formerly known as Miss Continente Americano and often known as Miss Continentes Unidos) is a beauty pageant that has been held regularly since 2006. [1] [2]

Contents

The current Miss United Continents is Joanna Camelle Mercado of Philippines who was crowned on August 7, 2022 in Portoviejo, Ecuador.

History

The contest was first held in 2006 and was known as Miss Continente Americano. The event was restricted to Latin American countries originally and later changed its name to Miss United Continents in 2013, in addition to allowing competitions from outside of the Americas compete. [3] The competition is almost always held in Guayaquil, Ecuador with endorsement of the Municipality of Guayaquil. [3] [4] The event is usually broadcast for free on GamaTV, as they host the event. [3] [1] [2] [5]

The competition has several goals including to form a union between various countries through their pageant ambassadors and to promote tourism in the city of Guayaquil. [2] [1] The prize for winning the competition is a gold-plated silver and precious stone crown designed by Christian Quinteros. Winners also receive $6,000 in cash and other prizes from sponsors. [1]

Competitors are judged on beauty, elegance and intelligence. [2] Competitors who are finalists or winners of national versions of beauty pageants including Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth are eligible to compete. [6]

Qualifications

Contestants must meet various requirements including being under 27 years old, not having any children and not having visible tattoos or piercings. [1]

Titleholders

YearCountry/TerritoryTitleholderLocationAge
2022Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Joanna Camelle Mercado [7] [8] Portoviejo, Ecuador 27
2019Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Anairis Cadavid Ardila [9] 31
2018Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Yamil Andrea Sáenz Castillo [10] [11] 32
2017Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Tatyana Ivanovna Tsimfer [12] 33
2016Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Jeslyn David Santos [13] [14] 28
2015Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Nathália Paiva Lago [14] 28
2014Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Geisha Nathalie Montes de Oca Robles [15] [16] 31
2013Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Carolina Andrea Aguirre Pérez [17] 27
2012Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Camila de Lima Serakides [18] 21
2011Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Claudia Schiess [19] [20] 21
2010Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Giuliana Myriam Zevallos Roncagliolo [21] 20
2009Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Lina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa [22] [21] 20
2008Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico María Guadalupe González Gallegos [23] 20
2007Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Marianne Elizabeth Cruz González [24] [3] 22
2006 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Mía Lourdes Taveras López [25] 21

Ranking

CountryTitlesYear
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 32006, 2007, 2014
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 22016, 2022
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2009, 2019
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2008, 2018
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2012, 2015
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2011, 2013
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 12017
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2010

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