Miss Universe Nicaragua

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Miss Universe Nicaragua
TypeWomen's beauty pageant
Headquarters Mexico City, Mexico
Country representedNicaragua
Qualifies for Miss Universe
First edition2024
Current titleholder Geyssell García
Chontales
Stylist
Osmel Sousa
CEO/President
Raúl Rocha
National Director
Raúl Rocha
Director of Communications
George Figueroa
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
Predecessor Miss Nicaragua

Miss Universe Nicaragua (MUNIC) is a beauty pageant and organization that selects Nicaragua's official representative to Miss Universe.

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The reining Miss Universe Nicaragua 2024 is Geyssell García from Chontales, who was crowned on October 1, 2024, in Mexico City, Mexico by Sheynnis Palacios.

History

From 1955 to 2023, Miss Nicaragua held the national franchise for Miss Universe, wherein it was responsible for selecting Nicaraguans to represent Nicaragua and compete at the annual Miss Universe pageant. Under Miss Nicaragua, Nicaragua representatives to the Miss Universe pageant were crowned with the title of Señorita Nicaragua from 1955 to 1999, and Miss Nicaragua from 2001 to 2023.[ citation needed ]

In September 2024, the Miss Universe Organization introduced a new franchise under Miss Universe Nicaragua. This is an organization outside Nicaragua. Since November 2023 after Sheynnis Palacios, Miss Nicaragua 2023 won the Miss Universe 2023 held in San Salvador, El Salvador Ortega's government cancelled the pageant in Nicaragua and getting out national directors from the previous organization.[ citation needed ]

Titleholders under Miss Universe Nicaragua org.

Miss Universe Nicaragua 2024—Present

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the Finlaist/Semi-finalists
  •   : Unplaced but given special award(s)
YearDelegateAgeStateCompetition performance
PlacementsSpecial award(s)
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Flag of Mexico.svg 2024 Geyssell García 29 Chontales Top 30

Miss Nicaragua 1955—2023

The winner of Miss Nicaragua represents her country at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Since 2023, the election of Miss Universe Nicaragua took over the franchise of Miss Universe in Nicaragua.
YearDelegateAgeStateCompetition performance
PlacementsSpecial award(s)
2023 Sheynnis Palacios 23 Carazo Miss Universe 2023
2022 Norma Huembes 24 Carazo Unplaced
2021 Allison Wassmer26 Managua Unplaced
2020 Ana Marcelo24 Estelí Top 21
2019 Inés López19 Managua Unplaced
2018 Adriana Paniagua 23 Chinandega Unplaced
2017 Berenice Quezada 24 South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region Unplaced
2016 Marina Jacoby 21 Matagalpa Unplaced
2015 Daniela Torres 25 Managua Unplaced
  • Best National Costume (4th Place)
2014 Marline Barberena27 Chinandega Unplaced
2013 Nastassja Bolívar 25 Carazo Top 16
  • Best National Costume
2012 Farah Eslaquit 21 Masaya Unplaced
  • Best National Costume (6th Place)
2011 Adriana Dorn 24 Managua Unplaced
2010 Scharllette Allen 18 South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region Unplaced
2009 Indiana Sánchez 22 Managua Unplaced
  • Best in National Costume (2nd Place)
2008 Thelma Rodríguez19 Chinandega Unplaced
2007 Xiomara Blandino 22 Managua Top 10
2006 Cristiana Frixione22 Managua Unplaced
2005 Daniela Clerk23 Managua Unplaced
2004 Marifely Argüello22 Managua Unplaced
2003 Claudia Salmerón25 Managua Unplaced
2002 Marianela Lacayo 21 Managua Unplaced
2001 Ligia Argüello21 Managua Unplaced
2000No competition held
1999 Liliana Pilarte23 Río San Juan Unplaced
1998 Claudia Alaniz21 Managua Unplaced
1997No competition held
1996Luz María Sánchez Herdocia– Managua Did not compete
1995 Linda Clerk22 Managua Unplaced
1994No competition held
1993 Luisa Urcuyo18 Rivas Unplaced
1992 Ida Delaney Managua Unplaced
1991 Ana Sofía Pereira Managua Unplaced
No competition held between 1980–1990
1979Patricia Pineda– Rivas Withdrew from the competition
1978 Claudia Herrera Masaya Unplaced
1977 Beatriz Obregón18 Rivas Top 12
1976 Ivania Navarro Matagalpa Unplaced
1975 Alda Maritza Sánchez Masaya Unplaced
1974 Francis Duarte León Unplaced
1973 Ana Saravia18 Managua Unplaced
1972No competition held
1971 Xiomara Paguaga20 Managua Unplaced
1970 Graciela Salazar– León Unplaced
1969 Soraya Herrera18 Managua Unplaced
1968 Margine Davidson20 Matagalpa Unplaced
No competition held between 1964–1967
1963 Leda Sánchez20 Carazo Unplaced
No competition held between 1956–1962
1955 Rosa Argentina Lacayo †19 Managua Unplaced
  • Best Dressed Girl

Regional rankings

Department TitlesYears
Managua 20
  • 1955
  • 1969
  • 1971
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1998
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2009
  • 2011
  • 2015
  • 2019
  • 2021
Carazo 4
  • 1963
  • 2013
  • 2022
  • 2023
Chinandega 3
  • 2008
  • 2014
  • 2018
León
  • 1970
  • 1973
  • 1974
Masaya
  • 1975
  • 1978
  • 2012
Matagalpa
  • 1968
  • 1976
  • 2016
Rivas
  • 1977
  • 1979
  • 1993
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region 2
  • 2010
  • 2017
Chontales 1
  • 2024
Estelí
  • 2020
Río San Juan
  • 1999

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