Nuestra Belleza Chile

Nuestra Belleza Chile

Formation	2013
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Santiago
Location	Chile
Membership	Miss Earth Miss Cosmo Miss América Latina
Official language	Spanish
Leader	Hernán Lucero Keno Manzur

Nuestra Belleza Chile is a national beauty pageant in Chile. The pageant annually sends its representative to compete at Miss Earth, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants, which advocates for environmental awareness, conservation, and social responsibility. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} The pageant also sends representatives for Miss Cosmo and Miss América Latina.

History

2002-2011: Early years

Chile debut in Miss Earth in 2002, with Nazhla Abad, who finished as a Top 10 semifinalist and won Miss Avon Colour. The official candidate between 2002 and 2005 was selected by Miss Chile pageant from the runner-up.

Hil Hernández won Miss Earth 2006 pageant in the Philippines, becoming the first and only Chilean to win the crown.

In 2010, Miss Model & Bellezas Chilenas organization appointed the titleholder for the competition.

2013-present: Nuestra Belleza Chile

In 2013, Carousel Productions awarded the franchise to Hernán Lucero and Eugenio Manzur for Miss Earth. Since then, the duo conducted regional pageants to advance in the national pageant that would be Chile's representative to Miss Earth. Their first Miss Earth Chile is Natalia Lermanda who was able to manage to be in the Top 16 semifinalist of Miss Earth 2013. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} That was the first time Chile was able to be in the semifinals after 7 years.

In 2021, Romina Denecken van der Veen finished as Miss Earth Water, the first time Chile was able to get an elemental title after Hil Hernandez' win in 2006.

In 2024, Nuestra Belleza Chile received Miss Cosmo license. Their first Miss Cosmo Chile is Anita-María Rojas, who finished as a Top 21 semifinalist.

Titles

Note that the year designates the time Nuestra Belleza Chile acquired that particular pageant franchise.

Current Franchises
Membership	Year
International beauty pageants:
Miss Earth	2013 – Present
Miss Cosmo	2024 – Present
Miss America Latina	2025 – Present

Titleholders

Miss Earth Chile

Color key

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as runner-up
•   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
•   Ended as special awards winner

Year	Represented	Miss Earth Chile	Placement at Miss Earth	Special awards
Nuestra Belleza Chile directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth from 2013
2025	Puente Alto	Nathalie Briones Mellado	Top 8
2024	None [a]	Janis Almendra [12]	Unplaced
2023	Santiago	Ximena Huala [13]	Unplaced
2022	Los Ángeles	Daniela Riquelme Gutiérrez	Unplaced	3 Special Awards Swimsuit Competition (Americas) Beach Wear Competition (Eco Group) Long Gown Competition (Eco Group)
2021	Colina	Romina Denecken van der Veen	Miss Earth – Water 2021	2 Special Awards Talent Competition (Creative)
2020	Patagonia	Macarena Quinteros	Unplaced
2019	San Pedro de Atacama	Fernanda Méndez Tapia	Top 10	2 Special Awards National Costume (Americas) Miss Friendship (Air)
2018	Coquimbo	Antonia Cristal Figueroa Alvarado	Top 12	1 Special Award Talent (Air Group)
2017	La Calera	Sofia Manzur	Unplaced
2016	Puerto Varas	Tiare Fuentes	Unplaced
2015	Providencia	Natividad Leiva	Top 8	2 Special Awards Long Gown (Group 1) Cocktail Wear (Batch 1)
2014	Santiago	Catalina Paz Cáceres Rios	Unplaced	1 Special Award National Costume
2013	Santiago	Natalia Lermanda Margarit	Top 16
Miss Model & Bellezas Chilenas directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth between 2010 and 2012
2012	Did not compete
2011	Temuco	Camila Stuardo Jeria	Unplaced
2010	Santiago	Pamela Soprani Reyes	Unplaced
Did not compete between 2007—2009
OPMB directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth in 2005
2006	Chiloé	Hil Yesenia Hernández Escobar	Miss Earth 2006
Miss Chile directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth between 2002 and 2005
2005	Santiago	Nataly Nadeska Chilet Bustamante	Top 8 1 Special Award Miss Photogenic
2004	Viña del Mar	Erika Christel Niklitschek	Unplaced
2003	Santiago	Carolina Jimena Salazar	Unplaced
2002	Santiago	Nazhla Sofía Abad González	Top 10	1 Special Award Miss Avon Colour

Miss Cosmo Chile

Year	Represented	Miss Cosmo Chile	Placement at Miss Earth	Special awards
2025	Las Condes	Maria Jesus Honorato	Withdrew
2024	La Florida	Anita-María Rojas	Top 21

Notes

1. Appointed

References

1. New York Times, World News (October 30, 2003). "Afghanistan: Anti-Pageant Judges". The New York Times Company. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
2. "Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant". China Daily. Reuters. October 25, 2004. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
3. Enriquez, Amee (February 2, 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News . Retrieved February 3, 2014.
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5. "Buscando a la chilena más bella: Parte casting para Nuestra Belleza Chile 2014 - Guioteca.com". Guioteca.com. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
6. "Miss Ligua 2013 representará la Región de Valparaíso en final nacional de Concurso "Nuestra Belleza Chile" | UCVRADIO". Archived from the original on 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
7. "Iquiqueña es la única nortina en el concurso "Nuestra Belleza Chile"". Soyiquique.cl. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
8. Tauran, Erasmo (2013). "Chilena Natalia Lermanda terminó entre las semifinalistas del Miss Earth 2013". Biobio Chile . Retrieved December 8, 2013.
9. Blanco, Eunice (2013). "Alyz Henrich of Venezuela is Miss Earth 2013". Philippine Star . Retrieved December 7, 2013.
10. "Venezuela's Alyz Henrich wins Miss Earth 2013". MSN . 2013. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
11. Sinha, Sanskrity (2013). "Miss Earth 2013: Miss Venezuela Alyz Henrich Crowned Winner [PHOTOS]". International Business Times . Retrieved December 9, 2013.
12. "Junto a pw.producciones tenemos el honor de anunciar que Janis Almendra Zamorano Muñoz de 25 años, será quien represente a nuestro país en la final del Miss Earth 2024, a desarrollarse en Filipinas". Instagram (in Spanish). 7 September 2024.
13. Galdames, Constanza (13 October 2023). "Exchica 'Rojo' se coronó como Miss Earth Chile y representará al país en Vietnam: "Prometo hacer lo mejor que pueda"" [Exchica 'Rojo' was crowned Miss Earth Chile and will represent the country in Vietnam: "I promise to do the best I can"]. Meganoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.

External links

• Miss Earth official website