Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009

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Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009
Starring Giselle Blondet
Judges Osmel Sousa
Lupita Jones
Jorge Aravena
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network Univision
ReleaseMarch 1 (2009-03-01) 
May 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)
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Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009 is the third season of Nuestra Belleza Latina premiered in March 2009. Auditions were once again held in five major US cities (Los Angeles, California; Dallas, Texas; Miami, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; and New York City, New York) and in San Juan, Puerto Rico. During the audition process, 75 young women were given passes to the semi-finals in Miami, Florida. With the twist of adding one more contestant named "La Intrusa" (Francheska Mattei). For several weeks, Francheska Mattei, a professional actress, posed as one of the contestants to know the rumors, secrets, and even gossip from the girls. The elimination process was quick, with 15 women leaving the first day, 40 on the second week, and finally 8 women were eliminated leaving the 12 finalists who will be moving into a Miami mansion where they will be living together for the rest of the competition. Each week, viewers will have a chance to vote for their favorite finalists. The three women with the fewest votes will then be in danger of being eliminated. However, two of the women in the bottom three will have the chance of being saved, one by her fellow finalists, and the other by the judges. This year they had an "Intrusa", the one that spilled the gossip about the contestants and it was Puerto Rican, Francheska Mattei.

Contents

Greidys Gil contestant representing Cuba won the competition.

Changes

There were some mayor changes to this Season, Julian Gil left the show, and was replaced with Model/Actor Jorge Aravena. Osmel Sousa and Lupita Jones became the main Judges. Melissa Marty became a correspondent in the show, she went backstage and had a one-on-one with the girls during the Show and at the "Belleza House". The show moved from Tuesdays to Sundays at 8pm/7c. For the first time in Nuestra Belleza Latina history a girl was expelled. Contestant, Stephanie broke the main rule of Nuestra Belleza Latina of having contact with an outside member. The contestant was soon replaced by Chastelyn.

Judges

Elimination chart

Contestants Chart
Top 12Winner1st Runner-Up
SafeWon the challenge of the weekBottom 3Bottom 2Eliminated
Stage:Finals
Week:4/54/13 4/194/265/35/105/17
PlaceContestantResultFinale
1Greydis GilSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Winner
2Marycarmen LópezSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-Up
3Catalina LópezSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Safe3rd Place
4Mónica De LeónBottom 3SafeSafeBottom 3SafeSafe4th Place
5Janice BencosmeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe5th Place
6Berenice GuzmánBottom 2SafeSafeBottom 2SafeBottom 36th Place
7Monica PastranaSafeBottom 3SafeSafeBottom 37th Place
8Jennifer AndradeSafeSafeBottom 2Safe8th Place
9Chastelyn RodriguezSafeSafeBottom 39th Place
10Susie De Los SantosSafeBottom 210th Place
11Anna ValenciaSafe11th Place
12Vanessa Lotero12th Place
13-14Stephanie FigueroaElim
Francheska Mattei

Contestants

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009
Season 2009
Winner Greidys Gil
Runner-upMarycarmen Lopez
Release
Original releaseMarch 1 (2009-03-01) 
May 10, 2009 (2009-05-10)
Season chronology

Contestants

RankContestant
Winner
Runner-Up
  • Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico – Marycarmen López
3rd Place
4th Place
  • Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico – Mónica De León
5th Place
6th Place
  • Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico – Berenice Guzmán
7th Place
8th Place
9th Place
10th Place
11th Place
12th Place
Top 20

Disqualifications

Countries Being Represented

CPWCountryPositionYear
Previously Won
1234567(Finale)
Yes check.svg Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 5th2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd1st1stWinner2009
Yes check.svg Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 1st5th5th1st5th1st4th2nd3rd2ndRunner-Up2007
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 3rd3rd3rd4th1st4th1st1st2nd3rdNone
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 4th4th4th3rd3rd3rd3rd4thNone
Yes check.svg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 2nd1st1st5th4th5th2008
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 6thNone

Season 3, Episode 1: Castings 2009

Original Air Date—1 March 2009 The best of the auditions held in Los Angeles, Dallas, Puerto Rico, Chicago, New York and Miami.

The Guest Judges were:

JudgeAudition Place
Jorge Aravena Chicago
Raul Brindis Dallas
Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo Los Angeles
Julian Gil Miami
Kika Roca New York City
Cynthia Olavarria Puerto Rico

The following contestants were chosen:

ContestantAudition Place
Berenice Guzmán Chicago
Marycarmen López Dallas
Mónica De León Dallas
Catalina López Los Angeles
Jennifer Andrade Los Angeles
Anna Valencia Los Angeles
Greidys Gil Miami
Vanessa Lotero Miami
Janice Bencosme New York City
Susie De Los Santos New York City
Chastelyn Rodriguez New York City
Monica Pastrana Puerto Rico
Stephanie Figueroa Puerto Rico

Season 3, Episode 2: The Envelopes

Original Air Date—8 March 2009 The 75 selected contestants arrive to Miami. 20 of them receive an envelope the very first day. 10 of them are eliminated.

Season 3, Episode 3: The Coaches Eliminate

Original Air Date—15 March 2009 The Choreography, Diction and Runway coaches cut 15 more girls from the group. The remaining 50 girls have to show their best talent onstage. After the performance, the show judges eliminate another 10 contestants.

Season 3, Episode 4: Group Task

Original Air Date—22 March 2009 The 41 remaining girls are divided in groups to perform onstage. Four groups have musical numbers and the other four acting scenes. At the end of the show, the judges eliminate 20 girls.

Season 3, Episode 5: Revealing the Mole

Original Air Date—29 March 2009 The mole is revealed and the 20 remaining girls face the judges one more time to receive their final evaluation. 12 of them are named finalists and go to the next stage of the show. The rest of the girls are eliminated.

The Final 12 are Chosen:

ContestantCountry Representing
Vanessa LoteroColombia
Greydis Gil Cuba
Janice BencosmeDominican Republic
Susie De Los Santos Dominican Republic/Mexico
Catalina LopezEcuador
Jennifer AndradeHonduras/Mexico
Marycarmen LopezMexico
Mónica De LeónMexico
Berenice GuzmanMexico
Anna ValenciaMexico
Monica PastranaPuerto Rico
DisqualifiedCountry Representing
Stephanie FigueroaPuerto Rico
ReplacementCountry Representing
Chastelyn RodriguezPuerto Rico

Season 3, Episode 6: No Make-up Photoshoot

Original Air Date—5 April 2009 The 12 finalists move to the mansion, where they start training while they are tested every day. The first challenge of the season is a no-make up photo-shoot. The winner will appear in People en Español magazine (as part of the 50 most beautiful edition).

Season 3, Episode 7: Hurricane Report

Original Air Date—12 April 2009 The 11 remaining girls have to endure the hardest challenge of the season, reporting on location while a Hurricane hits the city with winds up to 100 miles per hour.

Season 3, Episode 8: The Rope Course

Original Air Date—19 April 2009 The 10 remaining girls have to compete in a challenging rope course, where they have to be the fastest and the smartest in order to win.

Season 3, Episode 9: Tarantula Photo Shoot

Original Air Date—26 April 2009 The 9 remaining girls face another breathtaking challenge. They have to pose for a print ad with a live tarantula walking over their shoulders, hands and face.

Season 3, Episode 10: Novela Scenes

Original Air Date—3 May 2009 The 8 remaining girls are paired to do a sequenced telenovela scene, live onstage. The three girls in danger of elimination answer questions while connected at a lie detector machine.

Season 3, Episode 11: The Final Question

Original Air Date—10 May 2009 The 7 remaining girls face the judges to hear them read the crudest critiques the audience posted online. They are challenge to respond to those critics -live- as if they were part of an interview.

Season 3, Episode 12: The Finale 2009

Original Air Date—17 May 2009 The 6 finalists chosen by the popular vote hit the runway for the last time. Greidys Gil was crowned "Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009"

Winner: Greydis Gil

Orden de llamados

Llamados de Giselle
OrderEpisodes
Top 121234567(Finale)Top 2
1GreydisBereniceChastelynChastelynMonica D.BereniceBereniceCatalinaCatalinaMarycarmenGreydisGreydis
2MarycarmenMonica P.JenniferGreydisMonica P.MarycarmenGreydisGreydisMarycarmenGreydisMarycarmenMarycarmen
3CatalinaMonica D.Monica P.Monica D.JenniferCatalinaJaniceMarycarmenGreydisCatalinaCatalina
4Monica D.JenniferGreydisBereniceMarycarmenMonica D.CatalinaJaniceMonica D.Monica D.
5JaniceCatalinaMarycarmenCatalinaGreydisGreydisMonica D.Monica D.Janice
6BereniceSusieMonica D.JaniceBereniceJaniceMarycarmenBerenice
7Monica P.JaniceCatalinaMarycarmenJaniceMonica P.Monica P.
8JenniferMarycarmenJaniceMonica P.CatalinaJennifer
9StephanieAnnaBereniceJenniferChastelyn
10SusieGreydisSusieSusie
11AnnaVannessaAnna
12VanessaChastelyn
13Francheska
ColorDescriptionUsed
 The contestant was eliminatedWeek 1-7
 The contestant won the competitionTop 2
 The contestant won second placeTop 2
 The contestant was expelled by the panelTop 12
 The contestant replaced the expelled ContestantWeek 1
 The mole (La Intrusa) A contestant who was put in by the producersTop 12
 The contestant won the challenge of the weekWeek 1-7
 The contestant won the challenge of the week but was eliminatedWeek 4

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References

Winners

Preceded byNuestra Belleza Latina 2009
Greydis Gil
Succeeded by