The first beauty queen in Ecuador was Sara Chacón Zúñiga from Guayaquil, Guayas province in 1930. She wore the sash and the crown of Miss Ecuador for the very first time. The contest was inactive for more than 20 years until 1955 when Leonor Carcache won the first modern title of Miss Ecuador and became the first representative of the country to the Miss Universe pageant. Representatives from the all 24 provinces that make up Ecuador compete annually for the title of Miss Ecuador among others. In addition to representatives to Miss Universe and Miss International; Miss Ecuador Organization also selects the candidates for Miss United Continents and Reina Hispanoamericana, under the direction of Mrs. María del Carmen de Aguayo. Mr. Julián Pico has the rights to choose and send a contestant to Miss World, Miss Supranational and Miss Grand through the national pageant CNB Ecuador since 2013 under the direction of Mrs. Tahíz Panus. The representatives for Miss Earth is selected by Ms. Katherine Espín. Mr. Rodrigo Moreira has the rights to choose and send a representative from Ecuador to Miss America Latina and Mrs. Cecilia Niemes has the rights to send a delegate to Miss Atlántico Internacional respectively. Miss Ecuador titleholders A.Lucía Vinueza was born in Cuenca, Azuay; but she represented the province of Guayas. B.Mariela García was born in Cuenca, Azuay; but she represented the province of Manabí. C.Soraya Hogonaga was born in Milagro, Guayas; but she represented the province of Pichincha. D.Isabel Ontaneda was born in Cuenca, Azuay; but she represented the province of Pichincha. E.Claudia Schiess was born abroad, in Basel, Switzerland; but she represented the province of Galápagos. Provincial rankings Miss Universe participation A.Lucía Vinueza was born in Cuenca, Azuay; but she represented the province of Guayas. B.Mariela García was born in Cuenca, Azuay; but she represented the province of Manabí. C.Soraya Hogonaga was born in Milagro, Guayas; but she represented the province of Pichincha. D.Isabel Ontaneda was born in Cuenca, Azuay; but she represented the province of Pichincha. E.Claudia Schiess was born abroad, in Basel, Switzerland; but she represented the province of Galápagos. Provincial rankings a.Laura Baquero from Guayas was Miss Ecuador 1967 and had the rights to compete at Miss Universe 1967, but she was not allow to compete due to she was under 18 years of age. Miss World participation A.Jéssica Angulo represented Pichincha since Santo Domingo was not a province