Nuestra Belleza El Salvador
Introduction '''Nuestra Belleza Mundo El Salvador''' was a national Beauty pageant in El Salvador. The winner represented El Salvador at Miss World. Between 2006 - 2015, the winner was given the title of Nuestra Belleza Universo and competed at Miss Universe.
History ===Miss El Salvador (1972 – 2005)===300pxMiss El Salvador was the organization in charge of choosing the representative to Miss Universe and Miss World. The organization since its birth sent a representative to Miss Universe (except in 1980) and Miss World (from 1975 to 1993, when the organization lost the franchise.) The organization was headed by Mr. Eddie González, who was the committed to put El Salvador at the international mark. The format of the competition was based on a representative from each of the 14 departments in the country. During the 1980s due to the Salvadorian Civil War situation, thanks to the special permission granted by The Miss Universe Organization, the representative was chosen behind closed doors. This continued till 1995 when they resumed the national competition.In 2005, the organization had problems renewing the franchise and lost it.===Nuestra Belleza El Salvador===In 2004, Telecorporacion Salvadorena acquired the franchise for Miss World, and in 2006 acquired the franchise for Miss Universe. The pageant was renamed '''Nuestra Belleza El Salvador''' and held two separate pageants to select the delegates to Miss Universe and Miss World. In 2010, the format changed as in that year they decided to select the two representatives in just one pageant. The pageant is open to any girls throughout the whole country. They choose the finalists via casting specials and the contestants are not required to have won a department title, which was the traditional way until 2005.The licensee for Miss Universe was given to the organization Reinado de El Salvador in March 2017 and the Miss World licensee in November 2018.
Titleholders ===1954-2005===The '''Miss El Salvador''' titleholders represented El Salvador at the Miss Universe competition.YearMiss El Salvador1954  Myrna Roz Orozco 1955  Maribel Arrieta Gálvez1964  María Herma Hernández-Lazo1972  Ruth Eugenia Romero Ramírez 1973  Gloria Ivete Romero 1974  Ana Carlota Margarita Araujo 1975  Carmen Elena Figueroa 1976  Mireya Carolina Calderón Tovar 1977  Altagracia Arévalo1978  Iris Ivette Mazorra Castro   1979  Ivette López Lagos 1981  Martha Alicia Ortiz  1982  Jeannette Orietta Marroquín1983  Claudia Denisse Oliva Alberto1984  Ana Lorena Samayoa 1985  Julia Haydée Mora Alfaro 1986  Vicky Elizabeth Cañas Álvarez1987  Virna Passelly Machuca 1988  Ana Margarita Vaquerano Celarie  1989  Lucía Beatriz López Rodríguez 1990  Gracia María Guerra    1991  Rebeca Dávila Dada 1992  Melissa Salazar 1993  Kathy Méndez Cuéllar 1994  Claudia Méndez Cuéllar 1995  Eleonora Beatrice Carrillo Alammani 1996  Milena Mayorga 1997  Carmen Irene Carrillo Vilanova  1998  María Gabriela Joviel Munguía1999  Cynthia Carolina Montoya 2000  Alexandra María Rivas Cruz 2001  Diana Betsy Guerrero2002  Elisa Sandoval Rodríguez 2003  Diana Renée Valdivieso Dubón2004  Silvia Gabriela Mejía Córdova 2005  Irma Marina Dimas Pineda   Others  Grace Marie Zabaneh Menéndez===2006-2019===The Miss El Salvador renamed as '''Nuestra Belleza El Salvador''' and went to Miss Universe and second placed went to Miss World until 2015.Since the owner of Nuestra Belleza El Salvador does not hold a contest in 2016, the franchise of Miss Universe moved to Reinado de El Salvador Organization and the appointment system inside of Nuestra Belleza El Salvador allows the casting winner to go to Miss World.YearNuestra Belleza El Salvador2006  Rebecca Iraheta 2007  Lissette Rodríguez 2008  Rebeca Moreno 2009  Mayella Mena  2010  Sonia Cruz 2011  Alejandra Ochoa 2012  Ana Yancy Clavel  2013  Alba Delgado  2014  Patricia Murillo   2015  Idubina Rivas 2016  Ana Cortez 2017  Fátima Cúellar2018  Marisela de Montecristo2019  Zuleika Soler
Representatives in Big Four pageants The following women have represented El Salvador in three of the Big Four major international beauty pageants for women. These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International with exception of Miss Earth which has a separate national franchise in El Salvador.===Representatives at Miss Universe===;Color keyThe official winner of Nuestra Belleza El Salvador competed at the Miss Universe pageant between 2006 - 2017.On occasion, when the winner did not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up was sent. In 1954 and 1955 the representatives were handpicked, with the exception in 1981, where the winner was sent to Miss World. In 2006, Nuestra Belleza El Salvador acquired the Miss Universe franchise and started crowning two titleholders, one for Miss Universe and another for Miss World, in separate pageants until 2010 when the pageants were merged. Since 2010, two titleholders were crowned at the same event. But in 2017, the organization gave up the franchise license of Miss Universe and only one titleholder would be crowned to compete at Miss World.YearMiss El SalvadorPlacementSpecial Awards 1954  Myrna Roz Orozco   Unplaced    1955  Maribel Arrieta Gálvez  1st Runner-up  Miss Congeniality 1972  Ruth Eugenia Romero Ramírez   Unplaced    1973  Gloria Ivete Romero  Unplaced    1974  Ana Carlota Margarita Araujo  Unplaced   1975  Carmen Elena Figueroa  Top 12    1976  Mireya Carolina Calderón Tovar  Unplaced   1977  Altagracia Arévalo  Unplaced   1978  Iris Ivette Mazorra Castro  Unplaced   1979  Judith Ivette López Lagos  Unplaced    1981  Martha Alicia Ortiz  Did not compete  1982  Jeannette Orietta Marroquín  Unplaced   1983  Claudia Denisse Oliva Alberto  Unplaced    1984  Ana Lorena Samayoa  Unplaced    1985  Julia Haydée Mora Alfaro  Unplaced  Miss Media 1986  Vicky Elizabeth Cañas Álvarez  Unplaced    1987  Virna Passelly Machuca  Unplaced     1988  Ana Margarita Vaquerano Celarie  Unplaced    1989  Lucia Beatriz López Rodríguez  Unplaced   1990  Gracia María Guerra  Unplaced     1991  Rebeca Dávila Dada  Unplaced     1992  Melissa Salazar  Unplaced     1993  Kathy Méndez Cuéllar  Unplaced     1994  Claudia Méndez Cuéllar  Unplaced     1995  Eleonora Beatrice Carrillo Alammani  Top 10     1996  Milena Mayorga  Top 10    1997  Carmen Irene Carrillo Vilanova  Unplaced     1998  María Gabriela Joviel Munguía  Unplaced   1999  Cynthia Carolina Montoya  Unplaced   2000  Alexandra María Rivas Cruz  Unplaced   2001  Diana Betsy Guerrero  Unplaced   2002  Elisa Sandoval Rodríguez  Unplaced   2003  Diana Renée Valdivieso Dubón  Unplaced   2004  Silvia Gabriela Mejía Córdova  Unplaced   2005  Irma Marina Dimas Pineda  Unplaced   2006  Rebecca Iraheta  Unplaced  2007  Lissette Rodríguez  Unplaced  2008  Rebeca Moreno  Unplaced  Miss Congeniality 2009  Mayella Mena  Unplaced  2010  Sonia Cruz   Unplaced 2011  Mayra Aldana*  Unplaced   2012  Ana Yancy Clavel  Unplaced 2013  Alba Delgado  Unplaced 2014  Patricia Murillo  Unplaced  2015  Idubina Rivas** Unplaced  *(*) 2011: Due to personal accident, Alejandra Ochoa (Original winner) was replaced by Mayra Aldana (2nd Runner-up). *(**) 2015: Nuestra Belleza is postponed. Idubina Rivas was appointed as Miss Universe El Salvador 2015 by National Director of Miss Universe in El Salvador. She was the winner of Reinado de El Salvador 2014.===Representatives at Miss World===In 1978 and 1979, the winner of Miss El Salvador competed at both Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. Since 2006, the representative for Miss Universe and Miss World were crowned at the same event. But in 2017, only one titleholder would be crown, since the company lost the Miss Universe franchise.YearMiss El SalvadorPlacementSpecial Awards 1975  Ana Stella Coman Durán  Unplaced    1976  Soraya Comandari Zanotti  Unplaced    1977  Magaly Varela Rivera  Unplaced   1978  Iris Ivette Mazorra Castro  Unplaced    1979  Judith Ivette Lopez Lagos   Unplaced   1982  Loredana Munguía  Unplaced   1983  Carmen Irene Álvarez Gallardo  Unplaced   1984  Celina María López Párraga  Unplaced   1985  Luz del Carmen Mena Duke  Unplaced   1986  Nadine Monique Gutiérrez  Unplaced   1987  Claudia Lorena Alvarenga Ruiz  Unplaced   1988  Karla Lorena Hasbún  Unplaced   1989  Ana Estela Aguilar  Unplaced   1990  María Elena Henríquez  Unplaced   1991  Lucía Beatriz López Rodríguez  Unplaced   1992  Raquel Cristina Durán  Unplaced   1993  Beatriz Eugenia Henríquez Pinto  Unplaced   2004  Andrea Denise Charlaix  Unplaced  2005  Alejandra Mirian Cárcamo  Unplaced  2006  Evelyn Romero  Unplaced   2007  Silvia Melhado  Unplaced   2008  Gabriela Gavidia  Unplaced   2009  Elena Tedesco  Unplaced   2010  Gabriela Molina  Unplaced  2012  Maria Luisa Vicuña  Unplaced  2013  Paola Ayala  Unplaced  2014  Larissa Vega  Unplaced     2015  Marcela Santamaría*  Unplaced   2016  Ana Cortez*  Unplaced  2017  Fátima Cuéllar*  Top 15  *(*) 2015: Nuestra Belleza is postponed. Marcela Santamaría was appointed as Miss World El Salvador 2015 She was the winner of Reinado de El Salvador 2011. *(*) 2016: Ana Cortez was appointed to represent El Salvador at Miss World 2016. *(*) 2017: Fátima Cuéllar was appointed to represent El Salvador at Miss World 2017.===Representatives at Miss International===In 1992 the third title of Miss El Salvador will be competing at Miss International pageant. In 2006 Miss El Salvador lost the franchise of the pageant. Nowadays, the official candidate for Miss International will be selecting by Reinado de El Salvador pageant together with some Big Four international beauty pageants.YearMiss El SalvadorPlacementSpecial Awards1992  María Elena Ferreiro  Unplaced   1994  Nathalia Gutiérrez Munguía  Unplaced   1995  Natalia Díaz  Unplaced   2004  Andrea Hernández  Unplaced   2005  Ana Saidia Palma Rebollo  Unplaced
References
External links * Nuestra Belleza El Salvador official website