Miss Latin America 1986

Miss Latin America 1986
Date	October 16, 1986
Venue	Teatro Melico Salazar, San José, Costa Rica
Entrants	19
Placements	10
Debuts	USA
Withdraws	Ecuador
Returns	Brazil, Uruguay
Winner	Lucia Collado  Dominican Republic

Miss América Latina 1986 was the fourth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the sixth overall. The final event was held on October 16, 1986 in San José, Costa Rica. At the conclusion of the pageant, Lucia Collado of the Dominican Republic was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Victoria Mauríz, also of the Dominican Republic. ^[1].

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss América Latina 1986	Dominican Republic - Lucia Collado
1st runner-up	Colombia - Grace Vallejo
2nd runner-up	Panama - Angela Healy
3rd runner-up	Venezuela - Catherine Fulop
4th runner-up	Costa Rica - Lygia Salazar
Semi-finalists (in order of placement)	Mexico - María Guadalupe Granda  Peru - Ursula Santamaría  Brazil - Ana María Marques  Chile - María Fernanda Aldunate  Bolivia - Sandra Wehfritz

Contestants^[2]

Argentina - Marcela Catanoso  Bolivia - Sandra Wehfritz  Brazil - Ana María Marques  Chile - María Fernanda Aldunate  Colombia - Grace Vallejo  Costa Rica - Lygia Salazar  Dominican Republic - Lucia Collado  El Salvador - Carolina Duarte  Guatemala - Aura Marina Trujillo  Honduras - Odily Wilson

Mexico - María Guadalupe Granda  Panama - Angela Healy  Paraguay - Raquel Barreto  Peru - Ursula Santamaría  Puerto Rico - Gianna Méndez  Spain - María del Carmen Carrasco  Uruguay - Carla Trombotti  USA - Sandra Luz Cedillos  Venezuela - Catherine Fulop

National Notes

Debuts

•  USA The USA was represented for the first time by one delegate, having been represented by various states in 1983, 1984 and 1985.

Returning territories

• Last in competed in 1984:
  •  Brazil
  •  Uruguay

Withdraws

•  Ecuador

Historical Significance

• Brazil placed for the first time.
• Colombia placed for the fourth time in a row.
• Panama and Venezuela placed for the third time in a row.
• Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic placed for the second time in a row.
• Chile last placed in 1983, while Bolivia and Mexico last placed in 1984.
• This was the second of three victories for the Dominican Republic. It was also not only the first time a territory won a second Miss Latin America title, but also the first and, as of 2011, only time a territory won two back-to-back titles.
• Colombia achieved its highest placement (as first runner-up) up to that point. It would later match the placement in 2000, 2001 and 2003. Colombia would finally win, beating this placement, in 2010.
• Panama matched its best placement, previously achieved in 1985.
• Costa Rica matched its fourth runner-up placement achieved in 1986, the territory's highest placement up to that point.

References

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