Miss Ecuador 2006

Miss Ecuador 2006
Date	March 16, 2006
Venue	Coliseo Mayor de la Ciudad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
Broadcaster	Gamavision
Entrants	15
Placements	5
Winner	Catalina Mercedes López Saman Galápagos

The Miss Ecuador 2006 was on March 16, 2006. There were 16 candidates for the national title. The Miss Ecuador 2006 will represent Ecuador at Miss Universe 2006. The Miss World Ecuador would enter Miss World 2006. The Miss Internacional Ecuador would enter Miss International 2006. The rest of the contestnats will enter, Reinado Internacional del Café, Miss Globe International, Miss Intercontinental and Miss América Latina.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Ecuador 2006	Galápagos - Catalina López
Miss World Ecuador 2006	Azuay - Rebeca Flores
Miss Internacional Ecuador 2006	Pichincha - Denise Rodríguez
1st Runner-up	Imbabura - Mirely Barzola
2nd Runner-up	Esmeraldas - Carla Caicedo

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Sandra Armíjos
Miss Photogenic	Rebeca Flores
Miss Yambal	Rebeca Flores
Miss Sedal	Catalina López
Miss Tridentt	Catalina López
Miss Cosas Magazine	Rebeca Flores

Contestants

Country	Contestant	Age	Height (cm)	Height (ft)	Hometown
Azuay	Rebeca Flores	20	177	5'9"	Cuenca
Cañar	Sthepanie Samán	21	170	5'7"	Guayaquil
Carchi	Tahíz Panús	20	179	5'9"	Guayaquil
Chimborazo	Sttefania Mata	22	173	5'8"	Guayaquil
Cotopaxi	Estefanía Iturralde	26	178	5'10"	Guayaquil
El Oro	Mayra Ríos	18	183	6'0"	Machala
Esmeraldas	Carla Caicedo	20	184	6'1"	Esmeraldas
Galápagos	Catalina Mercedes López Saman	23	175	5'8"	Guayaquil
Guayas	Laura Cruz	22	174	5'8"	Guayaquil
Imbabura	Mirely Barzola	18	181	5'11"	Nobol
Loja	Sandra Armíjos	18	184	6'1"	Loja
Los Ríos	Jéssica Bajaña	25	178	5'10"	Babahoyo
Manabí	María Eugenia Macías	24	170	5'7"	Santa Ana
Pichincha	Denise Rodríguez	18	177	5'8"	Quito
Tungurahua	María Augusta Gortaire	24	172	5'7"	Quito

External links

• http://www.bellezavenezolana.net/news/2006/Marzo/20060317.htm
• http://www.cuencanos.com/fotos/detallesfotoporid.php?Id_Foto=5880
• http://www.enlacespanama.com/missecuador2006.html