Miss Ecuador 2009

Miss Ecuador 2009
Date	March 13, 2009
Presenters	Roberto Rodríguez
Venue	Coliseo Lorgio Pinargote, Manta, Ecuador
Broadcaster	Gama TV
Entrants	21
Placements	5
Withdraws	Bolívar Karla Andráde
Winner	Sandra Vinces Pinargote Galápagos

The Miss Ecuador 2009 pageant was held on March 13, 2009. There were 21 candidates for the national title. Miss Ecuador 2009 will represent Ecuador at Miss Universe 2009, Miss World Ecuador will be entering Miss World 2009 and Miss Internacional Ecuador will be entering Miss International 2009. The First Runner Up will be entering Miss Earth 2009 and Miss Maja 2009 and the Second Runner Up will be entering Miss Atlantic International 2010. The rest of the Top 10 will enter Reinado Internacional del Café, Miss Globe International, Miss Intercontinental and Miss América Latina.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Ecuador 2009	Manabi - Sandra Vinces
Miss World Ecuador 2009	Esmeraldas - Gabriela Ulloa
Miss Internacional Ecuador 2009	Pichincha - Isabella Chiriboga
1st Runner-up	Manabí - Diana Sánchez
2nd Runner-up	El Oro - Yuliana Delgado

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Karina Ibañez
Miss Photogenic	Sandra Vinces
Miss Yambal	Renata Moreira
Miss Sedal	Isabella Chiriboga
Miss Vivant	Renata Moreira Diana Sánchez
Best National Costume	María José Pérez

Contestants

Country	Contestant	Age	Height (cm)	Height (ft)	Hometown
Azuay	Elizabeth Espinoza Molina	22	175	5'8"	Cuenca
Cañar	Paola Tigreros Quintero	23	174	5'8"	Quito
Carchi	Eliana Ayala Delgado	21	172	5'7"	Cotacachi
Chimborazo	María José Pérez Echeverría	20	172	5'7"	Riobamba
Cotopaxi	Karina Naranjo Hernández	19	172	5'7"	Latacunga
El Oro	Yuliana Delgado Pontón	19	170	5'7"	Atahualpa
Esmeraldas	Gabriela Ulloa Quiñónez	21	180	5'11"	Esmeraldas
Galápagos	Sandra Vinces Pinargote	18	178	5'10"	Portoviejo
Guayas	Juliette Solines Hurtado	22	178	5'10"	Guayaquil
Imbabura	María José Torres Vinueza	21	174	5'8"	Ibarra
Loja	Thanya Román Mora	20	174	5'8"	Macará
Los Ríos	Sylvana Yépez Barriga	24	174	5'8"	Vinces
Manabí	Diana Sánchez Ormaza	23	173	5'8"	Manta
Morona Santiago	María del Mar Landívar Vanoni	24	170	5'7"	Guayaquil
Orellana	Ana Karina Ridniki Guevara	20	178	5'10"	Guayaquil
Pichincha	Isabella Chiriboga Valdivieso	20	173	5'8"	Quito
Santa Elena	Denisse Bajaña McKliff	23	173	5'8"	Guayaquil
Santo Domingo	Renata Moreira Tortorelli	18	172	5'7"	Santo Domingo
Sucumbíos	Karina Ibáñez Cedeño	24	171	5'7"	Manta
Tungurahua	María Paula Palacios Larrea	24	173	5'8"	Ambato
Zamora Chinchipe	Julia Ojeda Ochoa	20	172	5'7"	Cuenca

Withdraws

Bolívar Karla Andrade

Notes

Crossovers

• Sylvana Yépez was in Reina de Vinces 2001, and Virreina de Los Ríos 2001.

• María Jose Torres was in Reina de Ibarra 2003, and Reina de Imbabura 2003.

• Gabriela Ulloa competed in Reina de Esmeraldas 2006, but unplaced.

• Isabella Chiriboga competed in Reina de Quito 2007, and placed 1st Runner-up.

• Renata Moreira was Reina de Santo Domingo 2008, and Reina de Mi Tierra 2008. Also she placed into top 6 in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2011.

• Eliana Ayala is Reina de Ibarra 2010.

External links

• Candidates
• New Miss Ecuador