Nuestra Belleza El Salvador

Nuestra Belleza El Salvador is a national beauty pageant for women in El Salvador. The winner of Nuestra Belleza Universo represents El Salvador at Miss Universe, while the winner of Nuestra Belleza Mundo represents El Salvador at Miss World. Also usually the winner of "Nuestra Belleza Universo" competes at smaller pageants like Reinado Internacional del Cafe and Miss Continente Americano. The current "Nuestra Belleza Universo" is Alejandra Ochoa, while Marcela Castro is the current "Nuestra Belleza Mundo".

History

Miss El Salvador (1972–2005)

Miss El Salvador 2005: Irma Dimas

Miss 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 1975–1993, when the organization lost the franchise.) The organization was headed by Mr. Eddie Gonzalez, 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 department in the country. During the 1980's 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.

Titleholders

The overall winner of Miss El Salvador competed at Miss Universe. In 1954 and 1955 the representatives were handpicked. With the exception in 1981, where the winner was sent to Miss World.

Year	Miss El Salvador	Placed in MU
1954	Myrna Roz Orozco	Unplaced
1955	Maribel Arrieta Galvez	1st Runner-Up & Miss Congeniality
1972	Ruth Eugenia Romero Ramirez	Unplaced
1973	Gloria Ivete Romero	Unplaced
1974	Ana Carlota Margarita Araujo	Unplaced
1975	Carmen Elena Figueroa	Top 12
1976	Mireya Carolina Calderon Tovar	Unplaced
1977	Altagracia Arevalo	Unplaced
1978	Iris Ivette Mazorra Castro	Unplaced
1979	Judith Ivette Lopez Lagos	Unplaced
1981	Martha Alicia Ortiz	Competed at Miss World
1982	Jeannette Orietta Marroquin	Unplaced
1983	Claudia Deniz Oliva Alberto	Unplaced
1984	Ana Lorena Samagoa	Unplaced
1985	Julia Haydee Mora Alfaro	Unplaced
1986	Vicky Elizabeth Canas Alvarez	Unplaced
1987	Virna Passelly Machuca	Unplaced
1988	Ana Margarita Vaquerano Celarie	Unplaced
1989	Lucia Beatriz Lopez Rodriguez	Unplaced
1990	Gracia Maria Guerra	Unplaced
1991	Rebeca Davila Dada	Unplaced
1992	Melissa Salazar	Unplaced
1993	Kathy Mendez Cuellar	Unplaced
1994	Claudia Mendez Cuellar	Unplaced
1995	Eleonora Beatrice Corrillo Alammani	Top 10 (8th Place)
1996	Milena Mayorga	Top 10 (7th Place)
1997	Carmen Irene Carrillo Vilanova	Unplaced
1998	Maria Gabriela Joviel Munguia	Unplaced
1999	Cynthia Carolina Cevallos Montoya	Unplaced
2000	Alexandra Maria Rivas Cruz	Unplaced
2001	Grace Marie Zabaneh Menendez	Unplaced
2002	Elisa Sandoval Rodriguez	Unplaced
2003	Diana Renee Valdivieso Dubon	Unplaced
2004	Silvia Gabriela Mejia Cordova	Unplaced
2005	Irma Marina Dimas Pineda	Unplaced

Representatives to Miss World

The 1st Runner-up of Miss El Salvador competed at Miss World, with the exception in 1978 and 1979, the winner of Miss El Salvador competed at both Miss Universe and Miss World pageants.

Year	1st Runner-up	Placed in MW
1975	Ana Stella Coman Duran	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 Munguta	Unplaced
1983	Carmen Irene Alvarez Gallardo	Unplaced
1984	Celina Maria Lopez Parraga	Unplaced
1985	Luz Del Carmen Mena Duke	Unplaced
1986	Nadine Monique Jeanpierre Gutierrez	Unplaced
1987	Claudia Lorena Alvarenga Ruiz	Unplaced
1988	Karla Lorena Hasbun	Unplaced
1989	Ana Estela Aguilar	Unplaced
1990	Maria Elena Henriquez	Unplaced
1991	Lucia Beatriz Lopez Rodriguez	Unplaced
1992	Raquel Cristina Duran	Unplaced
1993	Beatriz Eugenia Henriquez Pinto	Unplaced
2004	Andrea Denise Muschenborn Charlaix	Unplaced
2005	Alejandra Mirian Carcamo Ramos	Unplaced

Representatives to Miss International

In 1992, 1994 and 1995, the 2nd Runner-up competed at Miss International.

Year	2nd Runner-up	Placed in MI
1992	Maria Elena Ferreiro	Unplaced
1994	Nathalia Gutierrez Munguia	Unplaced
1995	Natalia Diaz	Unplaced

Nuestra Belleza El Salvador (2006 – present)

In 2006, Telecorporacion Salvadorena acquired the franchise and renamed it Nuestra Belleza El Salvador and held two separate pageants to selected 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 aren't required to have won a department title, which was the traditional way until 2005.

Titleholders

Year	Nuestra Belleza El Salvador Universo	Placed in MU
2006	Rebecca Iraheta	Unplaced
2007	Lissette Rodríguez	Unplaced
2008	Rebeca Moreno	Miss Congeniality
2009	Mayella Mena	Unplaced
2010	Sonia Cruz	Unplaced
2011	Alejandra Ochoa	Did not compete, was replaced by 1st runner-up

Representatives to Miss World

Year	Nuestra Belleza El Salvador Mundo	Placed in MW
2006	Evelyn Romero	Unplaced
2007	Silvia Melhado	Unplaced
2008	Gabriela Gavidia	Unplaced
2009	Elena Tedesco	Unplaced
2010	Gabriela Molina	Unplaced/ 2nd runner up in Miss World Beauty with a Purpose
2011	Marcela Castro	Unplaced

• Nuestra Belleza El Salvador official website