Miss Latin America 2004

Miss América Latina 2004 was the eighteenth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the twentieth overall. The final event was held on November 15, 2003 in Cancun, Mexico. At the conclusion of the pageant, Gamalis Fermín of Puerto Rico was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Maria Carolina Casado of Venezuela^[1].

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss América Latina 2004	Puerto Rico - Gamalis Fermín
1st runner-up	Uruguay - Karen Klosz
2nd runner-up	United Kingdom - Daniela Martins
Semi-finalists (in order of placement)	Brazil - Priscila Bastos  Peru - Yvette Santa Maria  El Salvador - Andrea Hernández  Dominican Republic - Evelina Rodríguez

Contestants^[2]

Argentina - Silvana Lambreschi  Bolivia - Salima Cassis  Brazil - Priscila Bastos  Canada - Reina Linares  Chile - Francisca Silva  Costa Rica - Dahyana Zúñiga  Dominican Republic - Evelina Rodríguez  Ecuador - Carolina Cárdenas  El Salvador - Andrea Hernández  Guatemala - Luisa Farrach  Honduras - Olenka Fuschich

Mexico - Adriana Ramírez  Nicaragua - Marisela Rodríguez  Panama - Denys Rodríguez  Peru - Yvette Santa Maria  Portugal - Inés Carrinho  Puerto Rico - Gamalis Fermín  United Kingdom - Daniela Martins  Uruguay - Karen Klosz  USA - Lidia Acuña  Venezuela - Marilyn Colina

National Notes

Debuts

•  United Kingdom

Returning Territories

• Last participated in 2002:
  •  Argentina
  •  Dominican Republic

Withdraws

Colombia  Curaçao

Paraguay  Spain

Historical Significance

• Puerto Rico achieved its second victory, having last won in 1983. The 21-year gap stands as the longest gap between wins. It also made Puerto Rico only the fourth territory with a second title, and gave them the second-most wins after Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, which all have three.
• Uruguay managed to place for the first time. Uruguay had first competed in the first international edition in 1983, but had yet to place in 17 pageants.
• Puerto Rico also placed in 2003.
• Brazil placed for the fourth consecutive time.
• The United Kingdom managed to place for the first time, while simultaneously debuting at the pageant.
• El Salvador last placed in 1992.
• Peru last placed in 1998.
• The Dominican Republic last placed in 2002, when Claudia Cruz won.

References

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