Miss Perú Universo 2009

Miss Perú Universo 2009
Date	April 4, 2009[1]
Presenters	Gonzalo Iwasaki and Edith Tapia
Entertainment	Jean Paul Strauss and Peru Expression
Broadcaster	Panamericana Television
Entrants	23[2]
Winner	Karen Schwarz Espinoza Amazonas

Miss Perú 2009, the 57th Miss Perú pageant was held at the Hacienda Villa de Chorillos, in Lima, Perú on April 4, 2009. Karen Schwarz, Miss Amazonas was crowned Miss Peru Universo 2009 by outgoing titleholder Karol Castillo of Trujillo. 23 contestants competed in the event which was broadcast live on Panamericana Television. Karen Schwarz represented Perú in Miss Universe 2009. The first runner up, Jessica Schialer, Miss Earth Perú 2009 will enter in Miss Earth 2009. The second runner up, Sofia del Pinho, Miss Turismo Peruana 2009 will enter in Miss Tourism Queen International 2009. The top 6 will enter Miss Continente Americano 2009, Reina Hispanoamericana 2009, and Miss Intercontinental 2009.

Final Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss Perú 2009	Amazonas - Karen Schwarz
Miss Earth Perú	Ayacucho - Jessica Schialer
Miss Turismo Peruana	Ica - Sofía del Pinho
1st Runner-up	Huánuco- Carolina Gamarra
2nd Runner-up	Loreto - Kory Alegria
3rd Runner-up	Cajamarca - Silvana Vásquez
Top 12	Huancavelica - Bárbara Merino Puno - Dessire Villar Tumbes - Kerly Acuna Lima - Mayra Chang Cuzco - Vanessa Castillo Callao - Karla Flores

Special Awards

• Best Look & Hair - Sofía del Pinho (Ica)
• Miss Aquavit - Karen Menéndez (Tacna)
• Miss Congeniality - Alexandra Hidalgo (Junín)
• Miss Fitness - Karen Schwarz (Amazonas)
• Miss Photogenic - Carolina Gamarra (Huánuco)
• Miss Smile - Carolina Gamarra (Huánuco)
• Most Beautiful Face - Sofía del Pinho (Ica)
• Most Beautiful Smile - Carolina Gamarra (Huánuco)

Delegates

Region	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
Amazonas	Karen Schwarz Espinoza	24	1.78	Lima
Áncash	Ingrid Vargas Mora	18	1.76	Chimbote
Apurímac	Pierina Meléndez Patrón	19	1.75	Andahuaylas
Arequipa	Pamela Gonzáles Álvarez	24	1.78	Arequipa
Ayacucho	Jessica Schialer Tejada	19	1.78	Cangallo
Cajamarca	Silvana Vásquez Monier	17	1.77	Cajamarca
Callao	Karla Flores Guerra	21	1.79	La Punta
Cuzco	Vanessa Castillo Gómez	22	1.74	Urcos
Huancavelica	Bárbara Merino Villadona	19	1.79	Pampas
Huánuco	Carolina Gamarra Rojas	18	1.78	Arequipa
Ica	Sofía del Pinho Cordova	22	1.83	San Borja
Junín	Alexandra Hidalgo Patrazzo	20	1.74	Huancayo
La Libertad	Pamela de la Flor Loly	18	1.75	Trujillo
Lambayeque	Danae Panta Vargas	18	1.74	Trujillo
Lima	Mayra Chang Beltrán	21	1.78	Huacho
Loreto	Kory Alegria Almeyda	22	1.74	Iquitos
Madre de Dios	Lilibeth Witting Ubaldo	18	1.78	San Miguel
Pasco	Aymi Dean Carnero	18	1.76	Chiclayo
Piura	Carol Alvarado Lara	22	1.77	Chachapoyas
Puno	Dessire Villar Mantero	21	1.79	Trujillo
San Martín	Nancy Sandovar Castro	23	1.76	Tarapoto
Tacna	Karen Menéndez Salas	21	1.79	Huancayo
Tumbes	Kerly Acuña Ramírez	19	1.74	Trujillo

Judges

• Olga Zumaran, Miss Peru Universe 1978 and TV Actress.
• Fred Vellon, Creative Director of MAC cosmetics.
• Jessica Tapia, TV Host and Miss Asia-Pacific 1994.
• Luis Barrenechea, Plastic Surgery Specialist.
• Luisa Maria Cuculiza, Congressmember.
• Luis Argüelles, Manager of publish relations of Panamericana Television.
• Monica Chacon, Miss Peru World 1996 and Professional Model.
• Nacho del Aguila, Professional Stylist of Tomy's

Trivia

• Mayra Chang entered in Miss Perú Universo 2006.
• Kori Alegria died on March 17, 2010 in a motorcycle accident in Iquitos.

References

1. ^ http://www.corporaciondelabelleza.org/noticias.aspx
2. ^ http://foro.univision.com/univision/board/message?board.id=missrepublicadominicana&message.id=193924

External links

• Official Site