Nuestra Belleza Jalisco

Nuestra Belleza Jalisco
Formation	1994
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Guadalajara
Location	Mexico
Local Coordinator	Lorena Vila

Nuestra Belleza Jalisco is a pageant in Jalisco, Mexico, that selects that state's representative for the national Nuestra Belleza Mexico pageant. Jalisco is considered one of the strongest states in Mexican pageantry, as they are almost always among the finalists.

Jalisco is the State that has produced more winners of the prestigious title of Nuestra Belleza Mexico in history. With 4 Nuestra Belleza Mexico crowns, 3 of them being consecutive years 2008, 2009, 2010. The state Organization has also produced one Nuestra Belleza Mundo México in 1996 and the second Miss Universe winner in Mexican history Ximena Navarrete in 2010.

Titleholders

Below are the names of the annual titleholders of Nuestra Belleza Jalisco, listed in ascending order, and their final placements in Nuestra Belleza México after their participation. Results in Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International (in bold) and other less relevant pageants are also displayed for national titleholders.

Year	Titleholder	Hometown	Placement	Award	International Results
2011	Lucia Silva González	Puerto Vallarta	3rd Runner up	Miss Model
2010	Karin Cecilia Ontiveros Meza	Amatitán	Nuestra Belleza Mexico	Miss Talent Fuller Queen Path to Fame	Miss Universe 2011 Placement: —
2009	Jimena Navarrete Rosete	Guadalajara	Nuestra Belleza México	Academic Award Fuller Queen	Miss Universe 2010 Placement: Winner
2008	Karla María Carrillo González	Guadalajara	Nuestra Belleza México	Fuller Queen	Miss Universe 2009 Placement: — Miss Continente Americano 2010 Placement: 1st Runner-up
2007	María Guadalupe González Gallegos	Tepatitlán	1st Runner-up	Miss Congeniality Optims Best Hair	Miss Continente Americano 2008 Placement: Winner
2006	Gladys Castellanos Jiménez	Guadalajara	1st Runner-up	Miss Talent Path to Fame Best Regional Costume	Miss Continente Americano 2007 Placement: 2nd Runner-up
2005	Karina López Pérez	Jalostotitlán
2004	Joanna Rivera Sibson	Zapopan
2003	Ariadna Itzel Muro Esquivel	Zapopan
2002	Beatriz García Barragán	Guadalajara
2001	Miriam de Jesús Ayala Nuñez	San Miguel El Alto	Top 20
2000	Jacqueline Bracamontes van Hoorde	Guadalajara	Nuestra Belleza México	Miss St. Ives Hinds Skin	Miss Universe 2001 Placement: —
1999	Maria Pia Marín Gutierrez	Encarnación de Díaz
1998	Gloria Alejandra Morales Macias	Zapopan	Top 10
1997	Tatiana della Rocca	Yahualica
1996	Yessica Salazar González	La Barca	NB Mundo México		Miss World 1996 Placement: Top 10 Award: Spectacular Swimwear
1995	Tania Prado Laursen	Zapopan	Top 16
1994	Luz Elena González de la Torre	Guadalajara	2nd Runner-up

     Competes in Miss Universe.
     Competes in Miss World.
     Competes in Miss International.

¹ In 1996, a pre-pageant to chose the delegate to Miss World was held the day prior to the final Nuestra Belleza México competition. Yessica Salazar of Jalisco resulted as the winner. She eventually placed among the Top 16 during the final.

Designated contestants

As of 2000, it is not uncommon for some states to have more than one delegate competing simultaneously in the national pageant. The following Nuestra Belleza Jalisco contestants were invited to compete in Nuestra Belleza México. Some have placed higher than the actual state winners, but have yet to win.

Year	Contestant	Hometown	National Placement	Award	International Placement	Award
2010	Eunice Sánchez Valencia	Guadalajara	Top 10
2009	Sandra Luz Vargas Plazola	Puerto Vallarta	3rd Runner-up
2007	María Esmeralda Pimentel Murguía	Ciudad Guzmán	2nd Runner-up
2006	Perla Lizbeth Mercado Barajas	Guadalajara	Top 15
2005	Ana Paola Sifuentes Gutiérrez	Guadalajara	2nd Runner-up
2004	Gabriela Vazquez Patrón	Guadalajara	2nd Runner-up
2002	Cecilia de Jesús Gutiérrez Avilés	Guadalajara
2001	Sarahi Alejandra Alvarez Negrete	Guadalajara	Top 20
	Ana Inés Santoyo Jasso	Guadalajara	Top 10
2000	Libertad Godínez Herrera	Zapopan

Contestants Notes

• Esmeralda Pimentel later studied acting in Televisa's CEA and eventually made her debut in Verano de Amor (2009), playing the role of Ada Claveria.
• Gladys Castellanos was 1st Runner-up in Nuestra Belleza México 2006 and she was chosen to represented Mexico in Miss Continente Americano 2007 where she won the 3rd place.
• Karin Ontiveros is Nuestra Belleza México 2010 and she will represent Mexico in Miss Universe 2011, in hopes of becoming the third Miss Universe from Mexico, and the second consecutively.
• Karla Carrillo was Nuestra Belleza México 2008 and represented Mexico in the international Miss Universe 2009, on August 23 of that year. On September 18, 2010 representedMexico in Miss Continente Americano 2010 and placed as the 1st Runner-up.
• Jacqueline Bracamontes was Nuestra Belleza México 2000 and represented her country in Miss Universe 2001 on May 11, 2001, where she didn't place. After being crowned Nuestra Belleza México in 2000, she decided to pursue a television career.
• Lupita González was 1st Runmer-up in Nuestra Belleza México 2007 and she was chosen to represent Mexico in Miss Continente Americano 2008 where she won the title, becoming Mexico's first representative to win that title. Also she won the awards as Miss Photogenic and Miss Yanbal Face.
• Luz Elena González was 2nd Runner-up in Nuestra Belleza México 1994, studied at the CEA. Her first outing as an actress in the telenovela "Preciosa" and then "El Niño que Vino del Mar", "Por un Beso", "Entre el Amor y el Odio" and "Alegrijes y Rebujos". After she participated in the Reality Show Big Brother VIP 3. Her most recent work was in '"Hasta que el Dinero nos Separe", in the role of Vicky. She's a singer.
• Ximena Navarrete was Nuestra Belleza México 2009 and she was crowned Miss Universe 2010 on August 23, 2010, making her the second Mexican delegate to win the title, after Lupita Jones in 1991. Both were crowned in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
• Yessica Salazar was Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1996 and participed in Miss World 1996, she placing among the semi-finalists and placed 8th overall on November 22, 1996 . During the pageant, Yessica was also awarded the title of Miss Spectacular Beach Wear, today is a Mexican actress.

External links

• Official Website
• Articles about the event (Spanish)