Miss Costa Rica
National beauty pageant competition in Costa Rica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miss Costa Rica is a national beauty pageant in Costa Rica. The winner of the pageant represents Costa Rica at Miss Universe pageant.
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| Formation | 1954 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | San José |
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Official language | Spanish |
President | Gabriela Alfaro |
| Staff | Teletica |
| Website | teletica.com/misscostarica |
History
Costa Rica has participated in the Miss Universe pageant since 1954 and has sent 56 representatives in the pageant's 60-year history. The event used to be coproduced and broadcast by Teletica since 1960, but in 2024 the production changed to Ethe channel ¡OPA! [1][2][3] Women between the ages of 18 and 27, each representing a province, compete to represent Costa Rica for one year and participate in the annual Miss Universe international competition.
Titleholders
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
| Year | Province | Miss Universo Costa Rica | Placement at Miss Universe | Special awards | Notes |
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| ¡OPA! directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2024―present (Miss Universo Costa Rica) | |||||
| 2024 | San José | Elena Hidalgo | Unplaced | ||
| Teletica directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 1962―2023 (Miss Costa Rica) | |||||
| 2023 | Alajuela | Lisbeth Valverde[4] | Unplaced | ||
| 2022 | Alajuela | María Fernanda Rodríguez[5] | Unplaced | ||
| 2021 | Heredia | Valeria Rees | Unplaced | Appointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no national pageant in 2021. | |
| 2020 | San José | Ivonne Cerdas | Top 10 | ||
| 2019 | San José | Paola Chacón | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | San José | Natalia Carvajal | Top 10 | ||
| 2017 | Heredia | Elena Correa[6] | Unplaced |
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Appointed — Miss Costa Rica 2017 did not hold in 2017; the 1st Runner-up of Miss Costa Rica 2016, Elena Correa designated to be the new Miss Costa Rica 2017 and competed at Miss Universe 2017 in the United States. |
| 2016 | Alajuela | Carolina Rodríguez | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | Limón | Brenda Castro[7] | Unplaced | ||
| 2014 | Heredia | Karina Ramos | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Guanacaste | Fabiana Granados | Top 16 | ||
| 2012 | Alajuela | Nazareth Cascante | Unplaced | ||
| 2011 | Heredia | Johanna Solano[8] | Top 10 | ||
| 2010 | Cartago | Marva Wright[3] | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | San José | Jessica Umaña | Unplaced | ||
| 2008 | Alajuela | María Teresa Rodríguez | Unplaced | ||
| 2007 | Heredia | Verónica González | Unplaced | ||
| 2006 | San José | Fabriella Quesada | Unplaced | ||
| 2005 | San José | Johanna Fernández[9] | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Heredia | Nancy Soto[10] | Top 10 |
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| 2003 | San José | Andrea Ovares | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | Cartago | Merylin Villalta | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | San José | Paola Calderón | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | San José | Laura Mata | Unplaced | ||
| 1999 | Alajuela | Arianna Bolaños | Unplaced | ||
| 1998 | Puntarenas | Kisha Alvarado | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | Cartago | Gabriela Aguilar | Unplaced | ||
| 1996 | Limón | Dafne Zeledón | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | Alajuela | Beatriz Alvarado | Unplaced | ||
| 1994 | Limón | Jasmín Morales | Unplaced | ||
| 1993 | San José | Catalina Rodríguez | Unplaced | ||
| 1992 | San José | Jessica Manley | Unplaced | ||
| 1991 | San José | Viviana Muñoz | Unplaced | ||
| 1990 | San José | Julieta Posla | Unplaced | ||
| 1989 | San José | Luana Freer | Unplaced | ||
| 1988 | Heredia | Erika Paoli | Unplaced | ||
| 1987 | San José | Ana María Bolaños | Unplaced | ||
| 1986 | Limón | Aurora Velásquez | Unplaced | ||
| 1985 | Puntarenas | Rosibel Chacón | Unplaced | ||
| 1984 | San José | Silvia Portilla | Unplaced | ||
| 1983 | Cartago | Gabriela Pozuela | Unplaced | ||
| 1982 | Heredia | Lilliana Corella | Unplaced | ||
| 1981 | San José | Rosa Inés Solís | Unplaced | ||
| 1980 | San José | Bárbara Bonilla | Unplaced | ||
| 1979 | Guanacaste | Carla Facio | Unplaced | ||
| 1978 | San José | Maribel Guardia[11] | Unplaced |
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| 1977 | Puntarenas | Claudia Garnier | Unplaced | ||
| 1976 | Limón | Silvia Jiménez | Unplaced | ||
| 1975 | Alajuela | María de los Ángeles Picado | Unplaced | ||
| 1974 | Limón | Jeannette Rebeca | Unplaced | ||
| 1973 | Alajuela | María del Rosario Mora | Unplaced | ||
| 1972 | San José | Victoria Ross | Unplaced | ||
| 1971 | San José | Rosa María Rivera | Unplaced | ||
| 1970 | Cartago | Lilliam Berrocal | Unplaced | ||
| 1969 | San José | Clara Freda | Unplaced | ||
| 1968 | San José | Ana María Rivera | Unplaced | ||
| 1967 | Guanacaste | Rosa María Fernández | Unplaced | ||
| 1966 | Cartago | Virginia Oreamuno | Unplaced | ||
| 1965 | Guanacaste | Mercedes Pinagal | Unplaced | ||
| 1964 | San José | Dora Solé | Unplaced | ||
| 1963 | Cartago | Sandra Chrysopulos | Unplaced | ||
| 1962 | Heredia | Helvetia Albónico | Unplaced | ||
| 1961 | Did not compete | ||||
| 1960 | San José | Leila Rodríguez | Unplaced | ||
| 1959 | Heredia | Sonia Monturiol | Unplaced | ||
| 1958 | Guanacaste | Eugenia Valverde | Unplaced | Disqualified from the competition. | |
| 1957 | San José | Sonia Cristina Icaza | Unplaced | ||
| 1956 | Heredia | Anabella Granados[12] | Unplaced |
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| 1955 | San José | Clemencia Martínez | Unplaced | ||
| 1954 | San José | Marían Esquivel[13] | Top 15 | ||
See also
- Reinas de Costa Rica
- Mister Costa Rica
References
External links
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