Miss Uruguay

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Miss Uruguay Organization
Formation1952; 72 years ago (1952)
Type
Miss Supranational
  • Miss Grand International
  • Official language
    Spanish
    Organization
    N Entertainment
    Key people
    Nadia Cerri
    Websitewww.misschanneltv.com

    The Miss Uruguay is a national

    big four major international beauty pageants: the Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss Earth
    competitions.

    History

    Began in 1952 the committee of Miss Uruguay held Miss Uruguay for Miss Universe the first time. Between 1965 and 1979 the pageant was broadcast on TV under Miguel Angel Viera Bruchou. The Miss Uruguay constantly sends its winner to the Miss Universe and runner-up to Miss World. In addition, Miss Uruguay winners may compete to Miss International, Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss Intercontinental, Miss United Continents, Reina Internacional del Café and Miss America Latina.

    Franchise holders

    In 2000 due to financial support, Miss Uruguay lost the Miss International franchise. Started in that year, Miss Uruguay selects its winner to only Miss Universe and first runner-up to Miss World.

    In 2004 after Mieguel Angel Viera Bruchou directed the Miss Uruguay contest, the Promociones Gloria took over to hold Miss Universo Uruguay pageant where the main winner automatically went to Miss Universe and runner-up participated to Miss World. The Gloria pageant had existed until 2006. In 2006 Antonio Vergara Olmos purchased Miss Universe franchise to Uruguay. The pageant was broadcast on Teledoce (2006–2007) and TV Ciudad (2008–2010). Between 2011 and 2015 the Miss Uruguay held at Conrad Hotel in Punta del Este.

    Osmel Sousa, former Miss Venezuela President, took over the Miss Universe license in Uruguay in 2019, and picked a delegate to attend the international pageant.

    In 2020, Nadia Cerri, director of the Miss World license in Argentina, took over the Miss World and Miss Universe licenses in Uruguay, and is proceeding to organize separate competitions of Miss Mundo Uruguay and Miss Universo Uruguay.

    Titleholders

    The first Miss Uruguay 1952 was Nennella Prunell who withdrew at the Miss Universe 1952 in Long Beach after getting crown of Miss Uruguay. Due to personal reasons, Prunell decided to not compete at the Miss Universe first edition. Her first runner-up, Gladys Rubio Fajardo took over her chance to be the first Miss Universe representative from Uruguay. Began in 2004 the Miss Uruguay Organization renamed as Miss Universo Uruguay and divided the title into the two categories where the main Miss Uruguay named as Miss Universo Uruguay and the second title will be automatically awarded as Miss Mundo Uruguay. TNT Latinoamérica has become an official broadcast network for Uruguay.
    Year Miss Uruguay Department Notes
    1952 Nennella Prunell Montevideo Country Club Atlantis (Canelones) directorship
    1953 Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual Montevideo
    1954 Ana Moreno Montevideo
    1955 Inge Hoffmann Montevideo
    1956 Gullermina Aguirre Montevideo
    1957 Gabriela Pascal Montevideo
    1958 Irene Augustyniak Montevideo
    1959 Claudia Bernat Montevideo
    1960 Iris Teresa Ubal Cabrera Montevideo
    1961 Susanna Lausorog Ferrari Montevideo
    1962 Nelly Pettersen Vasigaluz Montevideo
    1963 Graciela Pintos Montevideo
    1964 Delia Babiak Montevideo
    1965 Sonia Raquel Gorbaran Montevideo Mieguel Angel Viera and Canal 12 directorship
    1966 Susana Regeden Montevideo
    1967 Mayela Berton Martínez Montevideo
    1968 Graciela Minarrieta Montevideo
    1969 Julia Möller Roche Montevideo
    1970 Reneé Buncristiano Montevideo
    1971 Alba Techeira López Montevideo
    1972 Cristina Moller Montevideo
    1973 Yolanda Ferrari Montevideo
    1974 Mirta Graziella Rodríguez Montevideo
    1975 Evelyn Rodríguez Montevideo
    1976 Sara Alaga Valega Montevideo
    1977 Adriana Umpierre Escudero Salto
    1978 María del Carmen da Rosa Salto
    1979 Elizabeth Busti Montevideo
    1980 Beatriz Antúñez Montevideo Mieguel Angel Viera directorship
    1981 Griselda Dianne Anchorena Montevideo
    1982 Silvia Beatriz Vila Abavian Montevideo
    1983 María Jacqueline Beltrán Montevideo
    1984 Giselle Barthou Quintes Montevideo
    1985 Andrea Beatríz López Silva Montevideo
    1986 Norma Silvana García Lapitz Montevideo
    1987 María Victoria Zangaro Groso Montevideo
    1988 Carla Trombotti Montevideo Reina Mundial del Banana 1987
    1989 Carolina Pies Riet Montevideo
    1990 Ondina Pérez Isaza Montevideo
    1991 Adriana Comas Silvera Cerro Largo
    1992 Gabriela Ventura Escoba Montevideo
    1993 María Fernanda Navarro Guigou Montevideo
    1994 Leonora Îrene Dibueno Fenocchi Montevideo
    1995 Sandra Znidaric Montevideo
    1996 Adriana Sandra Maidana Maldonado
    1997 Ana González Montevideo
    1998 Virginia Lourdes Russo Marrero Montevideo
    1999 Verónica González Montevideo
    2000 Natalia Figueras Cabezas Montevideo Dethroned
    2001 Carla Leticia Piaggio Taracido Montevideo
    2002 Fiorella Fleitas Canelones
    2003 Natalia Rodríguez Lassiy Montevideo
    2004 Nadia Theoduloz Maldonado Dethroned
    2005 Viviana Antonella Arenas Salto
    2006 Fatimih Dávila Sosa Maldonado Antonio Vergara Olmos (Teledoce Televisión Color) directorship
    2007 Giannina Carla Silva Varela Artigas Miss America Latina 2007
    2008 Paula Andrea Díaz Galione Canelones
    2009 Cinthia Carolina D'Ottone Reyna Colonia
    2010 Stephany Ortega Da Costa Montevideo
    2011 María Fernanda Semino Montevideo
    2012 Camila Vezzoso García Artigas
    2013 Micaela Orsi Jorcín Colonia
    2014
    Johana Riva Garabetian
    Montevideo
    2015 Bianca Sánchez Pico Montevideo
    2016 Magdalena Cohendet Artigas Miss América Continental 2019 — In 2016 the Miss Uruguay was taken over by Laurens Drillich, Leti Fernandez Feijoo (Escuela de Modelos y Actitud-EMA Model Uruguay) and TNT Latin America
    2017 Marisol Acosta Canelones
    2018 Sofía Marrero Canelones
    2019 Fiona Tenuta Vanerio Maldonado Osmel Sousa directorship
    2020 Lola de los Santos Paysandú Nadia Cerri directorship
    2022 Carla Romero Montevideo

    Titleholders under Miss Uruguay org.

    Miss Universo Uruguay

    •   : 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
    Miss Uruguay has been sending representatives in three of the
    Big Four international beauty pageants. Traditionally, the winner of Miss Uruguay represents her country at the Miss Universe
    pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for contest, a runner-up is sent.
    Year Department Miss Uruguay Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards Notes
    2024 TBA
    2023 Did not compete
    2022 Montevideo Carla Romero Unplaced
    2021 Did not compete
    2020 Paysandú Lola de los Santos Unplaced Nadia Cerri directorship.
    2019 Maldonado Fiona Tenuta Vanerio Unplaced Osmel Sousa directorship.
    2018 Canelones Sofía Marrero Unplaced
    2017 Canelones Marisol Acosta Unplaced
    2016 Artigas Magdalena Cohendet Unplaced Laurens Drillich, Leti Fernandez Feijoo (Escuela de Modelos y Actitud-EMA Model Uruguay) and TNT Latin America directorship.
    2015 Montevideo Bianca Sánchez Pico Unplaced
    2014 Montevideo
    Johana Riva Garabetian
    Unplaced
    2013 Colonia Micaela Orsi Jorcín Did not compete Withdrew — Due to lack of support, Miss Uruguay 2013, Micaela Orsi withdrew at the Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow. Orsi came to Miss Universe Office in New York to declare her withdrawal in the 62nd edition of the pageant.[1]
    2012 Artigas Camila Vezzoso García Unplaced
    2011 Montevideo Maria Fernanda Semino Unplaced
    2010 Montevideo Stephany Ortega Da Costa Unplaced
    2009 Colonia Cinthia Carolina D'Ottone Reyna Unplaced
    2008 Canelones Paula Andrea Díaz Galione Unplaced
    2007 Artigas Giannina Carla Silva Varela Unplaced
    2006 Maldonado Fatimih Dávila Sosa Unplaced
    • Best National Costume (Top 20)
    Antonio Vergara Olmos (Teledoce Televisión Color) directorship.
    2005 Salto Viviana Antonella Arenas Unplaced
    2004 Maldonado Nicole Dupont Giglo Unplaced
    • Best National Costume (Top 10)
    Nadia Theoduloz dethroned as "Miss Uruguay 2004", Nicole replaced her as an official representative to Miss Universe 2004 in Ecuador — The Promociones Gloria collaborated with Miss Uruguay Organization.
    2003 Did not compete
    2002 Canelones Fiorella Fleitas Unplaced
    2001 Montevideo Carla Leticia Piaggio Taracido Unplaced
    2000 Montevideo Giovanna Piazza Diaz Unplaced Natalia Figueras Cabezas dethroned as "Miss Uruguay 2000" and automatically withdrew at Miss Universe, Giovanna replaced her to compete at Miss Universe 2000 in Cyprus.
    1999 Montevideo
    Verónica González
    Unplaced
    1998 Montevideo Virginia Lourdes Russo Marrero Unplaced
    1997 Montevideo Adriana Cano Garcia Unplaced
    1996 Maldonado Adriana Sandra Maidana Unplaced
    1995 Montevideo Sandra Znidaric Unplaced
    1994 Montevideo Leonora Îrene Dibueno Fenocchi Unplaced
    1993 Montevideo Maria Fernanda Navarro Guigou Unplaced
    1992 Montevideo Gabriela Ventura Escoba Unplaced
    1991 Cerro Largo Adriana Comas Silvera Unplaced
    1990 Montevideo Ondina Pérez Isaza Unplaced
    1989 Montevideo Carolina Pies Riet Unplaced
    1988 Montevideo Carla Trombotti Unplaced
    1987 Montevideo María Victoria Zangaro Groso Unplaced
    1986 Montevideo Norma Silvana García Lapitz Unplaced
    1985 Montevideo Andrea Beatríz López Silva 4th Runner-up
    1984 Montevideo Yissa Pronzatti Perez Unplaced
    • Best National Costume (1st Runner-up)
    1983 Montevideo María Jacqueline Beltrán Unplaced
    1982 Montevideo Silvia Beatriz Vila Abavian Top 12
    • Best National Costume (2nd Runner-up)
    1981 Montevideo Griselda Dianne Anchorena Unplaced
    1980 Montevideo Beatriz Antuñez Unplaced Mieguel Angel Viera Directorship
    1979 Montevideo Elizabeth Busti Unplaced
    • Best National Costume
    1978 Salto Maria del Carmen da Rosa Unplaced
    1977 Salto Adriana Umpierre Escudero Unplaced
    • Best National Costume (1st Runner-up)
    1976 Montevideo Sara Alaga Valega Unplaced
    1975 Montevideo Evelyn Rodríguez Unplaced
    1974 Montevideo Mirta Graziella Rodríguez Unplaced
    1973 Montevideo Yolanda Ferrari Unplaced
    1972 Montevideo Cristina Moller Unplaced
    1971 Montevideo Alba Techeira López Unplaced
    1970 Montevideo Reneé Buncristiano Unplaced
    1969 Montevideo Julia Möller Roche Unplaced
    1968 Montevideo Graciela Minarrieta Unplaced
    1967 Montevideo Mayela Berton Martinez Unplaced
    1966 Montevideo Susana Regeden Did not compete
    1965 Montevideo Sonia Raquel Gorbaran Unplaced Mieguel Angel Viera and Canal 12 directorship.
    1964 Montevideo Delia Babiak Unplaced
    1963 Montevideo Graciela Pintos Unplaced
    1962 Montevideo Nelly Pettersen Vasigaluz Unplaced
    1961 Montevideo Susanna Lausorog Ferrari Unplaced
    1960 Montevideo Iris Teresa Ubal Cabrera Unplaced
    1959 Montevideo Claudia Bernat Unplaced
    1958 Montevideo Irene Augustyniak Unplaced
    1957 Montevideo Gabriela Pascal Top 16
    • Miss Photogenic (4th Runner-up)
    1956 Montevideo Titina Aguirre Unplaced
    1955 Montevideo Inge Hoffmann Unplaced
    1954 Montevideo Ana Moreno Top 16
    1953 Montevideo Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual Top 16
    1952 Montevideo Gladys Rubio Fajardo Top 10 Country Club Atlantis (Canelones) directorship.

    Miss Mundo Uruguay

    •   : 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
    The 1st Runner-up usually represented her country at Miss World. From 2016 to 2017 after Miss Universo Uruguay brand had bought to TNT, the former director Antonio Vergara Olmos (Teledoce Televisión Color) organized the Nuestra Belleza Uruguaya competition.
    Year Department Miss Mundo Uruguay Placement at Miss World Special Awards Notes
    2023 Montevideo Tatiana Luna[2] Unplaced
    2022 Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022
    2021 Montevideo Valentina Camejo[3] Unplaced
    • Miss World Talent
      (Top 27)
    Nadia Cerri directorship.
    Did not compete between 2018—2020
    2017 Montevideo Melina Carballo Fagúndez Unplaced
    2016 Montevideo María Romina Trotto Morales Unplaced
    • Miss World Sport
      (Top 24)
    Antonio Vergara Olmos (Teledoce Televisión Color) directorship.
    Uruguayan Representatives from Miss Uruguay
    2015 Montevideo Sherika de Armas Elías Unplaced
    2014 Montevideo Romina Fernández Sellanes Unplaced
    2013 Montevideo Mercedes Bissio Del Puerto Did not compete Withdrawal — Due to internal reasons from the organization — Top 3 of Miss Uruguay 2013 withdrew at International pageants.
    2012 Montevideo Valentina Henderson Aromburu Unplaced
    2011 Montevideo Karina Belén Sogliano Maldonado Unplaced
    2010 Montevideo Eliana Sabrina Olivera Gonnet Unplaced
    2009 Montevideo Claudia Rossina Vanrell Escalante Unplaced
    2008 Maldonado Fatimih Dávila Sosa Unplaced
    2007 Did not compete
    2006 Montevideo Soledad Gagliardo Unplaced
    2005 Montevideo Daniela Tambasco Marfetan Unplaced
    2004 Montevideo María Jimena Rivas Fernandez Did not compete
    2003 Montevideo Natalia Rodriguez Lassiy Unplaced
    2002 Montevideo Natalia Figueras Cabezas Unplaced
    2001 Montevideo Maria Daniela Abasolo Cugnetti Unplaced
    2000 Montevideo Katja Alexandra Thomsen Grien 4th Runner-up
    1999 Montevideo Katherine Gonçalves Pedrozo Unplaced
    1998 Montevideo Maria Desiree Fernandez Mautone Unplaced
    1997 Montevideo Ana González Kwasny Unplaced
    1996 Montevideo Claudia Verónica Gallarreta Olmedo Unplaced
    Did not compete between 1994—1995
    1993 Montevideo Maria Fernanda Navarro Guigou Unplaced
    1992 Montevideo Leonora Irene Dibueno Fenocchi Unplaced
    1991 Montevideo Andrea Regina Gorrochategui Granja Unplaced
    1990 Montevideo Maria Carolina Casalia Abelia Unplaced
    1989 Did not compete
    1988 Montevideo Gisel Silva Sienra Unplaced
    1987 Montevideo Mónica Inés Borrea Vicente Unplaced
    1986 Montevideo Alexandra Maria Goldenthal Unplaced
    1985 Montevideo Gabriela de León Muniz Unplaced
    1984 Montevideo Giselle Barthou Quintes Unplaced
    1983 Montevideo Silvia Zumarán Unplaced
    1982 Montevideo Varinia Roxana Govea Pazos Unplaced
    1981 Montevideo Silia Marianela Bas Carresse Unplaced
    1980 Montevideo Ana Claudia Carriquiry Unplaced
    1979 Montevideo Laura Rodriguez Delgado Top 15
    1978 Montevideo Mabel Rua Unplaced
    1977 Montevideo Adriana María Umpierre Escudero Unplaced
    1976 Montevideo Sara Alaga Valega Unplaced
    1975 Montevideo Carmen Abal Top 15
    Did not compete between 1966—1974
    1965 Montevideo Raquel Luz Delgado Unplaced
    1964 Montevideo Alicia Elena Gómez Unplaced
    1963 Did not compete
    1962 Montevideo Maria Noel Genouese Top 15
    1961 Montevideo Roma Spadaccini Aguerre Unplaced
    1960 Montevideo Beatriz Benítez Unplaced
    1959 Montevideo Yvonne Kelly Unplaced

    Miss Internacional Uruguay

    •   : 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 Department Miss Internacional Uruguay Placement at Miss International Special Awards Notes
    Did not compete since 2023—present
    2022 Montevideo Betina Margni Vilas[4] Did not compete Miss Internacional Uruguay — Leti Fernandez Feijoo directorship.
    Did not compete between 2014—2021
    2013 Montevideo Natalia Sanchez Did not compete Withdrawal — Due to internal reasons from the organization — Top 3 of Miss Uruguay 2013 withdrew at International pageants.
    Did not compete between 2000—2012
    1999 Montevideo María Daniela Abasolo Cugnetti Top 15
    Did not compete between 1989—1998
    1988 Montevideo Gisel Silva Sienra Unplaced
    Did not compete between 1983—1987
    1982 Montevideo Carolina Sibils Unplaced
    1981 Montevideo Silvia Alonso Unplaced
    1980 Montevideo Erna Isabel Alfonso Top 13
    1979 Montevideo Nidia Silvera Unplaced
    1978 Montevideo Sara Alaga Valega Unplaced
    1977 Montevideo Dinorah González Carpio Unplaced
    1976 Montevideo Isabel Ana Ferrero Unplaced
    1975 Montevideo Stella Barrios Unplaced
    1974 Montevideo Mirta Grazilla Rodríguez Unplaced
    1973 Did not compete
    1972 Montevideo Christina Moller Unplaced
    1971 Montevideo Carmen López Unplaced
    Did not compete between 1969—1970
    1968 Montevideo Soledad Gandos Unplaced
    1967 Montevideo Raquel Erlich Unplaced
    Did not compete between 1964—1966
    1963 Montevideo Susana Casañas Méndez Unplaced
    1962 Montevideo Silvia Romero Unplaced
    1961 Montevideo Mónica Moore Davie Unplaced
    • Miss Friendship
    1960 Montevideo Beatriz Liñares Unplaced

    Miss Tierra Uruguay

    •   : 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 Department Miss Tierra Uruguay Placement at Miss Earth Special Awards Notes
    Did not compete since 2023—present
    2022 San Carlos Lesly Lemos[5] Did not compete
    2021 Did not compete
    2020 Montevideo Lorena Sosa Unplaced Nadia Cerri (Miss Uruguay TV) directorship.
    Did not compete between 2017—2019
    2016 Montevideo Valeria Barrios Ustra Unplaced
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Resort Wear (Group 3)
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Best Swimsuit (Group 3)
    2015 Montevideo Maria Belen Cabrera Unplaced Reinas de Belleza del Uruguay (Miss Uruguay under VTV) directorship.
    Did not compete between 2013—2014
    2012 Montevideo Cynthia Kutscher Kleinschmidt Unplaced Miss Earth Uruguay — Casting.
    Did not compete between 2005—2011
    2004 Montevideo Katherine Gonçalves Pedrozo Unplaced Miss Earth Uruguay — Casting.

    Miss Supranational Uruguay

    •   : 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 Department Miss Supranational Uruguay Placement at Miss Supranational Special Awards Notes
    2024 Paysandú Lola de los Santos TBA
    2023 Did not compete
    2022 Colonia Ximena Bertinat Unplaced
    • Miss Supra Influencer (Top 22)
    Nadia Cerri (Miss Uruguay TV) directorship.
    Did not compete between 2014—2021
    2013 Montevideo Agustina Mederos Unplaced

    Miss Grand Uruguay

    •   : 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 Department Miss Grand Uruguay Placement at Miss Grand International Special Awards Notes
    Did not compete since 2021—present
    2020 Canelones Jimena Martino Unplaced
    Did not compete between 2017—2019
    2016 Montevideo Melina Carballo Unplaced

    References

    1. ^ "Miss Uruguay Backs Out From Miss Universe Due to Lack of Support". ivtimes.com.au. 28 October 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
    2. ^ "Tatiana Luna es la nueva Miss Mundo Uruguay" [Tatiana Luna is the new Miss World Uruguay] (in Spanish). Helvecia. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
    3. ^ "Valentina Camejo. Miss Mundo Uruguay". Ecos Regionales. September 8, 2021.
    4. ^ "M.I. Live Episode 11 with Miss International Uruguay Betina Margni". Retrieved January 11, 2021.[permanent dead link]
    5. ^ "Miss Uruguay on Instagram: Presentamos oficialmente a nuestra Miss Earth Uruguay Ella es Lesly Lemos". Instagram (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2022.

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