Miss América Latina or Miss América Latina del Mundo, known in English as Miss Latin America or Miss Latin America of the World, is an international beauty contest held annually. It is organized by the Miss América Latina Organization. Despite its name, the contest is not restricted to only Latin American nations. It is designed for women of Latina descent around the globe. There is an average of about 20 contestants every year. It has two sister pageants: Miss Latina US (which selects the US delegate to Miss América Latina) and Miss Teen US Latina.
The current titleholder is Massiel Chupani from the Dominican Republic.
History
The Miss América Latina pageant was founded in the early 1980s. The first edition was held in 1981, when it was open to only Latina contestants in Miami, Florida, United States. In 1983, the contest went international.
Titleholders
YearNameRepresentedHost cityHost country 1981 Lesley Quintanilla Miami, Florida United States 1982 Martha Álvarez 1983 María Rosa 1984 Mirla Ochoa 1985 Victoria Mauríz 1986 Lucía Collado San José Costa Rica 1987-1988The 1988 event was postponed until 1989 because of the Mexican presidential inauguration, and thus Lorenia Burruel was named Miss América Latina 1987-88 Lorenia Burruel Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivia 1989 Suzanne Hannaux Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico 1990 Vanessa Holler San Salvador El Salvador 1991 María Elena Bellido Buenos Aires Argentina 1992 Ana Sofía Pereira Guayaquil Ecuador 1993 María Fernanda Morales Guatemala City Guatemala 1994The 1995 event was canceled due to a national crisis in the host city. Priscila Furlan was then named Miss América Latina 1994-95. Priscila Furlan Guayaquil Ecuador 1996The 1997 event was postponed for unknown reasons. Thus, Jeannette Chávez's title was extended to Miss América Latina 1996-97 Jeannette Chávez Lima Peru 1998The 1999 event was renamed to Miss América Latina 2000 in order to post-date the titles. Aline Resende's title was changed to Miss América Latina 1998-99. Aline Resende Costa del Sol El Salvador 2000 Dania Prince Guatemala City Guatemala 2001 Grace Martins Montelimar Beach Nicaragua 2002 Claudia Cruz Bávaro Beach Dominican Republic 2003 María Carolina Casado Playa Tambor Costa Rica 2004 Gamalis Fermín Cancún, Quintana Roo Mexico 2005 Mariela Candia Punta Cana Dominican Republic 2006 Melissa Quesada Riviera Maya, Quintana RooMexico 2007 Giannina Silva (dethroned) Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo Heidy García (successor) 2008 Daniele Sampaio Punta CanaDominican Republic 2009 Johanna Solano 2010 Carolina Lemus 2011 Estefani Chalco 2012 Georgina Méndez Playa del Carmen, Quintana RooMexico 2013 Julia Guerra Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo 2014 Nicole Pinto (resigned) Punta CanaDominican Republic Yaniré Ortiz (successor) 2015 Karla Monje Riviera Maya, Quintana RooMexico 2016 Laura Spoya 2017 Elicena Andrada Bahías de Huatulco, Oaxaca 2018 Nadine Teresa Verhulp Punta CanaDominican Republic 2019-2020 Nancy Gómez 2021 Yosdany Navarro 2022 María Fátima Gaspar 2023 Ana Paula Caudana 2024 Massiel Chupani 2025 Letícia Borges
Number of titleholders by country Country/Territory Titles Winning/Title Years 5 1994, 1998, 2001, 2013,2025 5 1981, 1982, 2006, 2015, 2019 4 1985, 1986, 2002, 2024 1984, 1990, 2003, 2021 3 1993, 2007, 2012 2 2014, 2017 1991, 2016 1996, 2009 1983, 2004 1 2023 2022 2018 2011 2010 2008 2005 2000 1992 1989 1987
* The first two Miss Latin America contests were only open to women living in Miami. Although the winners of both contests are regarded as official Miss Latin America titleholders, their wins do not appear in the United States' tally.
See also List of beauty pageants
Notes
References
External links Official website