Miss Universe Costa Rica, formerly known as Miss Costa Rica, is a national beauty pageant in Costa Rica. Until 2023, under the direction of Teletica, and from 2024, under the direction of Gente OPA (with which the pageant changes its name), it is responsible for selecting the Costa Rican representative in Miss Universe.
The current Miss Universe Costa Rica is Mahyla Roth from Cahuita, Limón. She was representing the country in Miss Universe 2025. She is the latest representative selected by this pageant.
History Women of all ages, each representing different provinces and cities in Costa Rica, compete to represent Costa Rica for one year and participate in Miss Universe.
Costa Rica has participated in the Miss Universe pageant since 1954 and has sent 69 representatives in the history of the pageant. The event was broadcast by Teletica from 1960 to 2023. In February 2024, it was reported that Teletica lost the Miss Universe license to ¡Opa!, a television channel established in 2023, which renamed the pageant Miss Universe Costa Rica.
Since 2024, the pageant has had regional franchises, the first being San José, Cartago, Guanacaste, Puntarenas, Pérez Zeledón, Limón, and North Caribbean, which accounted for more than half of the participants in the 2025 pageant.
Titleholders
Year Province Miss Universe Costa Rica Placement at Miss Universe Special awards Notes ¡OPA! directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2024―present (Miss Universo Costa Rica) 2026 Heredia María Alejandra Acosta 2025 Limón Mahyla Roth Top 30 Miss Photogenic 2024 San José Elena Hidalgo Unplaced Teletica directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 1962―2023 (Miss Costa Rica) 2023 Alajuela Lisbeth Valverde Unplaced 2022 Alajuela María Fernanda Rodríguez 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 Unplaced Best National Costume (Top 16) 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 Unplaced 2014 Heredia Karina Ramos Unplaced 2013 Guanacaste Fabiana Granados Top 16 2012 Alajuela Nazareth Cascante Unplaced 2011 Heredia Johanna Solano Top 10 2010 Cartago Marva Wright 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 Unplaced 2004 Heredia Nancy Soto Top 10 Best National Costume (Top 10) 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 Unplaced Miss Photogenic 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 colspan=5 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 Unplaced Miss Congeniality 1955 San José Clemencia Martínez Unplaced 1954 San José Marían Esquivel Top 15
See also Reinas de Costa Rica Mister Costa Rica
References
External links Official Miss Costa Rica website