Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009 is the third season of Nuestra Belleza Latina premiered in March 2009. Auditions were once again held in five major US cities (Los Angeles, California; Dallas, Texas; Miami, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; and New York City, New York) and in San Juan, Puerto Rico. During the audition process, 75 young women were given passes to the semi-finals in Miami, Florida. With the twist of adding one more contestant named "La Intrusa" (Francheska Mattei). For several weeks, Francheska Mattei, a professional actress, posed as one of the contestants to know the rumors, secrets, and even gossip from the girls. The elimination process was quick, with 15 women leaving the first day, 40 on the second week, and finally 8 women were eliminated leaving the 12 finalists who will be moving into a Miami mansion where they will be living together for the rest of the competition. Each week, viewers will have a chance to vote for their favorite finalists. The three women with the fewest votes will then be in danger of being eliminated. However, two of the women in the bottom three will have the chance of being saved, one by her fellow finalists, and the other by the judges. This year they had an "Intrusa", the one that spilled the gossip about the contestants and it was Puerto Rican, Francheska Mattei.
Greidys Gil contestant representing Cuba won the competition.
Changes There were some mayor changes to this Season, Julian Gil left the show, and was replaced with Model/Actor Jorge Aravena. Osmel Sousa and Lupita Jones became the main Judges. Melissa Marty became a correspondent in the show, she went backstage and had a one-on-one with the girls during the Show and at the "Belleza House". The show moved from Tuesdays to Sundays at 8pm/7c. For the first time in Nuestra Belleza Latina history a girl was expelled. Contestant, Stephanie broke the main rule of Nuestra Belleza Latina of having contact with an outside member. The contestant was soon replaced by Chastelyn.
Judges Osmel Sousa Lupita Jones Jorge Aravena
Elimination chart + Contestants Chart Top 12 Winner 1st Runner-Up Safe Won the challenge of the week Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Eliminated
Stage: Finals Week: 4/5 4/13 4/19 4/26 5/3 5/10 5/17 Place Contestant Result Finale 1 Greydis Gil Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 2 Winner 2 Marycarmen López Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-Up 3 Catalina López Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 2 Safe 3rd Place 4 Mónica De León Bottom 3 Safe Safe Bottom 3 Safe Safe 4th Place 5 Janice Bencosme Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 5th Place 6 Berenice Guzmán Bottom 2 Safe Safe Bottom 2 Safe Bottom 3 6th Place 7 Monica Pastrana Safe Bottom 3 Safe Safe Bottom 3 7th Place 8 Jennifer Andrade Safe Safe Bottom 2 Safe 8th Place 9 Chastelyn Rodriguez Safe Safe Bottom 3 9th Place 10 Susie De Los Santos Safe Bottom 2 10th Place 11 Anna Valencia Safe 11th Place 12 Vanessa Lotero 12th Place 13-14 Stephanie Figueroa Elim Francheska Mattei
Contestants Contestants Rank Contestant Winner – Greidys Gil Runner-Up – Marycarmen López 3rd Place – Catalina López 4th Place – Mónica De León 5th Place – Janice Bencosme 6th Place – Berenice Guzmán 7th Place – Monica Pastrana 8th Place / - Jennifer Andrade 9th Place – Chastelyn Rodriguez 10th Place / – Susie De Los Santos 11th Place – Anna Valencia 12th Place – Vanessa Lotero Top 20 – Eloisa Alves – Lissette Rodriguez – Elizabeth Robaina – Maria Elena Anaya – Stephanie Figueroa (Disqualified) – Francheska Mattei (The Mole) – Michelle Justiniano
Disqualifications Stephanie Figueroa - Disqualified during the first week of the series for seeing her boyfriend, which was against the competition rules of complete isolation from the outside world. Chastelyn Rodriguez replaced Stephanie.
Countries Being Represented CPWCountryPositionYearPreviously Won1234567(Finale) Cuba5th2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd1st1stWinner2009 Mexico1st5th5th1st5th1st4th2nd3rd2ndRunner-Up2007— Ecuador3rd3rd3rd4th1st4th1st1st2nd3rdNone— Dominican Republic4th4th4th3rd3rd3rd3rd4thNone Puerto Rico2nd1st1st5th4th5th2008— Colombia6thNone Winner Runner-Up Eliminated First Place CPW: Countries Previously won : Countries Previously won
Season 3, Episode 1: Castings 2009 Original Air Date—1 March 2009 The episode featured highlights from auditions held in Los Angeles, Dallas, Puerto Rico, Chicago, New York and Miami.
The Guest Judges were: Judge Audition Place Jorge Aravena Chicago Raul Brindis Dallas Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo Los Angeles Julian Gil Miami Kika Roca New York City Cynthia Olavarria Puerto Rico
The following contestants were chosen: Contestant Audition Place Berenice Guzmán Chicago Marycarmen López Dallas Mónica De León Dallas Catalina López Los Angeles Jennifer Andrade Los Angeles Anna Valencia Los Angeles Greidys Gil Miami Vanessa Lotero Miami Janice Bencosme New York City Susie De Los Santos New York City Chastelyn Rodriguez New York City Monica Pastrana Puerto Rico Stephanie Figueroa Puerto Rico
Season 3, Episode 2: The Envelopes Original Air Date—8 March 2009 The 75 selected contestants arrive to Miami. On the first day, 20 receive an envelope, while 10 contestants were eliminated.
Season 3, Episode 3: The Coaches Eliminate Original Air Date—15 March 2009 The Choreography, Diction and Runway coaches eliminated 15 contestants. The remaining 50 performed onstage, after which the judges eliminated another 10 contestants.
Season 3, Episode 4: Group Task Original Air Date—22 March 2009 The 41 remaining contestants are divided in groups to perform onstage. Four groups have musical numbers and four perform acting scenes. At the end of the show, the judges eliminate 20 contestants.
Season 3, Episode 5: Revealing the Mole Original Air Date—29 March 2009 The mole is revealed and the 20 remaining contestants face the judges for a final evaluation. 12 are selected as finalists and advance to the next stage, while the remaining contestants are eliminated.
The Final 12 are Chosen: Contestant Country Representing Vanessa Lotero Colombia Greydis Gil Cuba Janice Bencosme Dominican Republic Susie De Los Santos Dominican Republic/Mexico Catalina Lopez Ecuador Jennifer Andrade Honduras/Mexico Marycarmen Lopez Mexico Mónica De León Mexico Berenice Guzman Mexico Anna Valencia Mexico Monica Pastrana Puerto Rico Disqualified Country Representing Stephanie Figueroa Puerto Rico Replacement Country Representing Chastelyn Rodriguez Puerto Rico
Season 3, Episode 6: No Make-up Photoshoot Original Air Date—5 April 2009 The 12 finalists move into the mansion, where they begin training and take part in daily evaluations. The first challenge is a no-makeup photo shoot, with the winner appearing in People en Español as part of its "50 Most Beautiful" issue.
Season 3, Episode 7: Hurricane Report Original Air Date—12 April 2009 The 11 remaining contestants reported on location during a hurricane, with winds reaching up to 100 miles per hour.
Season 3, Episode 8: The Rope Course Original Air Date—19 April 2009 The 10 remaining contestants took part in a timed rope-course challenge that tested speed and problem-solving skills.
Season 3, Episode 9: Tarantula Photo Shoot Original Air Date—26 April 2009 The 9 remaining contestants took part in a photo shoot in which they posed for a print advertisement while a live tarantula was placed on their shoulders, hands and faces.
Season 3, Episode 10: Novela Scenes Original Air Date—3 May 2009 The 8 remaining contestants are paired to perform a scripted telenovela live onstage. The 3 contestants facing elimination then answer questions while connected to a lie detector.
Season 3, Episode 11: The Final Question Original Air Date—10 May 2009 The 7 remaining contestants hear critical comments posted by viewers online and are challenged to respond to them live in an interview-style format.
Season 3, Episode 12: The Finale 2009 Original Air Date—17 May 2009 The 6 finalists selected by popular vote appeared on the runway for the final time. Greidys Gil was crowned Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009.
Winner: Greydis Gil
Call-Out Order +Giselle's Call-Out OrderOrderEpisodesTop 121234567(Finale)Top 2 1 GreydisBereniceChastelynChastelynMonica D.BereniceBereniceCatalinaCatalinaMarycarmenGreydis Greydis 2 Marycarmen Monica P.JenniferGreydisMonica P.MarycarmenGreydisGreydisMarycarmenGreydisMarycarmen Marycarmen 3 Catalina Monica D.Monica P.Monica D.JenniferCatalinaJaniceMarycarmenGreydisCatalina Catalina 4 Monica D. JenniferGreydisBereniceMarycarmenMonica D.CatalinaJaniceMonica D. Monica D. 5 Janice CatalinaMarycarmenCatalinaGreydisGreydisMonica D.Monica D. Janice 6 BereniceSusieMonica D.JaniceBereniceJaniceMarycarmen Berenice 7 Monica P. JaniceCatalinaMarycarmenJaniceMonica P. Monica P. 8 Jennifer MarycarmenJaniceMonica P.Catalina Jennifer 9 Stephanie AnnaBereniceJennifer Chastelyn 10 Susie GreydisSusie Susie 11 Anna VannessaAnna 12 Vanessa Chastelyn 13Francheska ColorDescriptionUsedThe contestant was eliminatedWeek 1-7The contestant won the competitionTop 2The contestant won second placeTop 2The contestant was expelled by the panelTop 12The contestant replaced the expelled ContestantWeek 1The mole (La Intrusa) A contestant who was put in by the producersTop 12The contestant won the challenge of the weekWeek 1-7The contestant won the challenge of the week but was eliminatedWeek 4
Contestants Notes Catalina Lopez competed in Miss Ecuador 2006 where she won. She later represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles. She didn't classified as semifinalist. Then she represented Ecuador at the Miss Continente Americano 2006, where she finished in the Top 6. Monica Pastrana competed in Miss Puerto Rico 2009 where she landed a spot in the Top 20. She represented Puerto Rico at Miss International 2009 in China and she was unplaced. | Jennifer Andrade is Miss Universe Honduras 2012 and will represent Honduras at Miss Universe 2012
References Nuestra Belleza Latina at Univision.com
Greidys Gil Wins Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009 Marycarmen becomes runner-up En Busca de Nuestra Belleza Latina 2010 Episodios de nuestra belleza_latina
External links Nuestra Belleza Latina – Official Page
Winners