The Miss Guatemala is a national Beauty pageant in Guatemala. It was founded in 1955, where the winners were sent to International pageants including Miss World, and Miss International.
History
Miss Guatemala was founded in 1955 and sent its first winner to represent Guatemala at Miss Universe 1955. Guatemala's last placement was in the top 30 in 2025 by Raschel Paz, top 40 at Miss World 2017 by Virginia Argueta.
Franchise holders The pageant holds three of the Big Four beauty pageants' franchises; Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth. Winners represent Guatemala at Miss Universe, with the runners-up to Miss Guatemala Mundo and Miss International.
In 2016, Miss Universo Guatemala held a separate pageant, and the winner went to Miss Universe. Meanwhile, Miss Guatemala Mundo will be together with Miss Guatemala Internacional title.
In 2020, the other Miss Guatemala Organization held a separate pageant, with the winner title going to Miss Earth. The runner-ups were sent to Miss Intercontinental and Miss Tourism International.
In 2026, the Miss Guatemala holds eight franchises included Miss World, Miss International, Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss Earth, Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International, Miss Charm, and Miss Cosmo.
International wins
One – Miss International winner: Ilma Urrutia (1984)
Titleholders The following women have represented Guatemala at the Big Four international beauty pageants. These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.
Year Miss Guatemala Province 1955 María del Rosario Molina Ciudad Capital 1956 Ileana Garlinger Chiquimula 1957 Ana Walda Olyslager Ciudad Capital 1958 Maya Glinz Ciudad Capital 1959 Rogelia Cruz Ciudad Capital 1961 Anabella Sáenz Ciudad Capital 1975 Emy Elvia Abascal Ciudad Capital 1976 Blanca Alicia Montenegro Ciudad Capital 1978 Claudia María Iriarte Ciudad Capital 1979 Michelle Marie Domínguez Ciudad Capital 1980 Lizabeth Iveth Martínez Alta Verapaz 1981 Yuma Rossana Lobos Ciudad Capital 1982 Edith Suzanne Whitbeck Ciudad Capital 1983 Berta Victoria Gonzales Escuintla 1984 Ilma Urrutia Jutiapa 1985 Perla Liseth Prera Ciudad Capital 1986 Christa Kalula Wellman Alta Verapaz 1987 María Isabel Flores Ciudad Capital 1988 Silvia Mansilla Ciudad Capital 1989 Helka Lisbeth Cuevas Chiquimula 1990 Marianela Amelia Abate Ciudad Capital 1991 María Lorena Palacios Santa Rosa 1992 Nancy Maricela Pérez Chiquimula 1993 Diana Lucrecia Galvan San Marcos 1994 Katya Schoenstedt Ciudad Capital 1995 Indira Lili Chinchilla Ciudad Capital 1996 Karla Hannelore Beteta Ciudad Capital 1997 Carol Anabella Aquino Chiquimula 1998 Astrid Gabriela Ramírez Ciudad Capital 1999 Mónica María Penedo Sacatepéquez 2000 Evelyn Liseth López Jalapa 2001 Rosa María Castañeda Chiquimula 2002 Carina Maribel Velásquez Zacapa 2003 Florecita de Jesus Cobián Sacatepéquez 2004 Marva Cecilia Weatherborn Izabal 2005 Karina Estrada Ciudad Capital 2006 Jackelinne Piccinini Suchitepéquez 2007 Alida Boer Ciudad Capital 2008 Jennifer Chiong Quetzaltenango 2009 Lourdes Figueroa Ciudad Capital 2010 Jessica Scheel Ciudad Capital 2011 Alejandra Barillas Zacapa 2012 Laura Godoy Ciudad Capital 2013 Andrea Paullete Samayoa Ciudad Capital 2014 Ana Luisa Montufar Ciudad Capital 2015 Jeimmy Aburto Ciudad Capital 2016 Virginia Argueta Jutiapa 2017 Isel Suñiga San Marcos 2018 Mariana García Ciudad Capital 2021 Dannia Guevara San Marcos2022Ivana Batchelor Quetzaltenango 2023 Michelle Cohn Guatemala City
Titleholders under Miss Guatemala org. Miss Guatemala Universo
In the past, the winner of the Miss Guatemala was either appointed to represent the nation at Miss Universe or Miss International. However, the winner automatically earns the right to represent Guatemala at Miss Universe.
YearProvinceMiss GuatemalaPlacement at Miss UniverseSpecial Awards 2026 Sacatepéquez Adelina Castillo 2025 Ciudad Capital Raschel Paz Top 30 2024 Ciudad Capital Gabriela Villanueva Unplaced Voice For Change (Gold Winner) 2023 Ciudad Capital Michelle Cohn Unplaced 2022 Quetzaltenango Ivana Batchelor Unplaced 2021 San Marcos Dannia Guevara Unplaced colspan=5 2018 Ciudad Capital Mariana García Unplaced 2017 San Marcos Isel Suñiga Unplaced 2016 Jutiapa Virginia Argueta Unplaced 2015 Ciudad Capital Jeimmy Aburto Unplaced 2014 Ciudad Capital Ana Luisa Montufar Unplaced 2013 Ciudad Capital Andrea Paullete Samayoa Unplaced 2012 Ciudad Capital Laura Godoy Unplaced Miss Congeniality 2011 Zacapa Alejandra Barrillas Unplaced 2010 Ciudad Capital Jessica Scheel Top 10 2009 Ciudad Capital Lourdes Figueroa Unplaced 2008 Quetzaltenango Jennifer Chiong Unplaced 2007 Ciudad Capital Alida Boer Unplaced 2006 Suchitepéquez Jackelinne Piccinini Unplaced 2005 Ciudad Capital Karina Estrada Unplaced 2004 Izabal Marva Cecilia Weatherborn Unplaced 2003 Sacatepéquez Florecita de Jesus Cobián Unplaced 2002 Zacapa Carina Maribel Velásquez Unplaced 2001 Chiquimula Rosa María Castañeda Unplaced 2000 Jalapa Evelyn Liseth López Unplaced 1999 Sacatepéquez Monica María Penedo Unplaced 1998 Ciudad Capital Astrid Gabriela Ramírez Unplaced 1997 Chiquimula Carol Anabella Aquino Unplaced 1996 Ciudad Capital Karla Hannelore Beteta Unplaced 1995 Ciudad Capital Indira Lili Chinchilla Unplaced 1994 Ciudad Capital Katya Schoenstedt Unplaced 1993 San Marcos Diana Lucrecia Galvan Unplaced 1992 Chiquimula Nancy Maricela Pérez Unplaced 1991 Santa Rosa María Lorena Palacios Unplaced 1990 Ciudad Capital Marianela Amelia Abate Unplaced 1989 Chiquimula Helka Lisbeth Cuevas Unplaced 1988 Ciudad Capital Silvia Mansilla Unplaced 1987 Ciudad Capital María Isabel Flores Unplaced 1986 Alta Verapaz Christa Kalula Wellman Unplaced 1985 Ciudad Capital Perla Elizabeth Prera Unplaced 1984 Jutiapa Ilma Urrutia Top 10 1983 Escuintla Berta Victoria González Unplaced 1982 Ciudad Capital Edith Suzanne Whitbeck Unplaced 1981 Ciudad Capital Yuma Rossana Lobos Unplaced 1980 Alta Verapaz Lizabeth Iveth Martínez Unplaced 1979 Ciudad Capital Michelle Marie Domínguez Unplaced 1978 Ciudad Capital Claudia María Iriarte Unplaced 1977 colspan=4 1976 Ciudad Capital Blanca Alicia Montenegro Unplaced 1975 Ciudad Capital Emy Abascal Unplaced colspan=5 1961 Ciudad Capital Anabella Sáenz Unplaced 1960 colspan=4 1959 Ciudad Capital Rogelia Cruz Unplaced 1958 Ciudad Capital Maya Glinz Unplaced 1957 Ciudad Capital Ana Walda Olyslager Unplaced 1956 Chiquimula Ileana Garlinger Unplaced 1955 Ciudad Capital María del Rosario Molina Top 15
Miss Guatemala Internacional
YearProvinceMiss Guatemala InternacionalPlacement at Miss InternationalSpecial Awards 2026 Quetzaltenango Melina Birk colspan="2" 2025 Chiquimula Hilda Gutiérrez Unplaced 2024 Izabal Helen Morales Unplaced 2023 Ciudad Capital María Ranee Díaz Unplaced 2022 Huehuetenango Dulce López Unplaced colspan=5 2019 Quetzaltenango Stephanie Judith Sical Unplaced Best National Costume (Top 7) 2018 Ciudad Capital Cindy Gabriela Castillo Unplaced 2017 Ciudad Capital Ana Lucía Villagrán Unplaced 2016 Ciudad Capital Laura Vadillo Unplaced 2015 Chiquimula Saida Jerónimo colspan=2 2014 Ciudad Capital Claudia María Herrera Unplaced 2013 Baja Verapaz Sara Guerrero Unplaced 2012 Guatemala Christa García Unplaced 2011 Santa Rosa Karen Lucrecia Remón Unplaced 2010 Chimaltenango Claudia Adriana García Unplaced 2009 colspan=4 2008 Chimaltenango Wendy Karina Alvizures Unplaced 2007 Ciudad Capital Alida Boer Unplaced 2006 Santa Rosa Mirna Lissy Salguero Unplaced colspan=5 2003 Santa Rosa Ana Pamela Díaz Unplaced 2002 Suchitepéquez Evelyn Suceth Arriaga Unplaced 2001 Jutiapa Rosa María Castañeda Unplaced 2000 Guatemala Yasmin Alicia di Maio Unplaced 1999 Chiquimula Gladys Marisol Alvarado Unplaced 1998 colspan=4 1997 Ciudad Capital Glenda Iracema Cifuentes Unplaced 1996 Ciudad Capital Karla Haneloren Beteta Unplaced 1995 Quiché Indira Lili Chinchilla Unplaced 1994 Alta Verapaz Vivian Mariela Castañeda Unplaced 1993 San Marcos Diana Lucrecia Galván Top 10 1992 Petén Narcy Marisela Pérez Unplaced 1991 Izabal Gloria Elizabeth Comparini Unplaced 1990 Petén Marianela Amelia Abate Unplaced colspan=5 1985 Chimaltenango Perla Liseth Prera Unplaced 1984 Guatemala Ilma Urrutia Miss International 1984 colspan=5 1971 Quetzaltenango Doris Laurice Azurdia Unplaced colspan=5 1961 Quetzaltenango Ileana Polasek Unplaced
Miss Guatemala Supranacional
YearProvinceMiss Guatemala Supranacional Placement at Miss Supranational Special Awards 2026 Jutiapa Elizabeth Blanco Unplaced 2025 Antigua Guatemala Tokyo Gonzalo Top 24 2024 Alta Verapaz Andrea Zapeta Unplaced 2023 Zacapa Naida Estubier Unplaced 2022 Alta Verapaz María Fernanda Milián Top 24 colspan=5 2019 Santa Rosa Andrea Radford Top 25 2018 Ciudad Capital Stephanie Ogaldez Unplaced colspan=5 2013 Ciudad Capital Ana Beatriz Rodas Unplaced colspan=5 2010 Ciudad Capital Jennifer Chiong Unplaced 2009 Ciudad Capital Evelyn Suseth Arreaga Unplaced
References
External links Official website