Reinas de Costa Rica is a national beauty pageant in Costa Rica that selects representatives to the Miss World and Miss International pageant. After the Miss Costa Rica pageant stopped sending contestants to the Miss World and Miss International pageants in 2006, the franchise was acquired by the Reinas de Costa Rica organization presided by Alan Aleman. However, after two years of absence in the Miss World pageant in 2017-2018, the organization eventually lost the franchise to the newly established contest, Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Costa Rica in 2019. The organization also lost the Miss Earth franchise to Jose Vásconez in 2016.
This pageant is unrelated to the Miss Costa Rica Organization.
Representatives at Big Four pageants The following women have represented Costa Rica in three of the Big Four major international beauty pageants for women. These are Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth with the exception of Miss Universe which has its own national franchise in Costa Rica. Color key
Representatives at Miss World On occasion, when the candidate does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another girl is sent.
In 2005, Costa Rica was crowned as Miss Asia Pacific International 2005. She withdrew the title and competed at the Miss World pageant. This is the first time Costa Rica withdrew the title as the reigning queen. Later in 2007, Committee Miss Costa Rica has created a separate pageant called "Reinas de Costa Rica" to select its representative for Miss World 2007 and then lost the franchise to the Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Costa Rica in 2019.
YearMiss World Costa RicaProvincePlacementSpecial AwardsNotes colspan=8 1965 Marta Eugenia Escalante Fernández Puntarenas Top 16 1966 Sonia Mora Heredia Unplaced 1967 Marjorie Furniss Limón Unplaced 1968 Patricia Diers Limón Unplaced 1969 Damaris Ureña Guanacaste Unplaced 1970 No Representative 1971 No Representative 1972 Victoria Eugenia Ross González San José Unplaced 1973 No Representative 1974 Rose Marie Laprade Coto Guanacaste Unplaced 1975 María Mayela Bolaños Ugalde Distrito Capital Unplaced 1976 Ligia María Ramos Quesada Distrito Capital Unplaced 1977 Carmen María Núñez Benavides Distrito Capital Unplaced 1978 Maribel Fernández García San José Top 15 1979 Maríanela Brealey Mora Heredia Unplaced 1980 Marie Claire Tracy Coll Guanacaste Unplaced 1981 Sucetty Salas Quintanilla Puntarenas Unplaced 1982 Maureen Jiménez Solano Distrito Capital Unplaced 1983 María Meléndez Herrera Distrito Capital Unplaced 1984 Catalina María Blum Peña Distrito Capital Unplaced 1985 Maríanela Herrera Marín Distrito Capital Unplaced 1986 Ana Lorena González García San José Top 15 1987 Alexandra Eugenia Martínez Fuentes Puntarenas Unplaced 1988 Virginia Steinvorth Koberg Alajuela Unplaced 1989 María Antonieta Sáenz Vargas Limón Unplaced 1990 Andrea Murillo Fallas Alajuela Unplaced 1991 Eugenie Jiménez Pacheco Heredia Unplaced 1992 Marisol Soto Alarcón San José Unplaced 1993 Laura Odio Salas Distrito Capital Unplaced 1994 Silvia Ester Muñoz Mata Distrito Capital Unplaced 1995 Shasling Navarro Aguilar San José Unplaced 1996 Natalia Carvajal Lorenzo Cartago Unplaced 1997 Rebeca Escalante Trejos San José Unplaced 1998 María Luisa Ureña Salazar Distrito Capital Unplaced 1999 Fiorella Martínez Martínez Heredia Unplaced 2000 Cristine de Mezerville Ferreto Heredia Unplaced 2001 Piarella Peralta Rodríguez Limón Unplaced Miss Scholarship 2002 No Representative 2003 Shirley Alvárez Sandoval Guanacaste Unplaced 2004 Shirley Calvo Jiménez San José Unplaced 2005 Leonora Jiménez Monge Alajuela Unplaced Miss Asia Pacific 2005 2006 Bélgica Arias Palomo Guanacaste Unplaced colspan=8 2007 Wendy del Carmen Cordero Sánchez Cartago Unplaced 2008 María Amalia Matamoros Solis San José Unplaced 2009 Angie Catalina Alfaro Loria Alajuela Unplaced 2010 Dayana Aguilera Sequeira Alajuela Unplaced 2011 Paola Chaverri Heredia Unplaced 2012 Silvana Sánchez Jiménez San José Unplaced 2013 Yarly Marín Ledezma Heredia Unplaced 2014 Mariam Natasha Sibaja Bermúdez San José Unplaced 2015 Ángelica Reyes Pérez Zeledón Unplaced 2016 Melania González Monge San José Unplaced 2017 No Representative 2018 No Representative colspan=8 2019 Jéssica Jiménez Muñoz San José Unplaced Top 32 Miss World Sport 2020 colspan=5 2021 Tamara Dal Maso Puntarenas Unplaced 2023 Krisly Salas Delgado Alajuela Unplaced 2024 colspan=5 2025 colspan=5 2026 colspan=5
Representatives at Miss International Before joining to Reinas de Costa Rica, the 1st runner-up or Winner of Miss Costa Rica represented her country at the Miss International pageant. On occasion, when the candidate does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another girl is sent. As of 2003, Committee Miss Costa Rica has created a separate pageant called "Reinas de Costa Rica" to select its representative for Miss International 2003.
YearMiss International Costa RicaProvincePlacementSpecial AwardsNotes 1965 Ana Koberg Limón Unplaced 1966 Pageant did not held 1967 No Representative 1968 Ana María Rivera Distrito Capital Unplaced 1969 Sonia Kohkemper Cartago Unplaced 1970 Haydée Brenes Puntarenas Top 15 1971 No Representative 1972 Isabel Amador San José Unplaced 1973 No Representative 1974 Ilse Magdolna von Herold San Jose Unplaced 1975 María Lidieth Mora Badilla Cartago Unplaced 1976 Maritza Elizabeth Ortiz Calvo Cartago Unplaced 1977 Hannia Chavarria Córdoba Alajuela Unplaced 1978 Marlene Lourdes Amador Barrenechea Guanacaste Unplaced 1979 María Lorena Acuña Karpinski San José Unplaced 1980 Lorna Marlene Chávez Mata Distrito Capital Miss International 1980 Best National Costume 1981 Trylce Jirón García Limón Unplaced 1982 Sigrid Lizano Mejía Heredia Unplaced 1983 Gidget Sandoval Herrera San José Miss International 1983 1984 Mónica Zamora Velasco Puntarenas Unplaced 1985 Maríanela Herrera Marín Distrito Capital Unplaced 1986 Ana Lorena González García San José Unplaced 1987 Alexandra Eugenia Martínez Fuentes Puntarenas Unplaced 1988 Erika María Paoli González Limón Top 15 1989 María Antonieta Sáenz Vargas Limón Unplaced 1990 Andrea Murillo Fallas Alajuela Unplaced 1991 Eugenie Jiménez Pacheco Heredia Unplaced 1992 Marisol Soto Alarcón San José Unplaced 1993 Laura Odio Salas Distrito Capital Unplaced 1994 Silvia Ester Muñoz Mata Distrito Capital Unplaced 1995 No Representative 1996 No Representative 1997 No Representative 1998 No Representative 1999 No Representative 2000 No Representative 2001 No Representative 2002 No Representative 2003 Merilyn Villalta Castro Distrito Capital Unplaced 2004 Tatiana Vargas Cruz Alajuela Unplaced 2007 Ibis Leonela Paniagua Viales Guanacaste Unplaced 2010 Mariela Aparicio Alfaro San José Top 15 2011 María Fernanda Arias Alajuela Unplaced 2012 Mariam Natasha Sibaja Bermúdez San José Unplaced 2013 Andrea María Rojas Pacheco San José Unplaced 2015 Melania González Monge San José Unplaced 2016 Raquel Guevara San José Unplaced 2017 Paola Chacón San José Unplaced 2018 Glennys Medina Segura Guanacaste Unplaced 2019 Tamara Dal Maso San José Unplaced 2020 colspan=5 2021 colspan=5 2022 Mahyla Roth Benavides Limón Top 15 2023 Stacy Montero Camacho Limón Unplaced 2024 Jussan Ariana Sandoval Espinoza Alajuela Unplaced 2025 Shakira Graham Limón Unplaced
Representatives at Miss Earth During 2007 - 2015, the Costa Rica representatives at Miss Earth were sent by Reinas de Costa Rica. After the absence in 2016, a Costa Rican producer Jose Vásconez acquired the franchise and ran the pageant separately to select the country representatives for Miss Earth. Vásconez also serves as the national director of Miss Intercontinental Costa Rica. YearMiss Earth Costa RicaProvincePlacementSpecial AwardsNotes colspan=8 2002 Maria del Mar Ruiz San José Unplaced 2003 Marianela Zeledón Bolaños San José Miss Earth Water (2nd Runner-up) 2004 Karlota Calderon Brenes San Jose Unplaced 2005 No Representative 2006 Mari Paz Duarte San Jose Unplaced colspan=8 2007 Natalia Mattey Salas Guanacaste Unplaced 2008 Wendy Cordero Sánchez Guanacaste Unplaced 2009 Malena de los Ángeles San José Unplaced 2010 Allyson Alfaro Caravaca Distrito Capital Unplaced 2011 No Representative 2012 Fabiana Granados Herrera Guanacaste Top 16 Miss Ever Bilena Resorts Wear (Group 2) Miss Photogenic Miss Costa Rica 2013 2013 Mariela Aparicio Alfaro San José Unplaced Best in Swimsuit (Top 15) Top 10 Miss Grand International 2015 No Representative since 2014—2016 colspan=8 2017 Fernanda Rodríguez Alajuela Unplaced Long Gown (Group 2) 2018 Arianna Medrano Puntarenas Unplaced 2019 Linda Ávila San José Unplaced 2020 Kelly Avila Mora San José Top 20 National Costume (America) Talent (Sing) (America) Best Eco-Video (America) No Representative since 2021—2023 2024 Sharon Recinos Heredia Unplaced 2026 TBA TBA TBA
Representatives at Miss Supranational YearMiss Supranational Costa RicaProvincePlacementSpecial AwardsNotes 2026 Fiorella Araya Heredia Unplaced 2025 Fabiola Vindas Limón Top 12 2024 Maria Jose Segura San Jose Unplaced 2023 Margaret Gray Carrillo San José Unplaced 2022 Natalia González Solorzano San José Unplaced colspan=6 2019 Lohana Aguilar Cartago Unplaced 2018 Allyson Alfaro Caravaca San José Unplaced 2017 Nicole Menayo Alvarado Heredia Top 10 2016 Paola Chacón Fuentes San José Unplaced 2015 Mónica Zamora Chavarría San José Unplaced 2014 Claudia Gallo Salazar San José Unplaced 2013 Elena Correa Usuga San José Unplaced 2012 Karina Ramos Leitón San José Top 20
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