El Modelo México 1997, the first national male pageant created by Lupita Jones, was held at the Cineteca Alameda, San Luis Potosí on April 9, 1997. Ten contestants competed for the national title, which was won by Eduardo Rodríguez from San Luis Potosí, who later competed at Mister World 1998 in Portugal.
Eduardo Rodríguez received the title by Gabriel Soto first finalist in Mister World 1996 and Lupita Jones, first Mexican Miss Universe and national director of Nuestra Belleza México.
Results Placements Color keys
Final resultsCandidatesInternational PlacementEl Modelo México 1997San Luis Potosí – Eduardo Rodríguez 1st Runner-upSonora – David Zepeda Quintero 2nd Runner-up Coahuila – Jorge Luis Pascual 3rd Runner-up Nuevo León – Jesús Solórzano 4th Runner-up Baja California – Miguel Angel Cortés
Delegates 10 candidates ran to win the title. StateCandidateAgeHeightBaja California Miguel Ángel Cortés Villapadua 19 Chihuahua Mauricio Alejandro Fernández Leal 23 Coahuila Jorge Luis Pascual 20 Distrito Federal Luis Alberto López Ayala 21 Distrito Federal Juan Silveti Mañon 18 Distrito Federal Mark Tacher Feingold 19 Nuevo León Jesús Solórzano Palomares 20 San Luis Potosí Eduardo Rodríguez Álvarez 23 Sonora David Anastasio Zepeda Quintero 23 Tamaulipas José Eduardo Verástegui Córdoba 22
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