Reinado Internacional de la Ganadería (in English: International Livestock Queen) is a women's beauty pageant held annually since 2008, as part of the Livestock Fair of Córdoba — one of the largest in Latin America. Contestants face practical tests such as bovine insemination and cow milking, in addition to parading in traditional and evening attire. Beauty accounts for 30% of the final score, while agricultural knowledge also represents 30%, followed by general culture (20%), charisma (10%), and commitment (10%). In Montería, the contest finale is marked by parades and festivities that draw large crowds, along with live television coverage. Brazil leads in titles, having won five times. The current winner, a 21-year-old Colombian named Eini González, holds the crown.
Titleholders The list includes also the virreinas:
Year Winner Country Age 1st runner-up Country Venue 2008 1stBlanca Cristina Aljibes Gallardo20Sislaine "Cissa" StolarikiMontería, Colombia 06 2009 2ndJoanna de los Ángeles Parra Córdova22Diana Margarita Silva Londoño 08 2010 3rdMaría Astrid de la Espriella Simanca23Katerine Ramírez Rosarío 10 2011 4thMariana Isabel Loranca Moya20Catherine Cybulkiewick Pugliese 11 2012 5thMónica Gabriela Armas Morán22Maria José Brito Marcano 11 2013 6thGabrielle Vilela de Souza21Karina Ramos Leitón 11 2014 7thTaynara Santana Gargantini24Kelin Poldy Rivera Kroll 10 2015 8thJanis Alicia Baluarte Roncelas20Mónica Zamora Chavarría 11 2016 9thKelly Ávila Mora18Ana Isabel Cochez Díaz 11 2017 10thGenésis Andréa Quintero25Gioconda Florián Mory 12 2018 11thSandra Lucía Bohórquez Ruiz24Amanda Brenner Rodrigues 12 2019 12thJoanna Albernaz de Camargo22María Paula Fernández Cedeño 10 2023 13thAdriana Paola Müller González26Isnaida Compère 14 2024 14thJamille Victoria Beretta Santos21Melissa Altagracia González Durán 09 2025 15thThaís Vitória Zanatta23Liz Dayana Núñez de la Rosa 10 2026 16thEini González21Celeste Isabel Díaz Montenegro 07
No pageant held during the COVID-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2022.
By Country Titles Country Winning years 5 Brazil2013, 2014, 2019, 2024, 2025 4 Colombia2010, 2017, 2018, 2026 2 Costa Rica2011, 2016 1 Dominican Republic2023 1 Peru2015 1 Ecuador2012 1 USA2009 1 Venezuela2008
By Continent Titles Continent Last Country 12 South America Colombia (2026) 3 Central America Dominican Republic (2023) 1 North America USA (2009)
Ranking Position Country Total 1st Brazil521 8 2nd Colombia4212 9 3rd Costa Rica2211 6 4th Dominican Republic122 5 5th Peru121 4 Venezuela121 4 6th Ecuador11 2 7th USA1 1 8th Panama21 3 9th Haiti1 1 10th Mexico1 1 Uruguay1 1 11th Argentina2 2 12th Bolivia1 1 13th Spain Guatemala Puerto Rico
Other informations The youngest winner so far is Kelly Ávila Mora, from Costa Rica in 2016 with 18 years old. The oldest one is Adriana Müller González (2023), at 26 years old. The contest reached the highest number of candidates competing for the title in 2023, with 14. The first edition had the smallest participation of countries, with only 6. Due to the pandemic, the 2019 winner from Brazil, Joanna Camargo, held the crown for the longest time: 3 years, 11 months and 24 days. Before her, those elected in 2012 and 2017, Mónica Armas and Génesis Quintero held the longest time, with 1 year and 6 days. Spain was the only country – outside America continent – to participate in the competition, in 2025. Curiously, the contestant Karine Stella Silva Cardoso was born in Brazil. Only Colombia has participated in all editions of the contest, since its debut in 2008. Behind Colombia are Brazil and the Dominican Republic, with only 1 absence each: the first in 2016 and the second in 2013. Blanca Aljibes Gallardo (2008) was the 2nd runner-up at Miss Venezuela 2011. She represented her country at Miss International 2012 and was Top15. Gabrielle Vilela (2013) represented her country at Miss World 2017 and placed as one of the Top40. She also represented Brazil at Miss Grand International 2018, being Top20; and was the 1st runner-up at Reina Hispanoamericana 2019. Taynara Gargantini (2014) placed as 3rd runner-up at Miss United Continents 2016 representing Brazil. She also represented her country the year before at Miss Panamerican International 2015 in USA. Kelly Ávila Mora (2016) represented Costa Rica at the online competition of Miss Earth 2020, placing on Top20. Genésis Quintero (2017) was one of the Top20 at Miss Grand International 2019. The 1st runner-up at the 2014 edition, Kelin Rivera Kroll won World Miss University in 2016. She later placed as 2nd runner-up at Miss Eco International 2018 and Top10 at Miss Universe 2019. Isnaida Compère, 1st runner-up at the 14th edition, represented Haiti at Miss Grand International 2023.
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