Miss Peru

Miss Peru
Formation 1952
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Lima
Location
  • Peru
Membership
Miss Universe
Miss World
Miss International
Official language
Spanish
President
Jessica Newton

Miss Peru is a national beauty pageant in Peru.

History

Peru has been competing in the Miss Universe pageant from 1952 and in the Miss World pageant from 1959. In the Miss Universe pageant, their first representative was Ada Gabriela Bueno that was crowned as the first Miss Peru in a ceremony at the Lawn Tennis Club of Lima and competed in Miss Universe 1952. Ada Gabriela traveled to Long Beach, California to represent her country, but failed to enter the group of semifinalists.

Five years later, Peru became the first Latin American and Spanish-speaking country to win the Miss Universe crown thanks to Gladys Zender, who became Miss Universe 1957. Since the new millennium, Peru started to shine again on the scene of this international beauty contest. Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos, was a semifinalist in the Miss Universe 2003 pageant held in Panama then also joined into the group of semifinalists in the Miss Earth 2003 pageant. Liesel Holler failed to reach the semifinals in 2004, but like her predecessor also joined the group of semifinalists in the Miss Earth 2004 pageant. Débora Sulca made Peru come back in the contest in 2005, being in the 6th place. The final classification of Peru in the Miss Universe was in 2012, when Nicole Faverón was located among the 16 semifinalists. Peru has a total of 17 semifinalists and one winner in this prestigious pageant.

In Miss World, in the early years of the pageant, Peru did not send representatives up to 1959 as in the years 1966, 1969-1972 and 1974 that may be one of the reasons why the country has not had many semifinalists comparison of Miss Universe. In 2002, Marina Mora placed as the 2nd runner up, in 2003, Claudia Hernández joined to the group of semifinalists and also won the award for Best Evening Gown. The following year Maria Julia Mantilla, took the crown after 37 years doing an auspicious return to Peru in this contest.[1] Peru has won the crown of Miss World twice.

The other candidates participating in the Miss Peru pageant -the first 10- are sent to compete in other events of lesser importance, such as Miss Continente Americano, Reina Hispanoamericana, Reinado Internacional del Cafe, Miss Atlantico Internacional etc.

In the 1950s, Peru was one of the few South American countries that competed in major international competitions such as the Miss Universe and Miss World pageant. The country became a powerhouse joining the group of semifinals 5 times in the 1950s and 4 times during the 1960s, the country is well known in Latin America for having the first Spanish-speaking Miss Universe in 1957, Gladys Zender.

Peru participated in the Miss World pageant for the first time in 1959, represented by María Elena Rossel Zapata, who was ranked as the 1st runner-up, this was the first time that a Latin American country took the 2nd place in the Miss World pageant.

In 1967, Peru won the Miss World crown for the first time with Madeline Hartog-Bel Houghton[2] exactly ten years after Gladys Zender won the Miss Universe pageant in 1957, Madeline Hartog-Bel Houghton had previously participated in the Miss Universe 1966 where she placed among the 15 semifinalists.

In 1973, Peru was unable to send her representative to the Miss Universe Pageant, Mary Núñez, Miss Peru 1973 because of the provision of which was the president of the republic at that time, Juan Velasco Alvarado, as he considered that the contest was the product of the American capitalism, a country which did not have good relations. This was a unique occasion in which a Miss Peru did not participate in the Miss Universe except for the years 1955 and 1974 in which no contest was held. Given the refusal of Alvarado, Mary Núñez was sent to Miss World 1973 in London, England.

In 1982, Peru became the first South American country to host the Miss Universe pageant. Miss Universe 1982 was held in Coliseo Amauta in Lima on July 26, 1982. The winner was the 18 years old Karen Baldwin from Canada, who became the first representative of her country to win the Miss Universe title. A group of twelve semifinalists were chosen from a total of seventy-seven candidates, representatives from as many countries and territories competed in this version of the contest. Also, this was the sixteenth consecutive spirited contest for the American television presenter Bob Barker. The show was broadcast via satellite by the U.S. network CBS in collaboration with Panamericana Televisión. In this edition, Peru was represented by Francesca Zaza who was among the 12 semifinalists and won the prize for Best National Costume.

In 1987, Jessica Newton was the responsible of representing the country in Miss Universe 1987 in Singapore, the winner of this edition was the Chilean Cecilia Bolocco and Jessica was among the 10 semifinalists, years later Newton took the franchise of the Miss Peru pageant and was the responsible for organizing the event and prepare Peruvian queens for the Miss Universe and Miss World for 12 years.

After many years in 1996, Peru reappeared on the contest with Natali Sacco, who entered in the top 10 in Miss Universe 1996, and in 1998, Mariana Larrabure also entered the top 10 in Miss World 1998. Four years later, in 2002, Marina Mora, joined the Top 5, winning the third place in the Miss World 2002 pageant. The following year Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos placed in the Top 15 in Miss Universe 2003 and took the second place prize for Best National Costume, and Claudia Hernández placed in the top 20 in Miss World 2003 and got the award for Best Evening Gown. This was so far the only time in history that Peru classified the same year in the Miss Universe and Miss World.

Peru returned to have another international victory in the field of beauty pageants in December 2004, when María Julia Mantilla won the Miss World title[3] thanks to a worldwide vote through text messages and phone calls, which occurred for the first time in the history of the event managed to win the crown of Miss World 2004. The first runner-up was Claudia Cruz, from Dominican Republic, and the second runner-up was the U.S. citizen from Brazil, Nancy Randall. To date, Peru has 2 Miss World crowns.

On April 16, 2005, Débora Sulca, representing Cajamarca was crowned Miss Peru 2005 and went to Thailand to compete for the title of Miss Universe 2005. She placed in the top 10.[3] while Miss Canada, Natalie Glebova, was crowned the new Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins for Australia, Miss Universe 2004. This was the highest position reached Peru in Miss Universe from 1987[4]

Fiorella Castellano, was crowned Miss Peru Mundo 2005 and represented Peru on December 10, 2005, in Sanya, China. Castellano who sought to be the successor of María Julia Mantilla failed to be among the semifinalists. Since 2004, Peru has failed to enter the final group of semifinalists in the Miss World pageant.

The following years, representatives at both events as Silvia Cornejo, Cinthya Calderón, Karen Schwarz, Natalie Vértiz, Odilia García, among others, failed to enter the semifinals.

In 2012, Nicole Faverón made Peru return to the Miss Universe pageant after seven years of absence, to the end of Miss Universe 2012, Nicole placed among the 16 semifinalists, months after Giuliana Zevallos, could not get into the group of semifinalists in Miss World 2012.

The current Miss Peru Universo is Valeria Piazza Vásquez and current Miss Peru Mundo is Pierina Sue Wong Mori.

Notable winners

After winning the Miss Universe crown, Gladys Zender became very popular and well known in her country. Later she married the politician Antonio Meier and is mother of the famous Peruvian actor Christian Meier.

Jessica Newton, Miss Peru 1987, after the international contest she went to Los Angeles, California where he studied and also worked with Paramount Pictures. Then she worked in Lima editing different magazines. From 1992 to 2004 he was the organizer of the Miss Peru pageant. Since 2007 is representative of the Editorial Condé Nast, which publishes magazines Vogue, Glamour, GQ and Vanity Fair for Latin America and Mexico.

Carmela Stein, Miss Peru 1961, currently lives in Mexico and is the mother of the famous Mexican actress Ana Patricia Rojo.

Olga Zumaran, who was Miss Peru 1978 and Miss Peru Mundo 1981, after their reigns she began an acting career, and was also chosen Mrs Peru World 2009.

Karina Calmet, Miss Peru 1994, became a television presenter and actress. Since 2009 she is part of the Peruvian comedy series Al Fondo Hay Sitio.

Frieda Holler, Miss Peru 1965, Carmen Amelia Ampuero, Miss Peru 1972, Mónica Chacón, Miss Peru Mundo 1996, Viviana Rivasplata, Miss Peru 2001, Marina Mora, Miss Peru Mundo 2002, have had success in the business category and occasionally participate in various television shows.

Like Gladys Zender and Madeline Hartog-Bel, María Julia Mantilla also became a well-known and popular figure in her country. Maju began working for Ford models agency in London, and then debuted as a businesswoman and television presenter . She is currently the host the variety TV show Al Aire in America Televisión

Adriana Zubiate, Miss Peru 2002 was a finalist in Bailando por un sueño (Perú) in 2008. Karen Schwarz, Miss Peru 2009, is currently the host of some TV shows in Frecuencia Latina while Claudia Hernández is the morning news reporter at Buenos Días, Perú on Panamericana Televisión.

Natalie Vértiz, Miss Peru 2011 and Nicole Faverón, Miss Peru 2012 are part of the tuned reality show of América Televisión, Esto es guerra, while Alexandra Liao, Miss Peru Mundo 2010 is participant of the popular reality show of ATV, Combate.

Other wins

Not only Peru has won a Miss Universe or Miss World title. There are other international pageants in which Peru has achieved success in either entering the semi-finals or winning the crown.

Wins: Miss Intercontinental 1971, 1987, Mrs. World 1989, 2016, Miss America Latina 1991, 2016, Miss Asia Pacific World 1994, 2001, Reina Internacional del Café 1997, Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus 2004, 2005, Miss Perla Mundial del Pacifico 2007, Miss Tourism Queen International 2008, Miss Teenager Universe 2008, Miss Beauty International 2009, Miss Continentes Unidos 2010, Reina Internacional de la Ganadería 2015, World Miss University 2016, Reina Mundial del Banano 2016

Runner up or Semi-final entries: Miss International, Miss Earth, Miss Teen International, Miss Maja Mundial, Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss Italia Nel Mondo, Mrs. Universe, Miss Grand International

Titleholders

The following is a list of the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth candidates from Peru. Some delegates who won the chance to represent Peru in the Miss Universe pageant also went to the Miss World pageant. The winner of Miss Perú represents her country at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

YearMiss PerúProvince
1952 Ada Gabriela Bueno Apurímac
1953 Mary Ann Sarmiento † Ucayali
1954 Isabella León Velarde Distrito Capital
1956 Lola Sabogal Callao
1957 Gladys Zender Loreto
1958 Beatriz Boluarte Region Lima
1959 Guadalupe Mariátegui Hawkins Callao
1960 Medallit Gallino Lambayeque
1961 Carmela Stein Ayacucho
1962 Silvia Dedekind Region Lima
1963 Dora Toledano Loreto
1964 Miluska Vondrak Steel Loreto
1965 Frieda Holler Figallo Distrito Capital
1966 Madeline Hartog-Bel Houghton Arequipa
1967 Mirtha Calvo Callao
1968 María Esther Brambilla Region Lima
1969 María Julia Mantilla Mayer La Libertad
1970 Cristina Málaga Distrito Capital
1971 Magnolia Martínez Distrito Capital
1972 Carmen Amelia Ampuero Distrito Capital
1975 Lourdes Berninzon Region Lima
1976 Rocío Lazcano † Junín
1977 María Isabel Frías Cajamarca
1978 Olga Zumarán Arequipa
1979 Jacqueline Brahms Region Lima
1980 Lisseth Ramis Huánuco
1981 Gladys Silva Region Lima
1982 Francesca Zaza Distrito Capital
1983 Vivien Griffiths Shields Distrito Capital
1984 Fiorella Ferrari Region Lima
1985 María Gracia Galleno Region Lima
1986 Karin Lindermann Piura
1987 Jessica Newton Vasquez-Saenz Callao
1988 Katia Escudero La Libertad
1989 Mariana Sovero McKay Distrito Capital
1990 Marisol Martínez Arequipa
1991 Eliana Martínez Márquez Callao
1992 Aline Arce Arequipa
1993 Déborah de Souza Peixoto Distrito Capital
1994 Karina Calmet Callao
1995 Paola Dellepiane Gianotti Amazonas
1996 Natali Sacco La Libertad
1997 Claudia Dopf Scansi Ancash
1998 Karim Bernal Huánuco
1999 Fabiola Lazo Distrito Capital
2000 Verónica Rueckner Piura
2001 Viviana Rivasplata Aita Lambayeque
2002 Adriana Zubiate Callao
2003 Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos Arequipa
2004 Liesel Holler Pasco
2005 Débora Sulca Cravero Cajamarca
2006 Fiorella Viñas Lambayeque
2007 Jimena Elías Ica
2008 Karol Castillo La Libertad
2009 Karen Schwarz Amazonas
2010 Giuliana Zevallos Loreto
2011 Natalie Vértiz USA Perú
2012 Nicole Faverón Loreto
2013 Cindy Mejía Region Lima
2014 Jimena Espinoza Region Lima
2015 Laura Spoya Distrito Capital
2016 Valeria Piazza Distrito Capital
2017 TBA TBA

Big Four pageants

Color key
  •      Declared as Winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Representatives to Miss Universe

Who ever is the winner of Miss Perú, represents her country at the Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

YearMiss PerúProvincePlacementSpecial Awards
1952 Ada Gabriela Bueno Apurímac Unplaced
1953 Mary Ann Sarmiento † Ucayali Top 16
1954 Isabella León Velarde Distrito Capital Top 16
1956 Lola Sabogal Callao Top 15
1957 Gladys Zender Loreto WINNER
1958 Beatriz Boluarte Region Lima Top 15
1959 Guadalupe Mariátegui Hawkins Callao' Unplaced
1960 Medallit Gallino Lambayeque Unplaced
1961 Carmela Stein Ayacucho Top 15
1962 Silvia Dedekind Region Lima Unplaced
1963 Dora Toledano Loreto Unplaced
1964 Miluska Vondrak Steel Loreto Unplaced
1965 Frieda Holler Figallo Ciudad Capital Top 15
1966 Madeline Hartog-Bel Houghton Arequipa Top 15
1967 Mirtha Calvo Callao Unplaced
1968 María Esther Brambilla Region Lima Unplaced
1969 María Julia Mantilla Mayer La Libertad Top 15 Best in Swimsuit
1970 Cristina Málaga Distrito Capital Unplaced
1971 Magnolia Martínez Distrito Capital Unplaced Miss Congeniality
1972 Carmen Amelia Ampuero Distrito Capital Top 12 Best National Costume
1975 Lourdes Berninzon Region Lima Unplaced
1976 Rocío Lazcano † Junín Unplaced Best National Costume
1977 María Isabel Frías Cajamarca Unplaced
1978 Olga Zumarán Arequipa Top 12
1979 Jacqueline Brahms Region Lima Unplaced
1980 Lisseth Ramis Huánuco Unplaced
1981 Gladys Silva Region Lima Unplaced
1982 Francesca Zaza Distrito Capital Top 12 Best National Costume
1983 Vivien Griffiths Shields Distrito Capital Unplaced
1984 Fiorella Ferrari Region Lima Unplaced
1985 María Gracia Galleno Region Lima Unplaced
1986 Karin Lindermann Piura Unplaced
1987 Jessica Newton Vasquez-Saenz Callao Top 10
1988 Katia Escudero La Libertad Unplaced
1989 Mariana Sovero McKay Ciudad Capital Unplaced
1990 Marisol Martínez Arequipa Unplaced
1991 Eliana Martínez Márquez Callao Unplaced
1992 Aline Arce Arequipa Unplaced
1993 Déborah de Souza Peixoto Distrito Capital Unplaced
1994 Karina Calmet Callao Unplaced
1995 Paola Dellepiane Gianotti Amazonas Unplaced Best Hairstyle
1996 Natali Sacco La Libertad Top 10
1997 Claudia Dopf Scansi Ancash Unplaced Best National Costume (2nd Runner-up)
1998 Karim Bernal Huánuco Unplaced Best National Costume (1st Runner-up)
1999 Fabiola Lazo Distrito Capital Unplaced
2000 Verónica Rueckner Piura Unplaced
2001 Viviana Rivasplata Aita Lambayeque Unplaced
2002 Adriana Zubiate Callao Unplaced
2003 Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos Arequipa Top 15 Best National Costume (1st Runner-up)
2004 Liesel Holler Pasco Unplaced
2005 Débora Sulca Cravero Cajamarca Top 10
2006 Fiorella Viñas Lambayeque Unplaced
2007 Jimena Elías Ica Unplaced
2008 Karol Castillo La Libertad Unplaced Best National Costume (8th Place)
2009 Karen Schwarz Amazonas Unplaced
2010 Giuliana Zevallos Loreto Unplaced
2011 Natalie Vértiz USA Perú Unplaced
2012 Nicole Faverón Loreto Top 16 Best National Costume (9th Place)
2013 Cindy Mejía Region Lima Unplaced
2014 Jimena Espinoza Region Lima Unplaced
2015 Laura Spoya Distrito Capital Unplaced
2016 Valeria Piazza Distrito Capital TBA

Representatives to Miss World

A separate contest called Miss Peru Mundo selects winners to Miss World.

YearMiss PerúProvincePlacementSpecial Awards
1959 María Elena Rossel Zapata † Piura 1st Runner-up
1963 Lucía Buonnani Europe Perú Unplaced
1965 Lourdes Cárdenas Gilardi Arequipa Unplaced
1967 Madeline Hartog-Bel Arequipa WINNER
1968 Ana Rosa Berninzon Devéscovi Europe Perú Unplaced
1973 Mary Núñez Bartra San Martín Unplaced
1975 Mary Orfanides Canakis Chaclacayo Unplaced
1976 Rocío Lazcano Junín Unplaced
1977 María Isabel Frías Cajamarca Top 15
1978 Karen Noeth Haupt San Bartolo Unplaced
1979 Magali Pérez-Godoy Distrito Capital Unplaced
1980 Roxana Vega Ramos Cuzco Unplaced
1981 Olga Zumarán Arequipa Unplaced
1982 Cynthia Piedra Piura Unplaced
1983 Lisbet Alcázar Region Lima Unplaced
1984 Cristina Loayza-Guerra La Libertad Unplaced
1985 Carmen del Rosario Muro Távara Lambayeque Unplaced
1986 Patricia Kuypers Surco Unplaced
1987 Suzette Woodman USA Perú Unplaced
1988 Martha Elena Kaik Toso Distrito Capital Unplaced
1989 Maritza Zorrilla Priori Region Lima Unplaced
1990 Giselle Martínez Cuadros USA Perú Unplaced
1992 Ingrid Yrivarren Paz Ciudad Capital Did not compete
1993 Mónika Sáez Grimm Callao Did not compete
1994 Marcia Pérez Marcés Cuzco Unplaced
1995 Paola Dellepiane Gianotti Amazonas Unplaced
1996 Mónica Chacón de Vettori Loreto Unplaced
1997 Claudia Luque Barrantas Amazonas Unplaced
1998 Mariana Larrabure La Libertad Top 10
1999 Wendy Monteverde Cuzco Unplaced
2000 Tatiana Angulo La Libertad Unplaced
2001 Viviana Rivasplata Lambayeque Unplaced
2002 Marina Mora La Libertad 2nd Runner-up
2003 Claudia Hernández Piura Top 20 Best World Dress Designer Award
2004 María Julia Mantilla La Libertad WINNER Miss Sports (2nd Runner-up)
2005 Fiorella Castellano Tumbes Unplaced
2006 Silvia Cornejo La Libertad Unplaced
2007 Cynthia Calderón Tacna Unplaced
2008 Annmarie Dehainaut USA Perú Unplaced
2009 Claudia Carrasco Cuzco Unplaced
2010 Alexandra Liao Region Lima Unplaced
2011 Odilia García Junín Unplaced Beauty with a Purpose (Top 30)
2012 Giuliana Zevallos Loreto Unplaced World Dress Designer Award (Top 20)
2013 Elba Fahsbender Piura Unplaced Miss Sport (Top 20)
2014 Sofía Rivera Pasco Unplaced
2015 Karla Chocano[5] La Libertad Unplaced
2016 Pierina Wong Lambayeque TBA TBA

Representatives to Miss International

The third title of local pageant will be crowning as Miss Internacional Perú. She represents her country at Miss International. On occasion, when the candidate does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another girl is sent. In 2003, the new Miss Internacional Perú (MIP) Organization will select the winner for Miss International pageant.

YearMiss PerúProvincePlacementSpecial Awards
1960 Irma Vargas Fuller Distrito Capital Unplaced
1961 Norma González Loreto Unplaced
1962 Rosa Isabel Raschio Amazonas Did not compete
1963 Esperanza Moy Huacho Unplaced
1964 Gladys Reina González Junín Unplaced
1965 Lola Muro Macher Piura Top 15
1966 Liliana Suarez Surco Did not compete
1967 Martha Quimper Suárez Barranco 3rd Runner-up
1987 Rosario Leguía Nugent Ancash Unplaced
1988 Susan León Cavassa Piura Top 15
1994 Lidia Ferrari Amazonas Did not compete
1997 Ana Matallana Illich Ancash Top 15
1998 Melissa Miranda Quiñones Tacna Unplaced
2000 Claudia Neyra Tumbes Did not Compete
2004 Aldana García Jahnsen Cusco Unplaced
2005 Vanessa López Vera-Tudela Region Lima Top 12
2006 Lissy Miranda Junín Unplaced
2007 Luisa Fernanda Monteverde La Libertad Unplaced
2008 Massiel Vidal Callao Unplaced
2009 Alejandra Pezet Piura Unplaced
2010 Laura Spoya Distrito Capital Top 15
2011 María Alejandra Chávez Moquegua Unplaced
2012 Rosemary Pizarro Amazonas Unplaced
2013 María Gracia Fígueroa Tacna Unplaced
2014 Fiorella Peirano Callao Unplaced
2015 Cynthia Toth Piura Unplaced Miss Global Blue Award
2016 Danea Panta La Libertad Unplaced

Representatives to Miss Earth

The fourth title of local pageant will be crowning as Miss Tierra Perú. She represents her country at Miss Earth. On occasion, when the candidate does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another girl is sent. In 2010, Miss Internacional Perú (MIP) Organization will select the representative for Miss Earth together with Miss Internacional Perú. In 2014, Miss Earth Peru with new organization will be selecting the winner for Miss Earth pageant.

YearMiss PerúProvincePlacementSpecial Awards
2001 Paola Barreda Benavides Distrito Capital Unplaced
2002 Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos Arequipa Top 10
2003 Danitza Autero Stanic Distrito Capital Unplaced
2004 Liesel Holler Pasco Top 16
2005 Sara Paredes Valdivia Cusco Unplaced
2006 Valery Neff Ancash Unplaced
2007 Odilia García Junín Top 8
2008 Giuliana Zevallos Loreto Unplaced
2009 Leticia Rivera Cajamarca Unplaced
2010 Silvana Vásquez Ayacucho Unplaced
2011 María Gracia Fígueroa Tacna Unplaced
2012 Miluska Huaroto Huancavelica Did not Compete
2014 Elba Fahsbender Piura Unplaced 2nd, silver medalist(s) Best Teacher
2nd, silver medalist(s) Cocktail Wear
2015 Zully Barrantes Ucayali Unplaced
2016 Brunella Fossa Palma Piura Unplaced

References

  1. "Maju Mantilla: a review of the life of the Miss World 2004". Terra Peru. Retrieved 04-02-12. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. http://www.missworld.com/page.php?nid =22
  3. 1 2 "Misses with History". Magazine masks. Retrieved 15-04-10. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. "Deborah Sulca : In Thailand saw me as the queen". Peru21.pe. Retrieved 03-06-05. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. "Miss World Peru 2015 Winner is Karla Chocano Tolentino". Angelopedia.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

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