Miss Perú Universo 2009

Miss Perú Universo 2009
Date	April 4, 2009[1]
Presenters	Gonzalo Iwasaki and Edith Tapia
Entertainment	Jean Paul Strauss & Peru Expression
Broadcaster	Panamericana Televisión
Entrants	23[2]
Winner	Karen Schwarz Espinoza Amazonas

The Miss Perú 2009 pageant was held on April 4, 2009. That year, 23 candidates were competing for the national crown. The chosen winner represented Perú in Miss Universe 2009.^[3] The rest of the finalists would enter in different pageants.^[4]

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Peru Universe 2009	Amazonas - Karen Schwarz
1st Runner-Up	Ayacucho - Jessica Schialer
2nd Runner-Up	Ica - Sofía del Pinho
Top 6	Huánuco - Carolina Gamarra Loreto - Kory Alegría Cajamarca - Silvana Vásquez Monier
Top 12	Huancavelica - Bárbara Merino Puno - Dessire Villar Tumbes - Kerly Acuna Cuzco - Vanessa Castillo Callao - Karla Flores Region Lima - Mayra Chang Beltran

Special Awards

• Best Look & Hair - Ica - Sofía del Pinho
• Miss Aquavit - Tacna - Karen Menendez
• Miss Fitness - Amazonas - Karen Schwarz
• Miss Photogenic - Huánuco- Carolina Gamarra
• Best Smile - Huánuco- Carolina Gamarra
• Most Beautiful Face - Ica - Sofía del Pinho
• Miss Congeniality - Junin - Alexandra Hidalgo

Delegates

Amazonas - Karen Schwarz Áncash - Ingrid Vargas Mora Apurímac - Pierina Meléndez Arequipa - Pamela Gonzáles Ayacucho - Jessica Schialer Cajamarca - Silvana Vásquez Monier Callao - Karla Flores Guerra Cuzco - Vanessa Castillo Huancavelica - Bárbara Merino Huánuco - Carolina Gamarra Ica - Sofía del Pinho Junín - Alexandra Hidalgo

La Libertad - Pamela de la Flor Loly Lambayeque - Danea Panta Loreto - Kory Alegría Madre de Dios - Lilibeth Witting Ubaldo Pasco -Aymi Dean Carnero Piura - Carol Alvarado Puno - Dessire Villar Region Lima - Mayra Chang Beltrán San Martín - Nancy Sandovar Tacna - Karen Menéndez Tumbes - Kerly Acuña

Judges

• Luisa María Cuculiza, Congressmember
• Fred Vellon, Creative Director of MAC cosmetics
• Jessica Tapia, TV Host & Miss Asia-Pacific 1994
• Luis Barrenechea, Plastic Surgery Specialist
• Luis Argüelles, Manager of publish relations of Panamericana Televisión
• Monica Chacón, Miss World Peru 1996
• Nacho del Águila, Professional Stylist of Tomy's
• Olga Zumarán, TV Actress & Miss Peru 1978

Trivia

• Mayra Chang entered in Miss Perú Universo 2006.
• Kori Alegría died on March 17, 2010 in a motorcycle accident in Iquitos.

References

1. http://www.corporaciondelabelleza.org/noticias.aspx
2. http://foro.univision.com/univision/board/message?board.id=missrepublicadominicana&message.id=193924
3. http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Universe_lists_p.htm
4. http://www.caretas.com.pe/Main.asp?T=3082&idE=874&idA=45849#.VAHAs8VdXSE

External links

• Official Site