1976-1982

The pageant was not held in 1977 & 1978

1976 January 12
13 entries

Results
1 Puerto Rico Maria de los Angeles González Santiago
2 Nicaragua Morena Guadalupe Cuadra Mora
3 Dominican Republic Miguelina Sánchez Rodríguez

Remainder
Chile Viviana Erlandsen Green
Colombia Marta Cecilia Pineda Salcedo
Costa Rica Norma Lorena Barzuna Pérez
El Salvador Regina Cardelia Guirola (Teenage Intercontinental '73)
Honduras Ligia Yolanda Caballero Cárdenas (International '75)
Guatemala Maria Carolina Valladares
Mexico Martha Edith Morris Garza
Panama Catalina de la Rosa González
Paraguay Nidya Fátima Cárdenas
Venezuela Maritzabel Gruber

Puerto Rico 4th from right, top

1976
Puerto Rico (winner)

1979 January 12
11 entries

Results
1 Chile Paulina Leighton Palacios (International '77)
2 Colombia Ana Maria Ramírez Roa (SF Teen Intercontinental '79)
3 Guatemala Claudia Maria Iriarte (Universe '78)

Remainder
Bolivia Raquel Roca Kuikunaga (Universe '78)
Costa Rica Ana Maria Arias Ramírez
Dominican Republic Raquel Josefina Jacobo Jaar (Universe '78)
Honduras Olimpia Velásquez Medina (Universe '78)
Panama Dabeida Araceli Conte Vergara
Peru Karen Inés Noeth Haupt (World '78)
U.S.A. Nancy Helen Ness
Venezuela Marisol Alfonso Marcano (Universe '78)

winner's reaction

Chile (winner)

The pageant was not held in 1980

Mexico (4th right) & Dominican Republic (right)	Dominican Republic
1981 January 9 10 entries Results 1 Dominican Republic Milagros Germán Olalla (Universe '80) 2 Mexico Ana Patricia Núñez Romero (Universe '80) 3 Guatemala Ligia Iveth Martínez Noack (Universe & World '80) Remainder Argentina Laura Horsch Giannelli Colombia Victoria Eugenia Cárdenas Gerlein (SF International '81) Ecuador Mayra Burgos Veris Honduras Rosa Maria Moncada Ortega Panama Aurea Horta Torrijos (World 80) Peru Mónica Klinkenberger González Puerto Rico Ingrid Otero Prann	Dom. Republic (winner)

1982 January 8
13 entries

Results
1 Colombia Ana Edilma "Eddy" Cano Puerta (2nd RU Teen Intercontinental '80, Universe '81)
2 Peru Maria Lucila del Rosario Boggiano Lacca (Intercontinental '83, winner Mrs World '89)
3 Guatemala Ilma Julieta Urrutia Chang (SF Universe '84; winner International '84)

Remainder
Argentina Graciela Vidoz
Chile Maria de los Angeles Molina López
Costa Rica Lourdes Isabel Bravo Molina
Dominican Republic Josefina Maria Cuello Pérez (World '81)
Ecuador Maria del Rosario Serrano
Haiti Mirna Poulard
Honduras Leslie Nohemi Sabillón Dávila (Universe '81)
Mexico Laura Yolanda González Aguirre
Panama Elizabeth Pérez Espino
Uruguay Gabriela Morador

Peru, Colombia & Panama

Colombia (winner) with special guest Miss Universe 1981, Irene Sáez