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World Queen of Banana / Reina Mundial del
Banano
The first Banana Queen pageant was held in 1964, as part of the Banana
Harvest Festival in Machala, Ecuador, and until 1985 only Ecuadorean cities,
mainly in El Oro province, sent entries. An exception was 1977,
when the festival committee invited girls from Latin America to join the
pageant, and Alina Eugenia Roldán of Colombia was chosen the winner, with
Costa Rica’s Claudia Maria Garnier Arias as her runner-up. In 1985 the
pageant become an international event and was renamed World Queen of Banana.
The pageant has always been held in the city of Machala, the capital of
banana production in Ecuador, which is also the top supplier of bananas in
the world. This pageant is supposedly restricted to banana-producing
countries.
World Queen of Banana does not have a website. Here is the available
data on the pageants since 1985. |
1985
Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Puerto Rico, Brazil (1st RU), Costa
Rica (winner), Ecuador (2nd RU), Venezuela (3rd RU), Argentina (4th RU), Colombia &
Peru |
1996
Abdalá ("El Loco") Bucaram, President of
Ecuador, serenaded the newly-crowned World Queen of Banana, Paula Denise
Simon of Brazil |
1985
12 entries |
1986 September 21
15 entries |
1987 September 22
13 entries |
Results
1 Costa Rica Rosibel Chacón Pereira (Universe 85)
2 Brazil Cristiane Lisita Passos
3 Ecuador Mónica Alexandra Espinoza Gara
4 Venezuela Joanne Goiri González
5 Argentina Yanina Maricel Castaño
Remainder
Colombia Berenice Tirado Moreno
El Salvador Melissa Castro
Guatemala Marisol Rodríguez
Honduras Maria Jiménez
Panama
Peru Ana Maria Arce
Puerto Rico |
Results
1 Venezuela Betzabeth Coelles Araújo
2 Colombia Claudia Patricia Ruiz Solano
3 Panama Maria Benjamín
Finalists
Argentina Llaniela Zelaya
Brazil Anamaria Marques Stark
Costa Rica
Lorena
Gonzalez García (SF World 86)
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Results
1 Uruguay Carla Irene Trombotti Moreno
2 Ecuador Doris Mora Bejarano
Remainder
Brazil Kátia Viana da Costa
Colombia Isabel Molinares Bauté
Costa Rica Marta Eugenia Pinto Tomás
Dominican Republic Martha Frías Díaz
El Salvador Roxana Maria Jiménez
Honduras Karen Hernández del Gallo
Mexico Laura Falaco
Panama Carmen Orcasita
Peru Karla Awuapara
Puerto Rico Magdalena Pavón
Venezuela Lourdes Yánez León |
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Awards
Miss Friendship Argentina
Miss Elegance Brazil |
Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic Ecuador
Best National Costume Ecuador |
1988 September 21
13 entries |
1989
unknown number of entries |
1990 September 21
14 entries |
Results
1 Ecuador Ximena Paulett Correa Jarre (World 89)
2 Venezuela Rita Rosina Verreos
3 Colombia Emma Fernanda Betancourt Suárez
Remainder
Argentina Carolina Paola Brachetti Blotta
Brazil Joseane Duarte Godoy
Costa Rica Marisol Aguilar Herrera
Dominican Republic Viviana Moreno
El Salvador Claudia Margarita Menéndez
Honduras Larissa Lara
Mexico Claudia Anel López Romero
Peru Judith Amado Dueñas
Puerto Rico Iris Lizelba Acosta García
Uruguay Marta Daniela Mari Gómez |
Result
1 Brazil Cristiane Corrales Ferreira
Among the remainder
Ecuador
Tania Paladines Córdova
Mexico Luz del Carmen Favela Contreras
Peru Rosario Vega
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Results
1 Mexico Luz Angélica Ruiz Velasco Padilla
2 Venezuela Daniela Lores
3 El Salvador Virna Passelly Machuca (Universe 87)
Remainder
Argentina Sandra Pérez
Brazil Mayra Brassi
Colombia Claudia Maria Josefina García Sarmiento
Costa Rica Shasling Navarro Aguilar (World 95)
Dominican Republic Altagracia Peña
Ecuador Sonnia Morán Moreira
Honduras
Oneyda
Irina Figueroa Cabrera
Panama Lourdes Rivera Maruri
Peru Carmita Andreu Ríos
Puerto Rico Zulma Cordero
Martínez
Uruguay Lourdes Ibana |
Awards
Miss Friendship Colombia
Miss Photogenic (not known)
Best National Costume Colombia |
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Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic (not known)
Best National Costume (not known) |
1991 September 22
13 entries |
1992 September 23
15 entries |
1993 September 23
14 entries |
Results
1 Colombia Mónica Rodríguez Chávez
2
Ecuador Maria Fernanda Corral Daza
Remainder
Argentina
Chile
Costa Rica Fiorela Castro Funies
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras Jeanette Villeda
Mexico
Panama
Peru
Puerto Rico
Spain
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Results
1 Panama Gisselle Amelia González Aranda (Universe 93)
2 Puerto Rico Idis Mabel Vélez Romero
3 Brazil Iglaê Gunther
4 Argentina Claudia Bastón Monquera
5 Mexico Mónica Aída González Mejía
Remainder
Colombia Mónica del Pilar Guerrero Caicedo
Costa Rica Fiorella Flore
Dominican Republic
Giselle del Carmen Abreu (SF International 92)
Ecuador Marilu Pesantes
El Salvador Alicia Guadalupe Quesada
Honduras Belkis Hernandez
Paraguay Laura Riquelme
Peru Jackeline Betzabé Cacho Habich
Spain Laura Alcantud Cantero
Uruguay Paula Motta |
Results
1 Mexico Yadira Yesenia Ríos García
2 Panama Phyllis Motta Ruiz de Somucursio
3 Puerto Rico Nashali Enchautegui Ramírez
4 Brazil Farley Derly Ferreira da Silva
5 Colombia Maria Angélica González Luque
Remainder
Argentina Miriam Elizabeth Nahon
Dominican Republic Evelin Alexandra García Martínez
Ecuador
El Salvador Sonia Raquel Llort Soto
Guatemala María Lucrecia Flores Flores
Hawaii Bunice Vinces
Honduras
Leslie
Yelitza Canizales Reconco
Peru Paloma La Hoz Palacio
Uruguay Andrea Regina Gorrochategui Granja (World 91)
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Awards
Miss Friendship Costa Rica
Miss Photogenic Costa Rica
Best National Costume Spain |
Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic Puerto Rico
Best National Costume Ecuador |
Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic Mexico
Best National Costume (not known) |
1994 September 22
16 entries |
1995 September 21
17 entries |
1996 September 19
unknown number of entries |
Results
1 Paraguay Liliana Noemi González Mena (Universe 94)
2 Ecuador Ana Lucia Granda Aguilar
3 Dominican Republic Lucy Vásquez Almonte
4 Uruguay Maria Fernanda Navarro Guigou
5 Argentina Solange Guadalupe Magnano Silvestro
Remainder
Brazil Vanessa de Souza Gurgel
Colombia Claudia Patricia Prado Romero
Costa Rica Andrea Palavicini
El Salvador Lyda Herrera Mayorga
Guatemala Débora Lastenia David Lino
Honduras Heidi Riera Amaya
Mexico Blanca Thalía Gómez Basurto
Panama Yulissa Yumet Aguilar
Peru Claudia Julia Muñiz
Puerto Rico Perla Negrón
Venezuela Alicia Roldán |
Results
1 Costa Rica Gabriela Aguilar Chavarría
2 Brazil Fabiana Fontanella
3 Peru Rocío del Pilar Abed Chafloque
4 Paraguay Patricia Serafini Geoghegan (World 95)
5 Bolivia Roxana Maria Pérez del Castillo
Remainder
Argentina Romina Mariel Berzoni
Colombia Arianna Sofía Lorza Zuleta
Dominican Republic Jeimy Hernández Bacar
Ecuador Jossenkha Calderón Vélez
El Salvador Claudia Méndez Cuéllar
Guatemala Brenda Guadalupe Barrios Mérida
Honduras Mariela Colomer Mancia
Mexico Claudia Soto Reaza
Panama Ingunn Elena Méndez García
Puerto Rico Haylis Lucyl Córdova
Uruguay Stella Valeria
Venezuela Sonia Ponce Gómez |
Results
1 Brazil Paula Denise Simon
2 Panama Marisela Moreno Montero (World 95)
3 Ecuador Claudia Pinargote
Among the remainder
Argentina
Bolivia Alejandra Murakami Vaca
Colombia
Costa Rica
Heidy Cerdas Esquivel
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
Venezuela Gabriela Obañez
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Awards
Miss Friendship Uruguay
Miss Photogenic Brazil
Best National Costume Peru |
Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic (not known)
Best National Costume Peru |
Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic Brazil
Best National Costume (not known) |
1997 September 20
18 entries |
1998 September 20
18 entries |
1999 September 23
16 entries |
Results
1 Costa Rica Adriana de Jesús Zúñiga Sáenz
2 Guatemala Karla Hannelore Beteta Forkel (Universe & International
96)
3 Ecuador Karla Cedena Vélez
4 Puerto Rico Jackeline Negrón Divieri
5 Dominican Republic Lisette Morán
Remainder
Argentina Nazarena Vanesa González Almada (International 93 &
Universe 97)
Bolivia Karla Morales
Brazil Roselane Ribeiro Silva
Colombia Liliana Rueda Landínez
El Salvador Marina Mendoza
Honduras Gaudy Alejandra Bustillo
Panama Gabriela León
Paraguay Bettina Lorena Martínez
Peru Carmen Alarcón
Spain Soraya Romero
U.S.A. Ana Victoria de Castro
Uruguay Gabriela Dávila
Venezuela Valentina Placeres |
Results
1 Guatemala Jessica Lynn Bryan Gándara
2 Italy Noelia Ortiz Melo
3 Peru Mónica Sáez
4 Ecuador María Elisa Jara
5 Bolivia Verónica Antelo
Remainder
Argentina Alejandra La Serna
Brazil Sueli Batista
Colombia Angie Melissa Arbeláez Ortiz
Costa Rica Ivannia Cox
Dominican Republic Jazmina Ulloa
Germany Katharina Mainka (Universe 98)
Honduras Jenny Rodríguez
Panama Ilka Ender Simoes
Paraguay Karina Urquhart
Portugal Raquel Cordova
Puerto Rico Isis Marie Casalduc Gonzalez (Universe 02)
Spain Lidia Guasch
Uruguay María Isabel Negri |
Results
1 Venezuela Amaloha Elisa Méndez Siverio
2 Costa Rica Viviana Brenes
3 Colombia Georgette Giovanna Medina Pinzón
4 Puerto Rico Kristy Bitting
5 Peru Lucía de Oslazábal
Remainder
Argentina Cecilia Benedetto
Bolivia Marcela Avila
Brazil Karyni Telli Montemezzo
Dominican Republic Luisa Vargas
Ecuador Ericka Feijoo
Germany Nadja Hausmann
Guatemala Ely de los Angeles Recinos Alvarado
Honduras Flor de María García Ferrera (Universe 00)
Mexico Luisa Díaz.
Panama Ana González
Paraguay
Carmen
Alicia Morínigo Machuca (Universe 99) |
Awards
Miss Friendship Venezuela
Miss Photogenic Costa Rica
Best National Costume Panama
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Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic Guatemala
Best National Costume (not known)
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Awards
Miss Friendship Bolivia
Miss Photogenic Germany
Best National Costume Costa Rica
Best Fantasy Costume Ecuador |
2000 September 22
12 entries |
2001 September 21
12 entries |
2002 September 19
17 entries |
Results
1 Puerto Rico Meliana Canino
2 Colombia Alejandra Vélez
3 Brazil Katia Camargos
4 Ecuador Lourdes Quirola
5 Venezuela Ana Valentina Montero
Remainder
Argentina Natalia Álvarez
Bolivia Adriana Arce
Costa Rica Grettel Llibre
Guatemala Esthela Howell
Honduras Guadalupe Santos
Panama Milagro Sáez
Peru Analí Calderón
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Results
1 Colombia Claudia Alejandra Palacios
López
2 Puerto Rico Shadelyn Lopez
3 Venezuela Ana Lucia de Bastos
4 Ecuador Jessica Alaña
5 Bolivia Mireya Castedo
Remainder
Argentina Maritza Erramuspe
Brazil Marcela Machado
Costa Rica Paola Jiménez
Guatemala Jéssica Harrison
Panama Jéssica Doralis Segui Barrios
(Earth 03)
Paraguay Lourdes Bononi
Peru Miluska Jara Lucero |
Results
1 Colombia Isabel Estrada Cano
2 Germany Susanne Tocker
3 Venezuela Laura Molina
4 Paraguay Maria Gabriela Riquelme
5 Ecuador Priscilla Del Salto
Remainder
Argentina Paula Amartino
Bolivia Alejandra Melgar
Brazil Vanessa Rumor
Costa Rica Beatriz Alfaro
Dominican Republic Ninoska Linares
El Salvador Esperanza Lopez
Honduras Ruth Maria Arita (Earth 05)
Nicaragua Silvia Gonzalez
Panama Gabriela Alegre
Peru Paola Merea
Puerto Rico Elisa del Figueroa
Spain Nora Valdez |
Awards
Miss Friendship Guatemala
Miss Photogenic Brazil
Best National Costume (not known)
Best Fantasy Costume (not known) |
Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic Colombia
Best National Costume Venezuela
Best Fantasy Costume (not known) |
Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic (not known)
Best National Costume (not known)
Best Fantasy Costume (not known) |
2003 Top 6
U.S.A., Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Honduras
& Germany |
2003
Ecuador, Venezuela, U.S.A. & Colombia |
2003
U.S.A.
Note Amanda Cothran also represented Canada when she won third place at
Miss Teen International 2002 |
2003
2003 1st RU (from U.S.A.) & winner (from Colombia) with World Queen
of Banana 2002 (from Colombia) |
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2004
Panama, Ecuador, U.S.A., Germany, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras,
Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela & Canada
Absent Argentina, Nicaragua & Peru |
2004
Canada (winner) & Ecuador (1st RU) |
2003 September 24
13 entries |
2004 September 23
14 entries |
2005 September 24
14 entries |
Results
1 Colombia Liliana Judith de Cambil Ávila
2 U.S.A. Amanda Cothran
3 Germany Claudia Kindscherousky
4 Panama Nelda Sanchez
5 Brazil Alanna Valquiria Arruda Silva
6 Honduras Lesley Caballero
Remainder
Argentina Leticia Oggero
Costa Rica Kimberlyng Morales Castro
Ecuador Karyn Sofia Hubig Berruz
Guatemala Mariana Yurrita
Nicaragua Jamila Abdalah Argüello
Peru Ingrid Holler Weiss
Venezuela Rhaizza Yleyán Villarreal |
Results
1 Canada Anna Maria Ezechiels
2 Ecuador María Gabriela Granda Román
3 U.S.A. Leanna Pareja
4 Costa Rica Farrah Edwards Moncriffe
5 Honduras Gabriela Zavala Irias (Earth 04)
Remainder
Argentina Catalina Rouiller
Brazil Francisca Monteiro
Colombia Ethel Carolina Davis Corpus
Germany Linn Müller
Guatemala Yeisi Karen Vanesa Peñate
Orellana
Nicaragua Valeria Carolina García Dávila
Panama Sarah Katherine Ruíz Delgado
Peru Jacqueline Milla-León Castillo
Venezuela Arlis Alvarado |
Results
1 Colombia Tatiana María Bastidas Castañeda
2 Brazil Jessica Torejani
3 Canada Gretal Montgomery
4 Ecuador Stefanny Salgado
5 Venezuela Josmila Fajardo
Remainder
Argentina Johana Corali
Costa Rica María Fabiola Salas Soto
Germany Cristine Lerke
Guatemala Sindy Imer
Honduras Leslie Gabriela Molina Kristoff (Asia-Pacific 04)
Nicaragua Elizabeth Martínez
Panama Anneliz Sandoval Rodríguez
Peru Yolanda Raygada Solimano
U.S.A. Jessica Hubbard |
Awards
Miss Friendship Panama
Miss Photogenic Honduras
Best National Costume Honduras
Best Fantasy Costume Peru |
Awards
Miss Friendship Panama
Miss Photogenic U.S.A.
Best National Costume Honduras
Best Fantasy Costume Ecuador |
Awards
Miss Friendship Ecuador
Miss Photogenic Costa Rica
Best National Costume Panama
Best Fantasy Costume Colombia |
2005
Canada (2nd RU), Brazil (1st RU), Colombia (winner), Ecuador (3rd RU) & Venezuela
(4th RU) |
2005
Best National Costume
Panama |
2006
Costa Rica (winner)
Francisco Bravo/El Universo |
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2006
Top U.S.A., Panama, Honduras, Canada, Peru & Ecuador
Bottom Nicaragua, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Germany,
Colombia & Brazil
Absent Argentina & Guatemala
Diego Anchundia/El Universo |
2007
Venezuela (winner) |
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2007
Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Peru, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala,
Ecuador, U.S.A., Costa Rica, Colombia, Canada, Brazil, Germany & Argentina |
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2007 Top 5
Ecuador, Panama, Canada, Colombia & Venezuela |
2008
Canada, Brazil, Germany & Argentina |
2008
U.S.A., Costa Rica & Colombia |
2008
Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala & Ecuador |
2008
Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Peru & Panama |
2008
Venezuela (1st RU) & U.S.A. (winner) |
2006
September 21
14 entries |
2007 September
21
15 entries |
2008
September 20
15
entries |
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Results
1 Costa Rica Verónica María González Quesada
2
Ecuador María Eugenia Macías Alava
3
Peru María Jesús Salas Calvo
4
Venezuela Joanna Giselle Gallo Hosein
5
Colombia Ana María Castañeda Gómez
Remainder
Argentina María Victoria Schneider Chocobar
Brazil Flávia Parastchuk
Canada Olivia Gurun
Germany Ivonne Menzel
Guatemala Vivian Mirtala Rizo Milian
Honduras Ingrid Saudy López Castillo
Nicaragua Iris Nazarena Vega Zúñiga
Panama Anayda del Carmen González Menacho
U.S.A. Eve Maciel |
Results
1 Venezuela Jennifer Johanna Schell Dorante
2 Ecuador Izaskun Arana Candela
3 Canada Jennifer Schott
4 Colombia Laura Montoya Escobar
5 Panama Stephanie Joan Araúz Shaw (International 07)
Remainder
Argentina Verónica Domínguez
Brazil Enyellen Sales
Costa Rica Silvana Sánchez Jiménez
Dominican Republic Carolyn Hawa
Germany Svetlana Tsys (International 07)
Guatemala María José Zavala Orellana
Honduras Mary Collins
Nicaragua Tatiana Valeria Pilarte Arcia
Peru Maribel Vidal
U.S.A. Heather Ilizaliturri |
Results
1 U.S.A. Amanda Delgado
2 Venezuela Nailette Cristina Romero Gazaui
3 Colombia Gloria Patricia Pérez Peñuela
4 Argentina María Silvana Belli Vega (Universe 08)
5 Dominican Republic Paola Casilla Agnes
Remainder
Brazil Franslaine Kozan Silva
Canada Lina Lombana
Costa Rica Karen Salas Chavarría
Ecuador Andrea Carolina León Janzso
Germany Josephine
Büttner
Guatemala Rita Elizabeth Meda
Cojulún
Honduras Johana Paola Solórzano Ardón
Nicaragua Iva Carlos Grijalva Pashova
Panama Rosa Omaira Vargas González
Peru Eva Lucero Francis Fernández-Prada |
Awards
Miss Friendship Honduras
Miss Photogenic Peru
Best National Costume Brazil
Best Fantasy Costume Panama |
Awards
Miss Friendship Argentina
Miss Photogenic Colombia
Best National Costume Honduras
Best Fantasy Costume Dominican Republic |
Awards
Miss Friendship Argentina
Miss Photogenic Colombia
Best National Costume Honduras
Best Fantasy Costume Panama |
2009
Guatemala, Mexico, Peru,
Costa Rica, U.S.A., Panama, Venezuela, Germany, Brazil, Dominican Republic,
Colombia & Canada
Absent Argentina, Ecuador & Honduras |
2009
Panama (Best Fantasy Costume) & Colombia (Best National Costume) |
2009
Dominican Rep (1st RU) & Venezuela (winner) |
2009 photo
credits
group & Top 2 -
Paul Saravia y Franco Palacios
costumes - Correo (Machala, Ecuador)
2009 September 23
15 entries |
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Results
1
Venezuela
Josephine Karam León
2
Dominican Republic
Dalia Caritita Fernández Sánchez
3
Mexico
Livia Brito Pestaña
4
Ecuador
Viviana Cortez
Zúñiga
5
Argentina
Dayana Luara Incandela
Remainder
Brazil
Thays Calmon Neves
Canada
Neda Derakhshanfar
Colombia
María Alejandra Sampayo Guerrero
Costa Rica
Andrea Melissa Ramírez Marín
Germany
Stefanie Peeck (World 09)
Guatemala
Sonia
Angélica
Guevara Morfin
(World 09)
Honduras
Irlia Claribel Johnson Sacasa
Panama
Silvia Omayra Castro Escobar
Peru
Leslie Bejarano Flores
U.S.A. Michelle
Elizabeth Fleming
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Awards
Miss Friendship Argentina
Miss Photogenic Mexico
Best National Costume Colombia
Best Fantasy Costume Panama |
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