Hispano-American

Hispano-American Queen / Reina Hispanoamericana

This annual pageant, which began in 1991 as Reina Sudamericana (South American Queen), is based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Up to 2003 the participants were restricted to the 10 countries in South America; in 2004 participants from Panama and Costa Rica in Central America were invited; and in 2006 participants from Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico & Spain joined. In 2007 Guatemala, Honduras & U.S.A. were added, and the name changed to Reina Hispanoamericana.

Reina Hispanoamericana is among the pageants featured at www.promocionesgloria.com

1991 November 15
10 entries

Results
1 Brazil Patrícia Maria Franco de Godóy (Universe 91)
2 Paraguay Vivian Rosanna Benítez Brizuela (SF Universe 91)
3 Venezuela Niurka Auristela Acevedo (International 91)

Remainder
Argentina Verónica Claudia Honnorat (Universe 91)
Bolivia Katerine Rivera Vaca (International 89)
Chile Cecilia del Rosario Alfaro Navarrete (Universe 91)
Colombia Angela Mercedes Mariño Ortiz (World 90)
Ecuador Mónica Paola Triviño Velásquez
Peru Eliana Daphne Martínez Márquez (Universe 91)
Uruguay Adriana Comas Silvera (Universe 91)

Awards
Miss Friendship Brazil
Miss Photogenic Colombia
Best National Costume Paraguay

1992 November
10 entries

Results
1 Venezuela Francis del Valle Gago Aponte (2nd RU World 92)
2 Colombia Raquel Viviana Chaparro Gómez
3 Brazil Karen Goudeau Matzenbacher

Remainder
Argentina Laura Verónica Rafael
Bolivia
Chile Daniela Libedinski
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay

1993
Best National Costume (Colombia)
Miss Photogenic Venezuela

1993 October 29
10 entries

Results
1 Ecuador Paola Vintimillas Moscoso
2 Chile Safka Pollak
3 Argentina Alicia Andrea Ramon (Universe 93 & International 94)

Remainder
Bolivia
Brazil Mônica Regina Guimarães Ferreira
Colombia
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela Gabriela Hidalgo Arreaza

Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic Venezuela
Best National Costume Brazil

1994 October 14
9 entries

Results
1 Paraguay Liliana Noemi González Mena (Universe 94)
2 Venezuela Solange Carolina Pastor
3 Bolivia Carla Romero

Remainder
Argentina Solange Guadalupe Magnano Silvestro
Brazil Tatiane Possebon
Chile
Colombia Maria Patricia Roa Gómez
Ecuador
Peru Karin del Rosario Bernal

Did not compete
Uruguay

1995 October 8
9 entries

Results
1 Brazil Carolina Taís Müller
2 Venezuela Maria Auxiliadora González Guzmán
3 Colombia Paola Cristina Torres Cala
4 Paraguay Patricia Serafini Geoghegan (World 95)

Remainder
Argentina Juliana Laura Turletti
Bolivia Natalia Cronenbold Aguilera (Universe 96)
Chile Barbara Ercilla
Peru Gabriela Rivera
Uruguay Katherine Miklaszewicz

Did not compete
Ecuador

1996
10 entries

Results
1 Bolivia Helga Bauer Salas (dethroned)
2 Venezuela Gabriela Vergara Aranguren (took over title)
3 Chile Tonka Tomicic Petric (World 95)
4 Brazil Paula Denise Simon

Remainder
Argentina
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru Vanessa Saba
Uruguay

1997 December 5
10 entries

Results
1 Venezuela Patricia Fuenmayor Hernández
2 Bolivia Verónica Maria Larrieu Velasco
3 Peru Geraldine Salmón

Remainder
Argentina Nazarena Vanesa González Almada (Universe 97)
Brazil Elaine Cristine Denkewski
Chile Daniela Cubillos
Colombia Angela Johana García Corredor
Ecuador Maria Elizabeth Leopold
Paraguay Rossana Elizabeth Jiménez Pereira (Universe 97)
Uruguay Claudia Fernández

Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic (not known)
Best National Costume Venezuela

1998 November 6
10 entries

Results
1 Bolivia Susana Barrientos Roig (Universe 99)
2 Venezuela Daira del Carmen Lambis de Avila
3 (tied) Chile Paola Villarroel
3 (tied) Argentina Marcela Viviana Brane (Universe 98)

Remainder
Brazil Stely Andrade
Colombia Diana Marcela Arcilla
Ecuador Cinthya Sánchez
Paraguay Maria Fabiola Roig Escandriolo
Peru Ursula Verástegui
Uruguay Victoria Formichov

Awards
Miss Friendship Uruguay
Miss Photogenic Venezuela
Best National Costume Colombia
Most Beautiful Hair Bolivia

1999 November 6
10 entries

Results
1 Bolivia Yenny Vaca Paz (Universe 00)
2 Brazil Karen Lisiane Larrea Kohler
3 Venezuela María Laura Lugo
4 Peru Claudie Neyra

Remainder
Argentina Romina Belussio
Chile Fiorella Vismara Lohse
Colombia Angela Maria Grisales Mora
Ecuador
Paraguay Sirley Diana González Ruiz Díaz
Uruguay

Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic Brazil
Best National Costume 1 Brazil, 2 Venezuela
Best Figure Venezuela

2000 November 3
9 entries

Results
1 Venezuela Ligia Fernanda Petit Vargas
2 Uruguay Natalia Figueras Cabezas (World 02)
3 Chile Lissette Sierra Ocayo (World 99)
4 Bolivia Claudia Andrea Araño Antelo (Universe 01)

Remainder
Argentina Natalia Alvarez
Brazil Camila Barbosa
Colombia Ximena Alexandra Montoya Ramírez
Paraguay Carolina Ramirez Franco (Universe 00)
Peru Sandra Urbina

Withdrew
Ecuador

Awards
Miss Friendship Peru
Miss Photogenic Paraguay
Best National Costume 1 Peru, 2 Bolivia, 3 Chile
Most Beautiful Hair Venezuela
Most Beautiful Face Uruguay

2001 November 9
10 entries

Results
1 Colombia Maria Rocío Stevenson Covo (SF International 01)
2 Venezuela María Norelys Rodríguez Guillén
3 Uruguay Katja Alexandra Thomsen Grien (4th RU World 00)
4 Ecuador Julia Román Rodríguez
5 Bolivia Paola Clarisse Coimbra Antipieff (Universe 02)

Remainder
Argentina María Victoria Branda (International 01)
Brazil Milena Manzatti
Chile Isabel Bawlitza Muñoz (SF World 00)
Paraguay María Grabriela Riquelme
Peru Mónica Chacón De Vettori

Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic Chile
Best National Costume Venezuela
Most Beautiful Hair Bolivia
Most Beautiful Face Venezuela
Most Beautiful Smile Uruguay

2002 November 15
10 entries

Results
1 Ecuador Marcela Ruete
2 Bolivia Irene Aguilera Vargas (Universe 03)
3 Colombia María Claudia Pañuela Cornejo
4 Brazil Giselle de Oliveira Leite

Remainder
Argentina Daniela Alejandra Stucán (World 00)
Chile Érika Christel Niklitschek Schmidt
Paraguay Edith Rossana González
Peru Norma Caroline Aguilar Valer
Uruguay Karen Klosz Gómez
Venezuela Melissa Alexandra Wolf Ehrenzeller

Awards
Miss Friendship (not known)
Miss Photogenic Peru
Best National Costume Venezuela
Miss Elegance Bolivia
Best Figure Brazil

2004 - thanks to Henrique Fontes for these 4 pictures!
Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Uruguay & Paraguay	Top 5 Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia & Peru
Panama, Colombia, Bolivia & Argentina	Bolivia (2nd RU), Brazil (3rd RU) & Paraguay (winner)

Brazil

2003 November 6
10 entries

Results
1 Brazil María Cecilia Souza Valarini
2 Venezuela María Fernanda Tóndolo Paz
3 Paraguay Karina Rebeca Buttner Naumann (World 03)
4 Peru Aldana Joyce García Jahnsen (International 04)

Remainder
Argentina Marcia Luciana Rocca
Bolivia Gabriela Oviedo Serrate (Universe 04)
Chile María Trinidad Alliende Zilleruelo
Colombia Sara Elisa Parodi Brito
Ecuador María Luisa Barrios Landívar
Uruguay Diana Karen Alpuin

Awards
Miss Friendship Uruguay
Miss Photogenic Paraguay
Best National Costume Paraguay
Miss Elegance Bolivia
Miss Talent Chile

2004 October 29
12 entries

Results
1 Paraguay Tania Maria Domanickzy Vargas (World 04; Earth 05)
2 Colombia Mónica Patricia Jaramillo Giraldo
3 Bolivia Maria Nuvia Montenegro Apuri (World 04)
4 Brazil Catarina de Lima Guerra
5 Peru Lucia Alva Espinoza

Remainder
Argentina Grisel Rita Hitoff (World 03)
Chile Hil Yesenia Hernandez Escobar
Costa Rica Nancy Soto Martinez (SF Universe 04)
Ecuador Valeska Alexandra Saab Gomez
Panama Ivy Ruth Ortega Coronas (World 03)
Uruguay Carolina Brigitte Degener
Venezuela María Andrea Gómez Vásquez (SF International 05)

Awards
Miss Friendship Brazil
Miss Photogenic Paraguay
Best National Costume Paraguay
Miss Internet Venezuela
Miss Elegance Costa Rica
Best Figure Bolivia
Most Beautiful Hair Peru
Most Beautiful Face Venezuela
Most Beautiful Smile Paraguay

Colombia

Bolivia (1st RU) & Brazil (winner)

El Deber

2005 October 14
11 entries

Results
1 Colombia Diana Milena Cepeda Castro
2 Ecuador Priscila Verónica del Salto Astudillo
3 Venezuela Jictzad Nacarid Viña Carreño (Universe 06)
4 Peru María Fiorella Castellano García (World 05)
5 Paraguay Emilce Rosanna Gómez Cabral (World 05)

Remainder
Argentina Evangelina María García Lami
Bolivia Viviana Méndez Rivero (World 05)
Brazil Francielly de Oliveira Araújo
Chile Eugenia Carolina Passalacqua Hucke
Panama Magela Irene Boris Kinkead
Uruguay Viviana Antonela Arena Galvalisi (Universe 05)

Did not compete
Costa Rica Marcela Blanco Morales

Awards
Miss Friendship Panama
Miss Photogenic Colombia
Best National Costume Panama
Best Figure Colombia
Most Beautiful Hair Chile
Most Beautiful Face Bolivia
Most Beautiful Smile Paraguay
Miss Talent Ecuador

2006 October 27
15 entries

Results
1 Brazil Francine Eickemberg (World 00)
2 Bolivia Ana María Ortiz Rodal (World 06)
3 Paraguay Lourdes Véronica Arévalos Elías (Universe 06)

Top 6
Dominican Republic Mónica Angulo Pucheaux
Peru Silvia Vanessa Cornejo Cerna (World 06)
Uruguay Fatimih Dávila Sosa (Universe 06)

Remainder
Argentina María José Rodríguez
Chile Marta García-Huidobro Ochiogniero
Colombia Ana María Castañeda Gómez
Ecuador Estefanny Carolina Salgado Tomaselly
Nicaragua Arlen Ninoska Montoya Báez
Panama Anayda del Carmen González Menacho
Puerto Rico Marilyn Bartolomey Balay
Spain Manuela Maestre Navarro
Venezuela Jhonneidy (Bárbara) Sánchez Romero

Awards
Miss Friendship Spain
Best National Costume 1 Ecuador, 2 Bolivia, 3 Puerto Rico
Best Figure Bolivia

re-named Reina Hispanoamericana

2007 Top U.S.A., Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Spain, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico & Uruguay Bottom Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Bolivia, Mexico & Costa Rica PromocionesGloria	Top 8 Cuba, Spain, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela & Dominican Republic El Deber
	Dominican Republic (2007 winner) El Nuevodia

2008 Top 7
Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico & Paraguay

Henrique Fontes

Mexico (2008 winner, later dethroned)

El Deber

2007 October 28
20 entries

Results
1 Dominican Republic Massiel Indira Taveras Henríquez (Universe 07)
2 Brazil   Jane de Sousa Borges Oliveira (Queen of Americas, World 06)
3 Paraguay  Maria José Maldonado Gómez (Universe 07)
4 Spain  Maria Jesús Ruiz Garzón (Universe 04)

Top 8
Colombia  Laura Montoya Escobar
Cuban American Lissette Garcia
Uruguay  Giannina Carla Silva Varela (Universe 07)
Venezuela  Hannelys Zulay Quintero Ledezma (World 08, Miss Intercontinental 2009)

Remainder
Argentina Alejandra Noelia Bernal (World 07)
Bolivia  Sandra Lea Hernández Saavedra (World 07)
Chile  Maria Belén Montilla Torreblanca (Universe 06)
Costa Rica  Maria Elena Quesada Córdoba
Ecuador  Maria Rebeca Flores Jaramillo (World 06)
Honduras  Ingrid Saudy López Castillo
Mexico  Melissa Estrella Pérez
Nicaragua Silima Giselle Ulloa Cerda
Panama  Stephanie Joan Araúz Shaw (International 07)
Peru  Valerie Caroline Neff Murillo (Earth 06)
Puerto Rico  Diana Ruiz Vásquez
U.S.A. Latina  Sarah Carlota Rivera Heredia

Did not compete
Guatemala  Carolina Lavarreda

Awards
Miss Friendship Mexico
Miss Photogenic 1 Paraguay, 2 Venezuela, 3 Mexico
Most Beautiful Face Dominican Republic
Most Beautiful Hair Honduras
Best Smile Brazil
Best Figure Dominican Republic
Best National Costume 1 Paraguay, 2 Chile, 3 Peru
Chica Aerosur 1 Spain, 2 Paraguay, 3 Brazil

2008 October 30
19 entries

Results
1 Mexico  Laura Elena Zúñiga Huízar (dethroned Dec 26/08)
2 Brazil  Vivian Noronha Cia (took over title)
3 Paraguay  Gabriela Mercedes Rejala Llanes (World 08)
4 Uruguay  Paula Andrea Díaz Galione (Universe 08)
5 Bolivia  Noemí Dominique Rosa Peltier de Liotta (Universe 09)
6 Venezuela  Ligia Elena Hernández Frías
7 Peru  Annmarie Dehainaut Vélezmoro (World 08)

Remainder
Argentina  Agustina Quinteros (World 08)
Chile  Bárbara Elizabeth Picón Zepeda
Colombia  María Alejandra Ramírez García
Cuba  Carolina Fernández
Curacao  Jenyfeer Natividad Mercelina (Universe 08)
Dominican Republic  Mariel Isabel Sabogal Cruz
El Salvador  Julia Iris Ayala Regalado (Earth 07)
Haiti  Widline Barthelemy
Nicaragua  Alejandra Borge González
Panama  Rosa Omaira Vargas González
Puerto Rico  Delorean Torres Quiñones
U.S.A. Hispana  Glenys Sánchez

Withdrew 2 days before finals
Guatemala  Clara Jennifer Chiong Estrada (Universe 08)

Did not compete
Costa Rica  Karol Quirós Mora
Honduras  Melba Lourdes Doblado Galindo

Awards
Miss Friendship Haiti
Miss Photogenic Venezuela
Most Beautiful Face Cuba
Most Beautiful Hair Dominican Republic
Miss Elegance Venezuela
Best Smile Curacao
Best Figure Brazil
Best National Costume Panama
Chica Aerosur Paraguay

2009 October 29
21 entries

Results
1 Venezuela Adriana Cristina Vasini Sánchez (World 10)
2 Ecuador Sandra María Vinces Pinargote (Universe 09)
3 Brazil Livia da Silva Nepomuceno
4 Spain Melodia “Melody” Mir Jiménez
5 Bolivia Flavia Fernanda Foianini Arzabe (World 09)
6 Dominican Republic Rocio Elizabeth Castellanos Matías
7 Colombia Lina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa (International 09)

Remainder
Argentina Maria Celeste Cavallo Carandino
Chile Nataly Nadeska Chilet Bustamante (Top 8 Earth 05; World 08)
Costa Rica María Amalia Matamoros Solís (MTQI 07; World 08)
Cuba Vanessa González Quintana
Curacao Fabina Nasia Maria Martis
El Salvador Bárbara Yamileth Montiel López
Mexico Andrea Martínez de Velasco
Nicaragua Indira Rojas Calderón
Panama Joyce Fátima Marie Jacobi Samudio (International 09)
Paraguay Mareika Baumgarten Oroa (Universe 09)
Peru Karol Stephanie Castillo Pinillos (Universe 08)
Puerto Rico Rebecca Fernández Pérez
Uruguay Cinthia Carolina D’Ottone Reyna (Universe 09)
U.S.A. Yuleiky Rocio Mena

Did not compete
Guatemala Sonia Angelica Guevara Morfin
Honduras Rilda Alessa Gámez (ill father)

Awards
Miss Friendship Puerto Rico
Miss Photogenic Costa Rica
Most Beautiful Face Chile
Most Beautiful Hair Dominican Republic
Miss Elegance Paraguay
Best Smile Bolivia
Best Figure 1 Colombia, 2 Bolivia, 3 Puerto Rico
Best National Costume Mexico
Chica Aerosur 1 Brazil, 2 Chile, 3 Venezuela

Top 7
Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, Venezuela & Dominican Republic

2009
Venezuela
El Deber