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Reina Hispanoamericana
Reina Hispanoamericana (Hispanic American Queen) is an annual beauty pageant celebrating Hispanic heritage, language and culture, started 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 the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Portugal & Spain joined. In 2007 Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras & United States were added, and the name changed to Reina Hispanoamericana. In 2008, Curaçao and Haiti were added. In 2017, the Philippines, Canada, and Australia were added.
| Formation | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Santa Cruz |
| Location | |
Official language | Spanish |
President | Gloria De Limpias |
| Website | http://www.promocionesgloria.com |
The pageant is organized by Promociones Gloria, based in Bolivia. More than 20 contestants participate every year. Of all the participating countries, only the Philippines is from Asia.
The current Reina Hispanoamericana is Andrea Bazarte of Mexico who was crowned on 30 October 2021 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Titleholders
| Year | Reina Hispanoamericana | Virreina Hispanoamericana | 1st Runner-Up | 2nd Runner-Up | 3rd Runner-Up | 4th Runner-Up | 5th Runner-Up | 6th Runner-Up | 7th Runner-Up | 8th Runner-Up | 9th Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Andrea Bazarte[1] Mexico | Ana Lucia Tejeira Panama | Alejandra Vengoechea Colombia | Andrea Romero Venezuela | Emmanuelle Vera Philippines | Bruna Zanardo Brazil | Theresa Agonia Portugal | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2019 | Regina Peredo Mexico | Gabrielle Vilela de Souza Brazil | Laura Claro Colombia | Yuanilie Alvarado Puerto Rico | Ketlin Lottermann Paraguay | Valeria Badell Venezuela | Maria Katrina Llegado Philippines | Ainara Cardaño Spain | Franchesca Astier Dominican Republic | Cassandra Cherry Haiti | Monserrat Báez United States |
| 2018 | Nariman Battikha Venezuela | Isabela Pandini Brazil | Aranza Anaid Molina Rueda Mexico | María Belén Alderete Gayoso Paraguay | Marian Joyce Prado Ribera Bolivia | Camila Ignacia Helfmann Pastene Chile | Lisseth Naranjo Ecuador | Gleidys Leyva Cuba | Jessica McFarlane Peru | Daniela Santeliz Europe | Not awarded |
| 2017 | Teresita Marquez Philippines | Akisha Albert Curacao | Maria Laís Wernner Berté Brazil | María Victoria D'Ambrosio Díaz Venezuela | Karla María López Berumen Mexico | Katherine Aysathu Añazgo Orozco Bolivia | Gladys Carredeguas Cuba | Daisy Lezcano Paraguay | Valentina Schnitzer Chile | Lorena Larriviere Peru | Not awarded |
| 2016 | Maria Camila Soleibe Colombia | Magdalena Chiprés Mexico | Mayra Alves Dias Brazil | Paola Antonella Massaro Escalona Venezuela | Raquel Pélissier Neiland Haiti | Lourdes Andrea Melgarejo González Paraguay | Sarah Loinaz Martín Spain | Fiorella Ximena Peirano Medina Peru | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2015 | Sofía del Prado Spain | Laura Leticia Garcete Riveros (Dethroned) Paraguay | Digene Marilyn Zimmerman (new Virreina) Aruba | Karielys Cuadros Rodríguez Venezuela | Yoana del Carmen Don Marozzi Argentina | Neyda Juliana Lithgow Batista Curacao | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2014 | Romina Rocamonje Bolivia | Vanessa López Mexico | Andrea Victoria Lira Soledad Venezuela | Inés Carolina Panchano Lara Ecuador | Carolyn Désert Haiti | María de Lourdes Gallimore Campos Panama | Cindy Viviana Clavijo Chamorro Colombia | Raquel De Oliveira Benetti Brazil | Laura Melisa Mejia Muñoz Curacao | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2013 | María Alejandra López Colombia | Yaritza Reyes Dominican Republic | Gabriela María Graf-Stillfried Barreto Venezuela | María José Barrena Medel Chile | Gabriela Prieto Díaz Infante Mexico | Suzette Eunice Rivera Sanes Puerto Rico | María Guadalupe González Talavera Paraguay | Claudia María Tavel Antelo Bolivia | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2012 | Sarodj Bertin Haiti | Juliana Sampaio Spain | Alexia Laura Viruez Píctor Bolivia | Stephania Sofía Vásquez Stegman Paraguay | Jeanine Cristiane de Castro Brazil | Ana Lorena Ibáñez Carles Panama | Damaris Aguiar Cuba | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2011 | Evalina Van Putten Curacao | María Jesús Matthei Chile | Yessica Sharit Mouton Gianella Bolivia | Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas Ecuador | Alba Lucia Riquelme Valenzuela Paraguay | Alba Fortes Viñolas Spain | Angela Julieta Ruiz Pérez Venezuela | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2010 | Caroline Medina Venezuela | Egni Eckert Paraguay | Maria Olivia Pinheiro Menacho Bolivia | Suymara Barreto Parreira Brazil | Raquel Lozano Fraile Spain | Stephany Ortega Da Costa Uruguay | Yesica Natalia Di Vincenzó Argentina | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2009 | Adriana Vasini Venezuela | Sandra Vinces Ecuador | Livia da Silva Nepomuceno Brazil | Melodia Mir Jiménez Spain | Flavia Fernanda Foianini Arzabe Bolivia | Rocio Elizabeth Castellanos Matías Dominican Republic | Lina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa Colombia | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2008 | Laura Zúñiga (Dethroned) Mexico | Vivian Noronha (Successor) Brazil | Gabriela Rejala (new Virreina) Paraguay | Paula Andrea Díaz Galione Uruguay | Noemí Dominique Rosa Peltier de Liotta Bolivia | Ligia Elena Hernández Frías Venezuela | Annmarie Dehainaut Vélezmoro Peru | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2007 | Massiel Taveras Dominican Republic | Jane De Sousa Borges Brazil | Maria José Maldonado Gómez Paraguay | Maria Jesús Ruiz Garzón Spain | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2006 | Francine Eickemberg Brazil | Ana María Ortíz Bolivia | Lourdes Véronica Arévalos Elías Paraguay | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2005 | Diana Milena Cepeda Colombia | Priscila Del Salto Ecuador | Jictzad Nakarhyt Viña Carreño Venezuela | María Fiorella Castellano García Peru | Emilce Rosanna Gómez Cabral Paraguay | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2004 | Tania Domanickzy Paraguay | Mónica Jaramillo Colombia | Maria Nuvia Montenegro Apuri Bolivia | Catarina de Lima Guerra Brazil | Lucia Alva Espinoza Peru | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2003 | Cecília Valarini Brazil | María Fernanda Tóndolo Venezuela | Karina Rebeca Buttner Naumann Paraguay | Aldana Joyce García Jahnsen Peru | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2002 | Marcela Ruete Ecuador | Irene Aguilera Bolivia | María Claudia Pañuela Cornejo Colombia | Giselle de Oliveira Leite Brazil | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2001 | María Rocío Stevenson Colombia | Norelys Rodríguez Venezuela | Katja Alexandra Thomsen Grien Uruguay | Julia Román Rodríguez Ecuador | Paola Clarisse Coimbra Antipieff Bolivia | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2000 | Ligia Petit Venezuela | Natalia Figueras Uruguay | Lissette Sierra Ocayo Chile | Claudia Andrea Araño Antelo Bolivia | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1999 | Jenny Vaca Paz Bolivia | Karen Larrea Brazil | María Laura Lugo Venezuela | Claudie Neyra Peru | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1998 | Susana Barrientos Bolivia | Daira Lambis Venezuela | Paola Villarroel Chile Marcela Viviana Brane Argentina | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1997 | Patricia Fuenmayor Venezuela | Verónica Larrieu Bolivia | Geraldine Olga Salmón Borja Peru | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1996 | Helga Bauer (Dethroned) Bolivia | Gasbriela Vergara (Successor) Venezuela | Tonka Tomicic (new Virreina) Chile | Paula Denise Simon Brazil | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1995 | Carolina Taís Müller Brazil | María Auxiliadora González Venezuela | Paola Cristina Torres Cala Colombia | Patricia Serafini Geoghegan Paraguay | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1994 | Liliana González Paraguay | Solange Pastor Venezuela | Carla Romero Bolivia | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1993 | Paola Vintimilla Ecuador | Savka Pollak Chile | Alicia Andrea Ramon Argentina | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1992 | Francis Gago Venezuela | Raquel Chaparro Colombia | Karen Goudeau Matzenbacher Brazil | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1991 | Patricia Godói Brazil | Vivian Benítez Paraguay | Niurka Auristela Acevedo Venezuela | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
Country by winning the title
| Country/Territory | Titles | Winning Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 7 | 1992, 1996,[a] 1997, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2018 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1991, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2008[a] |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1996,[b] 1998, 1999, 2014 |
| Colombia | 2001, 2005, 2013, 2016 | |
| Mexico | 3 | 2008,[b] 2019, 2021 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1993, 2002 |
| Paraguay | 1994, 2004 | |
| Philippines | 1 | 2017 |
| Spain | 2015 | |
| Haiti | 2012 | |
| Curacao | 2011 | |
| Dominican Republic | 2007 |
Participating Countries and Territories
Only the countries with historical ties with Spain are allowed to compete.
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Australia
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Europe
- Germany
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Italy
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Spain
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
US Performance
| Year | US Representatives | State/Country Represented | Hometown | Age | Placement | Special Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sarah Heredia | New York | New York City | 22 | ||
| 2008 | Glenys Sánchez | New York | New York City | 20 | ||
| 2009 | Yuleiky Rocio | New Jersey | Perth Amboy | 20 | ||
| 2010 | Yildry Peña | New York | New York City | 18 | Miss Elegance & Best Smile | |
| 2011 | Jocell Villa | California | Hacienda Heights | 20 | ||
| 2012 | Joely Bernat | New York | New York City | 23 | Miss Facebook | |
| 2013 | Beverly de León | Puerto Rico | Ponce | 19 | ||
| 2014 | Katherine Peña | New Jersey | Trenton | 24 | Miss Congeniality | |
| 2015 | Tamisha Rivera | Florida | Miami | 23 | ||
| 2016 | Susanlee Forty | Florida | Miami | 20 | Miss Congeniality | |
| 2017 | Francis Bautista | Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | 21 | ||
| 2018 | Alexandra Chaparro | Florida | Venezuela | 28 | ||
| 2019 | Monserrat Báez | Arizona | Phoenix | 19 | 9th Runner-Up | Best Smile |
| 2021 | Vanessa Saavedra | Colombia | Vichada | 27 | ||
| 2022 | Silvia Colón | Florida | Jacksonville | 22 | TBD |
References
- ^ López, Jorge A. (November 1, 2021). "La mexicana Andrea Bazarte es la nueva Reina Hispanoamericana 2021". El Imparcial. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
Notes
External links
- Reina Hispanoamericana Official Website
- Reina Hispanoamericana 2012