Mexicana Universal Veracruz (until 2016 called Nuestra Belleza Veracruz) is a state-level contest in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, which selects the state representative for the national contest Mexicana Universal (formerly called Nuestra Belleza México), thus aspiring to represent the country internationally on one of the platforms offered.
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| Formation | 1994 (as Nuestra Belleza Veracruz) 2017 (as Mexicana Universal Veracruz) |
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| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Veracruz |
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Local Coordinator | Estefanía Ruiz |
The state organization has achieved the following results since 1994:
National Queens
edit- Marilyn Chagoya - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2012
- Socorro Retolaza - Miss Costa Maya México 1996 (Designated)
International Queens
edit- Socorro Retolaza - Miss Costa Maya International 1996
Titleholders
editThe following are the names of the annual winners of Mexicana Universal Veracruz, listed in ascending order, as well as their results during the national Mexicana Universal pageant. State queens who represented the country in a current or past franchise of the national organization are also highlighted in a specific color.
Current Franchises:
- Competed at Miss Grand International.
- Competed at Miss International.
- Competed at Miss Charm.
- Competed at Reina Hispanoamericana.
- Competed at Miss Orb International.
- Competed at Nuestra Latinoamericana Universal.
Former Franchises:
- Competed at Miss Universe.
- Competed at Miss World.
- Competed at Miss Continente Americano.
- Competed at Miss Costa Maya International.
- Competed at Miss Atlántico Internacional.
- Competed at Miss Verano Viña del Mar.
- Competed at Reina Internacional del Café.
- Competed at Reina Internacional de las Flores.
- Competed at Señorita Continente Americano.
- Competed at Nuestra Belleza Internacional.
| Year | Titleholder | Hometown | Placement | Special Award | Notes | |
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| 2025 | Adriana Lizeth Bautista Reyes[1] | Misantla | TBD |
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| 2024 | In 2024, due to changes in the dates of the national pageant, the election of the state queens was postponed for one year. | |||||
| 2023 | Leticia Sabik Salazar Molar Withdrew from the national competition due to the postponement of the national pageant. |
Tuxpan | Did not Compete | - |
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| 2022 | Francis Barradas Aguilar[2] | Alto Lucero | - | - |
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| 2021 | Samantha Margarita del Ángel Herrera[3] | Xalapa | - | - |
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| 2020 | In 2020, due to the contingency of COVID-19 there was a lag in the year of the state contest | |||||
| 2019 | Estefanía Ruíz Iñiguez[4] | Úrsulo Galván | Top 16 | - |
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| 2018 | Miriam Alejandra Carballo Gallardo | Boca del Río | Top 20 | - |
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| 2017 | Martha Leticia Suárez Briano | Boca del Río | Top 10 | - |
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| Until 2016 the Title was Nuestra Belleza Veracruz | ||||||
| 2016 | Estefanía Ruíz Iñiguez | Úrsulo Galván | - | - |
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| 2015 | Arely Betsabé Espinoza Jiménez | Poza Rica | Top 15 | - |
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| 2014 | Zara Lorena Ichante Sosa | Poza Rica | - | - |
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| 2013 | Blanca Lidia Lima Quiroz | Poza Rica | - | - |
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| 2012 | María Elena Chagoya Triana | Poza Rica | Nuestra Belleza Mundo México | Academic Award |
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| 2011 | Beatriz Adriana Zavaleta Mendoza | Boca del Río | - | - |
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| 2010 | Diana Estefanía Botello Meza | Boca del Río | Top 15 | - |
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| 2009 | Fabiola Pinal Montesinos | Córdoba | - | - | - | |
| 2008 | Fabiola Anitúa Valdovinos | Veracruz | - | - | - | |
| 2007 | Paloma García-Ferro Lajud | Xalapa | Top 15 | - | - | |
| 2006 | Magdalena Tavizón Barraza | Veracruz | - | - | - | |
| 2005 | Cindy Cajuste Sequeira | Poza Rica | Top 10 | - |
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| 2004 | Melina Rivera Robert | Veracruz | Top 10 | Miss Photogenic | - | |
| 2003 | Ana Paola Pantoja Pola | Veracruz | - | - | - | |
| 2002 | Kasteny de la Vega Vázquez | Poza Rica | Top 12 | - |
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| 2001 | María Andrea Macías Azuara | Tempoal | - | - |
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| 2000 | Emily Beer Ricco | Coatzacoalcos | Top 20 | - |
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| 1999 | Karla Delgado Hernández | Veracruz | - | - | - | |
| 1998 | Maribel Rodríguez Gasca | Cordoba | - | - | - | |
| 1997 | Erika Beatriz Pérez Pérez | Veracruz | - | - | - | |
| 1996 | Ileana Fomperosa Chavarin | Córdoba | 1st Runner-up | - |
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| 1995 | María del Socorro Retolaza Ulloa | Veracruz | Top 16 | Best Hair |
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| 1994 | Paola Kersti Hartley | Xalapa | - | - | - | |
Designated Contestants
editStarting in 2000, states were allowed to have more than one candidate, as some states were not sending candidates for various reasons. The following contestants from Veracruz were invited to compete in the national pageant alongside the reigning queen, and in some cases, they achieved even better results.
| Year | Titleholder | Hometown | Placement | Special Award | Notes |
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| 2013 | Luz Estefanía Cobos Rivera | Poza Rica | Top 10 | - |
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| 2001 | Adriana Loya Páez | Veracruz | Top 20 | - |
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| Arumi Esmeralda Vargas Andrade | Poza Rica | - | - |
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| Andrea Pérez Verdera | Xalapa | Top 20 | - |
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| Valeria Loya Herrera | Tuxpan | - | - |
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| 2000 | Luz Amelia Bulnes Talavera | Córdoba | - | - |
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References
edit- ↑ "Adriana Bautista es coronada Mexicana Universal Veracruz 2025" (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Muchas Felicidades a nuestra Mexicana Universal Veracruz 2022" (in Spanish). Facebook. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ↑ "Samantha del Ángel representará a Veracruz en Mexicana Universal 2022". Más Noticias. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "Designan a Estefanía Ruiz Íñiguez como MxU Veracruz 2019". Crónica del Poder. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.