Señorita México was the name of a national beauty pageant in Mexico, celebrated since 1952. After 2005, the pageant changed its name to "Miss Mexico". From 1952 to 1994, was the official pageant responsible for sending the country's representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and other international pageants.

Señorita México
Formation1952–2000
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMexico City
Location
Membership
Miss Universe
Miss World
Miss International

After the crowning of Lupita Jones, as Mexico's first Miss Universe, a dispute between Miss Jones and the pageant organizers over overdued prizes, led to a break of the longtime association between the pageant and the broadcast network Televisa.[1] When the pageant moved to TV Azteca network, a competing pageant called "Nuestra Belleza México" was created, later directed by Miss Jones with the sponsorship of Televisa TV Network.

In 1994, Señorita México lost the bid to Nuestra Belleza México to be the official pageant for the Miss Universe pageant. Later Nuestra Belleza México also obtained the rights of sending Mexico's delegates to Miss World and Miss International.

However, the "Miss Mexico" pageant still sends delegates to other international pageants. The trade name Señorita Mexico was trademarked in the United States, by Venezuelan Entrepreneur Adan S. Perez CEO of The Miss Mexico Organization with headquarters in Las Vegas Nevada who produces The Señorita Mexico U.S. beauty pageant. He developed a franchise system in every state of The Union to bring girls from all over the United States to compete in the National beauty event, which takes place every year in Las Vegas. Adan Perez has been producing the national competition Señorita Mexico U.S in Las Vegas, since 2003.

Titleholders edit

Below are the names of the annual titleholders of Señorita México, listed in ascending order, the states they represented during their national crowning or assignment and their final placements in Miss Universe after their participation.

Miss Universe edit

  Declared as Winner.
  Ended as Runner-up.
  Ended as Finalist or Semi-finalist.
  Ended as special awards winner
Year Representative State Placement Award
1994 Fabiola Pérez Rovirosa Chihuahua
1993 Angelina González Guerrero Campeche
1992 Mónica Zúñiga Arriaga Hidalgo
1991 María Guadalupe "Lupita" Jones Garay Baja California Miss Universe 1991
1990 Marilé del Rosario Santiago Tlaxcala Top 6
1989 Adriana Abascal López-Cisneros Veracruz 4th Runner-up
1988 Amanda Beatriz Olivares Phillip Puebla 2nd Runner-up
1987 Cynthia Fallon García Distrito Federal
1986 Connie Carranza Ancheta Sonora
1985 Yolanda De la Cruz Cárdenas Sinaloa
1984 Elizabeth Broden Ibáñez Sinaloa
1983 Mónica Rosas Torres Durango
1982 Carmen López Flores Distrito Federal
1981 Judith Grace González Hicks Nuevo León
1980 Ana Patricia Núñez Romero Sonora
1979 María Luisa Díaz Tejeda Nayarit
1978 Alba Margarita Cervera Lavat Yucatán Top 12
1977 Felicia Mercado Aguado Baja California
1976 Carla Jean Evert Reguera † Guerrero
1975 Delia Servín Nieto Sinaloa
1974 Lupita Elorriaga Valdéz Sinaloa
1973 Rossana Villares Moreno Yucatán
1972 María del Carmen Orozco Chihuahua
1971 Maria Luisa López Corzo Distrito Federal Best National Costume
1970 Libia Zulema Montemayor † Sinaloa
1959 Mirna Eugenia García Dávila Distrito Federal
1958 Leticia Risser Corredor Tamaulipas
1957 Irma Arévalo Toust Distrito Federal
1956 Erna Martha Bauman Keller Distrito Federal Top 15
1955 Yolanda Mayen Distrito Federal
1954 Elvira Castillo Olivera Distrito Federal
1953 Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez Jalisco 3rd Runner-up
1952 Olga Llorens Pérez Chihuahua Top 10

Miss World edit

  Declared as Winner.
  Ended as Runner-up.
  Ended as Finalist or Semi-finalist.
  Ended as special awards winner
Year Representative State Placement Award
1994 Claudia Hernández Rodríguez Nayarit
1993 Elizabeth Margain Rivera Sonora
1992 Carla Lucía Lehman Fernández Yucatán
1991 María Cristina Urrutia De la Vega Aguascalientes
1990 Luz María Mena Basso Yucatán
1989 Nelia María Ochoa Arteaga Veracruz
1988 Cecilia Cervera Ferrer Tlaxcala
1987 Elizabeth Carrillo Iturrios Sinaloa
1986 María De la Luz Velasco Félix Baja California
1985 Alicia Yolanda Carrillo González Jalisco
1984 Mariana Sofía Urrea Stettner Jalisco
1983 Mayra Adela Rojas González Oaxaca Top 15
1982 Ana Ruth García Jiménez Tabasco
1981 Doris Pontvianne Espinoza Tamaulipas Top 15 Miss Personality
1980 Claudia Mercedes Holley Tamaulipas
1979 Roselina Rosas Torres Durango Top 15
1978 Martha Eugenia Ortiz Gómez Distrito Federal 3rd Runner-Up Miss Photogenic
1977 Elizabeth Aguilar González Estado de México Top 15
1976 Carla Jean Evert Guerrero
1975 Blanca Patricia López Esparza Jalisco
1974 Lupita Elorriaga Valdés Sinaloa
1973 Roxana Villares Moreno Yucatán
1972 Gloria Gutiérrez López Distrito Federal Top 15
1971 Lucía Arellano Zacatecas
1970 Libia Zulema López Montemayor Sinaloa
1969 Gloria Martín Del Campo Guanajuato
1968 Ana María Magaña Los Ángeles
1967 María Cristina Ortal Los Ángeles
1966 María Cecilia González DuPree Los Ángeles
1963 Ana Beatriz Martínez Solórzano Distrito Federal Disqualified Best in Swimsuit
Best National Costume

Miss International edit

  Declared as Winner.
  Ended as Runner-up.
  Ended as Finalist or Semi-finalist.
  Ended as special awards winner
Year Representative State Placement Award
1999 Graciela Soto Cámara Morelos
1998 Karina Patricia Mora Novelo Campeche
1997 Marisol Alonso González Chihuahua
1995 Marlene de la Garza Tamaulipas
1994 Lilia Elizabeth Huesca Guajardo Tamaulipas
1993 María Cristina Arcos Torres Jalisco Top 15
1992 María De los Ángeles López Veracruz
1991 Lilia Cristina Serrano Nájera Chiapas Top 15 Best National Costume
1990 Elizabeth Cavazos Leal Tamaulipas
1989 Erika Salum Escalante Quintana Roo Top 15
1988 María Alejandra Merino Ferrer Tabasco Top 15
1987 Rosa Isela Fuentes Chávez Tlaxcala 2nd Runner-Up
1986 Martha Cristiana Merino Ponce de León Puebla 2nd Runner-Up
1985 Rebecca De Alba Díaz Zacatecas
1984 Adriana González García Hidalgo Top 15 Best National Costume
1983 Rosalba Chávez Carretero Puebla
1982 Norma Patricia Méndez Tornell Estado de México 4th Runner-Up
1981 María Fabiola Torres Sarlat Yucatán
1980 Narda Sabag Cianca Estado de México
1979 Marcela Díaz Portilla Distrito Federal
1978 Olga Pescador Sosa Estado de México
1977 Ernestina Sodi Miranda Distrito Federal
1976 Alejandra Mora Urbina Distrito Federal
1975 Margarita Vernitz Guajardo Distrito Federal Best National Costume
1974 Alicia Elena Cardona Ruiz Guanajuato Miss Friendship
1973 Luz del Carmen Bermúdez Chiapas
1972 Margarita Julia Martínez San Luis Potosí
1971 Carolina Cortázar Distrito Federal
1970 Lidia Goñi Tamaulipas

State Tally edit

Anyone who follows the Olympic Games or other sporting events will be familiar with the concept of the Medal Table, which ranks countries based on their first (gold), second (silver) and third (bronze) place finishes. Below is a similar table of the top rankings for the Señorita Mexico pageant, but of the 32 Mexican states, based on all results from the first event in 1952 to the most recent competition.

Rank State Señorita México Year
1   Distrito Federal 7 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1971, 1982, 1987
2   Sinaloa 5 1970, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1985
3   Chihuahua 3 1952, 1972, 1993
  Baja California 1955, 1977, 1990
4   Nayarit 2 1979, 1994
  Sonora 1980, 1986
  Yucatán 1973, 1978
5   Campeche 1 1992
  Hidalgo 1991
  Tlaxcala 1989
  Veracruz 1988
  Puebla 1987
  Durango 1983
  Nuevo León 1981
  Guerrero 1976
  Tamaulipas 1958
  Jalisco 1953


See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Otros escándalos en Miss Universo", El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish), archived from the original on 25 February 2012, retrieved 22 September 2009