El Modelo México 1997

El Modelo México 1997, the first national male pageant created by Lupita Jones, was held at the Cineteca Alameda, San Luis Potosí on April 9, 1997.^[2] Ten contestants competed for the national title, which was won by Eduardo Rodríguez from San Luis Potosí, who later competed at Mister World 1998 in Portugal.^[3]

El Modelo México 1997
Date	April 9, 1997
Presenters	Marco Antonio Regil Martha Aguayo
Entertainment	Patricia Manterola[1]
Venue	Cineteca Alameda, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Broadcaster	Grupo Televisa, S.A.B
Entrants	10
Placements	5
Winner	Eduardo Rodríguez San Luis Potosí
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Eduardo Rodríguez received the title by Gabriel Soto first finalist in Mister World 1996 and Lupita Jones, first Mexican Miss Universe and national director of Nuestra Belleza México.^[4][5]

Results

Placements

Color keys

•   Declared as winner
•   Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
•   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
•   Ended did not place

Final Results	Candidates	International Placement
El Modelo México 1997	San Luis Potosí – Eduardo Rodríguez[6]	Unplaced – Mister World 1998
1st Runner-up	Sonora – David Zepeda Quintero[7][8]	Winner – International Male 1998
		1st Runner-up – Manhunt International 2000
2nd Runner-up	Coahuila – Jorge Luis Pascual[9]	1st Runner-up – Mr International 2000
3rd Runner-up	Nuevo León – Jesús Solórzano
4th Runner-up	Baja California – Miguel Angel Cortés

Delegates

10 candidates ran to win the title.^[10]

State	Candidate	Age	Height
Baja California	Miguel Ángel Cortés Villapadua	19	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Chihuahua	Mauricio Alejandro Fernández Leal	23	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Coahuila	Jorge Luis Pascual	20	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Distrito Federal	Luis Alberto López Ayala	21	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Distrito Federal	Juan Silveti Mañon	18	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Distrito Federal	Mark Tacher Feingold	19	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Nuevo León	Jesús Solórzano Palomares	20	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
San Luis Potosí	Eduardo Rodríguez Álvarez	23	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Sonora	David Anastasio Zepeda Quintero	23	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Tamaulipas	José Eduardo Verástegui Córdoba	22	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)