Miss Nicaragua

Not to be confused with Miss Universe Nicaragua or Señorita Nicaragua.

Miss Nicaragua was a Nicaraguan beauty pageant. It was held from 1955 until 2023, when the organization cancelled it for political reasons.^{[citation needed]}

Miss Nicaragua

Type	Beauty pageant
represented	Nicaragua
First edition	1955
Last edition	2023
Language	Spanish
Successor	Miss Universe Nicaragua

Since 2024, Miss Universe Nicaragua selects the Nicaraguan's official representative to Miss Universe.

Titleholders

Year	Miss Nicaragua[1][2][3]	Department
1955	Rosa Argentina Lacayo	Managua
1963	Leda Sánchez Ortega	Carazo
1968	Margine Davidson Morales	Matagalpa
1969	Soraya Herrera Chávez	Managua
1970	Graciela Salazar Lanzas	León
1971	Xiomara Paguaga Rodríguez	Managua
1973	Ana Cecilia Saravia Lanzas	León
1974	Francis Duarte de León Tapia	León
1975	Alda Maritza Sánchez	Masaya
1976	Ivania Navarro Genie	Matagalpa
1977	Beatriz Obregón Lacayo	Rivas
1978	Claudia Herrera Cortez	Masaya
1979	Patricia Pineda Chamorro	Rivas
1991	Ana Sofía Pereira	Managua
1992	Ida Patricia Delaney	Managua
1993	Luisa Amalia Urcuyo Lacayo	Rivas
1995	Linda Asalia Clerk Castillo	Managua
1996	Luz María Sánchez Herdocia	Managua
1998	Claudia Alaniz	Managua
1999	Liliana Pilarte Centeno	Río San Juan
2001	Ligia Cristina Argüello Roa	Managua
2002	Marianela Lacayo	Managua
2003	Claudia Salmerón Avilés	Managua
2004	Marifely Argüello César	Managua
2005	Daniela Clerk Castillo	Managua
2006	Cristiana Frixione	Managua
2007	Xiomara Blandino	Managua
2008	Thelma Rodríguez	Chinandega
2009	Indiana Sánchez	Managua
2010	Scharllette Allen	South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
2011	Adriana Dorn	Managua
2012	Farah Eslaquit	Masaya
2013	Nastassja Bolívar	Carazo
2014	Marline Barberena	Chinandega
2015	Daniela Torres	Managua
2016	Marina Jacoby	Matagalpa
2017	Berenice Quezada	South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
2018	Adriana Paniagua[4]	Chinandega
2019	Inés López	Managua
2020	Ana Marcelo	Estelí
2021	Allison Wassmer	Managua
2022	Norma Huembes[5]	Carazo
2023	Sheynnis Palacios[6]	Carazo

Big Four pageants representatives

The following women have represented Nicaragua in the Big Four international beauty pageants.

Miss Universe

•   : Declared as winner
•   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
•   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
•   : Ended as special awards winner

Further information: Miss Universe Nicaragua

The winner of Miss Nicaragua represented her country at the Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Year	Department	Miss Nicaragua	Placement at Miss Universe	Special awards
2023	Carazo	Sheynnis Palacios	Miss Universe 2023
2022	Carazo	Norma Huembes	Unplaced
2021	Managua	Allison Wassmer	Unplaced
2020	Estelí	Ana Marcelo	Top 21
2019	Managua	Inés López	Unplaced
2018	Chinandega	Adriana Paniagua	Unplaced
2017	RACCS	Berenice Quezada	Unplaced
2016	Matagalpa	Marina Jacoby	Unplaced
2015	Managua	Daniela Torres	Unplaced	Best National Costume (4th Place)
2014	Chinandega	Marline Barberena	Unplaced
2013	Carazo	Nastassja Bolívar	Top 16	Best National Costume
2012	Masaya	Farah Eslaquit	Unplaced	Best National Costume (6th Place)
2011	Managua	Adriana Dorn	Unplaced
2010	RACCS	Scharllette Allen	Unplaced
2009	Managua	Indiana Sánchez	Unplaced	Best in National Costume (2nd Place)
2008	Chinandega	Thelma Rodríguez	Unplaced
2007	Managua	Xiomara Blandino	Top 10
2006	Managua	Cristiana Frixione	Unplaced
2005	Managua	Daniela Clerk	Unplaced
2004	Managua	Marifely Argüello	Unplaced
2003	Managua	Claudia Salmerón	Unplaced
2002	Managua	Marianela Lacayo	Unplaced
2001	Managua	Ligia Argüello	Unplaced
2000	No competition held
1999	Río San Juan	Liliana Pilarte	Unplaced
1998	Managua	Claudia Alaniz	Unplaced
1997	No competition held
1996	Managua	Luz María Sánchez Herdocia	Did not compete
1995	Managua	Linda Clerk	Unplaced
1994	No competition held
1993	Rivas	Luisa Urcuyo	Unplaced
1992	Managua	Ida Delaney	Unplaced
1991	Managua	Ana Sofía Pereira	Unplaced
No competition held between 1980–1990
1979	Rivas	Patricia Pineda	Withdrew from the competition
1978	Masaya	Claudia Herrera	Unplaced
1977	Rivas	Beatriz Obregón	Top 12
1976	Matagalpa	Ivania Navarro	Unplaced
1975	Masaya	Alda Maritza Sánchez	Unplaced
1974	León	Francis Duarte	Unplaced
1973	León	Ana Saravia	Unplaced
1972	No competition held
1971	Managua	Xiomara Paguaga	Unplaced
1970	León	Graciela Salazar	Unplaced
1969	Managua	Soraya Herrera	Unplaced
1968	Matagalpa	Margine Davidson	Unplaced
No competition held between 1964–1967
1963	Carazo	Leda Sánchez	Unplaced
No competition held between 1956–1962
1955	Managua	Rosa Argentina Lacayo †	Unplaced	Best Dressed Girl

Gallery of Winners

• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2023 and Miss Universe 2023
  Sheynnis Palacios
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2020
  Ana Marcelo
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2019
  Inés López
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2018
  Adriana Paniagua
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2017
  Berenice Quezada
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2016
  Marina Jacoby
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2015
  Daniela Torres
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2014
  Marline Barberena
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2013
  Nastassja Bolívar
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2012
  Farah Eslaquit
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2011
  Adriana Dorn
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2010
  Scharllette Allen
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2009
  Indiana Sánchez
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2008
  Thelma Rodríguez
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2007
  Xiomara Blandino
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2006
  Cristiana Frixione
• 
  Miss Nicaragua 2002
  Marianela Lacayo

Regional rankings

Department	Titles	Years
Managua	20	1955 1969 1971 1991 1992 1995 1996 1998 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2011 2015 2019 2021
Carazo	4	1963 2013 2022 2023
Chinandega	3	2008 2014 2018
León		1970 1973 1974
Masaya		1975 1978 2012
Matagalpa		1968 1976 2016
Rivas		1977 1979 1993
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	2	2010 2017
Estelí	1	2020
Río San Juan		1999

Notes

Contestants

The runners-up and semi-finalists of the Miss Nicaragua pageant are sometimes sent to represent Nicaragua in other international beauty pageants. Winners include Sharon Amador, the first finalist in Miss Nicaragua 2006. Sharon won the Miss Ambar Mundial pageant in 2006. In 2010, the franchise for Miss Earth Nicaragua was awarded to Nuestra Belleza Nicaragua.^[7] In 2023, Katherine Burgos Reyes, the first runner-up of Miss Nicaragua 2022 was appointed to compete at Miss Supranational 2023.

Dethroned

Miss Nicaragua 2013, Nastassja Bolívar was dethroned after competing at the Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia.^[8]

See also

• Nicaragua portal

• Miss Universe Nicaragua
• Miss Mundo Nicaragua