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Miss Universe Nicaragua

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Miss Universe Nicaragua
TypeWomen's beauty pageant
HeadquartersMexico City, Mexico
Country representedNicaragua
Qualifies forMiss Universe
First edition2024
Current titleholderGeyssell García
Chontales
Stylist
Osmel Sousa
CEO/President
Raúl Rocha
National Director
Raúl Rocha
Director of Communications
George Figueroa
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
PredecessorMiss Nicaragua
Websitehttps://www.instagram.com/missuniverse_nicaragua

Miss Universe Nicaragua (MUNIC) is a beauty pageant and organization that selects the Nicaraguan's official representative to Miss Universe —one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.

The reining Miss Universe Nicaragua 2024 is Geyssell García from Chontales, who was crowned on October 1, 2024, in Mexico City, Mexico by Sheynnis Palacios Miss Universe 2023 she crowned García's as her national successor.

History

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From 1955 to 2023, Miss Nicaragua held the national franchise for Miss Universe, wherein it was responsible for selecting Nicaraguans to represent Nicaragua and compete at the annual Miss Universe pageant. Under Miss Nicaragua, Nicaragua representatives to the Miss Universe pageant were crowned with the title of Señorita Nicaragua from 1955 to 1999, and Miss Nicaragua from 2001 to 2023.[citation needed]

In September 2024, the Miss Universe Organization introduced a new franchise under Miss Universe Nicaragua this is an organization outside Nicaragua since in November 2023 after Sheynnis Palacios, Miss Nicaragua 2023 won the Miss Universe 2023 held in San Salvador, El Salvador Ortega's government cancelled the pageant in Nicaragua and getting out national directors from the previous organization.[citation needed]

Titleholders under Miss Universe Nicaragua org.

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Miss Universe Nicaragua 2024—Present

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  •   : 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
Year Miss Universe Nicaragua Placement Special Award(s)
2025 TBA TBA TBA
2024 Geyssell García Top 30

Miss Nicaragua 1955—2023

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The winner of Miss Nicaragua represents her country at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Since 2023, the election of Miss Universe Nicaragua took over the franchise of Miss Universe in Nicaragua.
Year Miss Nicaragua Placement Special Award(s)
2023 Sheynnis Palacios Miss Universe 2023
2022 Norma Huembes Unplaced
2021 Allison Wassmer Unplaced
2020 Ana Marcelo Top 21
2019 Inés López Unplaced
2018 Adriana Paniagua Unplaced
2017 Berenice Quezada Unplaced
2016 Marina Jacoby Unplaced
2016 Daniela Torres Unplaced
  • Best National Costume (4th Runner-up)
2014 Marline Barberena Unplaced
2013 Nastassja Bolívar Top 16
  • Best National Costume
2012 Farah Eslaquit Unplaced
  • Best National Costume (6th Runner-up)
2011 Adriana Dorn Unplaced
2010 Scharllette Allen Unplaced
2009 Indiana Sánchez Unplaced
  • Best in National Costume (2nd Runner-up)
2008 Thelma Rodríguez Unplaced
2007 Xiomara Blandino Top 10
2006 Cristiana Frixione Unplaced
2005 Daniela Clerk Unplaced
2004 Marifely Argüello Unplaced
2003 Claudia Salmerón Unplaced
2002 Marianela Lacayo Unplaced
2001 Ligia Argüello Unplaced
2000 No competition held
1999 Liliana Pilarte Unplaced
1998 Claudia Alaniz Unplaced
1997 No competition held
1996 Luz María Sánchez Herdocia Did not compete
1995 Linda Clerk Unplaced
1994 No competition held
1993 Luisa Urcuyo Unplaced
1992 Ida Delaney Unplaced
1991 Ana Sofía Pereira Unplaced
No competition held between 1980–1990
1979 Patricia Pineda Withdrew from the competition
1978 Claudia Herrera Unplaced
1977 Beatriz Obregón Top 12
1976 Ivania Navarro Unplaced
1975 Alda Maritza Sánchez Unplaced
1974 Francis Duarte Unplaced
1973 Ana Saravia Unplaced
1972 No competition held
1971 Xiomara Paguaga Unplaced
1970 Graciela Salazar Unplaced
1969 Soraya Herrera Unplaced
1968 Margine Davidson Unplaced
No competition held between 1964–1967
1963 Leda Sánchez Unplaced
No competition held between 1956–1962
1955 Rosa Argentina Lacayo † Unplaced
  • Best Dressed Girl
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Regional rankings

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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
Matagalpa
  • 1968
  • 1976
  • 2016
Masaya
  • 1975
  • 1978
  • 2012
Rivas
  • 1977
  • 1979
  • 1993
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region 2
  • 2010
  • 2017
Chontales 1
  • 2024
Estelí
  • 2020
Río San Juan
  • 1999

Notes

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See also

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References

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