| Connie Jiménez | |
| Birth Date: | 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Ventanas |
| Known For: | Miss Ecuador and later Governor of Los Rios |
| Education: | Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School |
| Predecessor: | Génesis Blum |
| Nationality: | Ecuador |
Connie Maily Jiménez Romero (born 29 November 1995) is a Ecuadorian who is the Governor of Los Rios.She was Miss Ecuador 2016 and represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2016.
Born and raised in Ventanas, Jiménez is the oldest of three siblings. Her parents are Manuel Jiménez and Katty Romero.[1] She did her High School studies in the Ecomundo Educational Unit, Babahoyo. In 2015 she graduated in Agribusiness Administration at the Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School.[2]
Jiménez began her pageantry career at the age of seven,[3] winning the Niña Ecuador 2003 competition, held at the Hotel Oro Verde in the city of Guayaquil on September 13, 2003.[4]
On March 12, 2016, she represented her home state of Los Ríos at the 66th Miss Ecuador pageant, held in Machala, El Oro. At the end of the event, she was crowned Miss Ecuador 2016 by her predecessor Francesca Cipriani (Miss Ecuador 2015) from Guayas.[5]
Jiménez represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2016. During the National Costume competition, she wore a costume inspired by the hummingbirds of her land[6] that included golden wings designed to follow the movements of her arms.[7] [8] It was damaged during the dress rehearsal, and she appeared onstage with a broken, drooping left wing.[9] [10] Jiménez did not make placement among the 13 semi-finalists.
She was appointed to be the governor of Los Rios in 2022 by President Lasso. She succeeded Génesis Blum.[11] In 2023 her house came under attack from four gunmen[12] a week after Los Ríos, Manabí and the Durán canton (Guayas) joined the country's state of emergency. The attack was filmed and reported to the prosecution. It was considered to be an attack on the governor's office.[13]