Miss Ecuador 2018 Explained
Miss Ecuador 2018, the 68th edition of the Miss Ecuador pageant. The gala finale was held on 5 May 2018, in Machala, El Oro. Daniela Cepeda from Guayas crowned Virginia Limongi from Manabí as Miss Ecuador 2018.[1] The winner competed at Miss Universe 2018.
Results
Placements
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Miss Ecuador 2018
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1st Runner-Up
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2nd Runner-Up
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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5th Runner-Up |
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Top 10 | - – Allison Matamoros
- – Iskra Landucci
- – Fernanda Yépez
- – Gabriela Jiménez
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Special awards
Award | Contestant |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Miss DUET |
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Miss Tourism Green Gold |
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Miss Punctuality |
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Miss NIVEA Skin Care |
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Miss Heaven |
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Miss Popularity |
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Best National Costume |
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Best National Costume
Award | Contestant |
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Best National Costume | - Manabí - Virginia Limongi (Wenceslao Muñoz)
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1st Runner-up |
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2nd Runner-up | - Guayas - Allison Matamoros (Jefferson Vera)
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Contestants[3]
Province | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
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Azuay | Lisseth Estefanía Naranjo Goya | 20 | 1,73 | Cuenca |
Azuay | Mayra Alejandra Bravo Altamirano | 24 | 1,74 | Cuenca |
El Oro | Valeria Michelle Guarnizo Jaramillo | 23 | 1,74 | Machala |
El Oro | Kristel Paulette Ludeña Garzón | 20 | 1,71 | Machala |
Esmeraldas | Bertha Ximena Arroyo Marín | 22 | 1,73 | Esmeraldas |
Guayas | Gabriela Alexandra Carrillo Zambrano | 23 | 1,82 | Guayaquil |
Guayas | Ylinka Nahomy Drašković Pazan | 22 | 1,72 | Guayaquil |
Guayas | Michelle Nathalie Huet Rodríguez | 22 | 1,74 | Guayaquil |
Guayas | Iskra Julissa Landucci Martínez | 21 | 1,78 | Guayaquil |
Guayas | Allison Magali Matamoros Yépez | 23 | 1,78 | Guayaquil |
Guayas | Mónica Jazmín Fajardo Sornoza | 23 | 1,73 | Lomas de Sargentillo |
Loja | Silvana Patricia Jaramillo Aguilar | 20 | 1,78 | Loja |
Los Ríos | Daniela Lüscher Valencia | 23 | 1,72 | Babahoyo |
Manabí | Virginia Stephanie Limongi Silva | 24 | 1,75 | Portoviejo |
Pastaza | Kerstin Heszen María Johst Salamah | 24 | 1,81 | Mera |
Pichincha | Lucía Gabriela Jiménez Prado | 26 | 1,73 | Quito |
Pichincha | María Fernanda Yépez Montesdeoca | 25 | 1,76 | Quito |
Santo Domingo | Joselin Valeria Zambrano Alvarado | 23 | 1,70 | Santo Domingo |
Tungurahua | Mónica Abigaíl Soria Rojas | 25 | 1,71 | Ambato |
Tungurahua | Cassia Pouleth Hurtado Vásconez | 24 | 1,72 | Píllaro |
United States | Norma Andrea Tejada Arcentales | 22 | 1,77 | Miami / Machala |
United States | Blanca Stefany Arambulo Pinargote | 22 | 1,84 | Hackensack / Playas | |
Crossovers
- Mayra Bravo participated in Miss Global Beauty Queen in 2016 and in Miss Mesoamerica International in 2017.
- Valeria Guarnizo participated in Reina de Machala 2012, finalist in Miss Teen Ecuador 2012 and Virreina in Miss Teen Mesoamérica 2013.
- Ximena Arroyo was Negra Linda de Esmeraldas 2013, Virreina in Miss Teen Ecuador 2013, Miss Turismo de Esmeraldas 2013 and Reina del Ecuador 2013.
- Allison Matamoros was Miss Atlantic Ecuador 2013.
- Mónica Fajardo was Reina of Lomas de Sargentillo in 2011 and Estrella del Carnaval del Guayas in 2015.
- Blanca Arámbulo was Queen of the Ecuadorian Civic Committee in New Jersey in 2014.
- Daniela Lüscher was Queen of Babahoyo in 2015.
- Virginia Limongi was Queen of Portoviejo and Queen of the province of Manabí in 2012, participated in Miss World Ecuador 2014 winning and representing Ecuador in Miss World 2014, was selected as Top Model of the World Ecuador 2016 participating in the contest international where she figured as a semifinalist.
- Heszen Johst was Virreina of Shell Mera in 2015.
- Gabriela Jiménez was Señorita Simpatía at Reina de Quito 2016.
- Abigaíl Soria was Señorita Patronato de Ambato in 2014.
- Pouleth Hurtado was Reina de Píllaro in 2014.
- Norma Tejada is originally from Machala, but she represented the Ecuadorian community in USA.
- Blanca Arambulo is originally from Playas, but she represented the Ecuadorian community in USA.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Virginia Limongi es Miss Ecuador 2018 . . es . 5 May 2018 . 7 June 2023.
- Web site: La manabita Virginia Limongi, nueva Miss Ecuador. El Comercio. elcomercio.com. 5 May 2018.
- Web site: Miss Ecuador - Organización Oficial - - Inicio.