| Organización Miss El Salvador | |
| Type: | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters: | San Salvador |
| Location: | El Salvador |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Carlos Jiménez |
| Website: | reinadodeelsalvador.com |
The Reinado de El Salvador is a national beauty pageant in El Salvador where various winners compete at international pageants.
The Miss El Salvador was the organization in charge of choosing the representative to Miss Universe. The organization since its birth sent a representative to Miss Universe (except in 1980) and Miss World (from 1975 to 1993, when the organization lost the franchise.) The organization was headed by Mr. Eddie Gonzalez, who was the committed to put El Salvador at the international mark. The format of the competition was based on a representative from each of the 14 departments in the country. During the 1980s due to the Salvadorian Civil War situation, thanks to the special permission granted by The Miss Universe Organization, the representative was chosen behind closed doors. This continued till 1995 when they resumed the national competition.
After Miss El Salvador stopped to produce the pageant, in 2004, Telecorporacion Salvadorena acquired the franchise for Miss World, and in 2006 acquired the franchise for Miss Universe. The pageant was renamed Nuestra Belleza El Salvador and held two separate pageants to select the delegates to Miss Universe and Miss World. In 2010, the format changed as in that year they decided to select the two representatives in just one pageant. The pageant is open to any girls throughout the whole country. They choose the finalists via casting specials and the contestants are not required to have won a department title, which was the traditional way until 2005. The license for Miss Universe was given to the organization Reinado de El Salvador in March 2017 and the Miss World licensee in November 2018.
In 2007, the "Reinado de El Salvador" organization was founded and held the licenses for various international beauty pageants, most notably, Miss International and Miss Earth. Eventually each license was dropped as the year went by. In 2017, the organization was granted the license of Miss Universe and subsequently in 2018, acquired the license of Miss World. Depending on the year, the organization would organize different national beauty pageants where the winner would compete at perspective international beauty pageant or held one contest where various winners were selected.
In 2023, the country of El Salvador hosted the Miss Universe pageant with the sponsorship of the government. As a result, the pageant during this year was dubbed "Miss El Salvador" due to the government appointing organizers to organize the pageant. During this year, the winner also received training in the Dominican Republic by the national director of Miss Universe in the Dominican Republic, Magali Febles.
On January 14, 2023, the Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele announced that the country would host the 72nd Miss Universe pageant. The last time the country hosted the international pageant was in 1975.[1] [2]
| Number of wins from Miss El Salvador (past licenses) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pageant | Wins | |
| Miss Universe | 0 | |
| Miss World | 0 | |
| Miss International | 0 | |
| Miss Earth | 0 | |
| Number of wins from Miss El Salvador (current licenses) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pageant | Wins | |
| Miss Universe | 0 | |
| Miss World | 0 | |
| Year | Miss El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Myrna Roz Orozco | |
| 1955 | Maribel Arrieta Galvez | |
| 1964 | María Herma Hernández-Lazo | |
| 1972 | Ruth Eugenia Romero Ramírez | |
| 1973 | Gloria Ivete Romero | |
| 1974 | Ana Carlota Margarita Araujo | |
| 1975 | Carmen Elena Figueroa | |
| 1976 | Mireya Carolina Calderón Tovar | |
| 1977 | Altagracia Arévalo | |
| 1978 | Iris Ivette Mazorra Castro | |
| 1979 | Ivette López Lagos | |
| 1981 | Martha Alicia Ortiz | |
| 1982 | Jeannette Orietta Marroquín | |
| 1983 | Claudia Denisse Oliva Alberto | |
| 1984 | Ana Lorena Samayoa | |
| 1985 | Julia Haydée Mora Alfaro | |
| 1986 | Vicky Elizabeth Cañas Álvarez | |
| 1987 | Virna Passelly Machuca | |
| 1988 | Ana Margarita Vaquerano Celarie | |
| 1989 | Lucía Beatriz López Rodríguez | |
| 1990 | Gracia María Guerra | |
| 1991 | Rebeca Dávila Dada | |
| 1992 | Melissa Salazar | |
| 1993 | Kathy Méndez Cuéllar | |
| 1994 | Claudia Méndez Cuéllar | |
| 1995 | Eleonora Beatrice Carrillo Alamanni | |
| 1996 | Carmen Milena Mayorga | |
| 1997 | Carmen Irene Carrillo Vilanova | |
| 1998 | Maria Gabriela Joviel Munguía | |
| 1999 | Cynthia Carolina Cevallos Montoya | |
| 2000 | Alexandra María Rivas Cruz | |
| 2001 | Diana Betsy Guerrero | |
| 2002 | Elisa Sandoval Rodríguez | |
| 2003 | Diana Renée Valdivieso Dubón | |
| 2004 | Silvia Gabriela Mejía Córdova | |
| 2005 | Irma Marina Dimas Pineda | |
| 2006 | Grace Marie Zabaneh Menéndez Selected by another organization | |
| 2006 | Rebecca Iraheta | |
| 2007 | Lissette Rodríguez Alfaro | |
| 2008 | Rebeca Moreno | |
| 2009 | Jacquelin Mayella Mena Mahomar | |
| 2010 | Sonia Yesenia Cruz Ayala | |
| 2011 | Alejandra Ochoa Did not compete | |
| 2012 | Ana Yancy Clavel Espinoza | |
| 2013 | Alba Maricela Delgado Rubio | |
| 2014 | Claudia Patricia Murillo Ramos | |
| 2015 | Fátima Idubina Rivas Opico | |
| 2016 | Ana Cortez | |
| 2017 | Allison Ivonne Flores Abarca | |
| 2018 | Marisela de Montecristo | |
| 2019 | Zuleika Soler Aragón | |
| 2020 | Vanessa Velásquez | |
| 2021 | Alejandra María Gavidia García | |
| 2022 | Alejandra Guajardo Sada[3] | |
| 2023 | Isabella García-Manzo[4] |
The main winner of Miss El Salvador represents El Salvador at Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
| Year | Department | Miss Universe El Salvador | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | colspan=4 | ||||
| 2023 | San Salvador | Isabella García-Manzo | Top 10 | ||
| 2022 | Cabañas | Alejandra Guajardo Sada[5] | Unplaced | ||
| 2021 | San Salvador | Alejandra María Gavidia García | Unplaced | ||
| 2020 | San Salvador | Vanessa Velásquez | Unplaced | ||
| 2019 | La Unión | Zuleika Soler Aragón | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | San Salvador | Marisela de Montecristo | Unplaced |
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| 2017 | San Salvador | Allison Ivonne Flores Abarca | Unplaced | ||
| 2016 | colspan=4 | ||||
| 2015 | San Salvador | Fátima Idubina Rivas Opico | Unplaced | ||
| 2014 | Sonsonate | Claudia Patricia Murillo Ramos | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | San Salvador | Alba Maricela Delgado Rubio | Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | San Salvador | Ana Yancy Clavel Espinoza | Unplaced | ||
| 2011 | San Salvador | Mayra Graciela Aldana Najarro ∆ | Unplaced | ||
| 2010 | San Salvador | Sonia Yesenia Cruz Ayala | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | San Salvador | Jacquelin Mayella Mena Mahomar | Unplaced |
| |
| 2008 | San Salvador | Rebeca Moreno | Unplaced |
| |
| 2007 | San Salvador | Lissette Rodríguez Alfaro | Unplaced | ||
| 2006 | San Salvador | Rebecca Iraheta | Unplaced | ||
| 2005 | Sonsonate | Irma Marina Dimas Pineda | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Sonsonate | Silvia Gabriela Mejía Córdova | Unplaced | ||
| 2003 | Ahuachapán | Diana Renée Valdivieso Dubón | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | La Unión | Elisa Sandoval Rodríguez | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Santa Ana | Grace Marie Zabaneh Menéndez | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | San Salvador | Alexandra Maria Rivas Cruz | Unplaced | ||
| 1999 | San Salvador | Cynthia Carolina Cevallos Montoya | Unplaced | ||
| 1998 | San Salvador | Maria Gabriela Joviel Munguía | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | San Salvador | Carmen Irene Carrillo Vilanova | Unplaced | ||
| 1996 | San Salvador | Carmen Milena Mayorga | Top 10 | ||
| 1995 | San Salvador | Eleonora Beatrice Corrillo Alamanni | Top 10 | ||
| 1994 | San Salvador | Claudia Méndez Cuéllar | Unplaced | ||
| 1993 | San Salvador | Kathy Méndez Cuéllar | Unplaced | ||
| 1992 | San Salvador | Melissa Salazar | Unplaced | ||
| 1991 | San Salvador | Rebeca Dávila Dada | Unplaced | ||
| 1990 | San Salvador | Gracia María Guerra | Unplaced |
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| 1989 | San Salvador | Lucía Beatriz López Rodríguez | Unplaced | ||
| 1988 | San Salvador | Ana Margarita Vaquerano Celarie | Unplaced | ||
| 1987 | San Salvador | Virna Passelly Machuca | Unplaced | ||
| 1986 | San Salvador | Vicky Elizabeth Cañas Álvarez | Unplaced | ||
| 1985 | San Salvador | Julia Haydée Mora Alfaro | Unplaced | ||
| 1984 | San Salvador | Ana Lorena Samayoa | Unplaced | ||
| 1983 | San Salvador | Claudia Denisse Oliva Alberto | Unplaced | ||
| 1982 | San Salvador | Jeannette Orietta Marroquín | Unplaced | ||
| colspan=5 | |||||
| 1979 | San Salvador | Judith Ivette López Lagos | Unplaced | ||
| 1978 | San Salvador | Iris Ivette Mazorra Castro | Unplaced | ||
| 1977 | San Salvador | Altagracia Arévalo | Unplaced | ||
| 1976 | San Salvador | Mireya Carolina Calderón Tovar | Unplaced | ||
| 1975 | San Salvador | Carmen Elena Figueroa | Top 12 | ||
| 1974 | San Salvador | Ana Carlota Margarita Araujo | Unplaced | ||
| 1973 | San Salvador | Gloria Ivete Romero | Unplaced | ||
| 1972 | San Salvador | Ruth Eugenia Romero Ramírez | Unplaced | ||
| colspan=6 | |||||
| 1955 | San Salvador | Maribel Arrieta Gálvez | 1st Runner-up |
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| 1954 | San Salvador | Myrna Ros Orozco | Unplaced |
The second title called Miss World El Salvador represents El Salvador at Miss World pageant. On occasion, when the title does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another delegate is sent.
| Year | Department | Miss World El Salvador | Placement at Miss World | Special Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | San Salvador | Andrea Aguilar | Unplaced | ||
| 2022 | colspan=5 | ||||
| 2021 | San Salvador | Nicole Álvarez | Unplaced | ||
| 2020 | colspan=5 | ||||
| 2019 | Santa Tecla | Fátima Mangandí | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Santa Ana | Metzi Solano | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | San Salvador | Fátima Cuéllar | Top 15 |