| Miss Uruguay Organization | |
| Type: | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters: | Montevideo |
| Location: | Uruguay |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Leader Title: | Organization |
| Leader Name: | N Entertainment |
| Key People: | Nadia Cerri |
The Miss Uruguay is a national beauty pageant in Uruguay that selects Uruguay representatives to compete in three of the big four major international beauty pageants: the Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss Earth competitions.
Began in 1952 the committee of Miss Uruguay held Miss Uruguay for Miss Universe the first time. Between 1965 and 1979 the pageant was broadcast on TV under Miguel Angel Viera Bruchou. The Miss Uruguay constantly sends its winner to the Miss Universe and runner-up to Miss World. In addition, Miss Uruguay winners may compete to Miss International, Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss Intercontinental, Miss United Continents, Reina Internacional del Café and Miss America Latina.
In 2000 due to financial support, Miss Uruguay lost the Miss International franchise. Started in that year, Miss Uruguay selects its winner to only Miss Universe and first runner-up to Miss World.
In 2004 after Mieguel Angel Viera Bruchou directed the Miss Uruguay contest, the Promociones Gloria took over to hold Miss Universo Uruguay pageant where the main winner automatically went to Miss Universe and runner-up participated to Miss World. The Gloria pageant had existed until 2006. In 2006 Antonio Vergara Olmos purchased Miss Universe franchise to Uruguay. The pageant was broadcast on Teledoce (2006–2007) and TV Ciudad (2008–2010). Between 2011 and 2015 the Miss Uruguay held at Conrad Hotel in Punta del Este.
Osmel Sousa, former Miss Venezuela President, took over the Miss Universe license in Uruguay in 2019, and picked a delegate to attend the international pageant.
In 2020, Nadia Cerri, director of the Miss World license in Argentina, took over the Miss World and Miss Universe licenses in Uruguay, and is proceeding to organize separate competitions of Miss Mundo Uruguay and Miss Universo Uruguay.
The first Miss Uruguay 1952 was Nennella Prunell who withdrew at the Miss Universe 1952 in Long Beach after getting crown of Miss Uruguay. For personal reasons, Prunell decided to not compete at the Miss Universe first edition. Her first runner-up, Gladys Rubio Fajardo took over her chance to be the first Miss Universe representative from Uruguay. Began in 2004 the Miss Uruguay Organization renamed as Miss Universo Uruguay and divided the title into the two categories where the main Miss Uruguay named as Miss Universo Uruguay and the second title will be automatically awarded as Miss Mundo Uruguay. TNT Latinoamérica has become an official broadcast network for Uruguay.
| Year | Miss Uruguay | Department | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Nennella Prunell | Montevideo | Country Club Atlantis (Canelones) directorship | |
| 1953 | Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual | Montevideo | ||
| 1954 | Ana Moreno | Montevideo | ||
| 1955 | Inge Hoffmann | Montevideo | ||
| 1956 | Gullermina Aguirre | Montevideo | ||
| 1957 | Gabriela Pascal | Montevideo | ||
| 1958 | Irene Augustyniak | Montevideo | ||
| 1959 | Claudia Bernat | Montevideo | ||
| 1960 | Iris Teresa Ubal Cabrera | Montevideo | ||
| 1961 | Susanna Lausorog Ferrari | Montevideo | ||
| 1962 | Nelly Pettersen Vasigaluz | Montevideo | ||
| 1963 | Graciela Pintos | Montevideo | ||
| 1964 | Delia Babiak | Montevideo | ||
| 1965 | Sonia Raquel Gorbaran | Montevideo | Mieguel Angel Viera and Canal 12 directorship | |
| 1966 | Susana Regeden | Montevideo | ||
| 1967 | Mayela Berton Martínez | Montevideo | ||
| 1968 | Graciela Minarrieta | Montevideo | ||
| 1969 | Julia Möller Roche | Montevideo | ||
| 1970 | Reneé Buncristiano | Montevideo | ||
| 1971 | Alba Techeira López | Montevideo | ||
| 1972 | Cristina Moller | Montevideo | ||
| 1973 | Yolanda Ferrari | Montevideo | ||
| 1974 | Mirta Graziella Rodríguez | Montevideo | ||
| 1975 | Evelyn Rodríguez | Montevideo | ||
| 1976 | Sara Alaga Valega | Montevideo | ||
| 1977 | Adriana Umpierre Escudero | Salto | ||
| 1978 | María del Carmen da Rosa | Salto | ||
| 1979 | Elizabeth Busti | Montevideo | ||
| 1980 | Beatriz Antúñez | Montevideo | Mieguel Angel Viera directorship | |
| 1981 | Griselda Dianne Anchorena | Montevideo | ||
| 1982 | Silvia Beatriz Vila Abavian | Montevideo | ||
| 1983 | María Jacqueline Beltrán | Montevideo | ||
| 1984 | Giselle Barthou Quintes | Montevideo | ||
| 1985 | Andrea Beatríz López Silva | Montevideo | ||
| 1986 | Norma Silvana García Lapitz | Montevideo | ||
| 1987 | María Victoria Zangaro Groso | Montevideo | ||
| 1988 | Carla Trombotti | Montevideo | Reina Mundial del Banana 1987 | |
| 1989 | Carolina Pies Riet | Montevideo | ||
| 1990 | Ondina Pérez Isaza | Montevideo | ||
| 1991 | Adriana Comas Silvera | Cerro Largo | ||
| 1992 | Gabriela Ventura Escoba | Montevideo | ||
| 1993 | María Fernanda Navarro Guigou | Montevideo | ||
| 1994 | Leonora Îrene Dibueno Fenocchi | Montevideo | ||
| 1995 | Sandra Znidaric | Montevideo | ||
| 1996 | Adriana Sandra Maidana | Maldonado | ||
| 1997 | Ana González | Montevideo | ||
| 1998 | Virginia Lourdes Russo Marrero | Montevideo | ||
| 1999 | Verónica González | Montevideo | ||
| 2000 | Natalia Figueras Cabezas | Montevideo | Dethroned | |
| 2001 | Carla Leticia Piaggio Taracido | Montevideo | ||
| 2002 | Fiorella Fleitas | Canelones | ||
| 2003 | Natalia Rodríguez Lassiy | Montevideo | ||
| 2004 | Nadia Theoduloz | Maldonado | Dethroned | |
| 2005 | Viviana Antonella Arenas | Salto | ||
| 2006 | Fatimih Dávila Sosa | Maldonado | Antonio Vergara Olmos (Teledoce Televisión Color) directorship | |
| 2007 | Giannina Carla Silva Varela | Artigas | Miss America Latina 2007 | |
| 2008 | Paula Andrea Díaz Galione | Canelones | ||
| 2009 | Cinthia Carolina D'Ottone Reyna | Colonia | ||
| 2010 | Stephany Ortega Da Costa | Montevideo | ||
| 2011 | María Fernanda Semino | Montevideo | ||
| 2012 | Camila Vezzoso García | Artigas | ||
| 2013 | Micaela Orsi Jorcín | Colonia | ||
| 2014 | Johana Riva Garabetian | Montevideo | ||
| 2015 | Bianca Sánchez Pico | Montevideo | ||
| 2016 | Magdalena Cohendet | Artigas | Miss América Continental 2019 — In 2016 the Miss Uruguay was taken over by Laurens Drillich, Leti Fernandez Feijoo (Escuela de Modelos y Actitud-EMA Model Uruguay) and TNT Latin America | |
| 2017 | Marisol Acosta | Canelones | ||
| 2018 | Sofía Marrero | Canelones | ||
| 2019 | Fiona Tenuta Vanerio | Maldonado | Osmel Sousa directorship | |
| 2020 | Lola de los Santos | Paysandú | Nadia Cerri directorship | |
| 2022 | Carla Romero | Montevideo | ||
| 2024 | TBA | |||
Miss Uruguay has been sending representatives in three of the Big Four international beauty pageants. Traditionally, the winner of Miss Uruguay represents her country at the Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for contest, a runner-up is sent.
| Year | Department | Miss Uruguay | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | colspan=5 | |||||
| 2023 | colspan=5 | |||||
| 2022 | Montevideo | Carla Romero | Unplaced | |||
| 2021 | colspan=5 | |||||
| 2020 | Paysandú | Lola de los Santos | Unplaced | Nadia Cerri directorship. | ||
| 2019 | Maldonado | Fiona Tenuta Vanerio | Unplaced | Osmel Sousa directorship. | ||
| 2018 | Canelones | Sofía Marrero | Unplaced | |||
| 2017 | Canelones | Marisol Acosta | Unplaced | |||
| 2016 | Artigas | Magdalena Cohendet | Unplaced | Laurens Drillich, Leti Fernandez Feijoo (Escuela de Modelos y Actitud-EMA Model Uruguay) and TNT Latin America directorship. | ||
| 2015 | Montevideo | Bianca Sánchez Pico | Unplaced | |||
| 2014 | Montevideo | Johana Riva Garabetian | Unplaced | |||
| 2013 | Colonia | Micaela Orsi Jorcín | Withdrew — Due to lack of support, Miss Uruguay 2013, Micaela Orsi withdrew at the Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow. Orsi came to Miss Universe Office in New York to declare her withdrawal in the 62nd edition of the pageant.[1] | |||
| 2012 | Artigas | Camila Vezzoso García | Unplaced | |||
| 2011 | Montevideo | Maria Fernanda Semino | Unplaced | |||
| 2010 | Montevideo | Stephany Ortega Da Costa | Unplaced | |||
| 2009 | Colonia | Cinthia Carolina D'Ottone Reyna | Unplaced | |||
| 2008 | Canelones | Paula Andrea Díaz Galione | Unplaced | |||
| 2007 | Artigas | Giannina Carla Silva Varela | Unplaced | |||
| 2006 | Maldonado | Fatimih Dávila Sosa | Unplaced |
| Antonio Vergara Olmos (Teledoce Televisión Color) directorship. | |
| 2005 | Salto | Viviana Antonella Arenas | Unplaced | |||
| 2004 | Maldonado | Nicole Dupont Giglo | Unplaced |
| Nadia Theoduloz dethroned as "Miss Uruguay 2004", Nicole replaced her as an official representative to Miss Universe 2004 in Ecuador — The Promociones Gloria collaborated with Miss Uruguay Organization. | |
| 2003 | colspan=5 | |||||
| 2002 | Canelones | Fiorella Fleitas | Unplaced | |||
| 2001 | Montevideo | Carla Leticia Piaggio Taracido | Unplaced | |||
| 2000 | Montevideo | Giovanna Piazza Diaz | Unplaced | Natalia Figueras Cabezas dethroned as "Miss Uruguay 2000" and automatically withdrew at Miss Universe, Giovanna replaced her to compete at Miss Universe 2000 in Cyprus. | ||
| 1999 | Montevideo | Verónica González | Unplaced | |||
| 1998 | Montevideo | Virginia Lourdes Russo Marrero | Unplaced | |||
| 1997 | Montevideo | Adriana Cano Garcia | Unplaced | |||
| 1996 | Maldonado | Adriana Sandra Maidana | Unplaced | |||
| 1995 | Montevideo | Sandra Znidaric | Unplaced | |||
| 1994 | Montevideo | Leonora Îrene Dibueno Fenocchi | Unplaced | |||
| 1993 | Montevideo | Maria Fernanda Navarro Guigou | Unplaced | |||
| 1992 | Montevideo | Gabriela Ventura Escoba | Unplaced | |||
| 1991 | Cerro Largo | Adriana Comas Silvera | Unplaced | |||
| 1990 | Montevideo | Ondina Pérez Isaza | Unplaced | |||
| 1989 | Montevideo | Carolina Pies Riet | Unplaced | |||
| 1988 | Montevideo | Carla Trombotti | Unplaced | |||
| 1987 | Montevideo | María Victoria Zangaro Groso | Unplaced | |||
| 1986 | Montevideo | Norma Silvana García Lapitz | Unplaced | |||
| 1985 | Montevideo | Andrea Beatríz López Silva | 4th Runner-up | |||
| 1984 | Montevideo | Yissa Pronzatti Perez | Unplaced |
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| 1983 | Montevideo | María Jacqueline Beltrán | Unplaced | |||
| 1982 | Montevideo | Silvia Beatriz Vila Abavian | Top 12 |
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| 1981 | Montevideo | Griselda Dianne Anchorena | Unplaced | |||
| 1980 | Montevideo | Beatriz Antuñez | Unplaced | Mieguel Angel Viera Directorship | ||
| 1979 | Montevideo | Elizabeth Busti | Unplaced |
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| 1978 | Salto | Maria del Carmen da Rosa | Unplaced | |||
| 1977 | Salto | Adriana Umpierre Escudero | Unplaced |
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| 1976 | Montevideo | Sara Alaga Valega | Unplaced | |||
| 1975 | Montevideo | Evelyn Rodríguez | Unplaced | |||
| 1974 | Montevideo | Mirta Graziella Rodríguez | Unplaced | |||
| 1973 | Montevideo | Yolanda Ferrari | Unplaced | |||
| 1972 | Montevideo | Cristina Moller | Unplaced | |||
| 1971 | Montevideo | Alba Techeira López | Unplaced | |||
| 1970 | Montevideo | Reneé Buncristiano | Unplaced | |||
| 1969 | Montevideo | Julia Möller Roche | Unplaced | |||
| 1968 | Montevideo | Graciela Minarrieta | Unplaced | |||
| 1967 | Montevideo | Mayela Berton Martinez | Unplaced | |||
| 1966 | Montevideo | Susana Regeden | ||||
| 1965 | Montevideo | Sonia Raquel Gorbaran | Unplaced | Mieguel Angel Viera and Canal 12 directorship. | ||
| 1964 | Montevideo | Delia Babiak | Unplaced | |||
| 1963 | Montevideo | Graciela Pintos | Unplaced | |||
| 1962 | Montevideo | Nelly Pettersen Vasigaluz | Unplaced | |||
| 1961 | Montevideo | Susanna Lausorog Ferrari | Unplaced | |||
| 1960 | Montevideo | Iris Teresa Ubal Cabrera | Unplaced | |||
| 1959 | Montevideo | Claudia Bernat | Unplaced | |||
| 1958 | Montevideo | Irene Augustyniak | Unplaced | |||
| 1957 | Montevideo | Gabriela Pascal | Top 16 |
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| 1956 | Montevideo | Titina Aguirre | Unplaced | |||
| 1955 | Montevideo | Inge Hoffmann | Unplaced | |||
| 1954 | Montevideo | Ana Moreno | Top 16 | |||
| 1953 | Montevideo | Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual | Top 16 | |||
| 1952 | Montevideo | Gladys Rubio Fajardo | Top 10 | Country Club Atlantis (Canelones) directorship. |
The 1st Runner-up usually represented her country at Miss World. From 2016 to 2017 after Miss Universo Uruguay brand had bought to TNT, the former director Antonio Vergara Olmos (Teledoce Televisión Color) organized the Nuestra Belleza Uruguaya competition.
| Year | Department | Miss Mundo Uruguay | Placement at Miss World | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Montevideo | Tatiana Luna[2] | Unplaced | |||
| 2022 | colspan=5 | |||||
| 2021 | Montevideo | Valentina Camejo[3] | Unplaced |
| Nadia Cerri directorship. | |
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2017 | Montevideo | Melina Carballo Fagúndez | Unplaced | |||
| 2016 | Montevideo | María Romina Trotto Morales | Unplaced |
| Antonio Vergara Olmos (Teledoce Televisión Color) directorship. | |
| Uruguayan Representatives from Miss Uruguay | ||||||
| 2015 | Montevideo | Sherika de Armas Elías | Unplaced | |||
| 2014 | Montevideo | Romina Fernández Sellanes | Unplaced | |||
| 2013 | Montevideo | Mercedes Bissio Del Puerto | Withdrawal — Due to internal reasons from the organization — Top 3 of Miss Uruguay 2013 withdrew at International pageants. | |||
| 2012 | Montevideo | Valentina Henderson Aromburu | Unplaced | |||
| 2011 | Montevideo | Karina Belén Sogliano Maldonado | Unplaced | |||
| 2010 | Montevideo | Eliana Sabrina Olivera Gonnet | Unplaced | |||
| 2009 | Montevideo | Claudia Rossina Vanrell Escalante | Unplaced | |||
| 2008 | Maldonado | Fatimih Dávila Sosa | Unplaced | |||
| 2007 | colspan=5 | |||||
| 2006 | Montevideo | Soledad Gagliardo | Unplaced | |||
| 2005 | Montevideo | Daniela Tambasco Marfetan | Unplaced | |||
| 2004 | Montevideo | María Jimena Rivas Fernandez | ||||
| 2003 | Montevideo | Natalia Rodriguez Lassiy | Unplaced | |||
| 2002 | Montevideo | Natalia Figueras Cabezas | Unplaced | |||
| 2001 | Montevideo | Maria Daniela Abasolo Cugnetti | Unplaced | |||
| 2000 | Montevideo | Katja Alexandra Thomsen Grien | 4th Runner-up | |||
| 1999 | Montevideo | Katherine Gonçalves Pedrozo | Unplaced | |||
| 1998 | Montevideo | Maria Desiree Fernandez Mautone | Unplaced | |||
| 1997 | Montevideo | Ana González Kwasny | Unplaced | |||
| 1996 | Montevideo | Claudia Verónica Gallarreta Olmedo | Unplaced | |||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 1993 | Montevideo | Maria Fernanda Navarro Guigou | Unplaced | |||
| 1992 | Montevideo | Leonora Irene Dibueno Fenocchi | Unplaced | |||
| 1991 | Montevideo | Andrea Regina Gorrochategui Granja | Unplaced | |||
| 1990 | Montevideo | Maria Carolina Casalia Abelia | Unplaced | |||
| 1989 | colspan=5 | |||||
| 1988 | Montevideo | Gisel Silva Sienra | Unplaced | |||
| 1987 | Montevideo | Mónica Inés Borrea Vicente | Unplaced | |||
| 1986 | Montevideo | Alexandra Maria Goldenthal | Unplaced | |||
| 1985 | Montevideo | Gabriela de León Muniz | Unplaced | |||
| 1984 | Montevideo | Giselle Barthou Quintes | Unplaced | |||
| 1983 | Montevideo | Silvia Zumarán | Unplaced | |||
| 1982 | Montevideo | Varinia Roxana Govea Pazos | Unplaced | |||
| 1981 | Montevideo | Silia Marianela Bas Carresse | Unplaced | |||
| 1980 | Montevideo | Ana Claudia Carriquiry | Unplaced | |||
| 1979 | Montevideo | Laura Rodriguez Delgado | Top 15 | |||
| 1978 | Montevideo | Mabel Rua | Unplaced | |||
| 1977 | Montevideo | Adriana María Umpierre Escudero | Unplaced | |||
| 1976 | Montevideo | Sara Alaga Valega | Unplaced | |||
| 1975 | Montevideo | Carmen Abal | Top 15 | |||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 1965 | Montevideo | Raquel Luz Delgado | Unplaced | |||
| 1964 | Montevideo | Alicia Elena Gómez | Unplaced | |||
| 1963 | colspan=5 | |||||
| 1962 | Montevideo | Maria Noel Genouese | Top 15 | |||
| 1961 | Montevideo | Roma Spadaccini Aguerre | Unplaced | |||
| 1960 | Montevideo | Beatriz Benítez | Unplaced | |||
| 1959 | Montevideo | Yvonne Kelly | Unplaced | |||
| Year | Department | Miss Internacional Uruguay | Placement at Miss International | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2022 | Montevideo | Betina Margni Vilas[4] | Miss Internacional Uruguay — Leti Fernandez Feijoo directorship. | |||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2013 | Montevideo | Natalia Sanchez | Withdrawal — Due to internal reasons from the organization — Top 3 of Miss Uruguay 2013 withdrew at International pageants. | |||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 1999 | Montevideo | María Daniela Abasolo Cugnetti | Top 15 | |||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 1988 | Montevideo | Gisel Silva Sienra | Unplaced | |||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 1982 | Montevideo | Carolina Sibils | Unplaced | |||
| 1981 | Montevideo | Silvia Alonso | Unplaced | |||
| 1980 | Montevideo | Erna Isabel Alfonso | Top 13 | |||
| 1979 | Montevideo | Nidia Silvera | Unplaced | |||
| 1978 | Montevideo | Sara Alaga Valega | Unplaced | |||
| 1977 | Montevideo | Dinorah González Carpio | Unplaced | |||
| 1976 | Montevideo | Isabel Ana Ferrero | Unplaced | |||
| 1975 | Montevideo | Stella Barrios | Unplaced | |||
| 1974 | Montevideo | Mirta Grazilla Rodríguez | Unplaced | |||
| 1973 | colspan=5 | |||||
| 1972 | Montevideo | Christina Moller | Unplaced | |||
| 1971 | Montevideo | Carmen López | Unplaced | |||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 1968 | Montevideo | Soledad Gandos | Unplaced | |||
| 1967 | Montevideo | Raquel Erlich | Unplaced | |||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 1963 | Montevideo | Susana Casañas Méndez | Unplaced | |||
| 1962 | Montevideo | Silvia Romero | Unplaced | |||
| 1961 | Montevideo | Mónica Moore Davie | Unplaced |
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| 1960 | Montevideo | Beatriz Liñares | Unplaced |
| Year | Department | Miss Tierra Uruguay | Placement at Miss Earth | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2022 | San Carlos | Lesly Lemos[5] | ||||
| 2021 | colspan=5 | |||||
| 2020 | Montevideo | Lorena Sosa | Unplaced | Nadia Cerri (Miss Uruguay TV) directorship. | ||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2016 | Montevideo | Valeria Barrios Ustra | Unplaced |
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| 2015 | Montevideo | Maria Belen Cabrera | Unplaced | Reinas de Belleza del Uruguay (Miss Uruguay under VTV) directorship. | ||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2012 | Montevideo | Cynthia Kutscher Kleinschmidt | Unplaced | Miss Earth Uruguay — Casting. | ||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2004 | Montevideo | Katherine Gonçalves Pedrozo | Unplaced | Miss Earth Uruguay — Casting. |
| Year | Department | Miss Supranational Uruguay | Placement at Miss Supranational | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Paysandú | Lola de los Santos | colspan=5 | |||
| 2023 | colspan="5" | |||||
| 2022 | Colonia | Ximena Bertinat | Unplaced |
| Nadia Cerri (Miss Uruguay TV) directorship. | |
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2013 | Montevideo | Agustina Mederos | Unplaced |
| Year | Department | Miss Grand Uruguay | Placement at Miss Grand International | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2020 | Canelones | Jimena Martino | Unplaced | |||
| colspan=6 | ||||||
| 2016 | Montevideo | Melina Carballo | Unplaced |