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Reina Hispanoamericana

International beauty pageant


Summary

International beauty pageant

FieldValue
logoReina Hispanoamericana.png
formation
typeBeauty pageant
headquartersSanta Cruz de la Sierra
locationBolivia
languageSpanish
leader_titlePresident
leader_nameGloria De Limpias
leader_title2Current titleholder
leader_name2Dia Maté, Philippines
budgetmillion
website

Reina Hispanoamericana (Hispanic American Queen) is an annual beauty pageant that celebrates Hispanic heritage, language, and culture. It was established in 1991 as Reina Sudamericana (South American Queen) and is headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Organized by Promociones Gloria, the pageant has expanded over the years and now features around 35 contestants from countries with Hispanic influence, reflecting its growing international reach. The pageant initially featured only South American participants but has since expanded to include contestants from Central America, the Caribbean, North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.

The pageant celebrates Hispanic heritage, language, and culture, with regular participation from countries like Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Spain. Recent additions, such as Indonesia (2023) and Guyana (2024), highlight its growing global reach.

The current titleholder, Reina Hispanoamericana 2025, is Dia Maté from the Philippines, who was crowned on 9 February 2025 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

History

Reina Hispanoamericana, originally known as Reina Sudamericana (South American Queen), was established in 1991 and is headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Initially, the competition was limited to contestants from the ten South American nations.

In 2004, the pageant expanded to include participants from Panama and Costa Rica in Central America. By 2006, it further welcomed contestants from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Portugal, and Spain.

The year 2007 marked a significant milestone when the competition opened its doors to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and the United States, prompting a name change to Reina Hispanoamericana to reflect its broader reach.

In 2008, Curaçao and Haiti joined the competition, followed by the Philippines, Canada, and Australia in 2017. Indonesia was invited as a special guest in 2023, and in 2024, the pageant further expanded its global presence by welcoming contestants from Guyana and Poland.

Titleholders

YearReina HispanoamericanaVirreina Hispanoamericana1st Runner-Up2nd Runner-Up3rd Runner-Up4th Runner-Up5th Runner-Up6th Runner-Up7th Runner-Up8th Runner-Up9th Runner-Up
2025Dia Maté
PhilippinesSofia Férnandez
VenezuelaSharon Gamarra
ColombiaCarolina Barroso
SpainNikita Palma
PeruJulia de Castro
BrazilZuzanna Balonek
PolandNot awarded}}
2023Maricielo GamarraCitations for Reina Hispanoamericana 2023:Fernanda Rojas
VenezuelaCynthia Moura
BrazilMichelle Arceo
PhilippinesBianty Gomperts
CuraçaoPaula Andrea Alarcón
ColombiaNot awarded}}
2022Arlette Rujel
PeruAdriana Pérez
VenezuelaGuilhermina Montarroyos
BrazilEdiris Rivera
Puerto RicoDiana Robles
MexicoMaría Lucía Cuesta
ColombiaNot awarded}}
2021Andrea Bazarte
MexicoAna Lucia Tejeira
PanamaAlejandra Vengoechea
ColombiaAndrea Romero
VenezuelaEmmanuelle Vera
PhilippinesBruna Zanardo
BrazilTheresa Agonia
PortugalNot awarded}}
2019Regina Peredo
MexicoGabrielle Vilela de Souza
BrazilLaura Claro
ColombiaYuanilie Alvarado
Puerto RicoKetlin Lottermann
ParaguayValeria Badell
VenezuelaMaria Katrina Llegado
PhilippinesAinara Cardaño
SpainFranchesca Astier
Dominican RepublicCassandra Cherry
HaitiMonserrat Báez
United States
2018Nariman Battikha
VenezuelaIsabela Pandini
BrazilAranza Molina
MexicoBelén Alderete Gayoso
ParaguayJoyce Prado
BoliviaCamila Ignacia Helfmann
ChileLisseth Naranjo
EcuadorGleidys Leyva
CubaJessica McFarlane
PeruDaniela Santeliz
Europe
2017Teresita Ssen MarquezCitations for Reina Hispanoamericana 2017:Akisha Albert
CuracaoMaria Laís Wernner
BrazilMaría Victoria D'Ambrosio
VenezuelaKarla María López
MexicoKatherine Añazgo
BoliviaGladys Carredeguas
CubaDaisy Lezcano
ParaguayValentina Schnitzer
ChileLorena Larriviere
Peru
2016Maria Camila Soleibe
ColombiaMagdalena Chiprés
MexicoMayra Alves
BrazilAntonella Massaro
VenezuelaRaquel Pélissier
HaitiLourdes Melgarejo
ParaguaySarah Loinaz
SpainFiorella Peirano
PeruNot awarded}}
2015Sofía del Prado
SpainLaura Garcete (Dethroned)
ParaguayDigene Zimmerman (new Virreina)
ArubaKarielys Cuadros
VenezuelaYoana Don
ArgentinaNeyda Lithgow
CuracaoNot awarded}}
2014Romina Rocamonje
BoliviaVanessa López
MexicoAndrea Lira
VenezuelaInés Carolina Panchano
EcuadorCarolyn Désert
HaitiMaría de Lourdes Gallimore Campos
PanamaCindy Clavijo
ColombiaRaquel De Oliveira
BrazilLaura Mejia
CuracaoNot awarded}}
2013María Alejandra López
ColombiaYaritza Reyes
Dominican RepublicGabriela Graf
VenezuelaMaría José Barrena
ChileGabriela Prieto
MexicoSuzette Rivera
Puerto RicoMaría Guadalupe González
ParaguayClaudia María Tavel
BoliviaNot awarded}}
2012Sarodj Bertin
HaitiJuliana Sampaio
SpainAlexia Laura Viruez
BoliviaStephania Stegman
ParaguayJeanine de Castro
BrazilAna Lorena Ibáñez
PanamaDamaris Aguiar
CubaNot awarded}}
2011Evalina Van Putten
CuracaoMaría Jesús Matthei
ChileYessica Sharit Mouton
BoliviaOlga Álava
EcuadorAlba Lucia Riquelme
ParaguayAlba Fortes Viñolas
SpainAngela Ruiz
VenezuelaNot awarded}}
2010Caroline Medina
VenezuelaEgni Eckert
ParaguayMaria Olivia Pinheiro
BoliviaSuymara Barreto
BrazilRaquel Lozano
SpainStephany Ortega
UruguayYesica Di Vincenzó
ArgentinaNot awarded}}
2009Adriana Vasini
VenezuelaSandra Vinces
EcuadorLivia da Silva
BrazilMelodia Jiménez
SpainFlavia Foianini
BoliviaRocio Castellanos
Dominican RepublicLina Marcela Mosquera
ColombiaNot awarded}}
2008Laura Zúñiga (Dethroned)
MexicoVivian Noronha (Successor)
BrazilGabriela Rejala (new Virreina)
ParaguayPaula Andrea Díaz
UruguayNoemí Peltier
BoliviaLigia Elena Hernández
VenezuelaAnnmarie Dehainaut
PeruNot awarded}}
2007Massiel Taveras
Dominican RepublicJane De Sousa
BrazilMaria José Maldonado
ParaguayMaria Jesús Ruiz
SpainNot awarded}}
2006Francine Eickemberg
BrazilAna María Ortíz
BoliviaLourdes Arévalos
ParaguayNot awarded}}
2005Diana Milena Cepeda
ColombiaPriscila Del Salto
EcuadorJictzad Viña
VenezuelaMaría Fiorella Castellano
PeruEmilce Rosanna Gómez
ParaguayNot awarded}}
2004Tania Domanickzy
ParaguayMónica Jaramillo
ColombiaMaria Nuvia Montenegro
BoliviaCatarina Guerra
BrazilLucia Alva Espinoza
PeruNot awarded}}
2003Cecília Valarini
BrazilMaría Fernanda Tóndolo
VenezuelaKarina Rebeca Naumann
ParaguayAldana Joyce García
PeruNot awarded}}
2002Marcela Ruete
EcuadorIrene Aguilera
BoliviaMaría Claudia Pañuela
ColombiaGiselle de Oliveira
BrazilNot awarded}}
2001María Rocío
ColombiaNorelys Rodríguez
VenezuelaKatja Thomsen
UruguayJulia Rodríguez
EcuadorPaola Coimbra
BoliviaNot awarded}}
2000Ligia Petit
VenezuelaNatalia Figueras
UruguayLissette Ocayo
ChileClaudia Araño
BoliviaNot awarded}}
1999Jenny Vaca Paz
BoliviaKaren Larrea
BrazilMaría Laura Lugo
VenezuelaClaudie Neyra
PeruNot awarded}}
1998Susana Barrientos
BoliviaDaira Lambis
VenezuelaPaola Villarroel
ChileNot awarded}}
1997Patricia Fuenmayor
VenezuelaVerónica Larrieu
BoliviaGeraldine Olga Salmón
PeruNot awarded}}
1996Helga Bauer (Dethroned)
BoliviaGabriela Vergara (Successor)
VenezuelaTonka Tomicic (new Virreina)
ChilePaula Denise Simon
BrazilNot awarded}}
1995Carolina Taís Müller
BrazilMaría Auxiliadora González
VenezuelaPaola Cristina Torres
ColombiaPatricia Serafini
ParaguayNot awarded}}
1994Liliana González
ParaguaySolange Pastor
VenezuelaCarla Romero
BoliviaNot awarded}}
1993Paola Vintimilla
EcuadorSavka Pollak
ChileAlicia Ramon
ArgentinaNot awarded}}
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VenezuelaRaquel Chaparro
ColombiaKaren Goudeau
BrazilNot awarded}}
1991Patricia Godói
BrazilVivian Benítez
ParaguayNiurka Acevedo
VenezuelaNot awarded}}

Countries by number of wins

Country/TerritoryTitlesWinning Year(s)
Venezuela71992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2018
Brazil51991, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2008
Colombia42001, 2005, 2013, 2016
Bolivia1996, 1998, 1999, 2014
Mexico32008, 2019, 2021
Philippines22017, 2025
Peru2022, 2023
Ecuador1993, 2002
Paraguay1994, 2004
Spain12015
Haiti2012
Curacao2011
Dominican Republic2007

Participating countries and territories

  • Only countries with historical ties to Spain or are part of the Americas are allowed to compete.
    • Argentina
    • Aruba
    • Australia
    • Belize
    • Bolivia
    • Brazil
    • Canada
    • Chile
    • Colombia
    • Costa Rica
    • Cuba
    • Curacao
    • Dominican Republic
    • Ecuador
    • El Salvador
    • Equatorial Guinea
    • Europe
    • Germany
    • Guatemala
    • Guyana
    • Haiti
    • Honduras
    • Indonesia
    • Italy
    • Mexico
    • Nicaragua
    • Panama
    • Paraguay
    • Peru
    • Philippines
    • Poland
    • Portugal
    • Puerto Rico
    • Spain
    • Trinidad and Tobago
    • United States
    • Uruguay
    • Venezuela

References

References

  1. "PH's Michelle Arceo finishes as second runner up at 2024 Reina Hispanoamericana".
  2. (2025-02-10). "Philippines' Dia Maté wins Reina Hispanoamericana 2025".
  3. López, Jorge A.. (1 November 2021). "La mexicana Andrea Bazarte es la nueva Reina Hispanoamericana 2021".
  4. "La boliviana Romina Rocamonje es la Reina Hispanoamericana de belleza 2014".
  5. (14 December 2013). "María Alejandra López, la más bella de Hispanoamérica". La Tarde.
  6. (13 December 2013). "Miss Colombia María Alejandra López es la Reina Hispanoamericana 2013".
  7. "Miss Haiti, Sarodj Bertin is now Reina Hispano Americana 2012".
  8. (February 9, 2025). "Entertainment | Het laatste nieuws uit Nederland lees je op Telegraaf.nl".
  9. (2010-11-25). "Doblete. Venezuela sigue reinando en Hispanoamérica". Eldeber.com.bo.
  10. (November 25, 2010}}{{Dead link). "Caroline Medina es la Reina Hispanoamericana 2010". La Razón.
  11. "La venezolana Adriana Vasini es coronada como "Reina Hispanoamericana 2009"". ADN.es.
  12. (2007-10-27). "La dominicana Massiel Taveras, Reina Hispanoamericana 2007".
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