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Miss Latin America 1996


Miss America Latina 1996 was the twelfth international edition of the Miss America Latina contest, and the fourteenth overall. The final event was held on October 30, 1996 in Lima, Peru. At the conclusion of the pageant, Jeannette Chavez of Costa Rica was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Priscila Furlan of Brazil. Miss America Latina 1997 was canceled for unspecified purposes, so Chavez' title was extended to Miss America Latina 1996-97.

Contestants

'- Karem Inza

' - Sonia Velasco

'- Ana Tenorio

' - Paz Marticorena

'- Marcela Zapata

- Jeannette Chavez'

'- Melisa Guzman

' - Veronica Noboa

'- Rebeca Rubio

' - Norma Mendoza

'- Erika Ruvalcaba

' - Maria Solis

'- Noeli Julian

' - Erika Ramirez

'- Lisa Bobe

' - Eva Esteban

'- Iris Almario

' - Barbara Romano

Trivia

Argentina last participated in 1993.

Despite having participated in 1994, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Uruguay failed to participate this year.

Bolivia, Peru and Spain also placed in 1994.

Countries that hadn't placed for a while were Costa Rica (1990), Puerto Rico (1991), Colombia and Panama (1993).

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