Miss Peru
Peru has been competing in the Miss Universe pageants for over 50 years. Their 1st ever representative was Ada Gabriela Bueno in 1952. 5 years later, It became the 1st Hispanic country to win the Miss Universe crown when Gladys Zender became Miss Universe in 1957. As of the new century, Peru started to shine back into the international beauty pageant scene. Claudia Ortiz De Zevallos was a semi-finalist in the 2003 Miss Universe competition held in Panama. Liesel Holler failed to land in the semi-finals in 2004 but Debora Sulca made Peru's name come back in the contest of 2005 placing 6th. Peru has a total of 16 finalists and 1 winner in this annual world-wide contest.
Miss Peru World missed the annual pageant in the first few decades. Therefore Peru has not had many finalists in the Miss World contest although Peru has won the Miss World crown two times. In 2002, Marina Mora placed third, Claudia Hernandez made to the semifinalists and also won the Best Designed Evening Gown Award in 2003, just one year before Maria Julia Mantilla got the crown in 2004, making a great come back for Peru in this contest. Candidates who participate in Miss Peru and make the top 10 will be sent to compete in other minor pageants from now on such as Miss Asia Pacific, Miss Maja Mundial, etc.
The official Miss Peru Organization for Miss Universe is Corporacion Nacional de la Belleza and for Miss World is Reinas Del Peru.
History
In the 1950's, Peru was one of the few South American countries to ever compete in an international pageant such as Miss Universe or Miss World. It became a powerhouse having semi-finalists from the '50's throughout the '60's and is known for bringing Latin America their first ever Miss Universe- Gladys Zender 1957.
In 1959 Peru participated in Miss World competition for the first time, represented by a beautiful young lady Miss Peru Maria Elena Rossel Zapata, who was the first runner-up.
In 1967, Peru won the crown for the first time in the Miss World competition with Madeleine Hartog Bell, ten years exactly from Gladys Zender having won the Miss Universe competition in 1957. It would be decades until Peru would taste another international victory in the beauty pageant field. In December of 2004, Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia won the title of Miss World again, thanks to a world-wide vote by text message and telephone calls, a first in pageant history. First-runner up was Claudia Cruz from Dominican Republic, and the second-runner up was Brazilian-born Nancy Randall representing the United States. As of 2005, Peru has won one Miss Universe title and two Miss World titles.
On April 16th, 2005, Miss Cajamarca, Debora Sulca was crowned Miss Peru Universe and competed in Thailand this past May for the title of Miss Universe 2005. She placed 6th while Miss Canada, Natalie Glebova was crowned the new Miss Universe by 2004's winner, Jennifer Hawkins.
Fiorella Castellano was crowned Miss Peru World 2005 and represented Peru in December 10th, 2005 where the pageant took place in Sanya, for a third time in a row. This year Fiorella failed to land in the semi-finals. Chances of achieving a back-to-back win were low, but there was still a chance she might've won since India, Sweden and United Kingdom are three countries that have achieved that in Miss World history.
Tracy Freundt, who was first-runner up and a crowd favourite for the title in the Miss Peru 2005 pageant. She continues to work on the popular show "Habacilar" in Lima.
Franchise Controversy
Reinas del Peru organization was in charge of sending representative to both the Miss World and Miss Universe plus other minor international pageants. In 2005, Percy Luzio and another co-worker left the organization for irreconcilable differences between Percy and other workers in the organization, most namely, Marina Mora who was 2nd runner up at the Miss World 2002 pageant. Since leaving, Perzy Lucio has put himself as the new person in charge of the Miss Peru Universe franchise. His new organization is called Corporation de la Belleza and has the resposibility of sending its winner to the Miss Universe pageant and the other minor pageants that Reinas del Peru was in charge of. Reinas del Peru however, felt betrayed by Luzio's actions but have focused on working towards the Miss Peru World pageant which from now on will be held separately.
Regions, Capital and Community
In the Miss Peru annual pageant, 25 regions,the National Capital and the peruvian community in the usa compete for the Miss Peru Universe or Miss Peru World crown. The top 10 are selected from the group and then it comes down to the top 5. The winner of the chosen pageant is determined and a new representative is named Miss Peru.
The current Peruvian regions,the National Capital and the peruvian community in the usa that have sent a contestant are:
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Amazonas Ancash Apurimac Arequipa Ayacucho Cajamarca Callao |
Communidad Peruana EEUU Communidad Peruana Europa Cusco Distrito Capital Huancavelica Huanuco Ica |
Junin Lambayeque Lima Loreto Madre de Dios Moquegua Pasco |
Piura Puno San Martin Tacna Trujillo Tumbes Ucayali |
Notable Winners
After winning the Miss Universe crown, Gladys Zender became very popular and well known in her country of Peru. She later married and is the mother of a successful Peruvian actor, Christian Meier.
Jessica Newton, Miss Peru 1987, became in charge of the Miss Peru pageant until 2004. Many said she hand picked the winner of the pageant due to favouritism. She later criticized the crowning of Miss Peru 2005, Debora Sulca and also said that Maju Mantilla's Miss World victory was like the cherry on top for her departure from the Miss Peru organization. When asked about Jessica Newton, the reigning Miss World said she never had the opportunity to meet her.
After her appearance in Miss Universe, Debora Sulca was approached by Telemundo.
When she arrived in Lima after her Miss World win, Maju Mantilla was received by dozens of people in the Jorge Chavez International airport. Like Gladys, Maju also became known and popular in her country.
Maju is currently working for Ford Models Modeling Agency.
Other wins
Not only has a Peruvian woman won a Miss Universe or Miss World title. There are other international pageants in which Peru has achieved success in either entering the semi-finals or winning the crown.
Wins: Miss Caribe Hibiscus, Miss Asia Pacific
Runner up or Semi-final entries: Miss International, Miss Earth, Miss Maja Mundial, Reina Hispano America, Miss Italia Nel Mondo
List
The following is a list of the Miss Universe and Miss World candidates from Peru. Some delegates who won the chance to represent Peru in the Miss Universe pageant also went to the Miss World pageant.
Miss Peru Universe
1952: Ada Gabriela Bueno
1953: Mary Ann Sarmiento, Semi-Finalist
1954: Isabella Leon Velarde, Semi-Finalist
1955:
1956: Lola Sabogal, Semi-Finalist
1957: Gladys Zender, MISS UNIVERSE 1957
1958: Beatriz Boluarte, Semi-Finalist
1959: Luperia Mariategui Hawkins
1960: Medadit Gallino Rey
1961: Carmella Stein, Semi-Finalist
1962: Silvia Dedeking
1963: Dora Toledano
1964: Miluska Vondrak
1965: Frieda Holler, Semi-Finalist
1966: Madeleine Hartog Bell, Semi-Finalist
1967: Mirtha Calvo Sommaruga
1968: Maria Esther Brambilla
1969: Maria Julia Mantilla Meyer, Semi-Finalist
1970: Cristina Malaga
1971: Magnolia Martinez
1972: Carmen Amelia Ampuero, Semi-Finalist
1973: Mary Nunez
1974:
1975: Olga Berninzon
1976: Rocio Lazcano
1977: Maria Isabel Frias
1978: Olga Roxana Zumaran Burga, Semi-Finalist
1979: Jacqueline Brahm
1980: Mariailce Ramis
1981: Gladys Silva
1982: Maria Francesca Zaza Reinoso, Semi-Finalist
1983: Vivien Griffiths
1984: Fiorella Ferrari
1985: Maria Gracia Galleno
1986: Karin Lindermann Garcia
1987: Jessica Newton, Semi-Finalist
1988: Katia Escudero Lozano
1989: Mariana Sovero
1990: Marisol Martinez
1991: Eliana Martinez
1992: Aline Arce
1993: Deborah D'Souza Peixoto
1994: Karina Calmet
1995: Paola Deleppiani
1996: Natali Sacco, Semi-Finalist
1997: Claudia Maria Dopf Scansi
1998: Karim Bernal
1999: Fabiola Lazzo
2000: Veronica Reukner
2001: Viviana Rivasplata
2002: Adriana Zubiate
2003: Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos, Semi-Finalist
2004: Liesel Holler
2005: Debora Sulca Cravero, Finalist
2006: Fiorella Vinas
2007: Jimena Elias Roca
Miss Peru World
1959: Maria Elena Rossel Zapata, 1st runner up
1960: Maricruz Gomez Diaz & Irma Vargas Fuller (Miss Peru International)
1961: Norma Gonzalez Miranda (Miss Peru International)
1962: Rosa Isabel Raschio
1963: Lucia Buonanni & Esperanza Moy (Miss Peru International)
1964: Gladys Reina Gonzalez (Miss Peru International)
1965: Lourdes Cardenas Gilardi & Lola Muro Macher (Miss Peru International)
1966: Madeleine Hartog Bell, MISS WORLD 1967
1967: Martha Quimper Suarez (Miss Peru International)
1968: Ana Rosa Berminzon
1969:
1970:
1971:
1972:
1973:
1974:
1975: Mary Orfanides Canakis
1976: Rocio Rita Lazcano
1977: Maria Isabel Frias Zavala , Semi-Finalist
1978: Karen Ines Noeth Haupt
1979: Lucia Magali Perez Godoy Quintanilla
1980: Silvia Roxana Vega Ramos
1981: Olga Roxana Zumaran Burga
1982: Cynthia Mercedes Piedra
1983: Lisbet Alcazar
1984: Gloria Cristina Loayza-Guerra
1985: Carmen del Rosario Muro Tavara
1986: Patricia Anne-Marie Kuypers Espejo
1987: Suzette Marie Woodman Denegri & Rosario Leguia Nungent (Miss Peru International)
1988: Martha Elena Kaik Tosso & Susan Leon Cavassa (Miss Peru International)
1989: Maritza Zorrilla Priori
1990: Gisselle Martinez Cuadros
1991:
1992:
1993:
1994: Marcia Perez Marces
1995: Paola Dellepiane Gianotti
1996: Monica Chacon De Vettori
1997: Claudia Maria Luque Barrantas & Ana Matallana Illich (Miss Peru International)
1998: Mariana Larrabure de Orbegoso, Semi-Finalist & Melissa Miranda Quinones (Miss Peru International)
1999: Wendy Monteverde
2000: Lorena Rodriguez
2001: Viviana Rivas Plata Aita
2002: Marina Mora Montero, 2nd runner up
2003: Claudia Maria Hernandez Ore, Semi-Finalist
2004: Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, MISS WORLD 2004
2005: Fiorella Castellano
2006: Silvia Cornejo
2007: Cynthia Calderon
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