Miss Argentina
| Motto | Confidently Beautiful |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1928 |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Universe |
Official language | Spanish |
Companies | Endemol Argentina and TNT Latin America |
Key people | Laurens Drillich |
| Website | missuniversoargentina.tntla.com |
Miss Argentina is a national beauty pageant in Argentina.
History
1928-1937
The Miss Argentina beauty contest was established in 1928 by El Hogar Magazine in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires. The first winner was Túlia Ciámpoli of Cordoba. The pageant was received by the President of Argentina in that year by Marcelo T. de Alvear and his wife Regina Pacini.[1] In 1928 the Miss Argentina was organized by Caras y Caretas. In 1930 Critical magazine took over the Miss Argentina and for the first time Miss Argentina winner went to Miss Universe in Brazil where Celia Basavilbaso of Chaco represented Argentina at the pageant. In 1932 the News Carts Newspaper Corporation held Miss Argentina and Ana Rover went to Miss Universe 1932 in Belgium. In 1937 Elba Tardits was won Miss Argentina by the local government of Argentina.
1954-1969
The Miss Argentina constantly sends its winner to Miss Universe competition while runners-up had ever participated to Miss International or Miss World, the Miss Argentina committee sometimes held the separate pageant either Miss World or Miss International. In 1954 Mundo Radial held Miss Argentina for the first time and the winner became the first Miss Argentina at the Miss Universe 1954 in Long Beach, California. In 1959 the Max Factor Sponsor together with the team of Miss Argentina celebrated Miss Argentina coronation. In 1965 the Canal 7 was broadcast Miss Argentina pageant by El Arte de la Elegancia program in under Jean Cartier directorship. In 1967 Naico Agency took Miss Universe franchise in Argentina. In 1968 John Fischer and Channel 13 held Miss Argentina pageant at Casino Program.
1970-1999
In 1970 Héctor Larrea took Miss Argentina portion and collaborated with canal 13. In 1979 El Mundo del Espectáculo had become official program to select Miss Argentina winner. In 1981 Nelly Raymond and Juan Alberto Mateyko took the franchise of Miss Universe at the Miss Argentina Organization. In 1993 Senorita Argentina contest was held by Nelly Raymond, this was for the first time Miss Argentina named as Senorita Argentina. Between 1995 and 1998 the Miss Argentina was broadcast by America TV.
2000-2016
Between 2000 and 2003 Fenix Production and Fundación Favaloro held Miss Argentina in Buenos Aires. In 2006 Mirta Schuster owned Miss Argentina beauty contest and renamed as the annual Miss Universo Argentina. In 2016 The Endamol Argentina and TNT Latin America took the franchise of Miss Universe in Argentina.
Titleholders
| Year | Miss Argentina | Province | Note |
| 1928 | Túlia Ciámpoli | Córdoba | El Hogar Production |
| 1929 | Nelida Rodriguez Aragon | Santa Fe | Caras y Caretas Production |
| 1930 | Celia Basavilbaso | Chaco | Critical Magazine |
| 1932 | Ana Rover | Buenos Aires | News Carts Newspaper Corporation |
| 1937 | Elba Tardits | Buenos Aires | Small Contest by Local Government |
| 1954 | Ivana Olga Kislinger | Distrito Federal | Mundo Redial Production |
| 1955 | Hilda Isabel Sarli Gorrindo | Entre Ríos | |
| 1956 | Ileana Carre | Distrito Federal | |
| 1957 | Mónica Lamas | Distrito Federal | |
| 1958 | Celina Mercedes Ayala | Misiones | |
| 1959 | Liana Cortijo | Buenos Aires | Max Factor Sponsor |
| 1960 | Rose Marie Lincke | Distrito Federal | |
| 1961 | Adriana Gardiazabal | Distrito Federal | |
| 1962 | Norma Nolan[2] | Santa Fe | Miss Universe 1962 |
| 1963 | Olga Galuzzi | Buenos Aires | |
| 1964 | María Amalia Ramírez | Santa Fe | |
| 1965 | Mabel Caffarone | Distrito Federal | Did not compete |
| 1966 | Elba Beatriz Baso | Buenos Aires | Run by El Arte de la Elegancia |
| 1967 | Amanda Yolanda Scuffi | Buenos Aires | Naico Agency |
| 1968 | María Del Carmen Jordan | Distrito Federal | Miss International Argentina 1966 |
| 1969 | Lidia Esther Lepe | Corrientes | |
| 1970 | Beatriz Martha Gross | Distrito Federal | Héctor Larrea Directorship |
| 1971 | María Del Carmen Vidal | Santa Fe | |
| 1972 | Norma Elena Dudik | Buenos Aires | |
| 1973 | Susana Romero | Distrito Federal | |
| 1974 | Leonor Guggini Celmira | Distrito Federal | |
| 1975 | Rosa Del Valle Santillán | Tucumán | |
| 1976 | Lilian Noemi Deasti | Buenos Aires | |
| 1977 | Maritza Elizabeth Jurado | Buenos Aires | |
| 1978 | Delia Stella Maris Muñoz | Córdoba | |
| 1979 | Adriana Virginia Álvarez | Buenos Aires | El Mundo del Espectáculo |
| 1980 | Silvia Piedrabuena | Santa Fe | |
| 1981 | Susana Mabel Reynoso | Santa Cruz | Nelly Raymond and Juan Alberto Mateyko |
| 1982 | María Alejandra Basile | Distrito Federal | |
| 1983 | María Daniela Carara | Buenos Aires | |
| 1984 | Leida Adar | Distrito Federal | |
| 1985 | Yanina Castano | Buenos Aires | |
| 1986 | María De Los Ángeles Fernández | Distrito Federal | |
| 1987 | Carolina Brachetti | Buenos Aires | |
| 1988 | Claudia Gabriela Peregra | Distrito Federal | |
| 1989 | Luisa Norbis | Córdoba | |
| 1990 | Paola De La Torre | Salta | |
| 1991 | Verónica Honnorat | Chaco | |
| 1992 | Laura Rafael | Distrito Federal | |
| 1993 | Alicia Andrea Ramón | Chaco | Senorita Argentina by Nelly Raymond |
| 1994 | Solange Magnano | Córdoba | |
| 1996 | Verónica Ledezma | Buenos Aires | |
| 1997 | Nazarena Almada | Distrito Federal | |
| 1998 | Marcela Brane | Córdoba | |
| 1999 | Elena Fournier | Santa Fe | |
| 2000 | Andrea Nicastri | Buenos Aires | Fenix Production and Fundación Favaloro |
| 2001 | Romina Incicco | Santa Fe | |
| 2003 | Laura Romero | Buenos Aires | |
| 2006 | Magali Romitelli | Córdoba | Miss Universo Argentina by Mirta Schuster |
| 2007 | Daniella Stucan | Buenos Aires | Miss Earth Argentina 2001 |
| 2008 | Maria Silvana Belli | San Juan | |
| 2009 | Johanna Mariel Lasić | Distrito Federal | |
| 2010 | Yésica Di Vincenzo[3] | Buenos Aires | Miss Earth Argentina 2007 |
| 2011 | Natalia Rodríguez | Buenos Aires | |
| 2012 | Camila Solórzano | Tucumán | |
| 2013 | Brenda González | Santa Fe | |
| 2014 | Valentina Ferrer | Córdoba | |
| 2015 | Claudia Barrionuevo | Salta | |
| 2016 | Estefanía Bernal | Buenos Aires | TNT Latin America |
| 2017 | Stefanía Incandela | Buenos Aires | |
| 2018 | Agustina Pivowarchuk | Buenos Aires |
Representatives at Miss Universe
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Miss Argentina | Placement | Special Awards |
| 1954 | Ivana Olga Kislinger | Top 16 | |
| 1955 | Hilda Isabel Sarli Gorrindo | Top 15 | |
| 1956 | Ileana Carre | Top 15 | |
| 1957 | Mónica Lamas | Top 15 | |
| 1958 | Celina Mercedes Ayala | Unplaced | |
| 1959 | Liana Cortijo | Unplaced | |
| 1960 | Rose Marie Lincke | Unplaced | |
| 1961 | Adriana Gardiazabal | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 1962 | Norma Nolan | Miss Universe 1962 | |
| 1963 | Olga Galuzzi | Top 15 | |
| 1964 | María Amalia Ramírez | Top 15 | |
| 1966 | Elba Beatriz Baso | Unplaced | |
| 1967 | Amanda Yolanda Scuffi | Unplaced | |
| 1968 | María Del Carmen Jordan | Unplaced | |
| 1969 | Lidia Esther Lepe | Unplaced | |
| 1970 | Beatriz Martha Gross | 4th Runner-up | Best Swimsuit |
| 1971 | María Del Carmen Vidal | Unplaced | |
| 1972 | Norma Elena Dudik | Unplaced | |
| 1973 | Susana Romero | Top 12 | |
| 1974 | Leonor Guggini Celmira | Unplaced | |
| 1975 | Rosa Del Valle Santillán | Unplaced | |
| 1976 | Lilian Noemi Deasti | Top 12 | |
| 1977 | Maritza Elizabeth Jurado | Top 12 | |
| 1978 | Delia Stella Maris Muñoz | Unplaced | |
| 1979 | Adriana Virginia Álvarez | Top 12 | |
| 1980 | Silvia Piedrabuena | Unplaced | |
| 1981 | Susana Mabel Reynoso | Unplaced | |
| 1982 | María Alejandra Basile | Unplaced | |
| 1983 | María Daniela Carara | Unplaced | |
| 1984 | Leida Adar | Unplaced | |
| 1985 | Yanina Castano | Unplaced | |
| 1986 | María De Los Ángeles Fernández | Unplaced | |
| 1987 | Carolina Brachetti | Unplaced | |
| 1988 | Claudia Gabriela Peregra | Unplaced | |
| 1989 | Luisa Norbis | Unplaced | |
| 1990 | Paola De La Torre | Unplaced | |
| 1991 | Verónica Honnorat | Unplaced | |
| 1992 | Laura Rafael | Unplaced | |
| 1993 | Alicia Andrea Ramón | Unplaced | |
| 1994 | Solange Magnano | Unplaced | |
| 1996 | Verónica Ledezma | Unplaced | |
| 1997 | Nazarena Almada | Unplaced | |
| 1998 | Marcela Brane | Unplaced | |
| 1999 | Elena Fournier | Unplaced | |
| 2000 | Andrea Nicastri | Unplaced | |
| 2001 | Romina Incicco | Unplaced | |
| 2003 | Laura Romero | Unplaced | |
| 2006 | Magali Romitelli | Top 20 | |
| 2007 | Daniella Stucan | Unplaced | |
| 2008 | Maria Silvana Belli | Unplaced | |
| 2009 | Johanna Mariel Lasić | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Yésica Di Vincenzo | Unplaced | |
| 2011 | Natalia Rodríguez | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Camila Solórzano | Unplaced | |
| 2013 | Brenda González | Unplaced | |
| 2014 | Valentina Ferrer | Top 10 | Best National Costume (Top 5) |
| 2015 | Claudia Barrionuevo | Unplaced | Best National Costume (Top 5) |
| 2016 | Estefanía Bernal | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Stefanía Incandela | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Agustina Pivowarchuk |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.carlospazvivo.com/ocio/25949-llega-a-cordoba-el-casting-para-miss-argentina-2015
- ↑ "New Miss Universe To Visit New York City". Hartford Courant. Associated Press. July 17, 1962. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ↑ "Yésica Di Vincenzo gana Miss Universo Argentina 2010". Inforo. June 6, 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.