Miss Cuba

Miss Cuba
Formation 1952
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Havana
Location
Membership
Miss International
Official language
Spanish

Miss Cuba is a former national beauty pageant in Cuba. The pageant was established in 1952 and last edition was until 1967.

History

Miss Cuba was held for the first time in 1952 and the winner competed at the Miss Universe pageant. After 1967 Cuban representatives at Miss Universe did not choose any more until 2007 when it made its debut at the Miss Earth pageant in Manila, Philippines. In 2009 Cuba competed for the first time at Miss International in Japan.

Titleholders

Miss Cuba 1952–1967

In 1952–1967 Cuba participated at the Miss Universe pageant. The winner of Miss Cuba competed at the pageant. Since 1968, Cuba stopped competing because of the financial crisis and political issues in Havana. This pageant was the official event for Cuban women to be ambassadors of Cuba on the international stage. Between 1952–1975, Cuba had already competed at the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. Below are Miss Cuba at both of the pageants.

YearMiss Cuba
1952Gladys López
1954Isis Finlay
1955Gilda Marín
1956Marcia Rodríguez
1957Maria Rosa Gamio
1958Arminia Pérez
1959Irma Buesa Mas
1960Flora Laughten Hoyos
1961Marta García Vieta
1962Aurora Prieto
1963Alicia Margit Chia
1965Alina De Varona
1966Lesbia Murrieta
1967Elina Salavarría
1975Maricela Maxie Clark

Representatives at Big Four pageants

Cuba has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[1][2] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[3][4][5]

Representatives at Miss Universe

Color key
  •      Declared as Winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YearMiss CubaPlacementSpecial AwardsNotes
1952Gladys LópezUnplaced
1954Isis FinlayUnplaced
1955Gilda MarínUnplaced3rd Runner-up at Miss World 1955
1956Marcia RodríguezTop 15
1957Maria Rosa Gamio3rd Runner-up
1958Arminia PérezUnplaced
1959Irma Buesa MasUnplaced
1960Flora Laughten HoyosUnplaced
1961Marta García VietaUnplaced
1962Aurora PrietoUnplaced
1963Alicia Margit ChiaUnplaced'
1965Alina De VaronaUnplaced
1966Lesbia MurrietaUnplaced
1967Elina SalavarríaUnplaced

Representatives at Miss Earth

Color key
  •      Declared as Winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YearMiss CubaPlacementSpecial AwardsNotes
2007Ariana BaroukUnplaced
2008Jessica SilvaUnplaced
2009Jamillette GaxiolaUnplacedTop 10 at Miss Grand International 2013
2018Monica AguilarTBDTBD

Representatives at Miss International

Color key
  •      Declared as Winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YearMiss CubaPlacementSpecial AwardsNotes
2009Patricia RosalesTop 15
2011Elizabeth RobainaUnplaced
2014Adisleydi AlonsoUnplaced
2015Heidy FassUnplaced
2016Dania QuesadaUnplaced
2017Claudia Moras BaezTBATBATBA

References

  1. ↑ Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. ↑ Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  3. ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  4. ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  5. ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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