Miss Ecuador 2017

Miss Ecuador 2017
Date	April 22, 2017
Presenters	Carlos Montero, Claudia Schiess, and Francesca Cipriani
Entertainment	Juan Fernando Velasco
Venue	El Chorrillo Complex, Babahoyo, Los Ríos[1]
Broadcaster	Gama
Entrants	22
Placements	10
Withdrawals	Azuay, El Oro, Pastaza, and Santa Elena
Returns	Cotopaxi, Manabí, Imbabura, and Santo Domingo
Winner	Daniela Cepeda Guayas
Congeniality	Joselyn Mieles Manabi
Best National Costume	Joselyn Mieles Manabí
Photogenic	Joselyn Mieles Manabi

Miss Ecuador 2017, the 63rd Miss Ecuador pageant, was held on April 22, 2017 in Babahoyo, Los Ríos.^[2] Connie Jiménez, Miss Ecuador 2016 from Los Ríos crowned her successor Daniela Cepeda from Guayas at the end of the event. The winner represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2017.

Results

Contestants^[4]

Province	Contestant	Age	Height (cm)	Height (ft in)	Hometown
Chimborazo	Johanna Nicole Hidalgo Silva	23	179	5 ft 10 in	Riobamba
Cotopaxi	Ana Gabriela Caicedo Toro	23	170	5 ft 7 in	Pujilí
Esmeraldas	Helary Estupiñán Mina	24	174	5 ft 9 in	San Lorenzo
Guayas	Bianca Nicole Benavides Noriega	22	172	5 ft 8 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	María Daniela Cepeda Matamoros	21	173	5 ft 8 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	Mónica Leticia González Echeverría	25	172	5 ft 8 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	Sofía Gabriela Peñafiel Torres	25	172	5 ft 8 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	Dayanara Mishelle Peralta Loor	20	172	5 ft 8 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	María Belén Ruíz Velasco	25	174	5 ft 9 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	Génesis Stefanía Parra Pico	18	171	5 ft 7 in	Naranjal
Imbabura	María José Villacís Avendaño	22	173	5 ft 8 in	Ibarra
Loja	Zully Alejandra Granda Jaramillo	24	170	5 ft 7 in	Alamor
Los Ríos	Mirna Yalena Avilés Cercado	23	172	5 ft 8 in	Vinces
Los Ríos	Rossie Alegría Torres Cadena	21	173	5 ft 8 in	Quevedo
Los Ríos	María Fernanda Muñoz Jiménez	23	172	5 ft 8 in	Vinces
Manabí	Jocelyn Daniela Mieles Zambrano	22	175	5 ft 9 in	Manta
Manabí	Katheryne Eliana López España	23	172	5 ft 8 in	Pedernales
Manabí	Laura Mercedes Macías Vélez	21	173	5 ft 8 in	Santa Ana
Manabí	Corina Isabel Zambrano Valderrama	20	175	5 ft 9 in	Tosagua
Pichincha	Wendy Carolina Carrillo Morales	22	170	5 ft 7 in	Quito
Pichincha	Analía Viviana Vernaza Daulón	23	172	5 ft 8 in	Quito
Santo Domingo	Marjorie Marlene Vivas Medranda	22	173	5 ft 8 in	Santo Domingo

Notes

Crossovers

• Daniela Cepeda was Miss Teen Ecuador 2015, and she won the title of Miss Teen Earth 2015 at Panama.
• Bianca Benavides competed at Reina de Guayaquil 2016 where she was 3rd Runner-up.
• Mónica González competed at Reina de Guayaquil 2013 where she was 2nd Runner-up (Estrella de Octubre). She competed at Reina del Guayas 2014 where she won the crown. Furthermore, she won the title of Reina Mundial del Banano Ecuador 2015, and competed at Reina Mundial del Banano 2015 where she was unplaced.
• Dayanara Peralta was the 1st Runner-up (Virreina) at Miss Teen Americas 2014, and she was the winner of Miss Teen Universe 2015 contest.
• Belén Ruiz was selected as Miss Atlántico Ecuador 2014, and competed at Miss Atlántico Internacional 2014 where she was unplaced.
• Génesis Parra was the 1st Runner-up (Virreina)at Reina de Naranjal 2016.
• María José Villacís was 2nd Runner-up (Señorita Rurismo) at Reina de Ibarra 2015. She was elected Miss World Imbabura 2016, but she withdrew from the national competition.
• Fernanda Muñoz was Reina de Vinces 2013.
• Zully Granda was Reina de Puyango 2011.
• Katheryne López was elected Miss Manabí 2015.
• Corina Zambrano was Reina de Tosagua 2013.

References

External links

• Official Miss Ecuador website