# Miss América Latina

Miss América Latina or Miss América Latina del Mundo, known in English as Miss Latin America or Miss Latin America of the World, is an international beauty contest held annually. It is organized by the Miss América Latina Organization. Despite its name, the contest is not restricted to only Latin American nations. It is designed for women of Latina descent around the globe. There is an average of about 20 contestants every year. It has two sister pageants: Miss Latina US (which selects the US delegate to Miss América Latina) and Miss Teen US Latina.
The current titleholder is Massiel Chupani from the Dominican Republic.

## History

The Miss América Latina pageant was founded in the early 1980s. The first edition was held in 1981, when it was open to only Latina contestants in Miami, Florida, United States. In 1983, the contest went international.

## Titleholders

| Year | Name | Represented | Host City | Host Country |
| 1981 | Lesley Quintanilla | United States | Miami, Florida | United States |
| 1982 | Martha Álvarez | United States | Miami, Florida | United States |
| 1983 | María Rosa | Puerto Rico | Miami, Florida | United States |
| 1984 | Mirla Ochoa | Venezuela | Miami, Florida | United States |
| 1985 | Victoria Mauríz | Dominican Republic | Miami, Florida | United States |
| 1986 | Lucía Collado | Dominican Republic | San José | Costa Rica |
| 1987-1988 | Lorenia Burruel | Mexico | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia |
| 1989 | Suzanne Hannaux | El Salvador | Hermosillo, Sonora | Mexico |
| 1990 | Vanessa Holler | Venezuela | San Salvador | El Salvador |
| 1991 | María Elena Bellido | Peru | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| 1992 | Ana Sofía Pereira | Nicaragua | Guayaquil | Ecuador |
| 1993 | María Fernanda Morales | Guatemala | Guatemala City | Guatemala |
| 1994 | Priscila Furlan | Brazil | Guayaquil | Ecuador |
| 1996 | Jeannette Chávez | Costa Rica | Lima | Peru |
| 1998 | Aline Resende | Brazil | Costa del Sol | El Salvador |
| 2000 | Dania Prince | Honduras | Guatemala City | Guatemala |
| 2001 | Grace Martins | Brazil | Montelimar Beach | Nicaragua |
| 2002 | Claudia Cruz | Dominican Republic | Bávaro Beach | Dominican Republic |
| 2003 | María Carolina Casado | Venezuela | Playa Tambor | Costa Rica |
| 2004 | Gamalis Fermín | Puerto Rico | Cancún, Quintana Roo | Mexico |
| 2005 | Mariela Candia | Paraguay | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |
| 2006 | Melissa Quesada | United States | Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo | Mexico |
| 2007 | Giannina Silva (dethroned) | Uruguay | Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo | Mexico |
| 2007 | Heidy García (successor) | Guatemala | Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo | Mexico |
| 2008 | Daniele Sampaio | Italy | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |
| 2009 | Johanna Solano | Costa Rica | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |
| 2010 | Carolina Lemus | Colombia | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |
| 2011 | Estefani Chalco | Ecuador | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |
| 2012 | Georgina Méndez | Guatemala | Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo | Mexico |
| 2013 | Julia Guerra | Brazil | Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo | Mexico |
| 2014 | Nicole Pinto (resigned) | Panama | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |
| 2014 | Yaniré Ortiz (successor) | Spain | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |
| 2015 | Karla Monje | United States | Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo | Mexico |
| 2016 | Laura Spoya | Peru | Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo | Mexico |
| 2017 | Elicena Andrada | Spain | Bahías de Huatulco, Oaxaca | Mexico |
| 2018 | Nadine Teresa Verhulp | Netherlands | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |
| 2019-2020 | Nancy Gómez | United States | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |
| 2021 | Yosdany Navarro | Venezuela | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |
| 2022 | María Fátima Gaspar | Portugal | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |
| 2023 | Ana Paula Caudana | Argentina | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |
| 2024 | Massiel Chupani | Dominican Republic | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic |

## Number of titleholders by country

| Country/Territory | Titles | Winning/Title Years |
| United States | 5 | 1981, 1982, 2006, 2015, 2019-20 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1985, 1986, 2002, 2024 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1984, 1990, 2003, 2021 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1994–95, 1998–99, 2001, 2013 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1993, 2007, 2012 |
| Spain | 2 | 2014, 2017 |
| Peru | 2 | 1991, 2016 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1996–97, 2009 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1983, 2004 |
| Argentina | 1 | 2023 |
| Portugal | 1 | 2022 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2018 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 2011 |
| Colombia | 1 | 2010 |
| Italy | 1 | 2008 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 2005 |
| Honduras | 1 | 2000 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1992 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1989 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1987-88 |
* The first two Miss Latin America contests were only open to women living in Miami. Although the winners of both contests are regarded as official Miss Latin America titleholders, their wins do not appear in the United States' tally.