# Miss Ecuador 2012

Miss Ecuador 2012 was the 62nd edition of the Miss Ecuador pageant, held at Puerto Lucía Yacht Club in La Libertad, Santa Elena, Ecuador, on March 16, 2012.
Claudia Schiess of Galápagos crowned Carolina Aguirre of Guayas as her successor at the end of the event. Aguirre represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2012, held in the United States.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Ecuador 2012 | Guayas – Carolina Aguirre |
| Miss World Ecuador 2012 | Esmeraldas – Cipriana Correia |
| Miss International Ecuador 2012 | Santo Domingo – Tatiana Loor |
| Top 6 | Esmeraldas – Sulay Castillo  Guayas – Nicole Cevallos  Manabí – Tatiana Chele |

### Special Awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality | Pichincha – Ana Gabriela Barahona |
| Miss Photogenic | Guayas – Nicole Cevallos |
| Miss Yanbal | Guayas – Carolina Aguirre |
| Miss GKHair | El Oro – Gianella Gallardo |
| Miss Cielo | Guayas – Carolina Aguirre |
| Miss Like | Guayas – Carolina Aguirre |
| Miss Atayhua | Manabí – Lidia León |
| Best National Costume | Santo Domingo – Tatiana Loor |

## Judges

* Lenín Moreno - Vice President of Ecuador
* Roberto Warson - Manager of Yanbal
* Astrid Carolina Herrera - Miss World 1984
* Carlos Coello - Manager of TC
* Marjorie Adum - Jeweler
* Liner Rodríguez - Manager of Coron
* Edith Arenas - Nutritionist
* Luis De Los Reyes - Manager of Renault
* Cadu Lopez - Model Manager
* Salvatore Laureano - Brazilian fashion designer

## Contestants

Twenty-two contestants competed for the title.
| Province | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) | Height (ft) | Hometown |
| Azuay | María José Molina Marín | 19 | 173 | 5 ft 8 in | Cuenca |
| Cañar | Johanna Alejandra Sacoto Orellana | 19 | 173 | 5 ft 8 in | La Troncal |
| El Oro | María Gianella Gallardo Herrera | 22 | 171 | 5 ft 7 in | Machala |
| Esmeraldas | Alexandra Sulay Castillo Velasco | 21 | 175 | 5 ft 9 in | San Lorenzo |
| Esmeraldas | Cipriana Denisse Correia Macías | 21 | 175 | 5 ft 9 in | Esmeraldas |
| Guayas | Andrea Carolina Aguirre Pérez | 19 | 178 | 5 ft 10 in | Guayaquil |
| Guayas | Kimberly Fernanda Bravo Morán | 21 | 177 | 5 ft 10 in | Guayaquil |
| Guayas | Valeria Nicole Cevallos Correa | 21 | 173 | 5 ft 8 in | Guayaquil |
| Guayas | Ericka Jessenia Guerrero Mejía | 21 | 171 | 5 ft 7 in | Guayaquil |
| Guayas | Christel Elizabeth Oyague Merizalde | 22 | 171 | 5 ft 7 in | Guayaquil |
| Guayas | María del Carmen Moncayo Games | 21 | 181 | 5 ft 11 in | Guayaquil |
| Guayas | Tatiana Genice Mondoñedo Farías | 20 | 180 | 5 ft 11 in | Guayaquil |
| Guayas | Cecilia Carolina Chiavassa Chalá | 18 | 182 | 6 ft 0 in | Guayaquil |
| Loja | Karen Ivonne Vélez Sánchez | 18 | 181 | 5 ft 11 in | Loja |
| Manabí | Tatiana Paola Chele Villafuerte | 20 | 177 | 5 ft 10 in | Manta |
| Manabí | Lidia Patricia León Guillén | 20 | 174 | 5 ft 9 in | Portoviejo |
| Manabí | Melina Alejandra Moreano Zambrano | 23 | 170 | 5 ft 7 in | Portoviejo |
| Pichincha | Ana Gabriela Barahona Andrade | 23 | 172 | 5 ft 8 in | Quito |
| Pichincha | Estefanía Andrea Realpe Pérez | 22 | 174 | 5 ft 9 in | Quito |
| Pichincha | Steffany Alexandra Tamayo Castro | 20 | 173 | 5 ft 8 in | Quito |
| Santa Elena | Michelle Jazmín Sosa Govea | 23 | 172 | 5 ft 8 in | Salinas |
| Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas | Tatiana Katherine Loor Hidalgo | 20 | 173 | 5 ft 8 in | Santo Domingo |