# Reinado Internacional del Café 2016

Reinado Internacional del Café 2016 (International Coffee Queen) beauty pageant, was held in Manizales, Colombia, on January 9, 2016. At the end of the event, the outgoing queen Yuri Uchida, Reina Internacional del Café 2015 from Japan crowned Maydeliana Díaz from Venezuela as her successor.

## Results

| Award | Contestant |
| Reina Internacional del Café 2016 | Venezuela – Maydeliana Díaz |
| Virreina Internacional del Café 2016 | Brazil – Julia Horta |
| 1st Runner-up | Colombia – Laura Prada |
| 2nd Runner-up | Spain – María José García |
| 3rd Runner-up | United States – Jeslie Mergal |

## Special awards

| Queen of Police | Costa Rica – Lisbeth Valverde  Brazil – Julia Horta  Japan – Nanami Tomita  Spain – María José García  Venezuela – Maydeliana Díaz |
| Best Legs | Colombia – Laura Prada |
| Best Hair | Venezuela – Maydeliana Díaz |

## Judges

* Vanessa Mendoza – Miss Colombia 2001
* Andrés Pajón – Fashion designer
* Natalia Robledo Luna – Editor of Jet Set Magazine

## Contestants

| Country | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Argentina | María Emilia Colombo Romero | 21 | San Juan |
| Aruba | Thalia Gabriela Croes | 20 | Oranjestad |
| Bahamas | Danielle Alexandrea Pratt | 19 | Grand Bahama |
| Bolivia | Claudia María Tavel Antelo | 26 | Santa Cruz |
| Brazil | Julia do Vale Horta | 21 | Juiz de Fora |
| Canada | Paola Núñez Valdez | 24 | Toronto |
| Chile | Scarlett Slette Astroza Said | 20 | Santiago |
| Colombia | Laura Margarita Prada Anaya | 24 | Bogotá |
| Costa Rica | Lisbeth Tatiana Valverde Brenes | 20 | Alajuela |
| Dominican Republic | Moesha Henríquez Suazo | 19 | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| El Salvador | Dayana Scarlet Requeno Juares | 21 | San Miguel |
| Germany | Selina Kriechbaum | 20 | Frankfurt |
| Guatemala | Marilyn Zuleima Grávez | 23 | Zacapa |
| Honduras | Gabriela Vanessa Salazar Valle | 23 | Tegucigalpa |
| Japan | Nanami Tomita | 25 | Chiba |
| Nicaragua | María Laura Ramírez Castillo | 18 | Masaya |
| Panama | Caterine Argelia Agrazal Pinilla | 24 | Santiago de Veraguas |
| Paraguay | Katri Analía Villamayor Montiel | 20 | Ciudad del Este |
| Peru | Carla Fiorella Vieira Bastidas | 26 | Lima |
| Portugal | Inés Brusselmans Ferreira Martins | 20 | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Iolette Marie Cruz Rodríguez | 19 | San Juan |
| Spain | María José García Breva | 21 | Huelva |
| Uruguay | Yuliana Gladys Peixoto Dziekonski | 22 | Canelones |
| United States | Jeslie Mergal | 23 | Miami |
| Venezuela | Maydeliana Liyimar Díaz Parada | 18 | Maracay |

## Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:
Miss Universe:
* 2014: Bolivia – Claudia Tavel
* 2015: Canada – Paola Núñez
* 2019: Brazil – Júlia Horta
Miss World:
* 2015: Honduras – Gabriela Salazar
* 2016: Nicaragua – María Laura Castillo
* 2019: Portugal – Inês Brusselmans (TBA)
Miss Supranational:
* 2015: Portugal – Inês Brusselmans
Miss Intercontinental:
* 2014: United States – Jeslie Mergal (1st runner-up) (as Cuba)
* 2015: Costa Rica – Lisbeth Valverde
Reina Hispanoamericana:
* 2013: Bolivia – Claudia Tavel (6th runner-up)
Miss United Continents:
* 2014: Honduras – Gabriela Salazar
Miss America Latina del Mundo:
* 2015: Costa Rica – Lisbeth Valverde (4th runner-up)
* 2015: Peru – Carla Vieira (Top 10)