# Miss Ecuador

Miss Ecuador is a national beauty pageant in Ecuador. The current Miss Ecuador is Eunice Rivadeneira from Guayas. She won the title on 17 August 2024, and will represent Ecuador at Miss International 2025.

## History

The first winner of the Miss Ecuador pageant was Sara Chacón Zúñiga from Guayas in 1930. The contest was then inactive until 1955 when Leonor Carcache from Guayas won the first modern title of Miss Ecuador, and was the first representative of the country at Miss Universe 1955.
Representatives from the 24 provinces that make up Ecuador compete annually for the title of Miss Ecuador. Since 2024, Miss Ecuador has sent its winner to Miss International. In addition, the pageant also selects candidates to represent Ecuador in other international contests such as Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss United Continents and Miss Landscapes International. In the past, Miss Ecuador sent representatives to: Miss Universe until 2023, Miss World until 2012, Miss Earth until 2004, Miss Supranational until 2017 and Miss Grand International until 2018.

## Note

* In 1966, 1967, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1990 and 1995, the Miss Ecuador title was appointed.
* In 1967, 1978, 1989 and 1996, the Miss Ecuador election/appointment was made the year before the edition to represent.
* In 1993, the Miss Ecuador election was not held in Guayaquil for the first time.
* In 1996, Mónica Chalá was the first Afro-Ecuadorian in winning the Miss Ecuador title.
* In 2011, Claudia Schiess was the first non Ecuadorian-born in winning the Miss Ecuador title.
* Guayas has hosted the Miss Ecuador pageant for 46 editions.
* Guayas is the most successful province at Miss Ecuador with 39 winners.
* Zamora Chinchipe has never been represented at Miss Ecuador.
* Ecuadorian people in the USA & Italy have been represented at Miss Ecuador since 1977 and 2023 respectively.

## Titleholders

The following titleholders have represented Ecuador in three of the Big Four major international beauty pageants for women. These are Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International with the exception of Miss Earth which has a separate national franchise in Ecuador.
| Edition | Date | Venue | Miss Ecuador | Representation | International |
| 1930 | 9 February 1930 | Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas | Sara Chacón Zúñiga | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss América Latina 1930 |
| Inactive between 1931 and 1954 ||||||
| 1955 | 4 June 1955 | Teatro Ponce Guayaquil, Guayas | Leonor María Carcache Rodríguez | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1955 |
| 1956 | 26 June 1956 | Piscina Olímpica Municipal Guayaquil, Guayas | María Mercedes Flores Espín | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1956 |
| 1957 | 31 May 1957 | Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas | Patricia Juliana Benítez Wright | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1957 |
| 1958 | 20 June 1958 | Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas | Alicia Vallejo Eljuri | Chimborazo Riobamba | Miss Universe 1958 |
| 1959 | 3 July 1959 | Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas | Carlota Elena Ayala Arellano | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1959 |
| 1960 | 25 June 1960 | Guayaquil Tennis Club Guayaquil, Guayas | Isabel Matilde Rolando Ceballos | Pichincha Quito | Miss Universe 1960 |
| 1961 | 29 June 1961 | Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas | Elaine Nina Ortega Hougen | Pichincha Quito | Miss International 1961 |
| 1961 | 29 June 1961 | Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas | Elaine Nina Ortega Hougen | Pichincha Quito | Miss Universe 1962 |
| 1961 | 29 June 1961 | Teatro Olmedo Guayaquil, Guayas | Elaine Nina Ortega Hougen | Pichincha Quito | Miss World 1962 |
| 1962 | 5 August 1962 | Club de Leones de Guayaquil Guayaquil, Guayas | Margarita Leonor Arosemana Gómez | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss International 1962 Top 15 |
| 1963 | 30 July 1963 | Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas | Tania Valle Moreno | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss International 1963 |
| 1964 | 21 July 1964 | Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas | María Agustina Mendoza Vélez | Manabí Santa Ana | Miss International 1964 |
| 1965 | 20 July 1965 | Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas | María Eugenia Mosquéra Bañados | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss International 1965 |
| 1966 Appointed | 3 August 1966 | Salón de la Asociación de Periodistas Guayaquil, Guayas | Alexandra Vallejo Klaere | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss World 1966 |
| 1967 Appointed | 10 October 1966 | Canal 4 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Laura Elena Baquero Palacios | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1967 Did not compete |
| 1967 Appointed | 10 October 1966 | Canal 4 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Laura Elena Baquero Palacios | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss International 1967 |
| 1967 Appointed | 10 October 1966 | Canal 4 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Laura Elena Baquero Palacios | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss World 1967 |
| 1968 | 15 June 1968 | Guayaquil Yacht Club Guayaquil, Guayas | Priscilla Elena Álava González | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1968 |
| 1969 | 12 June 1969 | Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Rosana Leonor Vinueza Estrada | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1969 |
| 1970 | 16 July 1970 | Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Sofía Virginia Monteverde Nimbriotis | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss World 1970 Top 15 |
| 1971 | 19 August 1971 | Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas | María Cecilia Gómez Buenaventura | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss World 1971 |
| 1972 | 27 October 1972 | Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Patricia Ximena Falconí Salas | Pichincha Quito | Miss World 1972 |
| 1973 Appointed | 3 May 1973 | Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Ana Patricia Rivadeneira Peña | Azuay Cuenca | Miss Maja 1973 |
| 1974 | 7 October 1974 | Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas | Silvia Aurora Jurado Estrada | Guayas Playas | Miss World 1974 |
| 1975 | 4 July 1975 | Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas | Ana María Wray Salas | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1975 |
| 1976 | 1 June 1976 | Canal 2 Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Gilda de las Mercedes Plaza Guerra | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1976 |
| 1977 | 17 June 1977 | Coliseo Cerrado de Guayaquil Guayaquil, Guayas | Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñonez | Manabí Chone | Miss Universe 1977 |
| 1977 | 17 June 1977 | Coliseo Cerrado de Guayaquil Guayaquil, Guayas | Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñonez | Manabí Chone | Miss World 1977 |
| 1978 Appointed | 8 May 1977 | Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Mabel Adelaida Ceballos Sangster | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1978 |
| 1979 Appointed | 9 June 1979 | Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Ana Beatriz Plaza Guerra | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1979 |
| 1980 | 11 June 1980 | Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas | Leslie Verónica Rivas Franco | El Oro Machala | Miss Universe 1980 |
| 1981 Appointed | 2 June 1981 | Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urgelles | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1981 Top 12 |
| 1981 Appointed | 2 June 1981 | Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urgelles | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss World 1981 |
| 1982 Appointed | 4 June 1982 | Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Lorena Jacqueline Burgos García | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1982 |
| 1983 | 14 June 1983 | Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas | Mariela del Mar García Monsalve | Manabí Portoviejo | Miss Universe 1983 |
| 1984 | 29 May 1984 | Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas | Leonor Patricia Gonzenbach Vallejo | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1984 |
| 1985 | 4 June 1985 | Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas | María Elena Stangl Tamayo | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1985 |
| 1986 | 27 May 1986 | Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas | Verónica Lucía Sevilla Ledergeber | Pichincha Quito | Miss Universe 1986 |
| 1987 | 31 March 1987 | Teatro 9 de Octubre Guayaquil, Guayas | María del Pilar Barreiro Cucalón | Pichincha Quito | Miss Universe 1987 |
| 1988 Appointed | 1 April 1988 | Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Cecilia Cristina Pozo Carminer | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1988 |
| 1989 | 15 June 1988 | Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas | María Eugenia Molina Astudillo | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1989 |
| 1990 Appointed | 8 January 1990 | Telecentro Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Jéssica del Carmen Núñez Severino | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1990 |
| 1991 | 12 March 1991 | Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas | Diana Karina Neira Rassmussen | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1991 |
| 1992 | 9 April 1992 | Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas | María Soledad Diab Aguilar | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1992 |
| 1993 | 22 April 1993 | Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha | Arianna Mandini Klein | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1993 |
| 1994 | 24 March 1994 | Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas | Mafalda del Pilar Arboleda Arditto | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 1994 |
| 1995 Appointed | 1 March 1955 | Ecuavisa Studios Guayaquil, Guayas | Radmila Miryana Pandžić Arapov | Manabí Manta | Miss Universe 1995 |
| 1996 | 9 November 1955 | Teatro Bolívar Quito, Pichincha | Mónica Paulina Chalá Mejía | Pichincha Quito | Miss Universe 1996 |
| 1997 | 17 April 1997 | Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha | María José López Verdú | Pichincha Quito | Miss Universe 1997 |
| 1998 | 21 March 1988 | Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha | Soraya Edith Hogonaga Serrano | Pichincha Quito | Miss Universe 1998 |
| 1999 | 16 April 1999 | Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha | Carolina Alfonso De la Paz | Pichincha Quito | Miss Universe 1999 |
| 2000 | 6 April 2000 | Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas | Gabriela Mercedes Cadena Vedova | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 2000 |
| 2001 | 21 March 2001 | Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha | Jéssica Eliana Bermudez Ronquillo | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 2001 |
| 2002 | 26 March 2002 | Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas | Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto | Pichincha Quito | Miss Universe 2002 |
| 2002 | 26 March 2002 | Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas | Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto | Pichincha Quito | Miss International 2002 |
| 2002 | 26 March 2002 | Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas | Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto | Pichincha Quito | Miss Earth 2003 |
| 2003 | 27 March 2003 | Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha | Andrea Marcela Jácome Ruíz | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 2003 |
| 2004 | 4 March 2004 | Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas | María Susana Rivadeneira Simbal | Pichincha Quito | Miss Universe 2004 Top 10 |
| 2005 | 12 March 2005 | Teatro Nacional de la Cultura Quito, Pichincha | Laura Ximena Zamora Moreano | Pichincha Quito | Miss Universe 2005 |
| 2006 | 16 March 2006 | Coliseo Mayor de Cuenca Cuenca, Azuay | Catalina "Katty" Mercedes López Samán | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 2006 |
| 2007 | 22 March 2007 | Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo Guayaquil, Guayas | María Lugina Cabezas Andrade | Pichincha Quito | Miss Universe 2007 |
| 2008 | 18 March 2008 | Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO Quito, Pichincha | Doménica Francesca Saporiti Hinojosa | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 2008 |
| 2009 | 13 March 2009 | Coliseo Lorgio Pinargote Manta, Manabí | Sandra María Vinces Pinargote | Manabí Portoviejo | Miss Universe 2009 |
| 2010 | 25 March 2010 | Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO Quito, Pichincha | Lady Fernanda Mina Lastra | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 2010 |
| 2011 | 17 March 2011 | Recinto Ferial Alfonso Torres Ordóñez Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo | Claudia Elena Schiess Fretz | Galápagos Puerto Ayora | Miss Universe 2011 |
| 2012 | 16 March 2012 | Puerto Lucía Yacht Club La Libertad, Santa Elena | Andrea Carolina Aguirre Pérez | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 2012 |
| 2013 | 8 March 2013 | Teatro Centro Cívico Guayaquil, Guayas | Constanza María Báez Jalil | Pichincha Quito | Miss Universe 2013 2nd Runner-up |
| 2014 | 15 March 2014 | Teatro Centro Cívico Guayaquil, Guayas | Silvia Alejandra Argudo Intriago | Manabí Portoviejo | Miss Universe 2014 |
| 2015 | 4 March 2015 | Centro de Convenciones de Guayaquil Guayaquil, Guayas | Francesca Keyco Cipriani Burgos | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 2015 |
| 2016 | 12 March 2016 | Hotel Oro Verde Machala, El Oro | Connie Maily Jiménez Romero | Los Ríos Ventanas | Miss Universe 2016 |
| 2017 | 22 April 2017 | Complejo Polideportivo El Chorrillo Babahoyo, Los Ríos | María Daniela Cepeda Matamoros | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 2017 |
| 2018 | 5 May 2018 | Hotel Oro Verde Machala, El Oro | Virginia Stephanie Limongi Silva | Manabí Portoviejo | Miss Universe 2018 |
| 2019 | 19 July 2019 | Teatro Centro de Arte Guayaquil, Guayas | Cristina María Hidalgo Berry | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 2019 |
| 2020 | 17 October 2020 | Hotel Wyndham Sail Manta, Manabí | Leyla Shuken Espinoza Calvache | Los Ríos Quevedo | Miss Universe 2020 |
| 2021 | 11 September 2021 | Malecón Eloy Alfaro Quevedo, Los Ríos | Susana "Susy" Valeria Sacoto Mendoza | Manabí Portoviejo | Miss Universe 2021 |
| 2022 | 3 September 2022 | Malecon Eloy Alfaro Quevedo, Los Rios | Nayelhi Alejandra González Ulloa | Esmeraldas Esmeraldas | Miss Universe 2022 |
| 2023 | 1 July 2023 | Recinto Ferial "Alfonso Torres Ordoñez" Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo | Delary Georgette Stoffers Villón | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss Universe 2023 |
| 2024 | 17 August 2024 | Salinas Golf & Tennis Club Salinas, Santa Elena | Eunice Alexandra Rivadeneira Bermeo | Guayas Guayaquil | Miss International 2024 |
    A.^ Lucía Vinueza was born in Cuenca, Azuay; but she represented the province of Guayas.
    B.^ Mariela García was born in Cuenca, Azuay; but she represented the province of Manabí.
    C.^ Soraya Hogonaga was born in Milagro, Guayas; but she represented the province of Pichincha.
    D.^ Isabel Ontaneda was born in Cuenca, Azuay; but she represented the province of Pichincha.
    E.^ Claudia Schiess was born in Basel, Switzerland; but she represented the province of Galápagos.

## Representatives to international beauty pageants
### Miss Ecuador Internacional

* : Declared the Winner
* : Finished as a runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
* : Finished as one of the finalists or semifinalists
* : Finished as a special awards winner
       Before 2013, the 2nd Runner-up used to compete at Miss International. Began 2013 the 1st Runner-up of Miss Ecuador represents her country at the Miss International pageant.
| Year | Province | Hometown | Delegate | Placement | Special Award(s) |
| 2025 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Eunices Rivadeneira Bermeo | TBA | |
| 2024 | Pichincha | Quito | Paulette Cajas Vela | Unplaced | |
| 2023 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Tatiana Georgette Kalil Roha | Unplaced | |
| 2022 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Valeria Gutiérrez Pinto | Unplaced | Miss Photogenic |
| Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held between 2020—2021 ||||||
| 2019 | Pichincha | Quito | Alegría María Tobar Cordovés | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Michelle Nathalie Huet Rodríguez | Top 8 | Best National Costume |
| 2017 | Manabí | Manta | Jocelyn Daniela Mieles Zambrano | Top 8 | |
| 2016 | El Oro | Machala | Ivanna Fiorella Abad Vásquez | | Miss International Americas |
| 2016 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Bianka Yamel Fuentes Dieb | Resigned | |
| 2015 | Azuay | Cuenca | Daniela Armijos Cordero | Unplaced | |
| 2014 | Santa Elena | Salinas | Carla Daniela Prado Thoret | Unplaced | |
| 2013 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Nathaly Arroba Hurtado | Top 15 | |
| 2012 | Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo | Tatiana Katherine Loor Hidalgo | Unplaced | |
| 2011 | Pichincha | Quito | María Fernanda Cornejo Alfaro | Miss International 2011 | Miss Stature Miss Beauty |
| 2010 | Loja | Loja | Andrea Ivonne Suárez Melgar | Unplaced | |
| 2009 | Pichincha | Quito | Isabella Chiriboga Valdivieso | Unplaced | |
| 2008 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Jennifer Stephannie Pazmiño Saldaña | Top 12 | |
| 2007 | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | Jéssica Maena Ortiz Campos | Unplaced | |
| 2006 | Pichincha | Quito | Denisse Elizabeth Rodríguez Quiñónez | Unplaced | |
| 2005 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Bianca María Salame Avilés | Unplaced | |
| 2004 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Irene Andrea Zunino García | Unplaced | |
| 2003 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2002 | Pichincha | Quito | Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto | Unplaced | |
| Did not compete between 1973—2001 ||||||
| 1972 | Manabí | Manta | Lucía del Carmen Fernández Avellaneda | Unplaced | Best National Costume |
| 1971 | Pichincha | Quito | Susana Castro Jaramillo | Unplaced | |
| 1970 | Pichincha | Quito | Lourdes Hernández | Top 15 | |
| 1969 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Alexandra Swanberg Viteri | Unplaced | |
| 1968 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Enriqueta Valdéz Fuentes | Unplaced | |
| 1967 | Pichincha | Quito | Laura Elena Baquero Palacios | Unplaced | |
| 1966 | No contest | No contest | No contest | No contest | No contest |
| 1965 | Guayas | Guayaquil | María Eugenia Mosquera Bañados | Unplaced | |
| 1964 | Manabí | Santa Ana | María Agustina Mendoza Vélez | Unplaced | |
| 1963 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Tania Valle Moreno | Unplaced | |
| 1962 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Margarita Arosemena Gómez | Top 15 | |
| 1961 | Guayas | Guayaquil | Elaine Nina Ortega Hougen | Unplaced | |
| 1960 | Pichincha | Quito | Magdalena Dávila Varela | Unplaced | |

## Past titleholders under Miss Ecuador org.
### Miss Ecuador Universo

* : Declared as Winner
* : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
* : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
* : Ended as special awards winner
       The winner of Miss Ecuador represents her country at the Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
* $^^$ Lucía Vinueza (1981), Mariela García (1983) and Isabel Ontaneda (2002) were born in Cuenca, Azuay; but they represented their hometown's : Guayaquil, Portoviejo and Province of Pichincha respectively.

### Miss Ecuador Mundo

* : Declared as Winner
* : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
* : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
* : Ended as special awards winner
       Before 2013 Miss Ecuador org crowned Miss Mundo Ecuador where the winner represented Ecuador at Miss World. Since 2013 the Miss World Ecuador sends winners to Miss World. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.