# Miss Argentina

Miss Argentina is a national beauty pageant in Argentina, founded in 1928. In 1962, Norma Nolan of Santa Fe became the first, and only, Miss Argentina to win the title of Miss Universe. Currently, the competition is managed by Keno Manzur, a beauty pageant entrepreneur.

## History
### 1928—1937

The Miss Argentina beauty contest was established in 1928 by El Hogar Magazine in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires. The first winner was Túlia Ciámpoli of Cordoba. The pageant was attended by the President of Argentina, Marcelo T. de Alvear, and his wife Regina Pacini. The 1929 competition was organized by Caras y Caretas, a weekly magazine, and was won by Nelida Rodriguez Aragon.
In 1930, Critical magazine took over the event. In the same year, the winner of Miss Argentina (Celia Basavilbaso of Chaco) competed for the title of Miss Universe, in the International Pageant of Pulchritude, for the first time. In 1932, the News Carts Newspaper Corporation began organizing Miss Argentina and that year's winner, Ana Rover, competed in the penultimate International Pageant of Pulchritude, which was held in Belgium.
In 1937, after a five-year hiatus, the competition returned and was won by Elba Tardits.

### 1954—1969

In 1954, the competition returned and was organised by Mundo Redial Production. Ivana Olga Kislinger won the title of Miss Argentina and went on to compete in Miss Universe 1954, which was held in California. This was the first time Miss Argentina competed in the new Miss Universe competition, which was established in 1952.
Norma Nolan, from Santa Fe, won Miss Argentina in 1962 and went on to become the first Argentine to win the title of Miss Universe. The competition was held in Miami, Florida.
In 1965, Canal 7 broadcast Miss Argentina for the first time. In 1967, the Naico Agency took over the Miss Universe franchise in Argentina and the next year John Fischer and Channel 13 hosted the pageant at Casino Program.

### 1970—1999

In 1970, Héctor Larrea presented Miss Argentina, which was broadcast on Canal 13. In 1979, El Mundo del Espectáculo became the official program to select Miss Argentina's winner. In 1993, the Senorita Argentina contest was held by Nelly Raymond- this was the first year that Miss Argentina held the title of Senorita Argentina.

### 2000—2018

Between 2000 and 2003, Fenix Production and Fundación Favaloro held the Miss Argentina competition in Buenos Aires. In 2006, Mirta Schuster became the owner of the Miss Argentina beauty contest and renamed it the annual Miss Universo Argentina. In 2016, The Endamol Argentina and TNT Latin America became the owners of the Miss Universe franchise in Argentina.

### 2019—2021

Since 2019, the Miss Argentina competition has been officially managed by Osmel Sousa.

### 2022

Nadia Cerri Management is the national committee of Argentina in 2022. The winner designated from Argentine Miss who experienced at beauty contest.

### 2023—Present

Keno Manzur took over the Miss Argentina brand. The new owner is also managing the Miss Chile Organization.

## Winners
### Gallery

* Norma Cappagli†, the first Argentine representative to achieve an international title, that of Miss World 1960.
* Mirta Massa, the first Argentine to achieve the title of Miss International, in 1967.
* Silvana Suárez†, the second Argentine to achieve the title of Miss World, in 1978.

## Titleholders (1928—Present)

| Year | Miss Argentina | Province | Notes |
| 1928 | Tulia Ciámpoli Fierro† | Córdoba | First Miss Argentina |
| 1929 | Nélida Rodríguez Aragón | Santa Fe | |
| 1930 | Celia Basavilbaso | Chaco | |
| 1932 | Alejandina del Carmen Goni | Córdoba | |
| 1935 | Anita de Zavalía | Buenos Aires | |
| 1937 | Elba Tardits | Buenos Aires | Miss Sudamérica 1937 |
| 1954 | Ivana Olga Kislinger | Buenos Aires | Mundo Redial Production directorship |
| 1955 | Hilda Isabel Sarli† | Entre Ríos | |
| 1956 | Ileana Carré | Buenos Aires | |
| 1957 | Mónica Lamas | Buenos Aires | |
| 1958 | Celina Mercedes Ayala | Misiones | |
| 1959 | Liana Cortijo | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 1960 | Rose Marie Lincke | Buenos Aires | |
| 1961 | Adriana Gardiazábal | Buenos Aires | |
| 1962 | Norma Beatriz Nolan | Santa Fe | Miss Universe 1962 |
| 1963 | Olga Galuzzi | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 1964 | María Amalia Ramírez | Santa Fe | |
| 1965 | Mabel Azucena Caffarone | Buenos Aires Province | Did not compete |
| 1966 | Elba Beatriz Basso | Buenos Aires Province | El Arte de la Elegancia Directorship |
| 1967 | Amalia Yolanda Scuffi | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 1968 | Maria Del Carmen Jordan Vidal | Buenos Aires | |
| 1969 | Lidia Esther Pepe | Corrientes | |
| 1970 | Beatriz Marta Gros | Buenos Aires | Héctor Larrea directorship |
| 1971 | Alicia Beatriz Daneri | Buenos Aires | Reina Internacional del Café 1973 |
| 1972 | Norma Elena Dudik | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 1973 | Susana Romero | Buenos Aires | |
| 1974 | Leonor Celmira Guggini | Buenos Aires | |
| 1975 | Rosa Del Valle Santillán | Tucumán | |
| 1976 | Lilian Noemí De Asti | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 1977 | Maritza Elizabet Jurado | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 1978 | Delia Stella Maris Muñoz | Córdoba | |
| 1979 | Adriana Virginia Álvarez | Buenos Aires Province | El Mundo del Espectáculo directorship |
| 1980 | Silvia Piedrabuena | Santa Fe | |
| 1981 | Susana Mabel Reynoso | Santa Cruz | Juan Alberto Mateyko and Nelly Raymond directorship |
| 1982 | María Alejandra Basile | Buenos Aires | |
| 1983 | María Daniela Carara | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 1984 | Leila Adar | Buenos Aires | |
| 1985 | Yanina Castaño | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 1986 | María de los Ángeles Fernández Espadero | Buenos Aires | |
| 1987 | Carolina Brachetti | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 1988 | Claudia Gabriela Pereyra | Buenos Aires | |
| 1989 | Luisa Norbis | Córdoba | |
| 1990 | Paola De La Torre | Salta | |
| 1991 | Verónica Flavia Honnorat | Chaco | |
| 1992 | Laura Verónica Rafael | Buenos Aires | Miss Globe International 1992 |
| 1993 | Alícia Andrea Ramón | Chaco | Nelly Raymond directorship |
| 1994 | Solange Guadalupe Magnano† | Córdoba | |
| 1995 | Cecilia Gagliano | Buenos Aires Province | Did not compete |
| 1996 | Verónica Ledezma | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 1997 | Nazarena Vanesa González Almada | Buenos Aires | |
| 1998 | Marcela Viviana Brane | Córdoba | |
| 1999 | Elena Mabel Fournier Picciolo | Santa Fe | |
| 2000 | Andrea Nicastri Muchi | Buenos Aires Province | Fenix Production and Fundación Favaloro directorship |
| 2001 | Romina Incicco | Buenos Aires | |
| 2003 | Laura Constanza Romero Demelli | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 2006 | Magali Romitelli | Córdoba | Mirta Schuster directorship |
| 2007 | Daniela Alejandra Stucan Figlomeni | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 2008 | María Silvana Belli Vega | San Juan | |
| 2009 | Johanna Mariel Lašić Cid | Buenos Aires | |
| 2010 | Yésica Natalia Di Vincenzo | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 2011 | Natalia Soledad Rodríguez | Buenos Aires Province | |
| 2012 | Camila Solórzano Ayusa | Tucumán | |
| 2013 | Brenda González | Santa Fe | |
| 2014 | Valentina Ferrer | Córdoba | |
| 2015 | Claudia Alexis Barrionuevo | Salta | |
| 2016 | Estefanía Bernal | Buenos Aires | Endemol Argentina and TNT Latin America directorship |
| 2017 | Stefanía Belén Incandela Lema | Buenos Aires | |
| 2018 | Agustina Belén Pivowarchuk | Buenos Aires | |
| 2019 | Mariana Jesica Varela | Buenos Aires Province | Osmel Sousa directorship |
| 2020 | Alina Luz Akselrad | Córdoba | Miss Sudamérica 2017 |
| 2021 | María Julieta García | Buenos Aires | |
| 2022 | Bárbara Yasmín Cabrera | Buenos Aires | Nadia Cerri directorship |
| 2023 | Yamile Dajud | Río Negro Province | Kena Manzur directorship |
| 2024 | TBA | TBA |

### Statistic rankings

| Province | Title | Year |
| Buenos Aires | 21 | 1932, 1937, 1959, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2019, 2022 |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1997, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Córdoba | 8 | 1928, 1978, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2020, 2024 |
| Santa Fe | 8 | 1929, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1980, 1999, 2001, 2013 |
| Chaco | 3 | 1930, 1991, 1993 |
| Salta | 2 | 1990, 2015 |
| Tucumán | 2 | 1975, 2012 |
| Río Negro | 1 | 2023 |
| San Juan | 1 | 2008 |
| Santa Cruz | 1 | 1981 |
| Corrientes | 1 | 1969 |
| Misiones | 1 | 1958 |
| Entre Ríos | 1 | 1955 |

## Titleholders under Miss Argentina org.

* : 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
| Year | Province | Miss Universe Argentina | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Award(s) | Notes |
| 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2024 | Córdoba | Magali Benejam | Top 12 | | |
| 2023 | Río Negro | Yamile Luján Dajud | Unplaced | | Keno Manzur directorship. |
| 2022 | Buenos Aires | Bárbara Yasmín Cabrera | Unplaced | | Nadia Cerri directorship. |
| 2021 | Buenos Aires | María Julieta García | Unplaced | | Appointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the 1st Runner-up of 2019 crowned as the Miss Argentina 2021. |
| 2020 | Córdoba | Alina Luz Akselrad | Top 21 | | Appointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the Top 7 of 2019 crowned as the Miss Argentina 2020. |
| 2019 | Buenos Aires | Mariana Jesica Varela | Unplaced | | Osmel Sousa directorship. |
| 2018 | Buenos Aires | Agustina Belén Pivowarchuk | Unplaced | | |
| 2017 | Buenos Aires | Stefanía Belén Incandela Lema | Unplaced | | |
| 2016 | Buenos Aires | Estefanía Bernal | Unplaced | | Endemol Argentina and TNT Latin America directorship. |
| 2015 | Salta | Claudia Alexis Barrionuevo | Unplaced | Best National Costume (Top 5) | |
| 2014 | Córdoba | Valentina Ferrer Pezza | Top 10 | Best National Costume (Top 5) | |
| 2013 | Santa Fe | Brenda María González | Unplaced | | |
| 2012 | Tucumán | Camila Solórzano Ayusa | Unplaced | | |
| 2011 | Buenos Aires Province | Natalia Soledad Rodríguez | Unplaced | | |
| 2010 | Buenos Aires Province | Yésica Natalia Di Vincenzo | Unplaced | | |
| 2009 | Buenos Aires | Johanna Mariel Lašić Cid | Unplaced | | |
| 2008 | San Juan | María Silvana Belli Vega | Unplaced | | |
| 2007 | Buenos Aires Province | Daniela Alejandra Stucan Figlomeni | Unplaced | | |
| 2006 | Córdoba | Magali Romitelli | Top 20 | | Mirta Schuster directorship. |
| Señorita Argentina ||||||
| Did not compete between 2004—2005 ||||||
| 2003 | Buenos Aires Province | Laura Constanza Romero Demelli | Unplaced | | |
| 2002 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2001 | Buenos Aires | Romina Incicco | Unplaced | | |
| 2000 | Buenos Aires Province | Andrea Nicastri Muchi | Unplaced | | Fenix Production and Fundación Favaloro directorship. |
| 1999 | Santa Fe | Elena Mabel Fournier Picciolo | Unplaced | | |
| 1998 | Córdoba | Marcela Viviana Brane | Unplaced | | |
| 1997 | Buenos Aires | Nazarena Vanesa González Almada | Unplaced | | |
| 1996 | Buenos Aires Province | Verónica Ledezma | Unplaced | | |
| 1995 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 1994 | Córdoba | Solange Guadalupe Magnano Silvestre† | Unplaced | | |
| 1993 | Chaco | Alicia Andrea Ramón | Unplaced | | Nelly Raymond directorship. |
| Miss Argentina ||||||
| 1992 | Buenos Aires | Laura Verónica Rafael | Unplaced | | |
| 1991 | Chaco | Verónica Flavia Honnorat | Unplaced | | |
| 1990 | Salta Province | Paola De La Torre | Unplaced | | |
| 1989 | Córdoba | Luisa Norbis | Unplaced | | |
| 1988 | Buenos Aires | Claudia Gabriela Pereyra | Unplaced | | |
| 1987 | Buenos Aires Province | Carolina Brachetti | Unplaced | | |
| 1986 | Buenos Aires | María De Los Ángeles Fernández | Unplaced | | |
| 1985 | Buenos Aires Province | Yanina Castaño | Unplaced | | |
| 1984 | Buenos Aires | Leida Adar | Unplaced | | |
| 1983 | Buenos Aires Province | María Daniela Carara | Unplaced | | |
| 1982 | Buenos Aires | María Alejandra Basile | Unplaced | | |
| 1981 | Santa Cruz | Susana Mabel Reynoso | Unplaced | | Juan Alberto Mateyko and Nelly Raymond Directorship |
| 1980 | Santa Fe | Silvia Piedrabuena | Unplaced | | |
| 1979 | Buenos Aires Province | Adriana Virginia Álvarez | Top 12 | | El Mundo del Espectáculo directorship. |
| 1978 | Córdoba | Delia Stella Maris Muñoz | Unplaced | | |
| 1977 | Buenos Aires Province | Maritza Elizabet Jurado | Top 12 | | |
| 1976 | Buenos Aires Province | Lilian Noemí De Asti | Top 12 | | |
| 1975 | Tucumán | Rosa Del Valle Santillán | Unplaced | | |
| 1974 | Buenos Aires | Leonor Celmira Guggini | Unplaced | | |
| 1973 | Buenos Aires | Susana Romero | Top 12 | | |
| 1972 | Buenos Aires Province | Norma Elena Dudik | Unplaced | | |
| 1971 | Santa Fe | María Del Carmen Vidal | Unplaced | | |
| 1970 | Buenos Aires | Beatriz Marta Gros | 4th Runner-up | Best Swimsuit (Top 10) | Héctor Larrea directorship. |
| 1969 | Corrientes | Lidia Esther Pepe | Unplaced | | |
| 1968 | Buenos Aires | María Del Carmen Jordan Vidal | Unplaced | | |
| 1967 | Buenos Aires Province | Amalia Yolanda Scuffi | Unplaced | | Naico Agency directorship. |
| 1966 | Buenos Aires Province | Elba Beatriz Basso | Unplaced | | El Arte de la Elegancia directorship. |
| 1965 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 1964 | Santa Fe | María Amelia Ramírez | Top 10 | | |
| 1963 | Buenos Aires Province | Olga Amelia Galluzzi | Top 15 | | |
| 1962 | Santa Fe | Norma Beatriz Nolan | Miss Universe 1962 | | |
| 1961 | Buenos Aires | Adriana Gardiazábal | 2nd Runner-up | | |
| 1960 | Buenos Aires | Rose Marie Lincke | Unplaced | | |
| 1959 | Buenos Aires Province | Liana Cortijo | Unplaced | | |
| 1958 | Misiones | Celina Mercedes Ayala | Unplaced | | |
| 1957 | Buenos Aires | Mónica Lamas | Top 15 | | |
| 1956 | Buenos Aires | Ileana Carré | Top 15 | | |
| 1955 | Entre Ríos | Hilda Isabel Sarli Gorrindo † | Top 15 | | |
| 1954 | Buenos Aires | Ivana Olga Ana María Francisca Kislinger | Top 16 | | Mundo Redial Production directorship. |