# Nuestra Belleza México 2016

Nuestra Belleza México 2016, the 22nd annual Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at Foro 2 of Televisa San Angel in Mexico City on January 31, 2016. Twenty-nine contestants from Mexico competed for the national title, which was won by Kristal Silva from Tamaulipas who also competed in Miss Universe 2016. Silva was crowned by the outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Wendolly Esparza. She is the third person from Tamaulipas to win the title.
After three consecutive years, the final show of "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México" not was held. Rumors said that this was due to financing issues involving the renewal of the franchise. Other rumors also said that should it be renewed then the Mexican representative would be elected by the designation of a prior participant. On April 26, 2016 the Nuestra Belleza México Organization announced that they will not send a representative to Miss World after 21 years of having done so for the national organization.
The recognition "Corona al Mérito 2016" was for Carolina Morán, Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2006 and TV hostess.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Nuestra Belleza México 2016 | Tamaulipas – Kristal Silva |
| 1st Runner-Up | Sonora – Irma Miranda |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Nayarit – Geraldine Ponce |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Nuevo León – Naomi Mondragón |
| 4th Runner-Up | Yucatán – Yaris Cháidez |
| Top 10 | Michoacán – Magdalena Chiprés  Aguascalientes – Maria Gabriela Martín  Campeche – Ana Lilia Alpuche  Jalisco – Mariana Franco  Querétaro – Michelle León |
| Top 15 | Colima – Giovanna Salazar  Puebla – Lorena Chayban  Tabasco – Tania Pérez  Tlaxcala – Valeria Gongóra  Veracruz – Arely Espinoza |

## Contestants

| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Aguascalientes | María Gabriela Martín Del Campo Bonilla | 21 | 1.73 | Aguascalientes |
| Baja California | Cynthia Paola Valdez Ruiz | 21 | 1.68 | Tijuana |
| Baja California Sur | Dulce Vanessa Reyes Zaragoza | 21 | 1.72 | La Paz |
| Campeche | Ana Lilia Alpuche Tovar | 23 | 1.70 | San Francisco de Campeche |
| Chihuahua | Celeste Espinoza Portillo | 21 | 1.81 | Parral |
| Ciudad de México | Stephanie Dash Karam Tovar | 23 | 1.70 | Mexico City |
| Coahuila | Ana Lucila Linaje Esquivel | 18 | 1.74 | Monclova |
| Colima | Laura Giovanna Salazar García | 21 | 1.70 | Villa de Álvarez |
| Durango | Viveck Nevárez Marín | 20 | 1.75 | Durango |
| Estado de México | Lucía Moreno Noriega | 19 | 1.72 | Toluca |
| Guanajuato | Daniela Marcela Arellano Gómez | 22 | 1.73 | León |
| Hidalgo | Nicktell Rodríguez Apodaca | 19 | 1.80 | Pachuca |
| Jalisco | Mariana Franco Anguiano | 22 | 1.76 | Tonalá |
| Michoacán | Magdalena Chipres Herrera | 20 | 1.74 | Zamora |
| Morelos | Rebeca Garavito Bergantiños | 21 | 1.69 | Cuernavaca |
| Nayarit | Geraldine Ponce Méndez | 21 | 1.79 | Xalisco |
| Nuevo León | Naomi Berenice Garza Mondragón | 22 | 1.76 | San Nicolás de los Garza |
| Oaxaca | Claudia Elena Bravo Barradas | 23 | 1.73 | Tuxtepec |
| Puebla | Lorena Chayban Abdul Massih | 21 | 1.74 | Puebla |
| Querétaro | Michelle León López | 22 | 1.74 | Querétaro City |
| Quintana Roo | Salma Betsabé Sosa Herrera | 18 | 1.70 | Cancún |
| Sinaloa | Norma Patricia De la Vega Zazueta | 22 | 1.74 | Culiacán |
| Sonora | Irma Cristina Miranda Valenzuela | 19 | 1.78 | Cd. Obregón |
| Tabasco | Tania Kirey Pérez Quevedo | 23 | 1.72 | Villahermosa |
| Tamaulipas | Yuselmi Cristal Silva Davila | 24 | 1.80 | Ciudad Victoria |
| Tlaxcala | Valeria Noemí Góngora Dorantes | 22 | 1.72 | Tlaxcala |
| Veracruz | Arely Betsabé Espinosa Jiménez | 23 | 1.78 | Poza Rica |
| Yucatán | Yaris Cháidez Zumaya | 21 | 1.74 | Mérida |
| Zacatecas | Eliana Villegas Arellano | 23 | 1.75 | Florencia de Benito Juárez |
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## Replacements

* Guanajuato – Samantha Peña was the winner of Nuestra Belleza Guanajuato 2015. The 2nd Runner-up, Daniela Arellano will represent Guanajuato in Nuestra Belleza México 2015. Peña renounced the title for reasons concerning her studies.

### Returning states

* Last competed in 2011:
** Quintana Roo
* Last competed in 2013:
** Campeche

### Withdrawals

* Chiapas
* Guanajuato – Samantha Peña
* Guerrero – Susana Rentería
* San Luis Potosí