Nuestra Belleza México 1996, the 3rd Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Centro de Convenciones of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico on September 22, 1996. Thirty-two contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Rebeca Tamez from Tamaulipas, who later competed at Miss Universe 1997 in the US. Tamez was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Vanessa Guzmán and Miss Universe 1996 Alicia Machado from Venezuela. She was the first Tamaulipeca and winner of foreign descent (her mother is an American) to win this title.
The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by Yessica Salazar from Jalisco, who later competed at Miss World 1996 in India where she was a Semi-finalist in the Top 10. Salazar was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Alejandra Quintero. She is the first and only Jalisciense to win this title.
For the first time, two events were held separately to select the two winners for the titles Nuestra Belleza México and Nuestra Belleza Mundo México.
Results Nuestra Belleza México Final results Contestant Nuestra Belleza México 1996 Tamaulipas – Rebeca Tamez Suplente/1st Runner-up Veracruz – Ileana Fomperosa 2nd Runner-up Chihuahua – Banelly Carrasco 3rd Runner-up Distrito Federal – Ivette Benavides 4th Runner-up Querétaro – Iveth García5th Runner-up Sinaloa – Celia Chávez Top 16 Chiapas – Melina Cautiño Durango – Brenda Alcantar Jalisco – Yessica Salazar Nayarit – Tania Vázquez Nuevo León – Blanca Martínez Oaxaca – Karina Román Quintana Roo – Ana Ivette Zelaya Sonora – Mirna Miranda Yucatán – Lyndia Quiroz Zacatecas – Sonia García
Nuestra Belleza Mundo México One week before the Final Competition was held, the Preliminary Competition featured a live show entitled "Nuestra Belleza México: Rumbo a Miss Mundo" in they announced that the winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was Yessica Salazar from Jalisco, who would go on to represent Mexico at Miss World 1996 and finish as a semi-finalist in the Top 10. All contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown categories during the contest.
The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México pageant was held at the Xcaret Park in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico and was hosted by Marco Antonio Regil. It was the debut of the "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México" contest in its capacity as an official separate pageant to choose Mexico's representative to Miss World. Although the winner of this event also competed in the Final Competition, she finished only as a semi-finalist.
The musical part was enlivened by the following groups: Manuel Mijares, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma and Paul Anka.
Final results Contestant Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1996 Jalisco – Yessica Salazar Suplente/1st Runner-up Veracruz – Ileana Fomperosa 2nd Runner-up Distrito Federal – Ivette Benavides 3rd Runner-up Chihuahua – Banelly Carrasco 4th Runner-up Querétaro – Iveth García
Contestants State Contestant Age Aguascalientes María del Pilar Magallanes Peréz 18 Baja California Karla Baeza Noriega 18 ' Baja California Sur Guadalupe Castillo Celaya 18 Campeche Liliana Rendis Buenfil 23 Coahuila Martha Elena Padilla Galarza 21 Colima Alma Alicia De la Torre Robledo 20 Chiapas Melina María Doutiño Glaúner 18 Chihuahua Banelly Carrasco Loya 19 Distrito Federal Ivette Benavides Rojas 23 Durango Brenda Elena Alcantar Díaz 22 Estado de México Maricela del Carmén Fernández Tovar 18 Guanajuato Liliana De Anda Gómez 21 Guerrero Nancy Karina Bejar Bernal 21 Hidalgo Isela Erendira Ruíz Castañeda 19 Jalisco Yessica Salazar González 21 Michoacán Verónica Martínez Pérez 21 Morelos Ana Paula Castañares De los Cobos 18 Nayarit Tania Elizabeth Vázquez Pérez 19 Nuevo León Blanca Elena Martínez De la Fuente 19 Oaxaca Karin Román Peillet 18 Puebla María del Pilar Ariadna Romo Durand 22 Querétaro Hortensia Iveth García Frias 19 Quintana Roo Ana Ivette Zelaya Espinoza 20 San Luis Potosí Gloria De la Garza Hernández 19 Sinaloa Celia Gloria Chávez Carrasco 23 Sonora Mirna Irene Miranda Torres 21 Tabasco Alejandra Rodríguez Bustamantes 19 Tamaulipas Rebeca Lyn Tamez Jones 20 Tlaxcala María Luisa Orozco Arechiga 18 Veracruz Ileana Fomperosa Chavarín 21 Yucatán Lyndia Quiroz Zavala 19 Zacatecas Sonia García Ramírez 21
Judges Preliminary competition Miriam Sommers – Fashion and Designer Coordinator Víctor Bucardo – Ponds Brand Director Glenda Reyna – Glenda Models Director César Évora – Actor Sarah Bustani – Fashion Designer Óscar Madrazo – Contempo Models Director Leticia Calderón – Actress
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