Mexicana Universal Tamaulipas (until 2016 called Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas) is a state-level contest in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, which selects the state representative for the national contest Mexicana Universal (formerly called Nuestra Belleza México), thus aspiring to represent the country internationally on one of the platforms offered.
The state organization has achieved the following results since 1994: Winner: 3 (1996, 2004, 2015) 1st Runner-up: 1 (2016) 3rd Runner-up: 3 (1999, 2005, 2006) 4th Runner-up: 1 (2014) Top 10/11/12: 3 (2001, 2002, 2007) Top 15/16: 5 (1997, 2010, 2013, 2019, 2021) Top 20/21: 3 (2000, 2003, 2005) Unplaced: 12 (1994, 1995, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2025)
National Queens Citlaly Higuera - Mexicana Internacional 2017 (Designated) Kristal Silva - Nuestra Belleza México 2016 Sandra Ahumada - Reina Hispanoamericana México 2015 (Designated) Laura Elizondo - Nuestra Belleza México 2004 Mónica Aragón - Reina del Café México 2002 (Designated) Rebeca Tamez - Señorita Continente Americano México 1997 (Designated) Rebeca Tamez - Nuestra Belleza México 1996
International Queens Rebeca Tamez - Señorita Continente Americano 1997
Titleholders The following are the names of the annual winners of Mexicana Universal Tabasco, listed in ascending order, as well as their results during the national Mexicana Universal pageant. State queens who represented the country in a current or past franchise of the national organization are also highlighted in a specific color.
Current Franchises: Competed at Miss Grand International. Competed at Miss International. Competed at Miss Charm. Competed at Reina Hispanoamericana. Competed at Miss Orb International. Competed at Nuestra Latinoamericana Universal.
Former Franchises: Competed at Miss Universe. Competed at Miss World. Competed at Miss Continente Americano. Competed at Miss Costa Maya International. Competed at Miss Atlántico Internacional. Competed at Miss Verano Viña del Mar. Competed at Reina Internacional del Café. Competed at Reina Internacional de las Flores. Competed at Señorita Continente Americano. Competed at Nuestra Belleza Internacional.
Year Titleholder Hometown Placement Special Award Notes 2025 Daniela Esperanza Rueda Muñoz Nuevo Laredo - - Dama at Reina de la Feria Expomex Nuevo Laredo 2023 2024colspan="5"! 2023 Rita Zulema Rodríguez Flores Tampico - - Competed at Mexicana Universal 2018 Mexicana Universal Tamulipas 2017 Competed at Miss Teen Mundial México 2016 Miss Teen Mundial Tamaulipas 2016 2022 Brenda Scarlett López Mercado Ciudad Victoria - - Reina del Festival del Mar 2023 First married woman and mother from Tamaulipas 2021 Melissa Jaytzel Mireles Escobedo Ciudad Victoria Top 15 - Miss Teen Ciudad Victoria 2017 2020colspan="6"! 2019 Claudia Patricia Morato García Matamoros Top 16 -Top 10 at Miss Tourism International 2018 Miss Tourism International México 2018 Top 16 at Miss Mexico 2016 Miss Tamaulipas 2016 1st Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2016 1st Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2012 2018 Diana Lucía Rivera de León Tampico - - Top 16 at Miss Earth México 2015 Miss Earth Tamaulipas 2015 2017 Rita Zulema Rodríguez Flores Tampico - - Competed at Mexicana Universal 2025 Mexicana Universal Tamaulipas 2023 Competed at Miss Teen Mundial México 2016 Miss Teen Mundial Tamaulipas 2016 Until 2016 the Title was Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2016 Treisy Citlaly Higuera López Ciudad Madero 1st Runner-up Steps to Fame Competed at Miss International 2017 Mexicana Internacional 2017 1st Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2014 1st Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Ciudad Victoria 2014 1st Runner-up at Flor del Campo México 2013 Flor del Campo Tamaulipas 2013 Flor del Campo Casas 2013 2015 Yuselmi Cristal Silva Dávila Ciudad Victoria Nuestra Belleza México Miss Top Model Top 9 at Miss Universe 2016 Top 8 at Miss Earth 2013 Miss Earth México 2013 Miss Earth Tamaulipas 2013 1st Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2013 Nuestra Belleza Ciudad Victoria 2013 2014 Sandra Ahumada Treviño Tampico 4th Runner-up - Top 7 at Reina Hispanoamericana 2015 Reina Hispanoamericana México 2015 Competed at Miss F1 México 2015 Top 5 at Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2014 Nuestra Belleza Sur de Tamaulipas 2014 2013 Bárbara Giovanni Falcón Prieto Nuevo Laredo Top 15 Miss Congeniality 1st Runner-up at Miss Texas USA 2017 2nd Runner-up at Miss Texas USA 2016 Nuestra Belleza Nuevo Laredo 2013 6th Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013 3rd Runner-up at Miss Texas USA 2013 2nd Runner-up at Miss Texas USA 2012 Top 15 at Miss Texas USA 2009 Top 15 at Miss Texas Teen USA 2008 Competed at Miss Texas Teen USA 2007 Competed at Miss Texas Teen USA 2006 Fourth Mexican-american born in Tamaulipas 2012 Lluvia Andrea Andrade Vargas Reynosa - - Top 20 at Miss Texas USA 2017 1st Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Raynosa 2012 Third Mexican-american born in Tamaulipas 2011 Karen Alejandra Lizcano Flores Tampico - - 1st Runner-up at Miss Belleza Mundial 2021 Miss Belleza Mundial México 2021 1st Runner-up at Face of Beauty México 2015 Face of Beauty Tamaulipas 2015 Competed at Miss Petite Universe México 2015 Miss Petite Universe Tamaulipas 2015 2010 Ana Cecilia Ortiz Rodríguez(Resigned) Reynosa Did not Compete - Nuestra Belleza Reynosa 2010 Claudia Maribel González Elizondo(Assumed) Ciudad Victoria Top 15 Academic Award1st Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2010 2009 Melissa Solano Caballero(Resigned) Ciudad Victoria Did not Compete - Nuestra Belleza Ciudad Victoria 2009 Ana Karen González Abdala(Assumed) Nuevo Laredo - - 1st Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2009 Nuestra Belleza Nuevo Laredo 2009 2008 Alejandra Silva Hernández Ciudad Madero - - Nuestra Belleza Sur de Tamaulipas 2008 2007 Valerie Padilla Pontvianne Tampico Top 10 - Nuestra Belleza Sur de Tamaulipas 2007 Doris Pontvianne's daughter, Señorita Tamaulipas 1981 & Señorita Mundo México 1981 Angélica Pontvianne's niece, Señorita Tamaulipas 1985 2006 Adriana Celis Renero Ciudad Victoria 3rd Runner-up Miss Top ModelBest Hair Optims Alejandra Celis' sister, Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2003 2005 Lorena Ramos Paredes Matamoros Top 20 Miss Congeniality - 2004 Laura Elizondo Erhard Tampico Nuestra Belleza México Fuller Beauty Queen 3rd Runner-up at Miss Universe 2005 2003 Alejandra Celis Renero Ciudad Victoria Top 20 - Adriana Celis' sister, Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2006 2002 Miriam Ferro Romero Tampico Top 12 - - 2001 Mónica Aragón Herrera Tampico Top 10 Best HairMiss InternetCompeted at Reinado Internacional del Café 2002 Reina del Café México 2002 Top 21 at Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2001 Rosa María Aragón's sister, Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 1998 2000 Gabriela Josefina Soberón García Reynosa - - - 1999 Rosa María Aragón Herrera Tampico 3rd Runner-up Best HairSkin HindsCompeted at Reina Panamericana de la Belleza 1999 Reina Panamericana México 1999 Mónica Aragón's sister, Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 20011998 Nayma Karina Balquiarena Pérez Ciudad Victoria - - - 1997 Kelly Ann Nelson González Reynosa Top 16 - Second Mexican-american born in Tamaulipas 1996 Rebeca Lyn Tamez Jones Ciudad Victoria Nuestra Belleza México Best SkinsMiss Photogenic Competed at Miss Universe 1997 Señorita Continente Americano 1997 Señorita Continente Americano México 1997 First Mexican-american born in Tamaulipas 1995 Nelly Yo-lan Chao Quiñones Nuevo Laredo - - - 1994 Denisse Carrera Delgado Ciudad Victoria - - -
Designated Contestants Starting in 2000, states were allowed to have more than one candidate, as some states were not sending candidates for various reasons. The following contestants from Tamaulipas were invited to compete in the national pageant alongside the reigning queen, and in some cases, they achieved even better results. Year Titleholder Hometown Placement Special Award Notes 2005 Julia María Muñoz González Tampico 3rd Runner-up - 1st Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2005 2003 Yadira Patiño Cardoza Matamoros Top 20 - Top 15 at Miss Intercontinental 2008 Miss Intercontinental México 2008 Top 12 at Miss Latin America 2008 Miss América Latina México 2008 Competed at Miss Atlántico Internacional 2008 Miss Atlántico México 2008 Competed at Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 Miss Tourism Queen México 2007 1st Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2003 2002 Karla Argentina de Luna Flores Reynosa Top 12 - 1st Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2002 2001 María Alicia Rojas Lozano Tampico - - 1st Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2001 2000 Minerva Ivette Quintanilla Barrios Reynosa Top 20 - Top 20 at Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2000 1st Runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2000
See also Miss Tamaulipas
References
External links Official Website