The first beauty queen in Ecuador was Sara Chacón Zúñiga from Guayaquil, Guayas province in 1930. She wore the sash and the crown of Miss Ecuador for the very first time. The contest was inactive for more than 20 years until 1955 when Leonor Carcache won the first modern title of Miss Ecuador and became the first representative of the country to the Miss Universe pageant.
Representatives from the all 24 provinces that make up Ecuador compete annually for the title of Miss Ecuador among others. In addition to representatives to Miss Universe and Miss International; Miss Ecuador Organization also selects the candidates for Miss United Continents and Reina Hispanoamericana, under the direction of Mrs. María del Carmen de Aguayo. Mr. Julián Pico has the rights to choose and send a contestant to Miss World, Miss Supranational and Miss Grand through the national pageant CNB Ecuador since 2013 under the direction of Mrs. Tahíz Panus. The representatives for Miss Earth is selected by Ms. Katherine Espín. Mr. Rodrigo Moreira has the rights to choose and send a representative from Ecuador to Miss America Latina and Mrs. Cecilia Niemes has the rights to send a delegate to Miss Atlántico Internacional respectively.
Miss Ecuador titleholders
EditionDate VenueMiss Ecuador Representation International 1930 February 9, 1930 Teatro OlmedoGuayaquil, Guayas Sara Chacón Zúñiga Guayaquil Miss América Latina 1930 colspan=6 1955 June 4, 1955 Teatro PonceGuayaquil, Guayas Leonor María Carcache Rodríguez Guayaquil Miss Universe 1955 1956 June 26, 1956 Piscina Olímpica MunicipalGuayaquil, Guayas María Mercedes Flores Espín Guayaquil Miss Universe 1956 1957 May 31, 1957 Teatro OlmedoGuayaquil, Guayas Patricia Juliana Benítez Wright Guayaquil Miss Universe 1957 1958 June 20, 1958 Teatro OlmedoGuayaquil, Guayas Alicia Vallejo Eljuri Riobamba Miss Universe 1958 1959 July 3, 1959 Teatro OlmedoGuayaquil, Guayas Carlota Elena Ayala Arellano Guayaquil Miss Universe 1959 1960 June 25, 1960 Guayaquil Tennis ClubGuayaquil, Guayas Isabel Matilde Rolando Ceballos Quito Miss Universe 1960 1961 June 29, 1961 Teatro OlmedoGuayaquil, Guayas Elaine Nina Ortega Hougen Quito Miss International 1961 Miss Universe 1962Miss World 1962 1962 August 5, 1962 Club de Leones de GuayaquilGuayaquil, Guayas Margarita Leonor Arosemana Gómez Guayaquil Miss International 1962 Top 15 1963 July 30, 1963 Teatro 9 de OctubreGuayaquil, Guayas Tania Valle Moreno Guayaquil Miss International 1963 1964 July 21, 1964 Teatro 9 de OctubreGuayaquil, Guayas María Agustina Mendoza Vélez Santa Ana Miss International 1964 1965 July 20, 1965 Teatro 9 de OctubreGuayaquil, Guayas María Eugenia Mosquéra Bañados Guayaquil Miss International 1965 1966 Appointed August 3, 1966 Salón de la Asociación de PeriodistasGuayaquil, Guayas Alexandra Vallejo Klaere Guayaquil Miss World 1966 1967 Appointed October 10, 1966 Canal 4 StudiosGuayaquil, Guayas Laura Elena Baquero Palacios Guayaquil Miss Universe 1967 Did not competeMiss International 1967Miss World 1967 1968 June 15, 1968 Guayaquil Yacht ClubGuayaquil, Guayas Priscilla Elena Álava González Guayaquil Miss Universe 1968 1969 June 12, 1969 Canal 2 StudiosGuayaquil, Guayas Rosana Leonor Vinueza Estrada Guayaquil Miss Universe 1969 1970 July 16, 1970 Canal 2 StudiosGuayaquil, Guayas Sofía Virginia Monteverde Nimbriotis Guayaquil Miss World 1970 Top 15 1971 August 19, 1971 Teatro 9 de OctubreGuayaquil, Guayas María Cecilia Gómez Buenaventura Guayaquil Miss World 1971 1972 October 27, 1972 Canal 2 StudiosGuayaquil, Guayas Patricia Ximena Falconí Salas Quito Miss World 1972 1973 Appointed May 3, 1973 Canal 2 StudiosGuayaquil, Guayas Ana Patricia Rivadeneira Peña Cuenca Miss Maja 1973 1974 October 7, 1974 Teatro 9 de OctubreGuayaquil, Guayas Silvia Aurora Jurado Estrada Playas Miss World 1974 1975 July 4, 1975 Teatro 9 de OctubreGuayaquil, Guayas Ana María Wray Salas Guayaquil Miss Universe 1975 1976 June 1, 1976 Canal 2 StudiosGuayaquil, Guayas Gilda de las Mercedes Plaza Guerra Guayaquil Miss Universe 1976 1977 June 17, 1977 Coliseo Cerrado de GuayaquilGuayaquil, Guayas Lucía del Carmen Hernández Quiñonez Chone Miss Universe 1977Miss World 1977 1978 Appointed May 8, 1977 Telecentro StudiosGuayaquil, Guayas Mabel Adelaida Ceballos Sangster Guayaquil Miss Universe 1978 1979 Appointed June 9, 1979 Telecentro StudiosGuayaquil, Guayas Ana Beatriz Plaza Guerra Guayaquil Miss Universe 1979 1980 June 11, 1980 Teatro 9 de OctubreGuayaquil, Guayas Leslie Verónica Rivas Franco Machala Miss Universe 1980 1981 Appointed June 2, 1981 Telecentro StudiosGuayaquil, Guayas Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urgelles Guayaquil Miss Universe 1981 Top 12Miss World 1981 1982 Appointed June 4, 1982 Telecentro StudiosGuayaquil, Guayas Lorena Jacqueline Burgos García Guayaquil Miss Universe 1982 1983 June 14, 1983 Teatro 9 de OctubreGuayaquil, Guayas Mariela del Mar García Monsalve Portoviejo Miss Universe 1983 1984 May 29, 1984 Teatro 9 de OctubreGuayaquil, Guayas Leonor Patricia Gonzenbach Vallejo Guayaquil Miss Universe 1984 1985 June 4, 1985 Teatro 9 de OctubreGuayaquil, Guayas María Elena Stangl Tamayo Guayaquil Miss Universe 1985 1986 May 27, 1986 Teatro 9 de OctubreGuayaquil, Guayas Verónica Lucía Sevilla Ledergeber Quito Miss Universe 1986 1987 March 31, 1987 Teatro 9 de OctubreGuayaquil, Guayas María del Pilar Barreiro Cucalón Quito Miss Universe 1987 1988 Appointed April 1, 1988 Telecentro StudiosGuayaquil, Guayas Cecilia Cristina Pozo Carminer Guayaquil Miss Universe 1988 1989 June 15, 1988 Teatro Centro de ArteGuayaquil, Guayas María Eugenia Molina Astudillo Guayaquil Miss Universe 1989 1990 Appointed January 8, 1990 Telecentro StudiosGuayaquil, Guayas Jéssica del Carmen Núñez Severino Guayaquil Miss Universe 1990 1991 March 12, 1991 Teatro Centro de ArteGuayaquil, Guayas Diana Karina Neira Rassmussen Guayaquil Miss Universe 1991 1992 April 9, 1992 Teatro Centro de ArteGuayaquil, Guayas María Soledad Diab Aguilar Guayaquil Miss Universe 1992 1993 April 22, 1993 Teatro Nacional de la CulturaQuito, Pichincha Arianna Mandini Klein Guayaquil Miss Universe 1993 1994 March 24, 1994 Teatro Centro de ArteGuayaquil, Guayas Mafalda del Pilar Arboleda Arditto Guayaquil Miss Universe 1994 1995 Appointed March 1, 1955 Ecuavisa StudiosGuayaquil, Guayas Radmila Miryana Pandžić Arapov Manta Miss Universe 1995 1996 November 9, 1955 Teatro BolívarQuito, Pichincha Mónica Paulina Chalá Mejía Quito Miss Universe 1996 1997 April 17, 1997 Teatro Nacional de la CulturaQuito, Pichincha María José López Verdú Quito Miss Universe 1997 1998 March 21, 1988 Teatro Nacional de la CulturaQuito, Pichincha Soraya Edith Hogonaga Serrano Quito Miss Universe 1998 1999 April 16, 1999 Teatro Nacional de la CulturaQuito, Pichincha Carolina Alfonso De la Paz Quito Miss Universe 1999 2000 April 6, 2000 Teatro Centro de ArteGuayaquil, Guayas Gabriela Mercedes Cadena Vedova Guayaquil Miss Universe 2000 2001 March 21, 2001 Teatro Nacional de la CulturaQuito, Pichincha Jéssica Eliana Bermúdez Ronquillo Guayaquil Miss Universe 2001 2002 March 26, 2002 Teatro Centro de ArteGuayaquil, Guayas Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto Quito Miss Universe 2002Miss International 2002Miss Earth 2003 2003 March 27, 2003 Teatro Nacional de la CulturaQuito, Pichincha Andrea Marcela Jácome Ruíz Guayaquil Miss Universe 2003 2004 March 4, 2004 Teatro Centro de ArteGuayaquil, Guayas María Susana Rivadeneira Simbal Quito Miss Universe 2004 Top 10 2005 March 12, 2005 Teatro Nacional de la CulturaQuito, Pichincha Laura Ximena Zamora Moreano Quito Miss Universe 2005 2006 March 16, 2006 Coliseo Mayor de CuencaCuenca, Azuay Catalina "Catty" Mercedes López Samán Guayaquil Miss Universe 2006 2007 March 22, 2007Coliseo Voltaire Paladines PoloGuayaquil, Guayas María Lugina Cabezas Andrade Quito Miss Universe 2007 2008 March 18, 2008 Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPOQuito, Pichincha Doménica Francesca Saporiti Hinojosa Guayaquil Miss Universe 2008 2009 March 13, 2009 Coliseo Lorgio PinargoteManta, Manabí Sandra María Vinces Pinargote Portoviejo Miss Universe 2009 2010 March 25, 2010 Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPOQuito, Pichincha Lady Fernanda Mina Lastra Guayaquil Miss Universe 2010 2011 March 17, 2011 Recinto Ferial Alfonso Torres OrdóñezSanto Domingo, Santo Domingo Claudia Elena Schiess Fretz Puerto Ayora Miss Universe 2011 2012 March 16, 2012 Puerto Lucía Yacht ClubLa Libertad, Santa Elena Andrea Carolina Aguirre Pérez Guayaquil Miss Universe 2012 2013 March 8, 2013 Teatro Centro CívicoGuayaquil, Guayas Constanza María Báez Jalil Quito Miss Universe 2013 2nd Runner-up 2014 March 15, 2014 Teatro Centro CívicoGuayaquil, Guayas Silvia Alejandra Argudo Intriago Portoviejo Miss Universe 2014 2015 March 4, 2015 Centro de Convenciones de GuayaquilGuayaquil, Guayas Francesca Keyco Cipriani Burgos Guayaquil Miss Universe 2015 2016 March 12, 2016 Hotel Oro VerdeMachala, El Oro Connie Maily Jiménez Romero Ventanas Miss Universe 2016 2017 April 22, 2017 Complejo Polideportivo El ChorrilloBabahoyo, Los Ríos María Daniela Cepeda Matamoros Guayaquil Miss Universe 2017 2018 May 5, 2018 Hotel Oro VerdeMachala, El Oro Virginia Stephanie Limongi Silva Portoviejo Miss Universe 2018 2019 July 19, 2019 Teatro Centro de ArteGuayaquil, Guayas Cristina María Hidalgo Berry Guayaquil Miss Universe 2019 2020 October 17, 2020 Hotel Wyndham SailManta, Manabí Leyla Shuken Espinoza Calvache Quevedo Miss Universe 2020 2021 September 11, 2021 Malecón Eloy AlfaroQuevedo, Los Ríos Susana "Susy" Valeria Sacoto Mendoza Portoviejo Miss Universe 2021 2022 September 3, 2022 Malecón Eloy AlfaroQuevedo, Los Ríos Nayelhi Alejandra González Ulloa Esmeraldas Miss Universe 2022 2023 July 1, 2023 Recinto Ferial Alfonso Torres OrdóñezSanto Domingo, Santo Domingo Delary Georgette Stoffers Villón Guayaquil Miss Universe 2023 2024 August 17, 2024 Salinas Golf & Tennis ClubSalinas, Santa Elena Eunices Alexandra Rivadeneira Bermeo Guayaquil Miss International 2025TBD
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 abroad, in Basel, Switzerland; but she represented the province of Galápagos.
Provincial rankings
ProvinceTitlesYears411955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024141960, 1961, 1972, 1986, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013081964, 1977, 1983, 1995, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2021022016, 2020011958011973011980012011012022
Miss Universe participation
EditionSelection Miss Universe Ecuador Representation Placement Awards colspan=6 1955 Miss Ecuador 1955 Winner Leonor María Carcache Rodríguez Guayaquil Unplaced None 1956 Miss Ecuador 1956 Winner María Mercedes Flores Espín Guayaquil Unplaced None 1957 Miss Ecuador 1957 Winner Patricia Juliana Benítez Wright Guayaquil Unplaced None 1958 Miss Ecuador 1958 Winner Alicia Vallejo Eljuri Riobamba Unplaced None 1959 Miss Ecuador 1959 Winner Carlota Elena Ayala Arellano Guayaquil Unplaced None 1960 Miss Ecuador 1960 Winner Isabel Matilde Rolando Ceballos Quito Unplaced None 1961 Reina del Ecuador 1961 Winner Yolanda Palacios Chavert Guayaquil Unplaced None 1962 Miss Ecuador 1961 Winner Elaine Nina Ortega Hougen Quito Unplaced None 1963 Reina Nacional del Tejido 1963 Winner Patricia Córdova Martínez Cuenca Unplaced None 1964 Reina del Salinas Yacht Club 1964 Winner Tanya Yela Klein Loffredo Guayaquil Unplaced None 1965 Reina del Ecuador 1965 Winner Patricia Susana Ballasteros