The Miss Universo Paraguay 2016 pageant was held at AwA Resort on October 1, 2016, to select Paraguayan representatives to 3 major beauty pageants: Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Supranational. It was broadcast live on SNT. For the first time in the history of this pageant, the event was held in Encarnación City, 365 km away from the Paraguayan capital.

Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe Paraguay 2016 – Andrea Melgarejo Miss International Paraguay 2016 – Tatiana Rolin Miss Supranational Paraguay 2016 Fernando de la Mora – Viviana Florentin Miss Pacific Paraguay Central – Marta Díaz Miss Bikini Paraguay – Laura Notario 1st Runner-Up – Johana Leiva 2nd Runner-Up – Lucía Maciel 3rd Runner-Up Concepción – Kathia Martinez

Special awards Award Contestant Miss Top Model Central - Marta Diaz Best National Costume Guairá - Andrea Melgarejo Best Body Guairá - Andrea Melgarejo

Delegates There are 15 official contestants.Fotos Oficiales Miss Universo Paraguay 2016 - Traje de Gala facebook.com Department/City Candidate Age Height Hometown Alto Paraná Jazmín Almada 20 1.73 Ciudad del Este Asunción Lucía Maciel 26 1.75 Asunción Caaguazú Johana Leiva 20 1.77 Coronel Oviedo Caazapá Karina Leguizamón 22 1.74 Caazapá Canindeyú Eva Franco 20 1.75 Salto del Guairá Central Marta Diaz 24 1.77 Asunción Com. Paraguaya en España María Graciela Acuña 191.78 Barcelona Com. Paraguaya en USA Laura "Coca" Notario 26 1.71 Miami Concepción Kathia Martínez 21 1.77 Horqueta Cordillera Elizabeth Jara 21 1.72 Caraguatay Fernando de la Mora Viviana Florentín 22 1.74 Fernando de la Mora Guairá Andrea Melgarejo 22 1.80 Asunción Itapúa Tatiana Rolin 24 1.75 Obligado Misiones Blanca Amarilla 25 1.77 Santiago San Pedro Delsy Olmedo 18 1.75 Capiíbary

Contestants notes Some of the candidates participated, or will participate, in other important contests: Andrea Melgarejo (Guairá) have represented her country at Miss Earth 2015 held in Vienna, Austria.Miss Tierra Paraguay www-abc.com.py Blanca Amarilla (Misiones) represents Paraguay in Miss Atlántico Internacional 2013, the next year she won the title of Miss Verano 2014 in her country.Blanca Amarilla es la Miss Verano 2014 www.hoy.com.py

See also Miss Paraguay Miss Universe 2016 Miss International 2016

External links Promociones Gloria, holder of the franchises. Reinas de Belleza del Paraguay Facebook Page

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