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Miss Honduras Organization
Formation 1930; 95 years ago (1930)
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Tegucigalpa
Location
Membership
Official language
Spanish
President
Carlos Rivera And Bryan Espinoza, Ricardo Caballero
Website Official site: https://www.facebook.com/MissHondurasUniverso

The Miss Honduras or Miss Honduras Universe is a big national beauty contest held in Honduras. It's also known as Señorita Honduras. This contest started in 1930. The winners of Miss Honduras often go on to compete in the Miss Universe pageant.

History of Miss Honduras

The very first Miss Honduras contest happened in 1930. A young woman named Angélica Meza Milla won the title on July 27, 1930.

The contest then took a break for a while. It started up again in 1954. This time, the Ministry of Tourism in Honduras helped organize it. In 1954, Liliam Padilla was crowned as the first Miss Honduras after the long break since 1930.

In 1965, Eda Inés Munguía from Tegucigalpa won the Señorita Honduras title. At that time, the main winner went to the Miss World contest. Honduras did not send a representative to Miss Universe between 1956 and 1966. But starting in 1967, the main winner of Miss Honduras began to participate in the Miss Universe competition again.

In 1996, Eduardo Zablah took over the national contest. He changed its name to Señorita Honduras Universe Inc. He also got the rights for the Miss World and Miss International contests. This meant that the runners-up from Miss Honduras could compete in those international events.

Between 2003 and 2006, there was no national Miss Honduras contest. However, Dania Patricia Prince Méndez, who was Miss Honduras in 1998, was chosen as Miss Honduras Tierra in 2003 by a different group. Dania is famous because she won Miss Earth 2003 in the Philippines.

In 2007, Carlos Rivera, who is from Puerto Rico, took over the rights for the Miss Universe Organization in Honduras. He also added other contests like Miss Earth and Miss United Continents to the Miss Honduras Organization. The first winner of Miss Honduras after the four-year break was Wendy Patricia Salgado Corea. Meanwhile, the Miss World and Miss International representatives were chosen by another group, now called Señorita Honduras World or Miss World Honduras, led by Eduardo Zablah.

In 2016, Carlos Rivera, Bryan Espinoza, and Ricardo Caballero became the new presidents of the Miss Honduras Organization. They are also part of a group called ICA (Independencia Centro America).

Contest Locations

The Miss Honduras contest usually takes place in Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. Some common places for the event are Convenciones del Hotel Honduras Maya, Teatro Nacional Manuel Bonilla, and Country Club. In some years, the contest has also been held at Casino Sampedrano, Campo de la Asociación de Ganaderos y Agricultores (AGAS), and Confetis Discoteque.

Miss Honduras Titleholders

The women listed below have represented Honduras in the four biggest international beauty pageants for women. These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth.

Year Miss Honduras Department Notes
1930 Angélica Meza Milla Francisco Morazán
1954 Lilliam Padilla Francisco Morazán
1955 Pastora Pagán Valenzuela Cortés
1959 Rosemary Lefebre Francisco Morazán
1964 Aracely Cano Francisco Morazán
1965 Eda Inés Munguía Francisco Morazán
1966 Danira Miralda Yoro
1967 Denia Maria Alvarado Medina Cortés
1968 Nora Idalia Guillén Francisco Morazán
1969 Viena Paredes Zelaya Choluteca
1970 Francis Irene VanTuyl Cortés
1971 Dunia Aracely Ortega Santa Bárbara
1972 Doris Alicia Roca Pagán Cortés
1973 Nelly Suyapa González Mármol El Paraíso
1974 Ethelinda Mejía Velásquez Yoro
1976 Victoria Alejandra Pineda Fortín Cortés
1977 Carolina Rosa Rauscher Sierra Comayagua
1978 Olimpia Velásquez Medina Cortés
1979 Gina Maria Weidner Cleaves Cortés
1980 Ethelvina Raudales Yoro
1981 Leslie Nohemi Sabillón Dávila Francisco Morazán
1982 Eva Lissete Barahona Dheming Atlántida
1983 Ollie June Thompson Islas de la Bahía Reina Internacional del Café 1984
1984 Mertyce Elitha Hyde Bay Islands
1985 Diana Margarita García Cortés
1986 Sandra Natalie Navarrete Cortés
1987 Francia Tatiana Reyes Francisco Morazán
1988 Jacqueline Herrera Mejía Cortés
1989 Frances Siryi Milla Atlántida
1990 Vivian Audely Moreno Cortés
1992 Mónica Raquel Rápalo Atlántida
1993 Denia Reyes Atlántida
1994 Jim Haylock Bay Islands
1996 Yazmín Fiallos Francisco Morazán
1997 Joselina García Cobos Atlántida
1998 Dania Patricia Prince Méndez Choluteca Miss Earth 2003
1999 Daryela Sofia Guerrero Atlántida
2000 Flor de María García Ferrera Cortés
2001 Esther Edén Bay Islands Resigned
2002 Erika Lizeth Ramírez Atlántida
2007 Wendy Patricia Salgado Corea Francisco Morazán
2008 Diana Gabriela Barraza Miralda Olancho
2009 Belgica Nataly Suárez González Francisco Morazán
2010 Kenia Melissa Martínez Atlántida
2011 Keylin Suzette Gómez Flores Cortés
2012 Jennifer Denise Andrade Felicidades Francisco Morazán
2013 Diana Gertrude Shoutsen Mendoza Atlántida
2014 Gabriela Nikol Ordóñez Cortés Comayagua
2015 Iroshka Lindaly Elvir Flores Francisco Morazán
2016 Olga Sirey Morán Castro Yoro Dethroned
2017 April Claudette Tobie Ramos Bay Islands
2018 Claudia Vanessa Villars Figueroa Santa Bárbara
2019 Rosemary Natalí Arauz Mejía Cortés
2020 Cecilia Maria Rossell Guerra Copán
2021 Rose Meléndez Colón
2022 Rebeca Rodríguez Mora San Pedro Sula
2023 Zuheilyn Clemente Tegucigalpa
2024 TBA TBA

Winners from Miss Honduras Organization

This section lists the winners who have competed in major international pageants under the Miss Honduras organization.

Miss Honduras Universo Winners

  •      : Declared as Winner
  •      : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •      : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •      : Ended as special awards winner

The winner of Miss Honduras represents the country at the Miss Universe pageant. If the winner cannot keep her title, the runner-up will take her place.

Year Department Miss Honduras Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards Notes
2024 colspan=5 0TBA
2023 Tegucigalpa Zuheilyn Clemente Unplaced
2022 San Pedro Sula Rebeca Rodríguez Mora Unplaced
2021 Colón Rose Meléndez Unplaced
2020 Copán Cecilia María Rossell Guerra Unplaced Chosen directly because of the COVID-19 pandemic. She was the third runner-up from the 2019 contest.
2019 Cortés Rosemary Natalí Arauz Mejía Unplaced
2018 Santa Bárbara Claudia Vanessa Villars Figueroa Unplaced
2017 Bay Islands April Claudette Tobie Ramos Unplaced Ricardo Caballero (ICA/Independencia Centro America) was in charge. Later, she became Miss International Honduras 2024.
2016 Yoro Olga Sirey Morán Castro Unplaced She was first dethroned but later got her title back. She was crowned in 2015 along with Miss Honduras 2015, Iroshka Lindaly Elvir Flores.
2015 Francisco Morazán Iroshka Lindaly Elvir Flores Unplaced
2014 Comayagua Gabriela Nikol Ordóñez Cortés Unplaced
2013 Atlántida Diana Shoutsen Mendoza Unplaced
2012 Francisco Morazán Jennifer Denise Andrade Unplaced
2011 Cortés Keylin Suzette Gómez Flores Unplaced
2010 Colón Kenia Melissa Martínez Unplaced
2009 Francisco Morazán Belgica Nataly Suárez Unplaced
2008 Francisco Morazán Diana Gabriela Barraza Miralda Unplaced
2007 Francisco Morazán Wendy Patricia Salgado Corea Unplaced Carlos Rivera was in charge.
Señorita Honduras
Did not compete between 2003—2006
2002 Colón Erika Lizeth Ramírez Unplaced
  • Best National Costume (Top 20)
2001 Yoro Olenka Miroslava Fuschich Unplaced
  • Best National Costume (Top 3)
She was a runner-up who took over to compete at Miss Universe 2001.
Bay Islands Esther Edén Did not compete Resigned.
2000 Cortés Flor de María García Ferrera Unplaced
1999 Atlántida Daryela Sofia Guerrero Unplaced
1998 Choluteca Dania Patricia Prince Méndez Unplaced
1997 Atlántida Joselina García Cobos Unplaced
1996 El Paraiso Yazmín Fiallos Unplaced
1995 Did not compete
1994 Bay Islands Jem Haylock Unplaced
1993 Atlántida Denia Reyes Unplaced
1992 Atlántida Mónica Raquel Rápalo Unplaced
1991 Yoro Claudia Mercedes Caballero Did not compete
1990 Cortés Vivian Audely Moreno Unplaced
1989 Atlántida Frances Siryi Milla Unplaced
1988 Cortés Jacqueline Herrera Mejía Unplaced
1987 Francisco Morazán Francia Tatiana Reyes Unplaced
  • Miss Congeniality
1986 Cortés Sandra Natalie Navarrete Unplaced
1985 Cortés Diana Margarita García Unplaced
1984 Bay Islands Mertyce Elitha Hyde Unplaced
1983 Bay Islands Ollie June Thompson Unplaced
1982 Atlántida Eva Lissete Barahona Dheming Unplaced
1981 Francisco Morazán Leslie Nohemi Sabillón Dávila Unplaced
1980 Yoro Etelvina Raudales Unplaced
1979 Cortés Gina Maria Weidner Cleaves Unplaced
1978 Cortés Olimpia Velásquez Medina Unplaced
1977 Comayagua Carolina Rosa Rauscher Sierra Unplaced
1976 Cortés Victoria Alejandra Pineda Fortín Unplaced
1975 Did not compete
1974 Yoro Ethelinda Mejía Velásquez Unplaced
1973 El Paraíso Nelly Suyapa González Mármol Unplaced
1972 Cortés Doris Alicia Roca Pagán Unplaced
1971 Santa Bárbara Dunia Aracelly Ortega Unplaced
1970 Cortés Francis Irene VanTuyl Unplaced
1969 Choluteca Viena Paredes Zelaya Unplaced
1968 Francisco Morazán Nora Idalia Guillén Unplaced
1967 Cortés Denia Maria Alvafado Medina Unplaced
Miss Honduras
Did not compete between 1956—1966
1955 Cortés Pastora Pagán Valenzuela Top 15
1954 Francisco Morazán Lilliam Padilla Unplaced

Miss Honduras Mundo Winners

  •      : Declared as Winner
  •      : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •      : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •      : Ended as special awards winner

Before 2008, a runner-up or sometimes the winner of Miss Honduras would go to the Miss World pageant. Since 2008, the winner of Señorita Honduras Mundo, organized by Eduardo Zablah, represents Honduras at the Miss World pageant.

Year Department Señorita Honduras Mundo Placement at Miss World Special Awards Notes
2025 TBA TBA TBA TBA
2024 No competition held
2023 El Paraíso Yelsin Almendarez Unplaced
2022 Miss World 2021 was moved to March 16, 2022, because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico. No new contest started in 2022.
2021 Yoro Dayana Bordas Unplaced
2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no competition was held.
2019 Yoro Ana Romero Unplaced Miss World Sport (Top 32)
2018 Comayagua Dayana Sabillón Unplaced
2017 Santa Bárbara Celia Monterrosa Unplaced
  • Miss World Top Model (Top 30)
2016 Colón Kerelyne Campigotti Webster Unplaced
  • Miss World Sport (Top 24)
2015 Francisco Morazán Gabriela Vanessa Salazar Valle Unplaced
2014 Santa Bárbara María José Alvarado Could not compete
2013 Bay Islands Mónica Alexis Elwin Gough Unplaced
2012 Copán Jennifer Giselle Valle Morel Unplaced
2011 Cortés Bessy Beatriz Ochoa López Unplaced
2010 Colón Marilyn Elizabeth Medina Unplaced
2009 Copán Blaise Allys Massey Alvarado Unplaced
2008 Copán Gabriela Dennisse Zavala Irias Unplaced Señorita Honduras Mundo was under Eduardo Zablah's direction.
Miss World Honduras
Did not compete between 2005—2007
2004 Bay Islands Kimberly Michelle Macnab Unplaced Chosen in a private selection.
Honduran representatives from Señorita Honduras
Did not compete between 2001—2003
2000 Cortés Verónica Alejandra Castellón Unplaced
1999 Cortés Irma Waleska Quijada Henríquez Unplaced
1998 Did not compete
1997 Copán Hansel Cristina Cáceres Teruel Unplaced
Did not compete between 1994—1996
1993 Francisco Morazán Tania Bruchmann Escorcia Unplaced
1992 Did not compete
1991 Francisco Morazán Arlene Rocío Rauscher Duarte Unplaced
1990 Cortés Claudia Bendaña McCausland Unplaced
1989 Cortés Belinda Bodden Alvarez Unplaced
1988 Francisco Morazán Alina Patricia Díaz Ordóñez Unplaced
1987 El Paraiso Claudia María Paz Unplaced
1986 Cortés Nilcer Maria Viscovich Unplaced
1985 Did not compete
1984 Bay Islands Mertyce Elitha Hyde Unplaced
1983 Cortés Carmen Isabel Morales Ustariz Unplaced
1982 Cortés Ana Lucia Rivera Castro Unplaced
1981 Cortés Xiomara Sikaffy Mena Unplaced
1980 Yoro Etelvina (Ethel) Raudales Unplaced
1979 Cortés Gina Maria Weidner Cleaves Unplaced
1978 Cortés Maria Elena Bodadilla Unplaced
1977 Francisco Morazán María Marlene Villela Franco Unplaced
1976 Colón Maribel Ileana Ayala Ramírez Unplaced
1975 Yoro Ethelinda Mejía Velásquez Unplaced
1974 Bay Islands Leslie Suez Ramírez Unplaced
1973 Cortés Belinda Handal Unplaced
1972 Doris Van Tuyl Unplaced
Did not compete between 1968—1971
1967 Alba Maria Bobadilla Unplaced
1966 Cortés Denia Maria Alvarado Medina Unplaced
1965 Francisco Morazán Eda Inés Munguía Unplaced
1964 Francisco Morazán Aracely Cano Unplaced
Honduran representatives from Miss Honduras
Did not compete between 1960—1963
1959 Francisco Morazán Rosemary Lefebre Unplaced
Did not compete between 1956—1958
1955 Cortés Pastora Pagán Valenzuela Unplaced

Miss Honduras Internacional Winners

  •      : Declared as Winner
  •      : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •      : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •      : Ended as special awards winner

Before 2009, a runner-up or sometimes the winner of Miss Honduras would go to the Miss International pageant. Since 2009, the Señorita Honduras Internacional winner, organized by Eduardo Zablah, represents Honduras at the Miss International pageant.

Year Department Señorita Honduras Internacional Placement at Miss International Special Awards Notes
2024 Bay Islands April Claudette Tobie Ramos TBA She was previously Miss Universe Honduras 2017.
2023 Did not compete
2022 Cortés Zully Paz Pasan Unplaced
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no competition was held between 2020—2021.
2019 Atlántida Ariana María Bustillo Flores Unplaced
2018 Olancho Mayra Alejandra Fuentes Unplaced
2017 Santa Bárbara Claudia Vanessa Villars Figueroa Top 15
2016 El Paraíso Andrea Nicol Salinas Godoy Unplaced
2015 Francisco Morazán Jennifer Giselle Valle Morel 1st Runner-up
2014 Cortés Mónica Kristel Brocatto Unplaced
2013 Did not compete
2012 Francisco Morazán Shirley Velasques Morales Unplaced
  • Best National Costume
2011 Atlántida Esthefany Pineda Unplaced
2010 Did not compete
2009 Atlántida Kenia Melissa Andrade Unplaced
  • Best National Costume
Señorita Honduras Mundo was under Eduardo Zablah's direction. The Miss International Honduras was placed as Señorita Honduras Internacional.
Miss International Honduras
2008 Did not compete
2007 Margarita Valle Unplaced Chosen in a private selection.
2006 Colón Lissa Diana Viera Sáenz Unplaced Chosen in a private selection.
2005 Santa Bárbara Ingrid Lopez Unplaced Chosen in a private selection.
Honduran Representatives from Señorita Honduras
Did not compete between 2001—2004
2000 Yoro Alba Marcela Rubí Castellón Unplaced
1999 Did not compete
1998 Cortés Wendy Suyapa Rodríguez Unplaced
1997 Bay Islands Jennifer Elizabeth Campbell Unplaced
1996 Did not compete
1995 Francisco Morazáñ Sayda Umaña López Unplaced
1994 Did not compete
1993 Francisco Morazán Miriam Liseth Zapata Godoy Unplaced
1992 Cortés Francis Funez Padilla Top 15
1991 Cortés Marly Karina Prudoth Guzmán Unplaced
1990 Yoro Claudia Mercedes Caballero Unplaced
1989 Cortés Cynthia Zavala Unplaced
1988 Francisco Morazán Erika Aguilera Garay Unplaced
1987 Bay Islands Darlene Jacqueline Sikaffy Powery Unplaced
1986 Francisco Morazán Francia Tatiana Reyes Beselinoff Unplaced
1985 Cortés Waleska Zavala Peñalva Unplaced
1984 Bay Islands Mertyce Elitha Hyde Unplaced
1983 Francisco Morazán Ileana Maritza Turcios Unplaced
1982 Francisco Morazán Alba Luz Rogel Unplaced
1981 Cortés Gloria Patricia Durón 4th Runner-up
1980 Atlántida Jennifer Bustillo Unplaced
1979 Atlántida Lilian Anibeth Rivera Unplaced
1978 Atlántida Lorena Irias Navas Unplaced
1977 Francisco Morazán Maria Marlene Villela Franco Unplaced
1976 Francisco Morazán Victoria Ann Baker Top 15
1975 Yoro Ligia Caballero Cárdenas Unplaced
1974 Ocotepeque Rosario Elena Carbajal Unplaced
1973 Yoro Rosa Edelinda López Unplaced
1972 Did not compete
1971 Cortés Doris Van Tuyl Unplaced

Miss Honduras Tierra Winners

  •      : Declared as Winner
  •      : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •      : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •      : Ended as special awards winner

The winner of Señorita Honduras Tierra, organized by Eduardo Zablah, used to represent Honduras at the Miss Earth pageant. Before this contest was created, the first runner-up of Miss Honduras or the winner herself competed at the Miss Earth pageant between 2007 and 2012. Today, the Miss Earth Honduras contest is held by the Miss Earth Honduras organization.

Year Department Miss Earth Honduras Placement at Miss Earth Special Awards Notes
2024 TBA TBA TBA
2023 Comayagua Ariana Gomez Unplaced
2022 Valle Idania Santos Unplaced
2021 Roatán Jissel Rivera Did not compete
2020 Tegucigalpa Andreas Nuñez Unplaced
2019 Yoro Rita Velasquez Unplaced
2018 Danli Diana Palma Unplaced
2017 Tegucigalpa Valeria Cardona Unplaced
  • 3 Resorts Wear (Group 1)
2016 Did not compete
2015 Yoro Nadia Scarleth Morales Unplaced
Honduran Representatives from Miss Honduras
Did not compete between 2013—2014
2012 Yoro Odily Alvarenga Unplaced
2011 Bay Islands Stephany Hernández Martínez Unplaced
2010 Did not compete
2009 Alejandra Maria Mendoza David Unplaced
2008 Francisco Morazán Kenia Melissa Andrade Unplaced
Honduran Representatives from Señorita Honduras
2007 Did not compete
2006 Lesly Gabriela Molina Kristoff Unplaced
2005 Ruth María Arita Luna Unplaced
2004 Francisco Morazán Gabriela Dennisse Zavala Irias Top 8
  • Best in National Costume
2003 Choluteca Dania Patricia Prince Méndez Miss Earth 2003
2002 Leslie Paredes Barahona Unplaced Chosen in a private selection.

Miss Honduras Supranacional Winners

  •      : Declared as Winner
  •      : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •      : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •      : Ended as special awards winner
Year Department Miss Honduras Placement at Miss Supranational Special Awards Notes
2024 Cortés Stephie Morel TBA
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no competition was held between 2020-2023.
2019 Cortés Nicole Ponce Unplaced
2014 Francisco Morazán Tishanah Welcome Did not compete
2013 Comayagua Andrea Nicole López Mallorquín Unplaced
2012 Francisco Morazán Natalia Coto Hernández Top 20
2011 Atlántida Marla Yadira Escobar Montúfar Unplaced
2010 Cortés Lesly Kristoff Top 20
2009 Cortés Ruth Alemán Alvarado 3rd Runner-up

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Miss Honduras para niños

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