Miss Honduras facts for kids

The Miss Honduras or Miss Honduras Universe (also, known as Señorita Honduras) is a national beauty pageant in Honduras. The pageant was founded in 1930, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe.

History

The first edition of Miss Honduras began in 1930. The winner in that year was given to Angélica Meza Milla on July 27, 1930. The second edition was started in 1954 by Ministry of Tourism Honduras. In 1954 Liliam Padilla was crowned as the first Miss Honduras after many years in 1930.

In 1965 Eda Inés Munguía of Tegucigalpa won Señorita Honduras under Doña Norma de Funes directorship. In that year the main winner competed at the Miss World while Honduras did not compete at the Miss Universe between 1956 and 1966. Began in 1967 the main winner returned to participate at the Miss Universe competition.

In 1996 Eduardo Zablah took the national pageant of Señorita Honduras and renamed it as Señorita Honduras Universe Inc. He also took the franchise of Miss World and Miss International for the runners-up.

Between 2003 and 2006 there was no Miss Honduras national contest. Dania Patricia Prince Méndezen, Miss Honduras 1998 was selected as Miss Honduras Tierra in 2003 by another agency which is unrelated to the main Miss Honduras Organization. Dania is the only one grand slam winner from Honduras who won Miss Earth 2003 in the Philippines.

In 2007 A Puerto Rican citizen, Carlos Rivera took the franchise of Miss Universe Organization under Donald Trump. He also signed up other franchises like Miss Earth and Miss United Continents at Miss Honduras Organization. The first winner of Miss Honduras after four years absence was Wendy Patricia Salgado Corea. Meanwhile Miss World and Miss International select from another agency which calls as now Señorita Honduras World or Miss World Honduras directed by Eduardo Zablah.

In 2016 Carlos Rivera, Bryan Espinoza, Ricardo Caballero appointed to be the new President of Miss Honduras Organization. He owns the committee of ICA (Independencia Centro America).

Editions

Miss Honduras contest traditionally holds in Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. at Convenciones del Hotel Honduras Maya, Teatro Nacional Manuel Bonilla and Country Club. In some years the contest also holds at Casino Sampedrano, Campo de la Asociación de Ganaderos y Agricultores (AGAS) and Confetis Discoteque.

Titleholders

The following women have represented Honduras in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women. These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.

Titleholders under Miss Honduras org.

Miss Honduras Universo

The Winner of Miss Honduras represents the country at the Miss Universe pageant. If the winner will resign the title, the runner-up will take over the crown.

Miss Honduras Mundo

Prior to 2008 a Runner-up or sometimes winner of Miss Honduras went to Miss World pageant. Began 2008 the winner of Señorita Honduras Mundo in under Eduardo Zablah represents her country at the Miss World pageant.

Miss Honduras Internacional

Prior to 2009 a Runner-up or sometimes winner of Miss Honduras went to Miss International pageant. Began in 2009 the Señorita Honduras Internacional winner in under Eduardo Zablah represents her country at the Miss International pageant.

Miss Honduras Tierra

The Señorita Honduras Tierra winner in under Eduardo Zablah represented her country at the Miss Earth pageant. Before creating the pageant the first runner-up of Miss Honduras or winner competed at the Miss Earth pageant between 2007 and 2012. Today the Miss Earth Honduras is holding by Miss Earth Honduras.

Miss Honduras Supranacional

See also

In Spanish: Miss Honduras para niños

• Miss Grand Honduras