Miss Continente Americano 2009
Encyclopedia
Miss Continente Americano 2009, the 4th Miss Continente Americano
pageant, was held in Guayaquil
, Ecuador
on September 26, 2009. At the end of the event, Lupita González
, Miss Continente Americano 2008
from Mexico
, crowned Lina Mosquera
from Colombia
as the brand new Miss Continente Americano.
Miss Continente Americano
Miss Continente Americano, also known in English as Miss American Continent, is an international beauty contest held annually, held for the first time in 2006...
pageant, was held in Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
on September 26, 2009. At the end of the event, Lupita González
Lupita González
Maria Guadalupe González Gallegos is a Mexican beauty pageant contestant. She was born in Tepatitlan de Morelos, Jalisco...
, Miss Continente Americano 2008
Miss Continente Americano 2008
Miss Continente Americano 2008, the 3rd Miss Continente Americano pageant, was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on September 6, 2008. Marianne Cruz, Miss Continente Americano 2007 from the Dominican Republic, crowned Lupita González from Mexico as the brand new Miss Continente...
from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, crowned Lina Mosquera
Lina Mosquera
Lina Mosquera is a Colombian Model and titleholder who currently holds the title of Miss Continente Americano 2009.-Miss Colombia 2008:On November 17, 2008 Lina competed at the Miss Colombia 2008 pageant representing the department of Chocó...
from Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
as the brand new Miss Continente Americano.
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss Continente Americano 2009 |
|
| 1st Runner-up |
|
| 2nd Runner-up |
 Ecuador - Sandra VincesSandra Vinces Sandra Vinces was born in Portoviejo, Ecuador in May 24, 1990. She is 5'11 tall. She was Miss Ecuador 2009. She was elected from 21 contestants, representing the province of Manabi. The pageant was held in Manta, Ecuador. Vinces has studied painting, singing, theater and professional modeling.... |
| Top 6 |
Karen Schwarz Karen Susana Schwarz Espinoza was a beauty pageant titleholder, who represented her country in Miss Universe 2009 that was held in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. Schwarz won the Miss Perú Universo 2009 title in a pageant held in Lima, Perú on April 4, 2009. She was crowned by the outgoing... Andreína Gomes Andreína Gomes Cornejo, is a pageant titleholder, born in Caracas, Venezuela on August 17, 1986. She was the official winner of the Miss Tourism Planet 2008 pageant held in Thessaloniki, Greece in July, 2008... |
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Photogenic |
|
| Miss Congeniality |
 El Salvador - Mayella MenaMayella Mena Mayella Mena is the Miss El Salvador Universe 2009, successor to Rebecca Moreno.-References:... |
| Most Beautiful Face |
 Peru - Karen SchwarzKaren Schwarz Karen Susana Schwarz Espinoza was a beauty pageant titleholder, who represented her country in Miss Universe 2009 that was held in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. Schwarz won the Miss Perú Universo 2009 title in a pageant held in Lima, Perú on April 4, 2009. She was crowned by the outgoing... |
| Best National Costume |
 Panama - Liseth Díaz |
Contestants
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height (ft) |
Height (cm) |
Hometown |
| Evelyn Lucía Manchón Albalat | 23 | 5'9" | 176 | San Luis San Luis, Argentina -External links:* * *... |
|
| Paola Flores Oliva | 19 | 5'6" | 168 | Santa Cruz Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia and the largest city in the country... |
|
| Denise Ribeiro Aliceral | 19 | 5'11" | 180 | Brasília Brasília Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the... |
|
| Mariana Valente | 23 | 5'9" | 175 | Richmond Hill Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill is a town located in Southern Ontario, Canada in the central portion of York Region, Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, being located about halfway between Toronto and Lake Simcoe... |
|
| Catherine Cerda Mariñan | 24 | 5'8" | 174 | Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... |
|
| Lina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa Lina Mosquera Lina Mosquera is a Colombian Model and titleholder who currently holds the title of Miss Continente Americano 2009.-Miss Colombia 2008:On November 17, 2008 Lina competed at the Miss Colombia 2008 pageant representing the department of Chocó... |
20 | 5'11" | 180 | Quibdó Quibdó Quibdó is the capital city of Chocó Department, in western Colombia. The municipality of Quibdó has an area of 3,337.5 km² and a population of 100,000 mainly consisting of Afro Colombians and Zambo Colombians. Quibdo serves a a receptor for those persons affected by the Colombian armed... |
|
| María Amalia Matamoros Solís Amalia Matamoros María Amalia Matamoros Solís is a Costa Rican beauty queen who won the Miss World Costa Rica 2008 pageant and went on to represent her country in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 13, 2008. She was not among the fifteen semi-finalists.... |
20 | 5'9" | 175 | Naranjo Naranjo de Alajuela Naranjo is the capital city of the canton of Naranjo in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito that includes the city... |
|
| Rocío Elizabeth Castellanos Matías | 22 | 5'10" | 178 | Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley... |
|
| Sandra María Vinces Pinargote Sandra Vinces Sandra Vinces was born in Portoviejo, Ecuador in May 24, 1990. She is 5'11 tall. She was Miss Ecuador 2009. She was elected from 21 contestants, representing the province of Manabi. The pageant was held in Manta, Ecuador. Vinces has studied painting, singing, theater and professional modeling.... |
19 | 5'10" | 178 | Portoviejo Portoviejo Portoviejo is a city in Ecuador, and the capital the Province of Manabí 30 km from the Pacific coast. . Also known as the city of the "Royal Tamarind Trees" for the beautiful trees found in the area... |
|
| Jacquelin Mayella Mena Mahomar Mayella Mena Mayella Mena is the Miss El Salvador Universe 2009, successor to Rebecca Moreno.-References:... |
21 | 5'8" | 174 | San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador... |
|
| Ivanna Bonilla Oliva | 19 | 5'10" | 177 | Esquipulas Esquipulas Esquipulas is a town in the Guatemalan departmentof Chiquimula on the border with Honduras. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name... |
|
| Bélgica Nataly Suárez González | 23 | 5'10" | 178 | Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto... |
|
| Paulina Hernández Calderón | 22 | 5'7" | 172 | Mexicali Mexicali Mexicali is the capital of the State of Baja California, seat of the Municipality of Mexicali, and 2nd largest city in Baja California. The City of Mexicali has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the population of the entire metropolitan area reaches 936,826.The city... |
|
| Indiana María Sánchez Sánchez Indiana Sánchez Indiana María Sánchez Sánchez is a model and was Miss Nicaragua 2009. Sánchez was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2009 on March 7, 2009 at the Ruben Dario National Theater in Managua. She received the crown from the outgoing Miss Nicaragua, Thelma Rodriguez... |
21 | 5'9" | 175 | Managua Managua Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in... |
|
| Liseth del Carmen Díaz Muñoz | 25 | 5'7" | 170 | Panama City Panama City Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the... |
|
| Tamara María Rosa Sosa Zapattini | 20 | 5'11" | 181 | Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San... |
|
| Karen Susana Schwarz Espinoza Karen Schwarz Karen Susana Schwarz Espinoza was a beauty pageant titleholder, who represented her country in Miss Universe 2009 that was held in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. Schwarz won the Miss Perú Universo 2009 title in a pageant held in Lima, Perú on April 4, 2009. She was crowned by the outgoing... |
25 | 5'10" | 178 | Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
|
| Melissa Serrano Flores | 21 | 5'10" | 178 | Vega Baja Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Vega Baja is a municipality in north central Puerto Rico located in the northern coast, north of Morovis; east of Manatí; and west of Vega Alta. Vega Baja is spread over 13 wards and Vega Baja Pueblo... |
|
| Ana Laura Santana Gómez | 21 | 5'8" | 174 | Salto Salto, Uruguay Salto is the capital city of the Salto Department in northwestern Uruguay and the second largest city of the country. It is located on Route 3, about northwest of Montevideo, and on the east bank of Río Uruguay, across the city Concordia of Argentina... |
|
| Andreína Gomes Cornejo Andreína Gomes Andreína Gomes Cornejo, is a pageant titleholder, born in Caracas, Venezuela on August 17, 1986. She was the official winner of the Miss Tourism Planet 2008 pageant held in Thessaloniki, Greece in July, 2008... |
23 | 6'1" | 185 | Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... |
Crossovers
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Latin America 2008Miss Latin America 2008Miss América Latina 2008 was the twenty-second international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the twenty-fourth overall. The final event was held on June 28, 2008 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic...
:
Costa Rica - Amalia MatamorosAmalia MatamorosMaría Amalia Matamoros Solís is a Costa Rican beauty queen who won the Miss World Costa Rica 2008 pageant and went on to represent her country in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 13, 2008. She was not among the fifteen semi-finalists....
(Top 12)
- Contestants who also competed in Miss World 2008Miss World 2008Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World pageant was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing crisis between Georgia and Russia in neighboring South Ossetia, the...
:- Costa Rica - Amalia MatamorosAmalia MatamorosMaría Amalia Matamoros Solís is a Costa Rican beauty queen who won the Miss World Costa Rica 2008 pageant and went on to represent her country in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 13, 2008. She was not among the fifteen semi-finalists....
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Universe 2009Miss Universe 2009Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...
:
Canada - Mariana Valente- Ecuador - Sandra VincesSandra VincesSandra Vinces was born in Portoviejo, Ecuador in May 24, 1990. She is 5'11 tall. She was Miss Ecuador 2009. She was elected from 21 contestants, representing the province of Manabi. The pageant was held in Manta, Ecuador. Vinces has studied painting, singing, theater and professional modeling....
- El Salvador - Mayella MenaMayella MenaMayella Mena is the Miss El Salvador Universe 2009, successor to Rebecca Moreno.-References:...
Honduras - Bélgica Suárez
Nicaragua - Indiana SánchezIndiana SánchezIndiana María Sánchez Sánchez is a model and was Miss Nicaragua 2009. Sánchez was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2009 on March 7, 2009 at the Ruben Dario National Theater in Managua. She received the crown from the outgoing Miss Nicaragua, Thelma Rodriguez...- Peru - Karen SchwarzKaren SchwarzKaren Susana Schwarz Espinoza was a beauty pageant titleholder, who represented her country in Miss Universe 2009 that was held in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. Schwarz won the Miss Perú Universo 2009 title in a pageant held in Lima, Perú on April 4, 2009. She was crowned by the outgoing...
- Contestants who also competed in Reina Hispanoamericana 2009Reina Hispanoamericana 2009Reina Hispanoamericana 2009, The 19th Reina Hispanoamericana Beauty Pageant was held in Parque Urbano, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 29, 2009. 21 contestants was competed in the event. Adriana Vasini, Miss Venezuela, won the title .-Placements:...
:
Colombia - Lina MosqueraLina MosqueraLina Mosquera is a Colombian Model and titleholder who currently holds the title of Miss Continente Americano 2009.-Miss Colombia 2008:On November 17, 2008 Lina competed at the Miss Colombia 2008 pageant representing the department of Chocó...
(6th Runner-up)- Costa Rica - Amalia MatamorosAmalia MatamorosMaría Amalia Matamoros Solís is a Costa Rican beauty queen who won the Miss World Costa Rica 2008 pageant and went on to represent her country in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 13, 2008. She was not among the fifteen semi-finalists....
- Ecuador - Sandra VincesSandra VincesSandra Vinces was born in Portoviejo, Ecuador in May 24, 1990. She is 5'11 tall. She was Miss Ecuador 2009. She was elected from 21 contestants, representing the province of Manabi. The pageant was held in Manta, Ecuador. Vinces has studied painting, singing, theater and professional modeling....
(1st Runner-up) 
Dominican Republic - Rocío Castellanos (5th Runner-up)
- Contestants who also competed in Miss International 2009Miss International 2009Miss International 2009, the 49th Miss International pageant, was held at the Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China on November 28, 2009. The pageant was originally scheduled to be held at The Venetian Macao in Macau on November 7, 2009, but the host committee backed out. 66...
:- Colombia - Lina MosqueraLina MosqueraLina Mosquera is a Colombian Model and titleholder who currently holds the title of Miss Continente Americano 2009.-Miss Colombia 2008:On November 17, 2008 Lina competed at the Miss Colombia 2008 pageant representing the department of Chocó...
- Contestants who also competed in Miss World 2009Miss World 2009Miss World 2009, the 59th Miss World pageant, was held on December 12, 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history...
:
- Contestants who also competed in Reinado Internacional del Café 2010Reinado Internacional del Café 2010Reinado Internacional del Café 2010, was held in Manizales, Colombia, on January 9, 2010. 19 contestants attended the event. The winner was Mariana Notarangelo, from Brazil.-Placements:-Special Awards:* Queen of Water: Dominican Republic...
:- Canada - Mariana Valente
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Intercontinental 2010Miss Intercontinental PageantMiss Intercontinental is an annual international beauty contest run by the World Beauty Organization that is located in "Panama City, Panama". The contest was founded in 1973, in Aruba. The current Miss Intercontinental is Jessica Hartman, from United States...
:- Peru - Karen SchwarzKaren SchwarzKaren Susana Schwarz Espinoza was a beauty pageant titleholder, who represented her country in Miss Universe 2009 that was held in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. Schwarz won the Miss Perú Universo 2009 title in a pageant held in Lima, Perú on April 4, 2009. She was crowned by the outgoing...
(1st Runner-up)
- Contestants who also competed in Reina Hispanoamericana 2010Reina Hispanoamericana 2010Reina Hispanoamericana 2010, the 20th Reina Hispanoamericana beauty pageant, was held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on November 24, 2010. Twenty-two delegates from the Americas and the Iberian peninsula competed for the title....
:- Nicaragua - Indiana SanchezIndiana SánchezIndiana María Sánchez Sánchez is a model and was Miss Nicaragua 2009. Sánchez was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2009 on March 7, 2009 at the Ruben Dario National Theater in Managua. She received the crown from the outgoing Miss Nicaragua, Thelma Rodriguez...
- Contestants who also competed in Reinado Internacional del Café 2011Reinado Internacional del Café 2011Reinado Internacional del Café 2011, was held in Manizales, Colombia, on January 9, 2011. There were 22 participants. The winner was Sofinel Báez, from the Dominican Republic.-Placements:-Special Awards:* Queen of Water: Costa Rica...
:- Costa Rica - Amalia MatamorosAmalia MatamorosMaría Amalia Matamoros Solís is a Costa Rican beauty queen who won the Miss World Costa Rica 2008 pageant and went on to represent her country in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 13, 2008. She was not among the fifteen semi-finalists....
- Contestants who also will compete in Miss International 2011Miss International 2011Miss International 2011, the 51st edition of the Miss International pageant, was held on November 6, 2011 at the International Tennis Center, in Chengdu, China...
:- Costa Rica - Amalia MatamorosAmalia MatamorosMaría Amalia Matamoros Solís is a Costa Rican beauty queen who won the Miss World Costa Rica 2008 pageant and went on to represent her country in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 13, 2008. She was not among the fifteen semi-finalists....