Miss Latin America 1987
Encyclopedia
Miss América Latina 1987 was the fifth international edition of the Miss América Latina
contest, and the seventh overall. The final event was held on October 17, 1987 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra
, Bolivia
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Lorenia Burruel of Mexico
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Lucia Collado of the Dominican Republic
. . Because the 1988 event had to be postponed due to the Mexican presidential inauguration that year, Burruel's title was extended to Miss América Latina 1987-88.
Miss América Latina
Miss América Latina or Miss América Latina del Mundo, known in English as Miss Latin America or Miss Latin America of the World, is an international beauty contest held annually. It is organized by the Miss América Latina Organization. Despite its name, the contest is not restricted to only Latin...
contest, and the seventh overall. The final event was held on October 17, 1987 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra
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...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. At the conclusion of the pageant, Lorenia Burruel of 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...
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Lucia Collado of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. . Because the 1988 event had to be postponed due to the Mexican presidential inauguration that year, Burruel's title was extended to Miss América Latina 1987-88.
Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss América Latina 1987-88 |
|
| 1st runner-up |
 Venezuela - Cora Ruiz |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Peru - Ursula Molina |
| 3rd runner-up |
 Argentina - Claudia Ramognino |
| 4th runner-up |
 Bolivia - Evelyn Roda |
| Semi-finalists
(in order of placement) |
|
Contestants
- Argentina - Claudia Ramognino
Brazil - Anna Cristina Pereira Hülle- Bolivia - Evelyn Roda
Chile - Carolina Puebla
Colombia - Mónica Fadul
Costa Rica - Amarilys Chávez
Dominican Republic - Zoila Indhira García Mena
Ecuador - Gianella Avellaneda
El Salvador - Jeanine Hannaux
Guatemala - Silvia Soto
Honduras - Jacqueline Herrera
Mexico - Lorenia Burruel
Panama - Rebecca Porras
Paraguay - María Acosta- Peru - Ursula Molina
Puerto Rico - Carla Alvarado
Spain - Clara Espuche
Uruguay - María Abbona
United States - Sdenka Dobronec- Venezuela - Cora Ruiz
Historical Significance
- Peru managed to place for the first time.
- Colombia managed to place for the fifth consecutive time. This would hold as the longest placement streak (matched by Brazil in 1991), until Colombia itself broke the record with a sixth consecutive placement in 2003.
- Venezuela managed to place for the fourth time in a row, its own personal record for placement. Venezuela also earned its highest placement since winning in 1984.
- The Dominican Republic placed for the third time in a row, after having won back-to-back in 1985 and 1986.
- Bolivia, Brazil and Mexico also placed in 1986.
- This is the first and, as of 2011, only win for Mexico.
- Honduras had last placed in 1983, matching the previous rank of semi-finalist.
- Argentina last placed in 1984. Argentina achieved its highest placement up to that point.
- Paraguay last placed in 1985.