Nuestra Belleza México 1996

The 3rd Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Centro de Convenciones of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico on September 22, 1996. Thirty-two contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Rebeca Tamez from Tamaulipas, who later competed at Miss Universe 1997 in the US. Tamez was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México] titleholder Vanessa Guzmán and Miss Universe 1996 Alicia Machado from Venezuela. She was the first Tamaulipeca and winner of foreign descent (her mother is an American) to win this title.

Nuestra Belleza México 1996
DateSeptember 22, 1996
PresentersRaúl Velasco
EntertainmentRaúl di Blasio, Alejandra Guzmán, Emmanuel, Chayanne
VenueCentro de Convenciones, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
BroadcasterTelevisa
Entrants32
Placements16
WinnerRebeca Tamez[1]
 Tamaulipas

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by Yessica Salazar from Jalisco, who later competed at Miss World 1996 in India where she was a Semi-finalist in the Top 10. Salazar was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Alejandra Quintero. She is the first and only Jalisciense to win this title.

For the first time, two events were held separately to select the two winners for the titles Nuestra Belleza México and Nuestra Belleza Mundo México.

Results

Nuestra Belleza México
Final Results Contestant
Nuestra Belleza México 1996
Suplente/1st Runner-up
  • Veracruz – Ileana Fomperosa
2nd Runner-up
  • Chihuahua – Banelly Carrasco
3rd Runner-up
  • Distrito Federal – Ivette Benavides
4th Runner-up
  • Querétaro – Iveth García
5th Runner-up
  • Sinaloa – Celia Chávez
Top 16
  • Chiapas – Melina Cautiño
  • Durango – Brenda Alcantar
  • Jalisco – Yessica Salazar
  • Nayarit – Tania Vázquez
  • Nuevo León – Blanca Martínez
  • Oaxaca – Karina Román
  • Quintana Roo – Ana Ivette Zelaya
  • Sonora – Mirna Miranda
  • Yucatán – Lyndia Quiroz
  • Zacatecas – Sonia García

Nuestra Belleza Mundo México

One week before the Final Competition was held the Preliminary Competition with a live show entitled "Nuestra Belleza México: Rumbo a Miss Mundo" in which was announced the winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title Yessica Salazar from Jalisco who represented the country at Miss World 1996 finished as a Semi-finalist in the Top 10. All contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown during the contest.

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México pageant was held at the Xcaret Park in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico and was hosted by Marco Antonio Regil. It was the 1st edition of the "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México" contest and as an official separate pageant to choose Mexico's representative to Miss World. Although the Winner of this event also competed in the Final Competition, but finished only as a semi-finalist.

The musical part was enlivened by groups: Manuel Mijares, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma and Paul Anka.

Final Results Contestant
Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1996
Suplente/1st Runner-up
  • Veracruz – Ileana Fomperosa
2nd Runner-up
  • Distrito Federal – Ivette Benavides
3rd Runner-up
  • Chihuahua – Banelly Carrasco
4th Runner-up
  • Querétaro – Iveth García

Contestants
State Contestant Age
Aguascalientes María del Pilar Magallanes Peréz 18
Baja California Karla Baeza Noriega 18
' Baja California Sur Guadalupe Castillo Celaya 18
Campeche Liliana Rendis Buenfil 23
Coahuila Martha Elena Padilla Galarza 21
Colima Alma Alicia De la Torre Robledo 20
Chiapas Melina María Doutiño Glaúner 18
Chihuahua Banelly Carrasco Loya 19
Distrito Federal Ivette Benavides Rojas 23
Durango Brenda Elena Alcantar Díaz 22
Estado de México Maricela del Carmén Fernández Tovar 18
Guanajuato Liliana De Anda Gómez 21
Guerrero Nancy Karina Bejar Bernal 21
Hidalgo Isela Erendira Ruíz Castañeda 19
Jalisco Yessica Salazar González 21
Michoacán Verónica Martínez Pérez 21
Morelos Ana Paula Castañares De los Cobos 18
Nayarit Tania Elizabeth Vázquez Pérez 19
Nuevo León Blanca Elena Martínez De la Fuente 19
Oaxaca Karin Román Peillet 18
Puebla María del Pilar Ariadna Romo Durand 22
Querétaro Hortensia Iveth García Frias 19
Quintana Roo Ana Ivette Zelaya Espinoza 20
San Luis Potosí Gloria De la Garza Hernández 19
Sinaloa Celia Gloria Chávez Carrasco 23
Sonora Mirna Irene Miranda Torres 21
Tabasco Alejandra Rodríguez Bustamantes 19
Tamaulipas Rebeca Lyn Tamez Jones 20
Tlaxcala María Luisa Orozco Arechiga 18
Veracruz Ileana Fomperosa Chavarín 21
Yucatán Lyndia Quiroz Zavala 19
Zacatecas Sonia García Ramírez 21

Judges

Preliminary competition
  • Miriam Sommers – Fashion and Designer Coordinator
  • Víctor Bucardo – Ponds Brand Director
  • Glenda Reyna – Glenda Models Director
  • César Évora – Actor
  • Sarah Bustani – Fashion Designer
  • Oscar Madrazo – Contempo Models Director
  • Leticia Calderón – Actress
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References
  1. http://www2.esmas.com/nuestra-belleza/reinas-belleza/216624/rebeca-tamez
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