Spain at major beauty pageants

This is a list of Spain's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world.

Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]

The country has won five victories:

The criteria for the Big Four inclusion is based on specific standards such as the pageants global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media, the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados, the winner's post pageant activities; the pageants longevity, consistency, and history; the sincerity of the pageant's specific cause, platform, and advocacy; the overall pre-pageant activities, production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.[13][14][15]

Spain's Big Four titleholders

Spain has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][16] These are Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth.[17][18][19]

Color key
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YEAR MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD MISS INTERNATIONAL MISS EARTH
2020 TBA Ana García
TBD		 ↑ No Pageant Held TBA
2019 Natalie Ortega María del Mar Aguilera
Top 40		 Claudia Cruz Sonia Hernandez Romeo
Top 20
2018 Angela Ponce Amaia Izar Susana Sanchez
Top 8		 Carolina Jane
2017 Sofía del Prado
Top 10		 Elisa Tulian Elizabeth Ledesma Ainara de Santamaría
2016 Noelia Freire Raquel Tejedor Anabel Delgado x
2015 Carla Barber Mireia Lalaguna
WINNER		 Cristina Silva Dolores Ortega
2014 Desirée Cordero Ferrer
Top 10		 Lourdes Fernández Rocío Tormo Zaira Bas
Top 8
2013 Patricia Yurena Rodríguez
1st Runner-Up		 Elena Ibarbia
Top 6		 Araceli Carrilero
Top 15		 Cristina Martínez
Top 16
2012 Andrea Huisgen Aránzazu Estévez
Top 15		 Ana Martínez Nathalia Moreira
2011 Paula Guilló Carla García
Top 15		 Sarah Lopez Veronica Doblas
2010 Adriana Reverón Fátima Jiménez Desirée Panal
Top 15		 x
2009 Estíbaliz Pereira Carmen García Melania Santiago
Top 15		 Alejandra Echevarría
3rd Runner-Up
2008 Claudia Moro
Top 10		 Patricia Yurena Rodríguez
Top 10		 Alejandra Andreu
WINNER		 Adriana Reverón
Top 8
2007 Natalia Zabala Natalia Zabala Nerea Arce
Top 15		 Ángela Gómez
3rd Runner-Up
2006 Elisabeth Reyes Inmaculada Torres Sara Sánchez
Top 12		 Rocío Cazallas
Top 16
2005 Verónica Hidalgo Mireia Verdú
Top 15		 Maria del Pilar x
2004 María Jesús Ruiz Maite Medina Cristina Torres
Top 15		 x
2003 Eva González Teresa Martín Carillo Reyes x
2002 Vania Millán Lola Alcocer Laura Espinosa
Top 15		 Cristina Carpintero
Top 10
2001 Eva Sisó
Top 10		 Macarena García
Top 10		 Ayola Molina
Top 15		 Noemi Caldas
2000 Helen Lindes
2nd Runner-Up		 Verónica García Raquel Gonzales ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines)
1999 Diana Nogueira
2nd Runner-Up		 Lorena Bernal
Top 10		 Carmen Fernández
1st Runner-Up
1998 María José Besora Rocío Jiménez Vanessa Romero
Top 10
1997 Inés Sáinz Nuria Avellaneda Isabel Gil
Top 10
1996 María José Suárez Patricia Ruiz Rosa Casado
Top 10
1995 María Reyes Candelaria Rodríguez Jimena Garay
Top 10
1994 Raquel Rodríguez Virginia Pareja Carmen Vicente
2nd Runner-Up
1993 Eugenia Santana
Top 10		 Araceli García Ana Piedad
1992 Virginia García Samantha Torres Samantha Torres
Top 10
1991 Esther Arroyo Candelaria Moreno Elodie Jordá
Top 10
1990 Raquel Revuelta Carmen Carrasco Silvia de Esteban
WINNER
1989 Eva Pedraza Eva Pedraza Mercedes Martín
Top 10
1988 Sonsoles Artigas Susana dela Llave
Top 10		 Carmen Aragall
Top 10
1987 Remedios Cervantes Sonsoles Artigas Ana García
Top 10
1986 Isabel Espinosa Remedios Cervantes Irán Pont
Top 10
1985 Teresa Sánchez
1st Runner-Up		 Amparo Martínez Beatriz Molero
Top 10
1984 Garbiñe Abasolo Juncal Rivero Soledad Pila
Top 10
1983 Ana Herrero
Top 12		 Milagros Pérez Milagros Pérez
Top 10
1982 Cristina Pérez Ana Herrero Carmen Arqués
1st Runner-Up
1981 Francisca Ondiviela Cristina Pérez Francisca Ondiviela
1980 Yolanda Hoyos Francisca Ondiviela Agustina García
2nd Runner-Up
1979 Gloria Valenciano Dolores Forner
Top 15		 Yolanda Hoyos
1978 Guillermina Ruiz
2nd Runner-Up		 Gloria Valenciano
4th Runner-Up		 Inmaculada Arencibia
1977 Luz Polegre
Top 12		 Guillermina Ruiz
Top 15		 Pilar Medina
WINNER
1976 Olga Fernández Luz Polegre
Top 15		 Victoria Martín
1975 Consuelo Martín x Teresa Maldonado
1974 Amparo Muñoz
WINNER (Dethroned)		 Natividad Rodríguez
Top 15		 Consuelo Martín
Top 15
1973 Rocío Martín
3rd Runner-Up		 Mariona Rosell Isabel Lorenzo
2nd Runner-Up
1972 Carmen Muñoz Carmen Muñoz Gloria Puyol
1971 Josefina Román
Top 12		 Margarita García
Top 15		 Consuelo Varela
1970 Noelia Afonso Josefina Román Margarita García
1969 Amparo Rodrigo × Mery de Lara
Top 15
1968 Yolanda Legarreta × Yolanda Legarreta
1967 Paquita Delgado
Top 15		 × Amparo Ruiz
1966 Paquita Torres
Top 15		 × ↑ No Pageant Held
1965 Alicia Borrás × Rafaela Roque
Top 15
1964 María José Ulla Maria José Ulla
Top 16		 Lucia Pilar
1963 Rosa Pérez Encarnación Zalabardo Encarnación Zalabardo
1962 Conchita Roig Conchita Roig Conchita Roig
1961 Pilar Gil Carmen Cervera
2nd Runner-Up		 Carmen Cervera
2nd Runner-Up
1960 Teresa del Río
4th Runner-Up		 Concepción Molinera Elena Herrera
1959 ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Spain sent their first delegate in 1960.)		 ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. Spain sent their first delegate in 1960.)		 ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan)


× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held

Pageant Placements Best result
Miss Universe 18 Winner (1974 Dethroned)
Miss World 18 Winner (2015)
Miss International 34 Winner (1977 • 1990 • 2008)
Miss Earth 8 3rd Runner-Up (2007, 2009)
Total 78 5 TITLES

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See also

References
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  14. International Beauty Pageant Ranking
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