Reinas de Costa Rica is a national beauty pageant in Costa Rica that selects representatives to the Miss World and Miss International pageant. After the Miss Costa Rica pageant stopped sending contestants to the Miss World and Miss International pageants in 2006, the franchise was acquired by the Reinas de Costa Rica organization presided by Alan Aleman. However, after two years of absence in the Miss World pageant in 2017-2018, the organization eventually lost the franchise to the newly established contest, Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Costa Rica in 2019.[1] The organization also lost the Miss Earth franchise to Jose Vásconez in 2016.[2][3]
| Formation | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | San José |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World Miss International Miss Earth Miss Supranational |
Official language | Spanish |
President | Alan Aleman |
This pageant is unrelated to the Miss Costa Rica Organization.
Representatives at Big Four pageants
The following women have represented Costa Rica in three of the Big Four major international beauty pageants for women.[4][5] These are Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth with the exception of Miss Universe which has its own national franchise in Costa Rica.[6][7][8]
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
Representatives at Miss World
On occasion, when the candidate does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another girl is sent.
In 2005, Costa Rica was crowned as Miss Asia Pacific International 2005. She withdrew the title and competed at the Miss World pageant. This is the first time Costa Rica withdrew the title as the reigning queen. Later in 2007, Committee Miss Costa Rica has created a separate pageant called "Reinas de Costa Rica" to select its representative for Miss World 2007 and then lost the franchise to the Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Costa Rica in 2019.[1]
| Year | Miss World Costa Rica | Province | Placement | Special Awards | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Costa Rica (1965 - 2006) | |||||||
| 1965 | Marta Eugenia Escalante Fernández | Puntarenas | Top 16 | ||||
| 1966 | Sonia Mora | Heredia | Unplaced | ||||
| 1967 | Marjorie Furniss | Limón | Unplaced | ||||
| 1968 | Patricia Diers | Limón | Unplaced | ||||
| 1969 | Damaris Ureña | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||||
| 1970 | No Representative | ||||||
| 1971 | No Representative | ||||||
| 1972 | Victoria Eugenia Ross González | San José | Unplaced | ||||
| 1973 | No Representative | ||||||
| 1974 | Rose Marie Laprade Coto | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||||
| 1975 | María Mayela Bolaños Ugalde | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||||
| 1976 | Ligia María Ramos Quesada | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||||
| 1977 | Carmen María Núñez Benavides | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||||
| 1978 | Maribel Fernández García[9] | San José | Top 15 | ||||
| 1979 | Maríanela Brealey Mora | Heredia | Unplaced | ||||
| 1980 | Marie Claire Tracy Coll | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||||
| 1981 | Sucetty Salas Quintanilla | Puntarenas | Unplaced | ||||
| 1982 | Maureen Jiménez Solano | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||||
| 1983 | María Meléndez Herrera | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||||
| 1984 | Catalina María Blum Peña | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||||
| 1985 | Maríanela Herrera Marín | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||||
| 1986 | Ana Lorena González García | San José | Top 15 | ||||
| 1987 | Alexandra Eugenia Martínez Fuentes | Puntarenas | Unplaced | ||||
| 1988 | Virginia Steinvorth Koberg | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||||
| 1989 | María Antonieta Sáenz Vargas | Limón | Unplaced | ||||
| 1990 | Andrea Murillo Fallas | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||||
| 1991 | Eugenie Jiménez Pacheco | Heredia | Unplaced | ||||
| 1992 | Marisol Soto Alarcón | San José | Unplaced | ||||
| 1993 | Laura Odio Salas | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||||
| 1994 | Silvia Ester Muñoz Mata | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||||
| 1995 | Shasling Navarro Aguilar | San José | Unplaced | ||||
| 1996 | Natalia Carvajal Lorenzo | Cartago | Unplaced | ||||
| 1997 | Rebeca Escalante Trejos | San José | Unplaced | ||||
| 1998 | María Luisa Ureña Salazar | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||||
| 1999 | Fiorella Martínez Martínez | Heredia | Unplaced | ||||
| 2000 | Cristine de Mezerville Ferreto | Heredia | Unplaced | ||||
| 2001 | Piarella Peralta Rodríguez | Limón | Unplaced | Miss Scholarship | |||
| 2002 | No Representative | ||||||
| 2003 | Shirley Alvárez Sandoval | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||||
| 2004 | Shirley Calvo Jiménez | San José | Unplaced | ||||
| 2005 | Leonora Jiménez Monge | Alajuela | Unplaced | Miss Asia Pacific 2005 | |||
| 2006 | Bélgica Arias Palomo | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||||
| Reinas de Costa Rica (2007 - 2016) | |||||||
| 2007 | Wendy del Carmen Cordero Sánchez | Cartago | Unplaced | ||||
| 2008 | María Amalia Matamoros Solis | San José | Unplaced | ||||
| 2009 | Angie Catalina Alfaro Loria | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||||
| 2010 | Dayana Aguilera Sequeira | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||||
| 2011 | Paola Chaverri | Heredia | Unplaced | ||||
| 2012 | Silvana Sánchez Jiménez | San José | Unplaced | ||||
| 2013 | Yarly Marín Ledezma | Heredia | Unplaced | ||||
| 2014 | Mariam Natasha Sibaja Bermúdez | San José | Unplaced | ||||
| 2015 | Ángelica Reyes | Pérez Zeledón | Unplaced | ||||
| 2016 | Melania González Monge | San José | Unplaced | ||||
| 2017 | No Representative | ||||||
| 2018 | No Representative | ||||||
| Miss World Costa Rica (2019 - present) | |||||||
| 2019 | Jéssica Jiménez Muñoz | San José | Unplaced | Top 32 Miss World Sport | |||
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | ||||||
| 2021 | Tamara Dal Maso | Puntarenas | Unplaced | ||||
| 2023 | Krisly Salas Delgado[10] | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||||
| 2024 | No competition held | ||||||
| 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||||
Representatives at Miss International
Before joining to Reinas de Costa Rica, the 1st runner-up or Winner of Miss Costa Rica represented her country at the Miss International pageant. On occasion, when the candidate does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, another girl is sent. As of 2003, Committee Miss Costa Rica has created a separate pageant called "Reinas de Costa Rica" to select its representative for Miss International 2003.
| Year | Miss International Costa Rica | Province | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Ana Koberg | Limón | Unplaced | ||
| 1966 | Pageant did not held | ||||
| 1967 | No Representative | ||||
| 1968 | Ana María Rivera | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1969 | Sonia Kohkemper | Cartago | Unplaced | ||
| 1970 | Haydée Brenes | Puntarenas | Top 15 | ||
| 1971 | No Representative | ||||
| 1972 | Isabel Amador | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 1973 | No Representative | ||||
| 1974 | Ilse Magdolna von Herold | San Jose | Unplaced | ||
| 1975 | María Lidieth Mora Badilla | Cartago | Unplaced | ||
| 1976 | Maritza Elizabeth Ortiz Calvo | Cartago | Unplaced | ||
| 1977 | Hannia Chavarria Córdoba | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||
| 1978 | Marlene Lourdes Amador Barrenechea | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||
| 1979 | María Lorena Acuña Karpinski | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 1980 | Lorna Marlene Chávez Mata[11] | Distrito Capital | Miss International 1980 | Best National Costume | |
| 1981 | Trylce Jirón García | Limón | Unplaced | ||
| 1982 | Sigrid Lizano Mejía | Heredia | Unplaced | ||
| 1983 | Gidget Sandoval Herrera[12] | San José | Miss International 1983 | ||
| 1984 | Mónica Zamora Velasco | Puntarenas | Unplaced | ||
| 1985 | Maríanela Herrera Marín | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1986 | Ana Lorena González García | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 1987 | Alexandra Eugenia Martínez Fuentes | Puntarenas | Unplaced | ||
| 1988 | Erika María Paoli González | Limón | Top 15 | ||
| 1989 | María Antonieta Sáenz Vargas | Limón | Unplaced | ||
| 1990 | Andrea Murillo Fallas | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||
| 1991 | Eugenie Jiménez Pacheco | Heredia | Unplaced | ||
| 1992 | Marisol Soto Alarcón | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 1993 | Laura Odio Salas | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1994 | Silvia Ester Muñoz Mata | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | No Representative | ||||
| 1996 | No Representative | ||||
| 1997 | No Representative | ||||
| 1998 | No Representative | ||||
| 1999 | No Representative | ||||
| 2000 | No Representative | ||||
| 2001 | No Representative | ||||
| 2002 | No Representative | ||||
| 2003 | Merilyn Villalta Castro | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Tatiana Vargas Cruz | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||
| 2007 | Ibis Leonela Paniagua Viales | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||
| 2010 | Mariela Aparicio Alfaro | San José | Top 15 | ||
| 2011 | María Fernanda Arias | Alajuela | Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | Mariam Natasha Sibaja Bermúdez | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Andrea María Rojas Pacheco | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | Melania González Monge | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2016 | Raquel Guevara | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Paola Chacón | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Glennys Medina Segura | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||
| 2019 | Tamara Dal Maso | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | ||||
| 2021 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2021 | ||||
| 2022 | Mahyla Roth Benavides[13] | Limón | Top 15 | ||
| 2023 | Stacy Montero Camacho | Limón | Unplaced | ||
| 2024 | Jussan Ariana Sandoval Espinoza | Alajuela | TBA | ||
Representatives at Miss Earth
During 2007 - 2015, the Costa Rica representatives at Miss Earth were sent by Reinas de Costa Rica. After the absence in 2016, a Costa Rican producer Jose Vásconez acquired the franchise and ran the pageant separately to select the country representatives for Miss Earth. Vásconez also serves as the national director of Miss Intercontinental Costa Rica.[2][3]
| Year | Miss Earth Costa Rica | Province | Placement | Special Awards | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Costa Rica (2002 - 2006) | |||||||
| 2002 | Maria del Mar Ruiz Carballo | San José | Unplaced | ||||
| 2003 | Marianela Zeledón Bolaños | San José | Miss Water (2nd Runner-up) | ||||
| 2004 | Karlota Calderon Brenes | San Jose | Unplaced | ||||
| 2005 | No Representative | ||||||
| 2006 | Mari Paz Duarte | San Jose | Unplaced | ||||
| Reinas de Costa Rica (2007 - 2015) | |||||||
| 2007 | Natalia Mattey Salas | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||||
| 2008 | Wendy Cordero Sánchez | Guanacaste | Unplaced | ||||
| 2009 | Malena de los Ángeles | San José | Unplaced | ||||
| 2010 | Allyson Alfaro Caravaca | Distrito Capital | Unplaced | ||||
| 2011 | No Representative | ||||||
| 2012 | Fabiana Granados | Guanacaste | Top 16 | Miss Ever Bilena Resorts Wear (Group 2) Miss Photogenic |
Miss Costa Rica 2013 | ||
| 2013 | Mariela Aparicio Alfaro | San José | Unplaced | Best in Swimsuit (Top 15) | Top 10 Miss Grand International 2015 | ||
| 2014 | No Representative | ||||||
| 2015 | Andrea Rojas | Palmares | Unplaced |  Snowman Challenge |
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| 2016 | No Representative | ||||||
| Miss Earth Costa Rica (2017 - present) | |||||||
| 2017 | Fernanda Rodríguez | Alajuela | Unplaced | Long Gown (Group 2) |
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| 2018 | Arianna Medrano | Puntarenas | Unplaced | ||||
| 2019 | Linda Ávila | San José | Unplaced | ||||
| 2020 | Kelly Avila Mora | San José | Top 20 | National Costume (America)
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| No representatives since 2021 - 2023 | |||||||
| 2024 | Sharon Recinos | Heredia | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
Representatives at Miss Supranational
| Year | Miss Supranational Costa Rica | Province | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Maria Jose Segura[14] | San Jose | TBA | ||
| 2023 | Margaret Gray | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2022 | Natalia González | San José | Unplaced | ||
| Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held between 2020-2021 | |||||
| 2019 | Lohana Aguilar | Cartago | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Allyson Alfaro Caravaca | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Nicole Menayo | Heredia | Top 10 | ||
| 2016 | Karla Paola Chacón Fuentes | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | Mónica Patricia Zamora Chavarría | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2014 | Claudia Gallo Salazar | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Elena Correa Usuga | San José | Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | Karina Ramos | San José | Top 20 | ||
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