Sara Chacón Zúñiga

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Sara Chacón Zúñiga, or "Sarita" Chacón Zúñiga (Guayaquil, June 1914 – New York, January 1998) became the first winner of the Miss Ecuador title, awarded on February 11, 1930.[1] She held on to the title for 25 years because due to national and international conflicts another contest was not held until 1955.[2] She died in New York in January 1998.

Sara Chacón Zúñiga
BornJune 1914
DiedJanuary 1998 (1998-02) (aged 83)
New York, NY, U.S.
Known forFirst Miss Ecuador (1930)
SpouseCarlos Freile Espinel

Marriage

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On December 7, 1930 Chacón married Carlos Freile Espinel despite her parents' disapproval.[3]

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