Miss Ecuador 2012

Miss Ecuador 2012
Date	March 16, 2012
Presenters	Roberto Rodríguez, Jennifer Pazmiño
Venue	Puerto Lucía Yacht Club , La Libertad, Santa Elena, Ecuador
Broadcaster	Gama TV
Entrants	18 of 22
Placements	6
Debuts	Santa Elena
Withdrawals	Carchi and Galápagos
Returns	Azuay and Cañar
Winner	Carolina Aguirre Guayas

Miss Ecuador 2012, the 57th Miss Ecuador pageant held at Puerto Lucía Yacht Club, La Libertad, Santa Elena, Ecuador on March 16, 2012. Where Claudia Schiess, from Galapagos will crown to her successor as Miss Ecuador 2012.

The winner of Miss Ecuador will represent her country at Miss Universe 2012 and Miss Continente Americano 2012. The first runner-up will crown as Miss World Ecuador and she will participate in Miss World 2012, the second runner-up will crown as Miss International Ecuador and she will represent Ecuador in Miss International 2012. The others three finalists will be entering in minors international pageants.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Ecuador 2012	Guayas - Carolina Aguirre
Miss World Ecuador 2012	22x20pxEsmeraldas - Cipriana Correia
Miss International Ecuador 2012	22x20pxSanto Domingo - Tatiana Loor
Semi-finalists	22x20pxEsmeraldas - Sulay Castillo Guayas - Nicole Cevallos 22x20pxManabí - Tatiana Chele

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Ana Gabriela Barahona
Miss Photogenic	Nicole Cevallos
Miss Yanbal	Carolina Aguirre
Miss GKHair	Ginella Gallardo
Miss Cielo	Carolina Aguirre
Miss Like	Carolina Aguirre
Miss Atayhua	Lidia León
Best National Costume	Tatiana Loor

Judges

• Lenín Moreno - Vicepresident of Ecuador
• Roberto Warson - Manager of Yanbal
• Astrid Carolina Herrera - Miss World 1984
• Carlos Coello - Manager of TC
• Marjorie Adum - Jeweler
• Liner Rodríguez - Manager of Coron
• Edith Arenas - Nutritionist
• Luis De Los Reyes - Manager of Renault
• Cadu Lopez - Model Manager
• Salvatore Laureano - Brazilian Fashion Designer

Contestants

Province	Contestant	Age	Height (cm)	Height (ft in)	Hometown
22x20px Azuay	María José Molina Marín	19	173	5 ft 8 in	Cuenca
22x20px Cañar	Johanna Alejandra Sacoto Orellana	19	173	5 ft 8 in	La Troncal
22x20px El Oro	María Gianella Gallardo Herrera	22	171	5 ft 7 in	Machala
22x20px Esmeraldas	Alexandra Sulay Castillo Velasco	21	175	5 ft 9 in	San Lorenzo
22x20px Esmeraldas	Cipriana Denisse Correia Macías	21	175	5 ft 9 in	Esmeraldas
Guayas	Andrea Carolina Aguirre Pérez	20	178	5 ft 10 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	Kimberly Fernanda Bravo Morán	21	177	5 ft 10 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	Valeria Nicole Cevallos Correa	21	173	5 ft 8 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	Ericka Jessenia Guerrero Mejía	21	171	5 ft 7 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	Christel Elizabeth Oyague Merizalde	22	171	5 ft 7 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	María del Carmen Moncayo Games	21	181	5 ft 11 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	Tatiana Genice Mondoñedo Farías	20	180	5 ft 11 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	Cecilia Carolina Chiavassa Chalá	18	182	6 ft 0 in	Guayaquil
22x20px Loja	Karen Ivonne Vélez Sánchez	18	181	5 ft 11 in	Loja
22x20px Manabí	Tatiana Paola Chele Villafuerte	20	177	5 ft 10 in	Manta
22x20px Manabí	Lidia Patricia León Guillén	20	174	5 ft 9 in	Portoviejo
22x20px Manabí	Melina Alejandra Moreano Zambrano	23	170	5 ft 7 in	Portoviejo
22x20px Pichincha	Ana Gabriela Barahona Andrade	23	172	5 ft 8 in	Quito
22x20px Pichincha	Estefanía Andrea Realpe Pérez	22	174	5 ft 9 in	Quito
22x20px Pichincha	Steffany Alexandra Tamayo Castro	20	173	5 ft 8 in	Quito
Santa Elena	Michelle Jazmín Sosa Govea	23	172	5 ft 8 in	Salinas
22x20px Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas	Tatiana Katherine Loor Hidalgo	20	173	5 ft 8 in	Santo Domingo

Notes

Debuts

• Santa Elena

Returns

Last Competed in:

• 2010:
  • 22x20px Cañar
• 2009:
  • 22x20px Azuay

Withdraws

• 22x20px Carchi
• 22x20px Galapagos

Reality

• January 9, 2012 was the first elimination where Michelle Sosa from Santa Elena was eliminated due to lack of documents necessary to compete in the Miss Ecuador pageant. The judges were: Ing. Andriana Loor, Mrs. Maria del Carmen de Aguayo, and Mrs. Marla Manseco.
• January 16, 2012 was the second elimination where Karen Vélez from Loja was eliminated due lack of compromise with coaches of the pageant. The judges were: Dr. Miguel Lebed, M. Antonio Sapúlveda, and M. Eliberto Rodríguez.
• January 23, 2012 was the third elimination where Johanna Sacoto from Cañar was eliminated for missing some courses in the reality Road to Miss Ecuador 2012. The judges are: Dr. Nelson Estrella, Dra. Mariana Mosquera, Dr. Ricardo Vargas, and Dra. Edith Arenas.
• January 30, 2012 was the fourth elimination where Cecilia Chiavassa from Guayas was eliminated by her own decision due she had an exam at her university the same day of the elimination.

Crossovers

• Ana Gabriela Barahona competed in Reina de Quito 2007, she is Reina de la Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial de Quito, and Reina de la Policía Nacional.
• Estefanía Realpe competed in Reina de Quito 2007, where she was Miss Amistad (2nd Runner-up).
• Cipriana Correia was Reina de Esmeraldas 2008, and Virreina de Mi Tierra 2008.
• Karen Vélez was Señorita Fundación de Loja 2009, and competed in Elite Model Ecuador 2009.
• Lidia León was Miss Turismo Ecuador 2009.
• Cecilia Chiavassa competed in Reina de Guayaquil 2010.
• Christel Oyague competed in Reina de Guayaquil 2010.
• Tatiana Loor competed in Reina de Santo Domingo 2010, she was Miss Solidaridad (2nd Runner-up).
• Kimberly Bravo competed in Miss Model of the World 2010 where she placed on top 26.
• Nicole Cavallos competed in Miss Teen World 2010.
• Steffany Tamayo competed in Miss Pacífico Ecuador 2011, she was 1st Runner-up.
• Johanna Sacoto was Virreina de La Troncal, also she competed in Reina de la Feria Nacional de la Minería 2011.
• Sulay Castillo competed in Reina de Mundial de la Rosa 2011.

External links

• Official Miss Ecuador website