Mexicana Universal Zacatecas
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Mexicana Universal Zacatecas (until 2016 called Nuestra Belleza Zacatecas) is a state-level contest in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico, which selects the state representative for the national contest Mexicana Universal (formerly called Nuestra Belleza México), thus aspiring to represent the country internationally on one of the platforms offered.
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Formation1994 (as Nuestra Belleza Zacatecas)
2017 (as Mexicana Universal Zacatecas)
2017 (as Mexicana Universal Zacatecas)
TypeBeauty Pageant
HeadquartersZacatecas
Location
- Mexico
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| Formation | 1994 (as Nuestra Belleza Zacatecas) 2017 (as Mexicana Universal Zacatecas) |
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| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Zacatecas |
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Local Coordinator | Itzel Uribe |
The state organization has achieved the following results since 1994:
National Queens
- Diana Jiménez - Miss Continente Americano México 2006
- Eva Ruiz - Reina del Café México 2001
Titleholders
The following are the names of the annual winners of Mexicana Universal Zacatecas, listed in ascending order, as well as their results during the national Mexicana Universal pageant. State queens who represented the country in a current or past franchise of the national organization are also highlighted in a specific color.
Current Franchises:
- Competed at Miss Grand International.
- Competed at Miss International.
- Competed at Reina Hispanoamericana.
- Competed at Miss Orb International.
- Competed at Nuestra Latinoamericana Universal.
Former Franchises:
- Competed at Miss Universe.
- Competed at Miss World.
- Competed at Miss Charm.
- Competed at Miss Continente Americano.
- Competed at Miss Costa Maya International.
- Competed at Miss Atlántico Internacional.
- Competed at Miss Verano Viña del Mar.
- Competed at Reina Internacional del Café.
- Competed at Reina Internacional de las Flores.
- Competed at Señorita Continente Americano.
- Competed at Nuestra Belleza Internacional.
| Year | Titleholder | Hometown | Placement | Special Award | Notes | |
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| 2025 | Araceli Aguilar Pérez | Nochistlán | - | - | - | |
| 2024 | In 2024, due to changes in the dates of the national pageant, the election of the state queens was postponed for one year. | |||||
| 2023 | Margarita Rodarte Rodríguez[1] | Calera | - | - |
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| 2022 | Julia Álvarez Almaraz (Resigned)[2][3] |
Jalpa | Did not Compete | - |
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| Lucero de Lira Salazar (Assumed)[4] |
Villa García | - | - |
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| 2021 | María Guadalupe Ramírez Delgado[5] | Fresnillo | - | - |
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| 2020 | In 2020, due to the contingency of COVID-19 there was a lag in the year of the state contest | |||||
| 2019 | Alejandra Caldera Salinas (Resigned)[6] |
Tlaltenango | Did not Compete | - |
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| Grecia Victoria Ramírez Soto (Assumed, withdrew two days before the final competition) |
Fresnillo | Did not Compete | - |
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| 2018 | Itza Xunely Serna Salazar | Jalpa | - | - |
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| 2017 | Karely Sandoval Aranda[7] | Río Grande | 5th Runner-up | - |
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| Until 2016 the Title was Nuestra Belleza Zacatecas | ||||||
| 2016 | No candidate was sent | |||||
| 2015 | Eliana Villegas Arellano[8] | Florencia | - | - | - | |
| 2014 | Marleth Geraldine Pinedo Domínguez[9] | Fresnillo | - | - | - | |
| 2013 | Alejandra Sandoval Aranda[10][11] | Río Grande | Did not Compete | - |
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| 2012 | Thalía Artemisa Rivera Montañez[12] | Zacatecas | - | - |
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| 2011 | Michelle Román Hurtado[13] | Jerez | - | - | - | |
| 2010 | Stephanie Ávila Enciso | Jerez | - | - | - | |
| 2009 | Verónica Llamas Sánchez (Dethroned after her national participation) |
Nochistlán | 1st Runner-up | The Contestants' Choice |
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| Sofía Yáñez Cuéllar (Successor after Veronicas' national participation) |
Jerez | Did not Compete | - |
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| 2008 | Sandra Esmeralda González de Santiago | Jerez | - | - |
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| 2007 | Edna Paulina Vargas Whitehead | Fresnillo | - | - | - | |
| 2006 | Dayanira Michelle Varela Muñetón | Jerez | - | - |
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| 2005 | Diana Lucía Karimen Jiménez Pérez | Nochistlán | Top 10 | - |
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| 2004 | Diana Cristina Escamilla González | Fresnillo | - | - | - | |
| 2003 | Mariana Delgado Osuna | Monte Escobedo | - | - | - | |
| 2002 | Thelma Patricia Martínez Guajardo | Miguel Auza | - | - | - | |
| 2001 | Noemí Dolores de la Torre Belmontes | Zacatecas | - | - | - | |
| 2000 | Eva Ruíz Torres | Calera | 4th Runner-up | - |
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| 1999 | Sayra Guadalupe Llamas Mojarro | Jalpa | - | - | - | |
| 1998 | Claudia Susana Landeros Botello | Jerez | - | - |
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| 1997 | Gabriela Serrano Briones | Zacatecas | - | - | - | |
| 1996 | Sonia García Ramírez | Juan Aldama | Top 16 | - | - | |
| 1995 | Yanira Adriana Reveles Pérez | Calera | - | - | - | |
| 1994 | Minerva Varela Valle | Fresnillo | - | - | - | |
Designated Contestants
Starting in 2000, states were allowed to have more than one candidate, as some states were not sending candidates for various reasons. The following contestants from Zacatecas were invited to compete in the national pageant alongside the reigning queen, and in some cases, they achieved even better results.