Miss Universe Nicaragua
National beauty pageant in Nicaragua
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Miss Universe Nicaragua or Miss Nicaragua is a beauty pageant and organization that selects Nicaragua's official representative to Miss Universe.
- Miami
- Managua
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| Type | Women's beauty pageant |
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| Country represented | Nicaragua |
| Qualifies for | Miss Universe |
| First edition | 2024 |
| Current titleholder | Itza Castillo Managua |
Sub Director | Julián Pantoja |
CEO/President | Javier Pastora |
National Director | Daniel Guevara |
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| Predecessor | Miss Nicaragua |
| Website | missuniversenic |
The reining Miss Universe Nicaragua 2025 is Itza Castillo from Managua, who was crowned September 4, 2025 in Miami, Florida, United States by Geyssell García.
On June 2025, Daniel Guevara was announced as the new national director for Nicaragua on 2025.
History
From 1955 to 2023, Miss Nicaragua held the national franchise for Miss Universe, wherein it was responsible for selecting Nicaraguans to represent Nicaragua and compete at the annual Miss Universe pageant. Under Miss Nicaragua, Nicaragua representatives to the Miss Universe pageant were crowned with the title of Señorita Nicaragua from 1955 to 1999, and Miss Nicaragua from 2001 to 2023.[citation needed]
In September 2024, the Miss Universe Organization introduced a new franchise under Miss Universe Nicaragua. This is an organization outside Nicaragua. Since November 2023 after Sheynnis Palacios, Miss Nicaragua 2023 won the Miss Universe 2023 held in San Salvador, El Salvador Ortega's government cancelled the pageant in Nicaragua and getting out national directors from the previous organization.[citation needed]
Winners by year
| Year | Department | Miss Universe Nicaragua | Venue |
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| 2026 | TBA | TBA | Designated |
| 2025 | Managua | Itza Castillo | Florida, United States |
| 2024 | Chontales | Geyssell García | Mexico City, Mexico |
Titleholders under Miss Universe Nicaragua org.
Miss Universe Nicaragua 2024—Present
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as Runner-Up or Top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the Finlaist/Semi-finalists
- : Unplaced but given special award(s)
| Year | Miss Universe Nicaragua | Age | State | ||
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| Placement at Miss Universe | Special award(s) | ||||
 2026 |
TBA | ||||
 2025 |
Itza Castillo | 29 | Managua | Top 30 | |
 2024 |
Geyssell García | 29 | Chontales | Top 30 |
Miss Nicaragua 1955—2023
- The winner of Miss Nicaragua represents her country at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Since 2023, the election of Miss Universe Nicaragua took over the franchise of Miss Universe in Nicaragua.
| Year | Miss Nicaragua | Age | State | |||
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| Placement at Miss Universe | Special award(s) | |||||
| 2023 | Sheynnis Palacios | 23 | Carazo | Miss Universe 2023 | ||
| 2022 | Norma Huembes | 24 | Carazo | Unplaced | ||
| 2021 | Allison Wassmer | 26 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2020 | Ana Marcelo | 24 | Estelí | Top 21 | ||
| 2019 | Inés López | 19 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Adriana Paniagua | 23 | Chinandega | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Berenice Quezada | 24 | RACCS | Unplaced | ||
| 2016 | Marina Jacoby | 21 | Matagalpa | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | Daniela Torres | 25 | Managua | Unplaced |
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| 2014 | Marline Barberena | 27 | Chinandega | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Nastassja Bolívar | 25 | Carazo | Top 16 |
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| 2012 | Farah Eslaquit | 21 | Masaya | Unplaced |
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| 2011 | Adriana Dorn | 24 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2010 | Scharllette Allen | 18 | RACCS | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | Indiana Sánchez | 22 | Managua | Unplaced |
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| 2008 | Thelma Rodríguez | 19 | Chinandega | Unplaced | ||
| 2007 | Xiomara Blandino | 22 | Managua | Top 10 | ||
| 2006 | Cristiana Frixione | 22 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2005 | Daniela Clerk | 23 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Marifely Argüello | 22 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2003 | Claudia Salmerón | 25 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | Marianela Lacayo | 21 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Ligia Argüello | 21 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | No competition held | |||||
| 1999 | Liliana Pilarte | 23 | Río San Juan | Unplaced | ||
| 1998 | Claudia Alaniz | 21 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | No competition held | |||||
| 1996 | Luz María Sánchez Herdocia | – | Managua | Did not compete | ||
| 1995 | Linda Clerk | 22 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1994 | No competition held | |||||
| 1993 | Luisa Urcuyo | 18 | Rivas | Unplaced | ||
| 1992 | Ida Delaney | Managua | Unplaced | |||
| 1991 | Ana Sofía Pereira | Managua | Unplaced | |||
| No competition held between 1980–1990 | ||||||
| 1979 | Patricia Pineda | – | Rivas | Withdrew from the competition | ||
| 1978 | Claudia Herrera | Masaya | Unplaced | |||
| 1977 | Beatriz Obregón | 18 | Rivas | Top 12 | ||
| 1976 | Ivania Navarro | Matagalpa | Unplaced | |||
| 1975 | Alda Maritza Sánchez | Masaya | Unplaced | |||
| 1974 | Francis Duarte | León | Unplaced | |||
| 1973 | Ana Saravia | 18 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1972 | No competition held | |||||
| 1971 | Xiomara Paguaga | 20 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1970 | Graciela Salazar | – | León | Unplaced | ||
| 1969 | Soraya Herrera | 18 | Managua | Unplaced | ||
| 1968 | Margine Davidson | 20 | Matagalpa | Unplaced | ||
| No competition held between 1964–1967 | ||||||
| 1963 | Leda Sánchez | 20 | Carazo | Unplaced | ||
| No competition held between 1956–1962 | ||||||
| 1955 | Rosa Argentina Lacayo † | 19 | Managua | Unplaced |
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Placements in Miss Universe
This list includes the placements, unplacements, and absences of Miss Universe Nicaragua in the international competition.
| Placement | Total | Year |
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| Miss Universe | 1 | 2023 |
| 1st Runner-up | 0 | |
| 2nd Runner-up | 0 | |
| 3rd Runner-up | 0 | |
| 4th Runner-up | 0 | |
| Top 5/6 | 0 | |
| Top 9/10/12 | 2 | 1977, 2007 |
| Top 13/15/16/20/21/30 | 4 | 2013, 2020, 2024, 2025 |
| Total | 7 | |
| Unplaced | 36 | 1963, 1968–1971, 1973–1976, 1978, 1991–1993, 1995, 1998–1999, 2001–2006, 2008–2012, 2014–2019, 2021–2022. |
| Total | 36 | |
| Absent | 31 | 1952–1954, 1956–1962, 1964–1967, 1972, 1979–1990, 1994, 1996–1997, 2000. |
Titleholder gallery
Miss Universe Nicaragua 2025
Itza Castillo
Miss Nicaragua 2023 and Miss Universe 2023
Sheynnis Palacios
Miss Nicaragua 2020
Ana Marcelo
Miss Nicaragua 2019
Inés López
Miss Nicaragua 2018
Adriana Paniagua
Miss Nicaragua 2017
Berenice Quezada
Miss Nicaragua 2016
Marina Jacoby
Miss Nicaragua 2015
Daniela Torres
Miss Nicaragua 2014
Marline Barberena
Miss Nicaragua 2013
Nastassja Bolívar
Miss Nicaragua 2012
Farah Eslaquit
Miss Nicaragua 2011
Adriana Dorn
Miss Nicaragua 2010
Scharllette Allen
Miss Nicaragua 2009
Indiana Sánchez
Miss Nicaragua 2008
Thelma Rodríguez
Miss Nicaragua 2007
Xiomara Blandino
Miss Nicaragua 2006
Cristiana Frixione
Miss Nicaragua 2002
Marianela Lacayo
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Regional rankings
| Department | Titles | Years |
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| Managua | 21 |
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| Carazo | 4 |
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| Chinandega | 3 |
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| León |
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| Masaya |
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| Matagalpa |
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| Rivas |
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| South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region | 2 |
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| Chontales | 1 |
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| Estelí |
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| Río San Juan |
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Notes
See also
References
External links
- Miss Universe Nicaragua in Instagram