The Organización Miss América Latina , known in English as the Miss Latin America Organization is a company that owns and organizes the Miss Latin America and Miss Latina US pageants. The organization was founded in the 1980s. The first pageant established was the Miss Latin America, in 1981. Miss Latina US was founded as Miss Latina USA in 1986, and is the official national preliminary for the United States to Miss Latin America. Miss Teen US Latina was founded in 2003.
4-779: Miss América Latina or Miss América Latina del Mundo , known in English as Miss Latin America or Miss Latin America of the World , is an international beauty contest held annually. It is organized by the Miss América Latina Organization . Despite its name, the contest is not restricted to only Latin American nations. It is designed for women of Latina descent around the globe. There is an average of about 20 contestants every year. It has two sister pageants: Miss Latina US (which selects
8-668: The US delegate to Miss América Latina) and Miss Teen US Latina . The current titleholder is Massiel Chupani from the Dominican Republic . The Miss América Latina pageant was founded in the early 1980s. The first edition was held in 1981, when it was open to only Latina contestants in Miami, Florida , United States. In 1983, the contest went international. * The first two Miss Latin America contests were only open to women living in Miami. Although
12-492: The first runner-up. ** Taranco wasn't actually crowned Miss Teen US Latina, but rather won the title Miss Teen Florida Latina, the first teenage pageant associated with the Miss Latin America Organization. *** For one various reason or another, Lorenia Burruel, Priscila Furlan, Jeannette Chavez, and Aline Resende had their titles expanded for another year. **** No Miss Latina USA 1996 was organized. Rather,
16-470: The winners of both contests are regarded as official Miss Latin America titleholders, their wins do not appear in the United States' tally. Miss Am%C3%A9rica Latina Organization The following is a list of the titleholders for the Miss Latin America Organization, spanning back to Miss Latin America 1981. * In 2007, Silva was dethroned by the Miss Latin America Organization and replaced by Garcia,
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