Nuestra Belleza México 1997

Nuestra Belleza México 1997
DateSeptember 20, 1997
PresentersRaúl Velasco, Karina Velasco
EntertainmentCarlos Cuevas, Humberto Herrera, Aida Cuevas, Ballet Folklorico "México Tradicional"
VenueSalon Teotihuacan, Centro Internacional de Convenciones Acapulco, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
BroadcasterTelevisa
Entrants32
Placements16
WinnerKatty Fuentes[1]
 Nuevo León
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Nuestra Belleza México 1997, the 4th annual Nuestra Belleza México beauty pageant, was held at the Salon Teotihuacan of the Centro Internacional de Convenciones Acapulco of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico on September 20, 1997. Thirty-two contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Katty Fuentes from Nuevo León, who later competed at Miss Universe 1998 in the US. Fuentes was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Rebeca Tamez. She was the first Neoleonesa to win this title.

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by Blanca Soto from Morelos, who later competed at Miss World 1997 in Seychelles. Soto was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Yessica Salazar. She is the first and only contestant with short hair to win, as well as the first Morelense to win this Title.

For the second time in a row, two events were held separately to select the two winners for the titles Nuestra Belleza México and Nuestra Belleza Mundo México.

Results

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Nuestra Belleza México

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Final Results Contestant
Nuestra Belleza México 1997
Suplente/1st Runner-up
2nd Runner- up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
5th Runner-up
Top 16

Nuestra Belleza Mundo México

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One week before the Final Competition was held, the Preliminary Competition featured a live show entitled "Nuestra Belleza Mexico: Rumbo a Miss Mundo" in which was announced that the winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was Blanca Soto from Morelos, who would go on to represent Mexico at Miss World 1997. All contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown categories during the contest.

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México pageant was held at the Salon Teotihuacan of the Centro Internacional de Convenciones Acapulco in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico and was hosted by Raúl Velasco and Karina Velasco. It was the 2nd edition of the "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México" contest and as an official separate pageant to choose Mexico's representative to Miss World. The winner of this event also competed in the Final Competition, but only finished as the first runner-up.

The musical part was enlivened by the following groups: Sentidos Opuestos, Mœnia, Paulina Rubio and Vicente Fernández.

Final Results Contestant
Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1997
Suplente/1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up

Contestants

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State Contestant Age
Aguascalientes Aguascalientes María Patricia Amador Luján 21
Baja California Baja California Carolina Vanessa Castro Mendoza 22
Baja California Sur Baja California Sur María Elizabeth Reyes Rodríguez 22
Campeche Campeche Bárbara Macossay Arteaga 19
Coahuila Coahuila Alejandra Mena Ramírez 21
Colima Colima Karla Ofelia Cortés Figueroa 19
Chiapas Chiapas María Elena Peréz Peña 18
Chihuahua (state) Chihuahua María Cristina Castro Loya 22
Mexico City Distrito Federal Felicidad Aveleyra Talamantes 18
Durango Durango Karla Pescador De la Peña 18
State of Mexico Estado de México Elizabeth Jiménez Dueñas 19
Guanajuato Guanajuato Mónica Macías Chávez 18
Guerrero Guerrero Carla Coral López Solis 20
Hidalgo (state) Hidalgo Gabriela García Muro 21
Jalisco Jalisco Tatiana Eileen Ruvalcaba Della Roca 18
Michoacán Michoacán María de Lourdes Romero Orozco 20
Morelos Morelos Blanca Delfina Soto Benavides 18
Nayarit Nayarit Corina Torres Cañas 23
Nuevo León Nuevo León Katty Fuentes García 20
Oaxaca Oaxaca Annemie Santibañez Hoffmann 18
Puebla Puebla Liliana Flores Bashbuch 18
Querétaro Querétaro Laura Manuela Barbeito Chávez 19
Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Luz María Cabrera Montoya 22
San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí Mayra Sandoval Martínez 21
Sinaloa Sinaloa Deyanira Liliana Penney López 21
Sonora Sonora Ana Laura Bernal Camarena 19
Tabasco Tabasco Karla Alejandra Corral Salomón 21
Tamaulipas Tamaulipas Kelly Ann Nelson González 18
Tlaxcala Tlaxcala Ivonne Corona Morales 18
Veracruz Veracruz Erika Beatríz Pérez Pérez 19
Yucatán Yucatán Amelia Sierra Calderón 18
Zacatecas Zacatecas Gabriela Serrano Briones 20

Judges

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Preliminary competition

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  • Carlos Latapi – Photographer
  • Rebeca Solano – Fashion Coordinator
  • Tony Scheffler – Journalist
  • Eugenia Cauduro – Model & Actress
  • Mario Cimarro – Actor
  • Rosario Pérez – Fashion Coordinator

References

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  1. ^ "RECORDANDO A KATTY FUENTES: Nuestra Belleza México 1997". elanecdotario.com (in Spanish). June 16, 2004. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
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