Mexicana Universal Jalisco

Mexicana Universal Jalisco is a pageant in Jalisco, Mexico, that selects that state's representative for the national Mexicana Universal pageant. Jalisco is considered one of the strongest states in Mexican pageantry, as they are almost always among the finalists.

Mexicana Universal Jalisco

Formation	1994 (as Nuestra Belleza Jalisco) 2017 (as Mexicana Universal Jalisco)
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Guadalajara
Location	Mexico
Local Coordinator	Julio Munguía

Jalisco is the first state that has produced more winners of Nuestra Belleza México/Mexicana Universal in history. With 5 Nuestra Belleza México crowns (now Mexicana Universal), 3 of them being consecutive years 2008, 2009, 2010. The state organization has also produced one Nuestra Belleza Mundo México in 1996 and the second Miss Universe winner in Mexican history Ximena Navarrete in 2010.

Jalisco is the state was the first to place two representatives in the top 5 (2008, 201 0, 2014). Jalisco was placed for the eleventh consecutive year in the top 5 since 2004.

Titleholders

Below are the names of the annual titleholders of Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 1994-2017, Mexicana Universal Jalisco 2018, and their final placements in the Mexicana Universal.

Year	Titleholder	Hometown	National Placement	National Award	Notes
2023	Gabriela Viridiana Reyes Vital	Arandas	TBD
2022	Cristina Villegas Murillo (Resigned after her national participation)	Zapopan	-		Top 10 in Miss Universe México 2024 Miss Universe Jalisco 2024 Miss Intercontinental North America 2023 1st in Miss Intercontinental 2023 Miss Intercontinental México 2023
	María José de la Torre Cerda (Assumed after her national participation)	Atotonilco el Alto	4th Runner-up		1st in Srita. Turismo Región de los Altos 2015 Srita. Atotonilco el Alto 2014
2021	María Guadalupe Vargas Naranjo	Zapopan	Top 16		Top 5 in Miss Jalisco 2018 Miss Zapopan 2018
2020	In 2020, due to the contingency of COVID-19 there was a lag in the year of the state contest
2019	Michel López Sosa	Guadalajara	Top 15		1st in Mexicana Universal Jalisco 2018
2018	Dorothy Nathaly Sutherland Barragán (Dethroned)	Puerto Vallarta	Did not Compete		First Mexican-American from Jalisco
	Sofía Montserrat Aragón Torres (Replacement)	Zapopan	Mexicana Universal	Best Fashion Designer	2nd in Miss Universe 2019 2nd in Mexicana Universal Jalisco 2018 2nd in Miss Jalisco 2017
2017	Nebai Torres Camarena	Guadalajara	4th Runner-up Mexicana Internacional (Designated)	Rostro Fuller	Top 15 in Miss International 2018 Top 5 in Mexico's Next Top Model 2014
Ultima del 2016 del titulo Nuestra Belleza Jalisco
2016	Adriana Mardueño Villaseñor	Autlán	Top 10
2015	Mariana Franco Anguiano	Tonalá	Top 10
2014	Alessa Bravo Agredano	Guadalajara	2nd Runner-up	Steps to Fame	Top 3 in Mexico's Next Top Model 2012
2013	Paola Nereyda Sánchez Corona	Guadalajara	3rd Runner-up	Miss Top Model
2012	Ana Karen Siordia Velasco	Guadalajara	Top 10
2011	Lucia Silva González	Puerto Vallarta	3rd Runner up	Miss Top Model
2010	Karin Cecilia Ontiveros Meza	Amatitán	Nuestra Belleza Mexico	Miss Talent Fuller Beauty Queen Steps to Fame	Competed in Miss Universe 2011
	Maria Padilla Romo	Jalostotitlán	Assumed when Karin Ontiveros became Nuestra Belleza México 2010.
2009	Jimena Navarrete Rosete	Guadalajara	Nuestra Belleza México	Academic Award Fuller Beauty Queen	Miss Universe 2010
	Janeth Pérez Palencia	Zapopan	Assumed when Jimena Navarrete became Nuestra Belleza México 2009.
2008	Karla María Carrillo González	Guadalajara	Nuestra Belleza México	Fuller Beauty Queen	1st in Miss Continente Americano 2010 Miss Continente Americano México 2010 Competed in Miss Universe 2009
	Mayra González	Guadalajara	Assumed when Karla Carrillo became Nuestra Belleza México 2008.
2007	María Guadalupe González Gallegos	Tepatitlán	Suplente/1st Runner-up Miss Continente Americano México (Designated)	Contestants' Choice Optims Best Hair	Miss Continente Americano 2008 Srita. Turismo Región de Los Altos 2005 Srita. Tepatitlán 2005
2006	Gladys Castellanos Jiménez	Guadalajara	Suplente/1st Runner-up Miss Continente Americano México (Designated)	Miss Talent Steps to Fame Best Regional Costume	2nd in Miss Continente Americano 2007
2005	Karina López Pérez	Jalostotitlán	-		Srita. Turismo Región de Los Altos 2004 Srita. Jalostotitlán 2004
2004	Joanna Rivera Sibson	Zapopan	Top 20
2003	Ariadna Itzel Muro Esquivel	Zapopan	Top 20		Will compete in Miss Universe México 2024 Miss Universe México Com. Internacional 2024 Miss Woman Beauty 2023
2002	Beatriz García Barragán	Guadalajara	-
2001	Miriam de Jesús Ayala Nuñez	San Miguel El Alto	Top 20
2000	Jacqueline Bracamontes Van Hoorde	Guadalajara	Nuestra Belleza México	Miss St. Ives Hinds Skin	Competed at Miss Universe 2001
1999	Maria Pia Marín Gutierrez	Encarnación de Díaz	-
1998	Gloria Alejandra Morales Macias	Zapopan	Top 10
1997	Tatiana Eileen Ruvalcaba Della Roc	Yahualica de González Gallo	Top 16
1996	Yessica Salazar González	La Barca	Nuestra Belleza Mundo México		Top 10 at Miss World 1996
1995	Tania Prado Laursen	Zapopan	Top 16
1994	Luz Elena González de la Torre	Guadalajara	Top 6

•   Competed in Miss Universe.
•   Competed in Miss World.
•   Competed in Miss International.
•   Competed in Miss Grand International.
•   Competed in Miss Charm.
•   Competed in Reina Hispanoamericana.
•   Competed in Miss Orb International.
•   Competed in Miss Continente Americano.
•   Competed in Nuestra Latinoamericana Universal.

¹ In 1996, a pre-pageant to choose the delegate to Miss World was held the day prior to the final Nuestra Belleza México competition. Yessica Salazar of Jalisco resulted as the winner. She eventually placed among the Top 16 during the final.

Designated contestants

As of 2000, it is not uncommon for some states to have more than one delegate competing simultaneously in the national pageant. The following Nuestra Belleza Jalisco contestants were invited to compete in Nuestra Belleza México. Some have placed higher than the actual state winners, but have yet to win.

Year	Contestant	Hometown	National Placement	National Award	Notes
2021	Priscila Franco Franco	Tepatitlán	Top 15		3rd in Miss Grand Mexico 2023 Miss Grand Jalisco 2023 2nd in Mexicana Universal Jalisco 2021 Competed in Srita. Turismo Región de los Altos 2018 Srita. Tepatitlán 2018
2017	Ángela Goretti Robles Ibarra	Guadalajara	Top 5		1st in Miss Model of the World 2017 Miss Model of the World México 2017 1st in Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 2016 1st in Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 2015
2014	Karina Stephania Martin Jímenez	Tonalá	Suplente/1st Runner-up	Contestants' Choice Personality Fraiche	4th at Miss Supranational 2015 Miss Supranational México 2015 World Miss University 2014 World Miss University México 2014
2013	Rocío Hernández Zamudio	San Ignacio Cerro Gordo	-	Best Regional Costume
2012	Jacqueline Ivonne Sauza Ávila	Guadalajara	3rd Runner-up
2010	Eunice Sánchez Valencia	Guadalajara	Top 10
2009	Sandra Luz Vargas Plazola	Puerto Vallarta	3rd Runner-up
2007	María Esmeralda Pimentel Murguía	Ciudad Guzmán	2nd Runner-up
2006	Perla Lizbeth Mercado Barajas	Guadalajara	Top 15
2005	Ana Paola Sifuentes Gutiérrez	Guadalajara	2nd Runner-up
2004	Gabriela Vazquez Patrón	Guadalajara	2nd Runner-up
2002	Cecilia de Jesús Gutiérrez Avilés	Guadalajara	-
2001	Sarahi Alejandra Alvarez Negrete	Guadalajara	Top 20
	Ana Inés Santoyo Jasso	Guadalajara	Top 10
2000	Libertad Godínez Herrera	Zapopan	-	Skin Hinds

External links

• Official website
• Articles about the event (in Spanish)