Miss Universe Bolivia Tribute 1959-2012

Miss Bolivia is an annual Bolivian beauty pageant responsible for selecting the country's representative to the Miss Universe pageant since 1959. Runner-up goes to Miss World. The contest was founded in 1959 and Gloria Suárez de Limpias has been the event's director since 1979. As of 2010, Bolivia has not won a Miss Universe or Miss World title. A three-hour parade is held annually on August 5. Bolivian TV channel Unitel broadcasts it to the rest of Latin America, and cable broadcasts are available in the United States. For approximately one month, there are several preliminary events and presentations regarding the main parade. By general rule, three major crowns are given each year, in this order: Miss Bolivia goes to Miss Universe, Miss Bolivia Mundo to Miss World, and Miss Bolivia Internacional to the Miss International contest. One of these three titleholders participates in Reina Hispanoamericana, owned by Promociones Gloria, the same group that organizes the Miss Bolivia pageant. In 2010, the third title was awarded to the Miss Earth representative, called Miss Bolivia Earth. Besides the titleholders, there are four additional runner-up positions. Representatives are also chosen for Miss Tourism Queen International and Miss Continente Americano. 1959 Corina Taborga 1960 Nancy Aguirre 1961 Gloria Soruco Suárez 1962 Gabriela "Gaby" Roca Díaz 1963 Ana Maria Velasco Gutiérrez 1964 Olga Mónica del Carpio Oropeza (Top 15 semi-finalist) 1965 Patricia Estensoro Terazas 1966 Maria Elena Borda 1967 Marcela Montoya García 1968 Roxana Bowles Chávez 1969 Luz Maria Rojas 1970 Roxana Brown Trigo Best National Costume 1971 Ana Maria Landívar 1972 Mara Alicia Vargas Vásquez 1973 Roxana Sittic Harb 1974 Teresa Isabel Callau 1975 Jacqueline Gamarra Sckett 1976 Carolina Elisa Aramayo Esteves 1977 Liliana Gutiérrez Paz 1978 Raquel Roca Kuikunaga 1979 Maria Luisa Rendón 1980 Carmen Sonia Pereira Parada 1981 Vivian "Maricruz" Aponte Zambrana 1982 Sandra Irene Villarroel Gallati 1983 Cecilia Zamora Oliva 1984 Lourdes Elizabeth Aponte Hurtado 1985 Gabriela Orozco Ruiz 1986 Elizabeth O'Connor-d'Arlach 1987 Patricia Hortensia Arce Rocabado 1988 Ana Maria Pereira Parada 1989 Raquel Cors Ulloa 1990 Rosario Rico del Toro Pilar (Top 6) 1991 Maria Selva Landívar 1992 Natasha Gabriela Arana Lema 1993 Roxana Arias Becerra 1994 Cecilia O'Connor-d'Arlach 1995 Sandra Rivero Zimmermann 1996 Natalia Cronenbold Aguilera 1997 Helga Bauer Salas 1998 Verónica Larrieu 1999 Susana Barrientos Roig 2000 Yenny Vaca Paz 2001 Claudia Andrea Araño Antelo 2002 Paola Clarisse Coimbra Antipieff 2003 Irene Aguilera Vargas 2004 Gabriela Oviedo Serrate 2005 Paola Andrea Abudinen Richter 2006 Maria Desirée Durán Morales (Top 10) 2007 Jessica Anne Jordan Burtón 2008 Katherine David Céspedes 2009 Noemí Dominique Rosa Peltier De Liotta 2010 Claudia Arce Lemaitre 2011 Olivia Pinheiro
Miss Universe Bolivia Tribute 1959-2012