Miss Universe Nicaragua

Not to be confused with Miss Nicaragua or Miss Mundo Nicaragua.

Miss Universe Nicaragua

Type	Women's beauty pageant
Headquarters	Mexico City, Mexico
Country represented	Nicaragua
Qualifies for	Miss Universe
First edition	2024
Current titleholder	Geyssell Garcia Chontales
Stylist	Osmel Sousa
CEO/President	Raúl Rocha
National Director	Raúl Rocha
Director of Communications	George Figueroa
Language	Spanish English
Predecessor	Miss Nicaragua
Website	https://www.instagram.com/missuniverse_nicaragua

Miss Universe Nicaragua (MUNIC) is a beauty pageant and organization that selects the Nicaraguan's official representative to Miss Universe —one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.

The reining Miss Universe Nicaragua 2024 is Geyssell García from Chontales, who was crowned on October 1, 2024, in Mexico City, Mexico by Sheynnis Palacios Miss Universe 2023 she crowned García's as her national successor.

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.

In September 2024, the Miss Universe Organization introduced a new franchise under Miss Universe Nicaragua this is an organization outside Nicaragua since in 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.

Titleholders under Miss Universe Nicaragua org.

Miss Universe Nicaragua 2024—Present

For full list and details, see Miss Nicaragua.

•   : Declared as Winner
•   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
•   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
•   : Ended as special awards winner

Year	Miss Universe Nicaragua	Placement	Special Award(s)
2025	TBA	TBA	TBA
2024	Geyssell García	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	Placement	Special Award(s)
2023	Sheynnis Palacios	Miss Universe 2023
2022	Norma Huembes	Unplaced
2021	Allison Wassmer	Unplaced
2020	Ana Marcelo	Top 21
2019	Inés López	Unplaced
2018	Adriana Paniagua	Unplaced
2017	Berenice Quezada	Unplaced
2016	Marina Jacoby	Unplaced
2016	Daniela Torres	Unplaced	Best National Costume (4th Runner-up)
2014	Marline Barberena	Unplaced
2013	Nastassja Bolívar	Top 16	Best National Costume
2012	Farah Eslaquit	Unplaced	Best National Costume (6th Runner-up)
2011	Adriana Dorn	Unplaced
2010	Scharllette Allen	Unplaced
2009	Indiana Sánchez	Unplaced	Best in National Costume (2nd Runner-up)
2008	Thelma Rodríguez	Unplaced
2007	Xiomara Blandino	Top 10
2006	Cristiana Frixione	Unplaced
2005	Daniela Clerk	Unplaced
2004	Marifely Argüello	Unplaced
2003	Claudia Salmerón	Unplaced
2002	Marianela Lacayo	Unplaced
2001	Ligia Argüello	Unplaced
2000	No competition held
1999	Liliana Pilarte	Unplaced
1998	Claudia Alaniz	Unplaced
1997	No competition held
1996	Luz María Sánchez Herdocia	Did not compete
1995	Linda Clerk	Unplaced
1994	No competition held
1993	Luisa Urcuyo	Unplaced
1992	Ida Delaney	Unplaced
1991	Ana Sofía Pereira	Unplaced
No competition held between 1980–1990
1979	Patricia Pineda	Withdrew from the competition
1978	Claudia Herrera	Unplaced
1977	Beatriz Obregón	Top 12
1976	Ivania Navarro	Unplaced
1975	Alda Maritza Sánchez	Unplaced
1974	Francis Duarte	Unplaced
1973	Ana Saravia	Unplaced
1972	No competition held
1971	Xiomara Paguaga	Unplaced
1970	Graciela Salazar	Unplaced
1969	Soraya Herrera	Unplaced
1968	Margine Davidson	Unplaced
No competition held between 1964–1967
1963	Leda Sánchez	Unplaced
No competition held between 1956–1962
1955	Rosa Argentina Lacayo †	Unplaced	Best Dressed Girl

Titleholder gallery

• 
  Miss Universe Nicaragua 2024
  Geyssell García
• 
  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

Regional rankings

Department	Titles	Years
Managua	20	1955 1969 1971 1991 1992 1995 1996 1998 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2011 2015 2019 2021
Carazo	4	1963 2013 2022 2023
Chinandega	3	2008 2014 2018
León		1970 1973 1974
León		1968 1976 2016
Masaya		1975 1978 2012
Rivas		1977 1979 1993
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	2	2010 2017
Estelí	1	2020
Río San Juan		1999

See also

• Miss Mundo Nicaragua
• Miss Nicaragua International

External links

• Miss Universe Nicaragua in Instagram