Miss Latin America 1996

Miss América Latina 1996 was the twelfth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the fourteenth overall. The final event was held on October 30, 1996 in Lima, Peru. At the conclusion of the pageant, Jeannette Chávez of Costa Rica was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Priscila Furlan of Brazil^[1]. Miss América Latina 1997 was canceled for unspecified purposes, so Chávez' title was extended to Miss América Latina 1996-97.

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss América Latina 1996-97	Costa Rica - Jeannette Chávez
1st runner-up	Puerto Rico - Lisa Bobé
2nd runner-up	Colombia - Marcela Zapata
Semi-finalists (in order of placement)	Spain - Eva Esteban  Peru - Erika Ramírez  Bolivia - Sonia Velasco  Panama - Maria Solís

Contestants^[2]

Argentina - Karem Inza  Bolivia - Sonia Velasco  Brazil - Ana Tenorio  Chile - Paz Marticorena  Colombia - Marcela Zapata  Costa Rica - Jeannette Chávez  Dominican Republic - Melisa Guzmán  Ecuador - Verónica Noboa  Guatemala - Rebeca Rubio

Honduras - Norma Mendoza  Mexico - Erika Ruvalcaba  Panama - Maria Solís  Paraguay - Noeli Julián  Peru - Erika Ramírez  Puerto Rico - Lisa Bobé  Spain - Eva Esteban  USA - Iris Almario  Venezuela - Bárbara Romano

National Notes

Returning territories

• Last competed in 1993:
  •  Argentina

Withdraws

•  El Salvador
•  Nicaragua
•  Uruguay

Historical Significance

• Spain placed for the fourth consecutive time.
• Peru placed for the third consecutive time.
• Bolivia also placed in 1994 (there was no competition in 1995).
• Costa Rica last placed in 1990.
• Puerto Rico last placed in 1991.
• Colombia and Panama last placed in 1993.
• Costa Rica won the first of two titles.
• Puerto Rico earned its highest placement since winning in 1983.
• Colombia earned its highest placement since Grace Vallejo came in second in 1987.

References

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