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| Formation | 1954 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | San José |
| Location | |
Membership | |
Official language | Spanish |
President | Gabriela Alfaro |
Staff | Teletica |
| Website | teletica.com/misscostarica |
The Miss Costa Rica is a national beauty pageant in Costa Rica. The winner of the pageant represents Costa Rica at Miss Universe pageant.
Costa Rica has participated in the Miss Universe pageant since 1954 and has sent 56 representatives in the pageant's 60-year history. The event used to be coproduced and broadcast by Teletica since 1960, but in 2024 the production changed to Ethe channel ¡OPA! [1] [2] [3] Women between the ages of 18 and 27, each representing a province, compete to represent Costa Rica for one year and participate in the annual Miss Universe international competition.
| Year | Province | Miss Costa Rica | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBA | ||||
| 2023 | Alajuela | Lisbeth Valverde [4] | Unplaced | ||
| 2022 | Alajuela | Maria Fernanda Rodríguez [5] | Unplaced | ||
| 2021 | Heredia | Valeria Rees | Unplaced | Appointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no national pageant in 2021. | |
| 2020 | San José | Ivonne Cerdas | Top 10 | ||
| 2019 | San José | Paola Chacón | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | San José | Natalia Carvajal | Top 10 | ||
| 2017 | Heredia | Elena Correa [6] | Unplaced |
| Appointed — Miss Costa Rica 2017 did not hold in 2017; the 1st Runner-up of Miss Costa Rica 2016, Elena Correa designated to be the new Miss Costa Rica 2017 and competed at Miss Universe 2017 in the United States. |
| 2016 | Alajuela | Carolina Rodríguez | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | Limón | Brenda Castro [7] | Unplaced | ||
| 2014 | Heredia | Karina Ramos | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Guanacaste | Fabiana Granados | Top 16 | ||
| 2012 | Alajuela | Nazareth Cascante | Unplaced | ||
| 2011 | Heredia | Johanna Solano [8] | Top 10 | ||
| 2010 | Cartago | Marva Wright [3] | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | San José | Jessica Umaña | Unplaced | ||
| 2008 | Alajuela | María Teresa Rodríguez | Unplaced | ||
| 2007 | Heredia | Verónica González | Unplaced | ||
| 2006 | San José | Fabriella Quesada | Unplaced | ||
| 2005 | San José | Johanna Fernández [9] | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Heredia | Nancy Soto [10] | Top 10 |
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| 2003 | San José | Andrea Ovares | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | Cartago | Merylin Villalta | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | San José | Paola Calderón | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | San José | Laura Mata | Unplaced | ||
| 1999 | Alajuela | Arianna Bolaños | Unplaced | ||
| 1998 | Puntarenas | Kisha Alvarado | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | Cartago | Gabriela Aguilar | Unplaced | ||
| 1996 | Limón | Dafne Zeledón | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | Alajuela | Beatriz Alvarado | Unplaced | ||
| 1994 | Limón | Jasmín Morales | Unplaced | ||
| 1993 | San José | Catalina Rodríguez | Unplaced | ||
| 1992 | San José | Jessica Manley | Unplaced | ||
| 1991 | San José | Viviana Muñoz | Unplaced | ||
| 1990 | San José | Julieta Posla | Unplaced | ||
| 1989 | San José | Luana Freer | Unplaced | ||
| 1988 | Heredia | Erika Paoli | Unplaced | ||
| 1987 | San José | Ana María Bolaños | Unplaced | ||
| 1986 | Limón | Aurora Velásquez | Unplaced | ||
| 1985 | Puntarenas | Rosibel Chacón | Unplaced | ||
| 1984 | San José | Silvia Portilla | Unplaced | ||
| 1983 | Cartago | Gabriela Pozuela | Unplaced | ||
| 1982 | Heredia | Lilliana Corella | Unplaced | ||
| 1981 | San José | Rosa Inés Solís | Unplaced | ||
| 1980 | San José | Bárbara Bonilla | Unplaced | ||
| 1979 | Guanacaste | Carla Facio | Unplaced | ||
| 1978 | San José | Maribel Guardia [11] | Unplaced |
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| 1977 | Puntarenas | Claudia Garnier | Unplaced | ||
| 1976 | Limón | Silvia Jiménez | Unplaced | ||
| 1975 | Alajuela | María de los Ángeles Picado | Unplaced | ||
| 1974 | Limón | Jeannette Rebeca | Unplaced | ||
| 1973 | Alajuela | María del Rosario Mora | Unplaced | ||
| 1972 | San José | Victoria Ross | Unplaced | ||
| 1971 | San José | Rosa María Rivera | Unplaced | ||
| 1970 | Cartago | Lilliam Berrocal | Unplaced | ||
| 1969 | San José | Clara Freda | Unplaced | ||
| 1968 | San José | Ana María Rivera | Unplaced | ||
| 1967 | Guanacaste | Rosa María Fernández | Unplaced | ||
| 1966 | Cartago | Virginia Oreamuno | Unplaced | ||
| 1965 | Guanacaste | Mercedes Pinagal | Unplaced | ||
| 1964 | San José | Dora Solé | Unplaced | ||
| 1963 | Cartago | Sandra Chrysopulos | Unplaced | ||
| 1962 | Heredia | Helvetia Albónico | Unplaced | ||
| 1961 | Did not compete | ||||
| 1960 | San José | Leila Rodríguez | Unplaced | ||
| 1959 | Heredia | Sonia Monturiol | Unplaced | ||
| 1958 | Guanacaste | Eugenia Valverde | Unplaced | Disqualified from the competition. | |
| 1957 | San José | Sonia Cristina Icaza | Unplaced | ||
| 1956 | Heredia | Anabella Granados [12] | Unplaced |
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| 1955 | San José | Clemencia Martínez | Unplaced | ||
| 1954 | San José | Marían Esquivel [13] | Top 15 | ||
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From left: Marta Rrocha, 21, Brazil; Myrna Orozco, 20, Miss San Salvador; and Marian Esquivel, 18, who will compete as Miss Costa Rica.