Nuestra Belleza México 2012
Date	September 1, 2012[1]
Presenters	Ximena Navarrete, Alan Tacher
Entertainment	Reik, Río Roma, Ricardo Montaner
Venue	Poliforum del Centro de Convenciones, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México[2]
Broadcaster	Televisa
Entrants	35
Placements	15
Withdrawals	Campeche, Quintana Roo
Returns	Guerrero, Tlaxcala
Winner	Cynthia Duque[3]  Nuevo León

The 19th annual Nuestra Belleza Mexico pageant was held at the Poliforum del Centro de Convenciones of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico on September 1, 2012.^[4] Thirty-five contestants of Mexico competed for the national title, which was won by Cynthia Duque from Nuevo León who later competed in Miss Universe 2013 in Russia. Duque was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Karina González. She is the fourth Neoleonesa to win this title.

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by Marilyn Chagoya from Veracruz who later competed in Miss World 2013 in Indonesia. Chagoya was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Mariana Berumen. She is the first and only Veracruzana to win this title.

Lucero Montemayor from Nuevo León was designated by the Nuestra Belleza México Organization as Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2013. She later competed in Miss International 2013 in Japan. She is the third Neoleonesa to win this title.

This year for the first time a contestant was elected by a virtual casting and after eleven years two events were held separately to select the two winners for the titles Nuestra Belleza México and Nuestra Belleza Mundo México, this was the fifth time in the history of the pageant.

The recognition "Corona al Mérito 2012" was for Ximena Navarrete, Miss Universe 2010.

Results

Judges

They were the same judges at the Preliminary and Final Competition.

• Karin Ontiveros – Nuestra Belleza México 2010
• Alejandra Espinoza – Nuestra Belleza Baja California 2006, Nuestra Belleza Latina 2007 and TV Hostess
• Macario Jiménez – Fashion Designer
• Rubén Galindo – Television Producer
• Daniel Arenas- Actor
• Jordi Avendaño – Photographer
• Agustín Arana – Singer
• Lisardo – Actor

Background music

• Opening Number: "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO
• Intermediate: "Peligro" & "Te Fuiste de Aquí" by Reik
• Intermediate: "Convénceme" & "La Cima del Cielo" by Ricardo Montaner
• Evening Gown Competition: "Tan Sólo un Minuto" & "Tu me Cambiaste la Vida" by Río Roma
• Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza" (Official Theme)

Expected contestants

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State	Contestant	Age	Height (m)	Hometown
Aguascalientes	Jéssica Amor Mendoza	22	1.77	Aguascalientes
Baja California	Jeraldine González Meza	23	1.74	Tijuana
Baja California Sur	Diana Kristal Castro Castro †	21	1.82	La Paz
Chiapas	Valeria Ruíz López	21	1.76	Arriaga
Chihuahua	Gabriela Prieto Díaz Infante	19	1.72	Chihuahua
Coahuila	Cecilia Nallely Vázquez Aguirre	21	1.77	Saltillo
Colima	Mirna Guadalupe Parra Orozco	20	1.82	Armería
Distrito Federal	Karen Joselin Padilla Brizuela	21	1.73	Mexico City
Distrito Federal	Natalia Serrano Lecuona	21	1.68	Mexico City
Durango	Ana Victoria Alexandra Sánchez Soto	22	1.70	Durango
Estado de México	Laura Villalobos Cano	18	1.80	Metepec
Guanajuato	Elisa Espinosa Gómez	22	1.73	Celaya
Guerrero	Fátima Paloma Hernández Carpio	18	1.80	Acapulco
Hidalgo	María de los Ángeles Cuevas De Anda	21	1.70	Tulancingo
Jalisco	Ana Karen Siordia Velasco	22	1.74	Guadalajara
Jalisco	Jacqueline Ivonne Sauza Ávila	22	1.75	Guadalajara
Michoacán	Sofía Chávez Castillo	23	1.74	Jacona
Morelos	Chiara Leuzinger Zuccolotto	18	1.71	Cuernavaca
Nayarit	Lilia Jasibi Suma Cueva	22	1.74	Bahía de Banderas
Nuevo León	Cynthia Lizetthe Duque Garza	19	1.76	Monterrey
Nuevo León	Lucero Miroslava Montemayor Gracia	22	1.75	Monterrey
Oaxaca	Almudena Villasante Palau	19	1.74	Oaxaca
Oaxaca	Michelle Amayrani Mendoza García	21	1.73	Oaxaca
Puebla	Paola Dartigues Rodríguez	19	1.75	Puebla
Querétaro	Ana Elisa García Hugues	20	1.68	Querétaro
San Luis Potosí	Verónica Sánchez Alonso	21	1.79	San Luis Potosí
Sinaloa	Ana Karime Macías Olson	23	1.71	Mazatlán
Sinaloa	Briseyda Zazueta López	21	1.72	Culiacán
Sonora	Gabriela Saldívar Preciado	19	1.71	Cd. Obregón
Tabasco	María Alejandra García Izquierdo	20	1.75	Villahermosa
Tamaulipas	Lluvia Andrea Andrade Vargas	20	1.73	Reynosa
Tlaxcala	Carla Angelli Tapia Rosas	20	1.80	Tlaxcala
Veracruz	María Elena "Marilyn" Chagoya Triana	18	1.80	Poza Rica
Yucatán	Marsha Mariana Ramírez Martínez	21	1.71	Mérida
Zacatecas	Thalía Artemisa Rivera Montáñez	22	1.75	Zacatecas

Virtual casting

^[6] For the only time in the history of the competition, a virtual casting was held for the girls who failed to become finalists in their respective states. Three finalists were chosen and the winner was elected by the fan votes, on July 20, 2012 was known who was the winner.

Replacements

•  Chiapas – Karla Ruíz was the winner of Nuestra Belleza Chiapas 2012. The Nuestra Belleza Turismo Chiapas 2012, Valeria Ruíz was who represented Chiapas in Nuestra Belleza México 2012. Karla Ruíz left the competition for health reasons, and who had symptoms of chickenpox that precludes their participation in the contest. Instead Valeria Ruíz took his deputy who joined activities with other state representatives days later.

Designates

^[7]

•  Jalisco – Jaqueline Sauza
•  Nuevo León – Lucero Montemayor
•  Sinaloa – Briseyda Zazueta

Returning states

• Last competed in 2009:
  •  Tlaxcala
• Last competed in 2010:
  •  Guerrero

Withdrawals

•  Chiapas – Karla Ruíz
•  Campeche
• ' Quintana Roo, '

Significance

• Nuevo León won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the fourth time (before 1997, 1998 and 2005)
• Veracruz won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the first time ever.
• Nuevo León won the Nuestra Belleza Internacional México title for the third time (before 2007 and 2009) and was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the third time (before 2003 and 2004).
• This year there was a new change, for the first time a contestant was elected by a virtual casting.
• Cynthia Duque's crown fell to the ground after she was crowned, suffering major damage.
• After eleven years, returned the Final Competition to select to "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México".
• For the first time Oaxaca has two representatives in the competition.
• For the first time a State (Distrito Federal) has two Beauty Queens.
• Tlaxcala returns to competition after three years (2009).
• Guerrero returns to competition after two years (2010).
• Jalisco was placed for the ninth consecutive year in the Top 5.
• Aguascalientes was placed for the third consecutive year in the Top 5.
• Jalisco and Nuevo León were placed for the tenth consecutive year.
• Aguascalientes and Sinaloa were placed for the fifth consecutive year.
• Distrito Federal was placed for the fourth consecutive year.
• Morelos was placed for the third consecutive year.
• Chiapas and Guanajuato were placed for the second consecutive year.
• Veracruz returned to making calls to the semi-finals after two years (2010), Baja California and Chihuahua after three years (2009), San Luis Potosí after four years (2008), Nayarit after six years (2006)
• States that were called to the semi-finals last year and this year failed to qualify were Baja California Sur, Durango, Estado de México and Sonora.
• Chihuahua won Miss Talent for the second time (before 2009).
• Nuevo León won Contestants' Choice and Miss Sports for the first time.
• San Luis Potosí won for the first time a Fast-track, Miss Top Model.
• Veracruz won for the first time a Fast-track, the Academic Award and Best National Costume.
• The host delegate, Valeria Ruíz from Chiapas placed to semi-finals.
• For the first time Ximena Navarrete and Alan Tacher hosted the pageant.
• Baja California Sur (Diana Castro) and Colima (Mirna Parra) are the tallest delegates in this edition (1.82 m).
• Distrito Federal (Natalia Serrano), Hidalgo (Ángeles Cuevas) and Querétaro (Ana Elisa García) are the shortest delegate in this edition (1.68 m).
• Delegates from Colima, Chihuahua, Distrito Federal, Hidalgo, Guerrero, Morelos, Tabasco and Tlaxcala were elected by designation.

Contestants notes

•  Aguascalientes – Jessica Amor is the Reina de la Feria Nacional de San Marcos 2014.
•  Baja California – Jeraldine González was selected to represent Mexico in Reina Hispanoamericana 2012 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 25, 2012 where she won Miss Elegance.
•  Baja California Sur – Diana Castro was elected Reina Del Carnaval La Paz 2012 and Nuestra Belleza La Paz 2012, competition prior to the final state.
•  Coahuila – Cecilia Vázquez was Reina de Turismo Coahuila 2010 and today she is a Professional Model.
•  Colima – Mirna Parra was elected Reina Armería 2010 in Ciudad de Armería, Colima. In 2011 she competed in Reina de la Feria de todos los Santos Colima 2011. In 2013 she married, who was her boyfriend for several years.
•  Chiapas – Karla Ruíz left the competition for health reasons, and who had symptoms of chickenpox that precludes their participation in the contest. Instead Valeria Ruíz took his deputy who joined activities with other state representatives days later.
•  Chiapas – Valeria Ruíz was the Suplente/1st Runner-up in Nuestra Belleza Chiapas 2010 and Nuestra Belleza Turismo Chiapas 2012 in Nuestra Belleza Chiapas 2012.
•  Chihuahua – Gabriela Prieto was part of Mexico's Next Top Model 2011, but she resigned from the competition because she missed her family. In 2012 she was elected Señorita Ciencias Políticas, UACH in her University. Competed in Reina Hispanoamericana 2013 where she was 3rd Runner-up and obtained the Miss Photogenic and Look Oster awards. Actually she is the new State Coordinator of Nuestra Belleza Chihuahua.
• Distrito Federal – Karen Padilla was born in San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco but she has been living in Mexico City for several years. She is a Professional Model. She competed in Miss Continente Americano 2012 where she was a finalist in the Top 6 and won Miss Photogenic award.
•  Durango – Ana Victoria Sánchez was elected Reina del Club Campestre de Durango 2008.
• Estado de México – Laura Villalobos is a Professional Model, she works with Contempo Models in Mexico City.
•  Guanajuato – Elisa Espinoza was elected Señorita Universidad de Guanajuato 2011. Competed in Miss Costa Maya International 2014, held in Belize on August 9, 2014 obtained the crown.
•  Guerrero – Fátima Hernández was Reina de la Expo-Feria de la Palmera 2010 in Zihuatanejo.
•  Jalisco – Ana Karen Siordia is a Professional Model, she works at Look Models Management in Mexico City.
•  Jalisco – Jacqueline Sauza studied at CEA. She received an award at the 2011 TVyNovelas Award as New Release. Also she is a Professional Model.
•  Morelos – Chiara Leuzinger is of Swiss father and Italian mother.
•  Nayarit – Jasibi Suma was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, but she has been living in Nayarit for several years.
•  Nuevo León – Cynthia Duque competed in Miss Universe 2013, but she didn't place.
•  Nuevo León – Lucero Montemayor was the Suplente/1st Runner-up in Nuestra Belleza Nuevo León 2012. Also she was Señorita UANL 2011. She competed in Miss International 2013, and failed place to semi-finalists. She currently works as a television presenter for ESPN Mexico.
•  Oaxaca – Michelle Mendoza was the Suplente/1st Runner-up in Nuestra Belleza Oaxaca 2012. She was elected by Virtual Casting. Currently she lives in Monterrey where she is part of Las Noticias in Televisa Monterrey.
•  San Luis Potosí – Veronica Sánchez was part of the contestants of Mexico's Next Top Model 2009 finished as 5th Runner-up. She is a Professional Model.
•  Sinaloa – Briseyda Zazueta was the Suplente/1st Runner-up in Nuestra Belleza Sinaloa 2012.
•  Sonora – Gabriela Saldívar was crowned Nuestra Belleza Cajeme 2012 title she gave the right to participate in the final state of Nuestra Belleza Sonora 2012 which was the winner.
•  Tabasco – Alejandra García was a contestant in Nuestra Belleza Tabasco 2010.
•  Tlaxcala – Carla Tapia was born in Tepatitlan, Jalisco and competed in Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 2010. The same year, she was elected Miss Earth Jalisco 2010 and competed in Miss Earth México 2010 where she was a finalist in the Top 8. After time she moved to live in Tlaxcala where she was designated as Nuestra Belleza Tlaxcala 2012, marking the return of this State to the national competition after three years. Marilé del Rosario Señorita México 1989 the only Tlaxcalteca who participated in Miss Universe is supporting the state pageant. She represented Mexico at Miss Yacht Model International 2013 in Sanya, China where she was the 4th Runner-up.
•  Veracruz – Marilyn Chagoya was elected Nuestra Belleza Poza Rica 2012, competition prior to the final state. She competed in Miss World 2013, but she didn't place.
•  Yucatán – Marsha Ramírez was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco but she has lived for the last eight years in Yucatán. She is a local TV Hostess in Mérida.
•  Zacatecas – Artemisa Rivera was born in Aguascalientes and she competed in Reina Nacional de la Feria de San Marcos 2012. Competed in Miss Costa Maya International 2013.

References

External links

• Official Website