title: Miss Ecuador 2011
text: # Miss Ecuador 2011
  
  Miss Ecuador 2011, the 61st Miss Ecuador pageant, was held on March 17, 2011. Claudia Schiess, from Galápagos was crowned Miss Ecuador 2011 by the outgoing titleholder Lady Mina from Guayas. The winner of Miss Ecuador represented her country at Miss Universe 2011.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Placements
  
  | Final results | Contestant |
  | - | - |
  | Miss Ecuador 2011 | Galápagos - Claudia Schiess |
  | Miss World Ecuador 2011 | Guayas - María Verónica Vargas |
  | Miss International Ecuador 2011 | Pichincha - María Fernanada Cornejo |
  | Miss Earth Ecuador 2011 | Guayas - Olga Álava |
  | 2nd Runner-up | Guayas - Leslie Ayala |
  
  ### Special Awards
  
  | Award | Contestant |
  | - | - |
  | Miss Congeniality | Manabí - Romina Vera |
  | Miss Photogenic | Guayas - María Verónica Vargas |
  | Miss Yambal | Galápagos - Claudia Schiess |
  | Miss Sedal | Galápagos - Claudia Schiess |
  | Miss Cielo | Galápagos - Claudia Schiess |
  | Best National Costume | Pichincha - María Fernanda Cornejo |
  
  ## Judges
  
  * Rafael Araneda - Chilean TV presenter
  * Marjorie Adum - Jeweler
  * Gionni Straccia - Venezuelan fashion designer
  * Carlos Ochoa - Ecuadorean TV presenter
  * Stefanía Fernández - Miss Universe 2009
  * Alonso Espinoza - TAME
  * Edwin Rosario - Puerto Rican fashion designer
  * María Mosquera de Saman - Make-up artist
  * Luis De Los Reyes - Renault
  
  ## Contestants
  
  | Country | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) | Height (ft in) | Hometown |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Carchi | Mireya Isabel Levy Ortíz | 21 | 172 | 5 ft 8 in | Tulcán |
  | El Oro | Andrea Lissette Mestanza Ramarez | 19 | 171 | 5 ft 7 in | Machala |
  | Esmeraldas | Jéssica Katherine Mercado Chasing | 23 | 173 | 5 ft 8 in | Esmeraldas |
  | Esmeraldas | Jéssica Viviana Cortéz Zuñiga | 22 | 183 | 6 ft 0 in | Esmeraldas |
  | Galápagos | Claudia Elena Schiess Fretz | 21 | 172 | 5 ft 8 in | Santa Cruz |
  | Guayas | Nelly Cedeño Ortíz | 23 | 178 | 5 ft 10 in | Guayaquil |
  | Guayas | Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas | 23 | 173 | 5 ft 8 in | Guayaquil |
  | Guayas | Leslie Annette Ayala Rodríguez | 23 | 176 | 5 ft 9 in | Guayaquil |
  | Guayas | María José Maza Solórzano | 20 | 176 | 5 ft 9 in | Guayaquil |
  | Guayas | Ana Carolina Ortega Salazar | 21 | 180 | 5 ft 11 in | Guayaquil |
  | Guayas | María Verónica Vargas Granja | 21 | 175 | 5 ft 9 in | Guayaquil |
  | Loja | Jhoanna Lizbeth Ruiz Moncada | 19 | 180 | 5 ft 11 in | Zapotillo |
  | Los Ríos | Rina María Cantó Aguilar | 18 | 178 | 5 ft 10 in | Urdaneta |
  | Manabí | Rocío Claribel González Loor | 24 | 173 | 5 ft 8 in | Manta |
  | Manabí | Romina Patricia Vera Cedeño | 24 | 175 | 5 ft 9 in | Calceta |
  | Manabí | Evelyn Natasha Rivera Chávez | 24 | 172 | 5 ft 8 in | Veinticuatro de Mayo |
  | Pichincha | Emily Sorely Briones Alvarez | 18 | 178 | 5 ft 10 in | Quito |
  | Pichincha | María Fernanda Cornejo Alfaro | 21 | 178 | 5 ft 10 in | Quito |
  | Pichincha | Andrea Carolina Hurtado Murillo | 24 | 173 | 5 ft 8 in | Quito |
  | Pichincha | Diana Estefanía Urresta Valencia | 18 | 175 | 5 ft 9 in | Quito |
  | Santo Domingo | Ruth Estefanía Guevara Yanez | 18 | 172 | 5 ft 8 in | Santo Domingo |
  | Santo Domingo | María Dolores Saavedra Santander | 20 | 172 | 5 ft 8 in | Santo Domingo |
  