Miss Nicaragua
The Miss Nicaragua is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1955 to select the entrant from Nicaragua in the Miss Universe and since 2023 to select the entrant to Miss Charm pageant. Until 2001 when the model agency Siluetas announces that the most important beauty pageant in the country will be operated by Karen Celebertti. The current Miss Nicaragua is Sheynnis Palacios of Diriamba, who was crowned on August 5, 2023, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center Managua in Managua, Nicaragua. Participants
Participants for the Miss Nicaragua contest must be at least 18. After participants are chosen, between 10 to 17 candidates are elected and represent their region. The majority of Miss Nicaragua winners have been from Managua. Some years, the pageant has had a theme; for 2006, it was "León, pasado maravilloso... presente esperanzador... futuro luminoso" meaning "León, wonderful past... hopeful present.. luminous future". Despite only having four Miss Universe semi-finalists to date, Nicaragua has done well in other international beauty pageants. Since 2023 the Miss Nicaragua pageant will allow women married and mothers. As well the transgender women are able to complete however since there is not any government mandate about legalisation the candidates are not allowed to join the national pageant. Titleholders

Regional rankings

National finalists
The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, as well as the competition results. Color keys
 Declared as the winner
 Ended as a runner-up 
 Ended as a semifinalist 
 Ended as a Quaterfinalist 
 Withdrew
 Did not participate

Titleholders 

The following women have represented Nicaragua in the Miss Universe

Miss Charm Nicaragua

Since 2022 the Miss Nicaragua organization selects the representative of Nicaragua for the Miss Charm International competition. Notes

Contestants
The runners-up and semi-finalists of the Miss Nicaragua pageant are sometimes sent to represent Nicaragua in other international beauty pageants. Winners include Sharon Amador, the first finalist in Miss Nicaragua 2006. Sharon won the Miss Ambar Mundial pageant in 2006. In 2010, the franchise for Miss Earth Nicaragua was awarded to Nuestra Belleza Nicaragua. Dethroned
Miss Nicaragua 2013, Nastassja Bolívar was dethroned after competing at the Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia. See also

Miss Mundo Nicaragua
Nuestra Belleza Nicaragua

References

External links
Miss Nicaragua Official site

 
Beauty pageants in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan awards
Nicaragua