Miss Ecuador 2011


Miss Ecuador 2011 was the 61st edition of the Miss Ecuador pageant, held at the Recinto Ferial Alfonso Torres Ordoñez in Santo Domingo, Ecuador, on March 17, 2011.
Lady Mina of Guayas crowned Claudia Schiess of Galápagos as her successor at the end of the event. Schiess represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2011, held in Brazil.

Results

Placements

Special Awards

Judges

Twenty-two contestants competed for the title.
ProvinceContestantAgeHeight Height Hometown
CarchiMireya Isabel Levy Ortíz21Tulcán-
El OroAndrea Lissette Mestanza Ramarez19Machala-
EsmeraldasJéssica Katherine Mercado Chasing23Esmeraldas-
EsmeraldasJéssica Viviana Cortéz Zuñiga22Esmeraldas-
GalápagosClaudia Elena Schiess Fretz21Santa Cruz-
GuayasNelly Cedeño Ortíz23Guayaquil-
GuayasOlga Mercedes Álava Vargas23Guayaquil-
GuayasLeslie Annette Ayala Rodríguez23Guayaquil-
GuayasMaría José Maza Solórzano20Guayaquil-
GuayasAna Carolina Ortega Salazar21Guayaquil-
GuayasMaría Verónica Vargas Granja21Guayaquil-
LojaJhoanna Lizbeth Ruiz Moncada19Zapotillo-
Los RíosRina María Cantó Aguilar18Urdaneta-
ManabíRocío Claribel González Loor24Manta-
ManabíRomina Patricia Vera Cedeño24Calceta-
ManabíEvelyn Natasha Rivera Chávez24Veinticuatro de Mayo-
PichinchaEmily Sorely Briones Alvarez18Quito-
PichinchaMaría Fernanda Cornejo Alfaro21Quito-
PichinchaAndrea Carolina Hurtado Murillo24Quito-
PichinchaDiana Estefanía Urresta Valencia18Quito-
Santo DomingoRuth Estefanía Guevara Yanez18Santo Domingo-
Santo DomingoMaría Dolores Saavedra Santander20Santo Domingo-

Returns

Last Competed in:
  • 2005:
  • * Carchi
  • * Galápagos
  • 2009:
  • * El Oro
  • * Esmeraldas
  • * Los Ríos
  • * Santo Domingo

    Withdraws

  • Bolívar
  • Cañar
  • Chimborazo
  • Tungurahua

    Reality

  • January 17, 2011 was the first elimination where Nelly Carreño from Guayas was eliminated because the judges said that she was really skinny. The judges were: Dr. Nelson Estrella, Dr. Mariana Mosquera, and Mr. Marco Tapia.
  • January 24, 2011 was the second elimination but no one was eliminated because four contestants have had an accident.
  • January 31, 2011 was the third elimination where Emily Briones from Pichincha was eliminated due she hasn't finished high school. The judges were: Andriana Loor, María Fernanda Coello, and Heytel Moreno.
  • February 7, 2011 was the fourth elimination where Jéssica Cortez from Esmeraldas was eliminated due not complete to the official events. The judges were: Laura Perrone, Martha Tetamanti, and Alberto Cajamarca.

    Crossovers

  • Claribel González competed in Reina de Manta 2002 where she was 2nd Runner-up, and she won Models New Generation in 2007
  • María Fernanda Cornejo is an Ecuadorian Top Model who competed in Models New Generation in 2004, and Elite Models in Curaçao and won the Miss Tersovit 2010 crown Miss International 2011.
  • Jéssica Mercado was Reina del Esmeraldeñismo in 2005.
  • Andrea Hurtado competed in Reina de Quito 2005, but she was unplaced.
  • Rina María Cantó was Reina de Urdaneta 2007 and Reina de Los Ríos 2007.
  • Olga Álava was Virreina de Guayaquil 2008.and competed in Miss Earth 2011 and she won.
  • Leslie Ayala competed in Reina de Guayaquil 2008 but she was unplaced, and she was 1st Runner-up in Miss Piel Dorada 2009.
  • María Dolores Saavedra is Reina de Santo Domingo 2010.
  • Mireya Levy is Reina de Tulcan 2010, Reina de Carchi 2010, and Reina de Mi Tierra 2010.
  • Claudia Schiess competed in Miss Supranational 2010, but unplaced. She was born in Galápagos Islands, but her father is Ecuadorian and her mother is of Swiss and German ancestry.
  • Natasha Rivera is Reina de Veinticuatro de Mayo 2010 and Virreina de Manabi 2010.
  • Jhoanna Ruiz is Reina de Zapotillo 2010.
  • Verónica Vargas won Nereida de la Armada Nacional 2009.
  • María José Maza won CN Modelos Search 2010.
  • Ana Carolina Ortega competed in Reina de Guayaquil 2010, but she was unplaced.