Miss Ecuador 1997

Miss Ecuador 1997
Date	April 17, 1997
Venue	Teatro Nacional de la Casa de la Cultura, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Broadcaster	Teleamazonas
Entrants	11
Withdrawals	Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro and Napo
Returns	Esmeraldas, Imbabura and Loja
Winner	María Jóse López Pichincha

The Miss Ecuador 1997 was held on April 17, 1997. There were 12 candidates for the national title; in the end of the night, Mónica Chalá from Pichincha crowned to María Jóse López from Pichincha as Miss Ecuador 1997. The Miss Ecuador competed at Miss Universe 1997.

Results[]

Placements[]

Special awards[]

Contestants[]

Country	Contestant	Age	Height (cm)	Height (ft in)	Hometown
Azuay	Marcela Mera Alvarado	19	176	5 ft 9 in	Cuenca
Guayas	Marilú Pesántez Pacheco	19	175	5 ft 9 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	Jéssica García Gurúmendi	20	178	5 ft 10 in	Guayaquil
Guayas	Carla Ortíz Lofredo	18	179	5 ft 10 in	Guayaquil
Imbabura	Andrea Cazar Villacís	18	173	5 ft 8 in	Ibarra
Loja	Julia Román Rodríguez	20	176	5 ft 9 in	Loja
Manabí	Silvia Quintero Loor	19	175	5 ft 9 in	Bahía de Caráquez
Pichincha	María Jóse López Verdú	19	178	5 ft 10 in	Quito
Pichincha	Patricia Galeth Ramírez	24	177	5 ft 10 in	Quito
Pichincha	Olga Landázuri Cantos	18	175	5 ft 9 in	Quito
Pichincha	Lissette Cadena Pallares	18	174	5 ft 9 in	Quito

Casting[]

A casting was held to select an Ecuadorian representative to compete at Miss World 1997.

Notes[]

Returns[]

Last compete in:

• 1989
  • Loja
• 1992
  • Imbabura
• 1994
  • Esmeraldas

Withdraws[]

• Chimborazo
• Cotopaxi
• El Oro
• Napo

External links[]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20120725044759/http://www.missecuador.net/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88&Itemid=52
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• http://www.explored.com.ec/noticias-ecuador/doce-mujeres-tras-la-corona-115109-115109.html
• http://www.geocities.ws/fotitos2000/Nomina.html