Miss Ecuador 2021

Miss Ecuador 2021
Miss Ecuador 2021
Date	September 11, 2021
Presenters	Roberto Rodríguez; Claudia Schiess; Suly Castillo (Backstage);
Entertainment	Maykel
Venue	Malecón Eloy Alfaro, Quevedo, Los Ríos
Broadcaster	Gamavisión
Entrants	20
Placements	10+1
Withdrawals	Galápagos; Imbabura; Morona Santiago; Santo Domingo; Tungurahua;
Returns	Azuay;
Winner	Susana Sacoto; Manabí
	← 2020

Miss Ecuador 2021 was the 71st edition of the Miss Ecuador pageant. The contest was held on September 11, 2021 in Quevedo, Los Ríos.^[1] Leyla Espinoza from Los Ríos crowned her successor at the end of the event. The winner will represent Ecuador at Miss Universe 2021, and the first Runner-up will compete at Miss International 2022.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss Ecuador 2021	Manabí - Susana Sacoto
Miss International Ecuador 2021	USA Community - Valeria Gutiérrez
2nd Runner-Up	Los Ríos - Karla Romero
3rd Runner-Up	Guayas - Génesis Guerrero
4th Runner-Up	Guayas - Valery Carabalí
5th Runner-Up	Guayas - Sofia Jiménez §
6th Runner-Up	Esmeraldas - Melane Rubio
Top 10	Azuay - Katherine Idrovo Guayas - Heather Valdez Manabí - Nayeska García Pichincha - Paulette Morales

§ - Voted in the Top 7 by the public

Award	Contestant
Best National Costume	Guayas - Verónica Mora (Jefferson Vera)
1st Runner-Up	Esmeraldas - Melane Rubio (Benjamín Mafaré)
2nd Runner-Up	Azuay - Betsabeth Heredia (Andrea Segarra)

There are 20 official delegates to compete at Miss Ecuador 2021:^[2]

Province	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
Azuay	Mariana Betsabeth Heredia Heras	22	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Cuenca
Azuay	Katherine Idrovo Zambrano	25	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Cuenca
Esmeraldas	Melane Belén Rubio Estupiñán	22	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	Esmeraldas
Guayas	Valery Romina Carabalí Medina	23	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Guayaquil
Guayas	Génesis Nicole Guerrero Cabrera	23	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Guayaquil
Guayas	Sofia de los Ángeles Jiménez Thompson	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Guayaquil
Guayas	Victoria Denisse Salcedo Portocarrero	25	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Guayaquil
Guayas	Heather Ashley Valdez Yépez	18	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Guayaquil
Guayas	Verónica Andrea Mora Romero	26	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Milagro
Loja	Leidy Maribel Granda Rey	23	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Celica
Los Ríos	Karla Ninhoska Romero Fuentes	24	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Quevedo
Manabí	Jeniffer Nayeska García Moreira	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Manta
Manabí		24	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Portoviejo
Napo	Marilyn Lizbeth Torres Vinueza	26	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	El Chaco
Pichincha	Joselyn Mabel Báez Luna	22	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Quito
Pichincha	Yuriel Stephania Cabezas Zapata	25	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Quito
Pichincha	Tabata Fernanda Cortes Chávez	24	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Quito
Pichincha	Vanessa Lilibeth Jaramillo Polo	25	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Quito
Pichincha	Aline Paulette Morales Ordóñez	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Quito
USA Community	Valeria Gutiérrez Pinto	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Miami

Last competed in 2019

Betsabeth Heredia competed at Reina de Cuenca 2017, but she was unplaced. Also, she competed at Miss World Ecuador 2018 where she failed to make the first cut.
Katherine Idrovo competed at Reina de Cuenca 2019, but she was unplaced.
Verónica Mora competed at Reina de Milagro 2018 where she finished as 2nd Runner-up/Piña Dulce (3rd place).
Leidy Granda was Reina de Celica 2018 and competed at Reina de la Provincia de Loja 2018 where she ended up as 2nd Runner-up.
Karla Romero was Reina de Quevedo 2014 and Virreina de Los Ríos 2014 (1st Runner-up). Also, she competed at Reina Mundial del Banano Los Ríos, but she did not place.
Susana Sacoto competed at Reina de Portoviejo 2018, but she was unplaced.
Marilyn Torres was Reina de El Chaco 2019.