Nuestra Belleza México 1997

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Nuestra Belleza México 1997
Date	September 20, 1997
Presenters	Raúl Velasco, Karina Velasco
Entertainment	Carlos Cuevas, Humberto Herrera, Aida Cuevas, Ballet Folklorico "México Tradicional"
Venue	Salon Teotihuacan, Centro Internacional de Convenciones Acapulco, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Broadcaster	Televisa
Entrants	32
Placements	16
Winner	Katty Fuentes[1]  Nuevo León
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The 4th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Salon Teotihuacan of the Centro Internacional de Convenciones Acapulco of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico on September 20, 1997. Thirty-two contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Katty Fuentes from Nuevo León, who later competed at Miss Universe 1998 in the US. Fuentes was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Rebeca Tamez. She was the first Neoleonesa to win this title.

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México] title was won by Blanca Soto from Morelos, who later competed at Miss World 1997 in Seychelles. Soto was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Yessica Salazar. She is the first and only short hair to win as well she was the first Morelense to win this Title.

For the second consecutive time, two events were held separately to select the two winners for the titles Nuestra Belleza México and Nuestra Belleza Mundo México.

Results[]

Nuestra Belleza México[]

Nuestra Belleza Mundo México[]

One week before the Final Competition was held the Preliminary Competition with a live show entitled "Nuestra Belleza Mexico: Rumbo a Miss Mundo" in which was announced the winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title Blanca Soto from Morelos who represented the country at Miss World 1997. All contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown during the contest.

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México pageant was held at the Salon Teotihuacan of the Centro Internacional de Convenciones Acapulco in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico and was hosted by Raúl Velasco and Karina Velasco. It was the 2nd edition of the "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México" contest and as an Official separate pageant to choose Mexico's representative to Miss World. Although the Winner of this event also competed in the Final Competition, but finished as Suplente/1st Runner-up.

The musical part was enlivened by: Sentidos Opuestos, Mœnia, Paulina Rubio and Vicente Fernández.

Contestants[]

State	Contestant	Age
Aguascalientes	María Patricia Amador Luján	21
Baja California	Carolina Vanessa Castro Mendoza	22
Baja California Sur	María Elizabeth Reyes Rodríguez	22
Campeche	Bárbara Macossay Arteaga	19
Coahuila	Alejandra Mena Ramírez	21
Colima	Karla Ofelia Cortés Figueroa	19
Chiapas	María Elena Peréz Peña	18
Chihuahua	María Cristina Castro Loya	22
Distrito Federal	Felicidad Aveleyra Talamantes	18
Durango	Karla Pescador De la Peña	18
Estado de México	Elizabeth Jiménez Dueñas	19
Guanajuato	Mónica Macías Chávez	18
Guerrero	Carla Coral López Solis	20
Hidalgo	Gabriela García Muro	21
Jalisco	Tatiana Eileen Ruvalcaba Della Roca	18
Michoacán	María de Lourdes Romero Orozco	20
Morelos	Blanca Delfina Soto Benavides	18
Nayarit	Corina Torres Cañas	23
Nuevo León	Katty Fuentes García	20
Oaxaca	Annemie Santibañez Hoffmann	18
Puebla	Liliana Flores Bashbuch	18
Querétaro	Laura Manuela Barbeito Chávez	19
Quintana Roo	Luz María Cabrera Montoya	22
San Luis Potosí	Mayra Sandoval Martínez	21
Sinaloa	Deyanira Liliana Penney López	21
Sonora	Ana Laura Bernal Camarena	19
Tabasco	Karla Alejandra Corral Salomón	21
Tamaulipas	Kelly Ann Nelson González	18
Tlaxcala	Ivonne Corona Morales	18
Veracruz	Erika Beatríz Pérez Pérez	19
Yucatán	Amelia Sierra Calderón	18
Zacatecas	Gabriela Serrano Briones	20

Judges[]

Preliminary competition[]

• Carlos Latapi – Photographer
• Rebeca Solano – Fashion Coordinator
• Tony Scheffler – Journalist
• Eugenia Cauduro – Model & Actress
• Mario Cimarro – Actor
• Rosario Pérez – Fashion Coordinator

References[]

External links[]

• Official Website