Miss Universe Chile (abbreviated as MUCH; ) is an annual national

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that selects Chile's official representative to

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—one of the Big Four beauty pageants. The current Miss Universo Chile is Emilia Dides of

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who was crowned in July 2024.

History

Between 1969 and 1995, ''Paula'' magazine was responsible for organizing the contest and maintaining the franchise; during this period, TVN broadcast the competition beginning in 1976. Between 1991 and 1994, ''Paula'' magazine and Canal 13 jointly selected Miss Chile for Miss Universe and Miss World. Subsequently, a partnership between ''Caras'' magazine and ''Megavisión'' maintained the franchise in 1996 and 1997. Canal 13 broadcast the pageant uninterruptedly from 1998 to 2002. Luciano Marocchino had the Chilean franchise for Miss Universe since 2004, but due to financial questions chose to not send a delegate during the 2007-2010 period. In 2011, Chile returned to the

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with Vanessa Ceruti. Marocchino's organization received much criticism, for not ensuring adequate preparation to the winners. He gave up the contest in 2015. The national broadcaster,

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held the contest from 2016 up to 2018. In 2019, Keno Manzur took over the Miss Universe franchise in Chile as National Director. Chile placed 14 times in the semi-finals, with one Miss Universe winner

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Titleholders

::''The winner of Miss Chile represents her country at the

. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) a runner-up is sent.''

References

External links

Official Miss Universo Chile website
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History

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