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. The pageant was founded in 1930, and the first winner, Rosa Pizarro Araoz of

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, was sent to compete in Miss Latin America held in

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History

The Miss Bolivia contest was organized for the first time in 1930 when the Miss Latin America pageant, headquartered in

, requested all participating countries to hold the national event to elect the country representatives. In the case of Bolivia, the newspaper El Diario took charge and coordinated with the prefectures and academies of fine arts of each department. So that, through commissions, each department could proceed with the election of their representative for the national contest, which was sponsored by the Miami National Bathing Beauty Pageant. The regional competitions happened in

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, Lapaz, Oruro,

, Santa Cruz, and

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. In the national final of Miss Bolivia 1930, held at the Rotary Club on February 15 in Lapaz, the representative of

, Rosa Pizarro Araoz, was named the winner and was awarded by the first lady of Bolivia, Luisa Salinas Vega. Araoz then competed in the Miss Latin America in

, where eight Latin countries participated, including Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama,

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, Peru, Ecuador, and Nicaragua, of whom the representative of

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, Melinda Boyd, was elected the winner. In 1959, the contest was managed by Gloria Suárez de Limpias who was the event's director until 1979.

Official Divisions

;Beni * Miss Beni * Srta. Beni * Miss Moxitania ;Chuquisaca * Miss Chuquisaca * Srta. Chuquisaca * Miss La Plata ;Cochabamba * Miss Cochabamba * Srta. Cochabamba * Miss Valle ;La Paz * Miss La Paz * Srta. La Paz * Miss Illimani ;Oruro * Miss Oruro * Srta. Oruro ;Pando * Miss Pando * Srta. Pando ;Potosí * Miss Potosí * Srta. Potosí ;Santa Cruz * Miss Santa Cruz * Srta. Santa Cruz * Miss Litoral * Srta. Litoral ;Tarija * Miss Tarija * Srta. Tarija * Miss Andalucía

Titleholders

Titleholders under Promociones Gloria org.

Miss Bolivia Universo

::''The winner of Miss Bolivia Universo represents her country at the

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

Miss Bolivia Mundo

::''Yearly, the first runner-up went to the Miss World competition. In recent years, Miss Bolivia formatted the new regulation from Miss World Organization to hold an independent pageant, Miss Bolivia Mundo. Later than that before the main event, the Miss Bolivia pageant, another section, Miss Bolivia Mundo will crown the winner to represent Bolivia at the Miss World competition.''

Miss Bolivia Internacional

::''Between 1969 and 2014 the second runner-up of Miss Bolivia represented Bolivia at the Miss International pageant. Since 2015 after the committee divided pageant into two pageants, the Miss Bolivia Internacional selects by the first runner-up of Miss Bolivia pageant.''

Miss Grand Bolivia

::''Promociones Gloria holds the license of Miss Grand International for Bolivia since 2013. The country representatives for each year's edition were determined directly through the Miss Bolivia pageant.'' In some case, an appointment has been observed. ;Miss Grand Bolivia's gallery File:Camila Sanabria.png, Camila Sanabria (2022) File:Victoria Olguín.png, Victoria Olguín (2023) File:Carolina Granier.png, Carolina Granier (2024)

Miss Bolivia Tierra

::''Between 2001 and 2014 the third runner-up of Miss Bolivia represented Bolivia at the Miss Earth pageant. Began in 2015 the second runner-up of Miss Bolivia will go to Miss Earth pageant.''

Miss Bolivia Supranacional

References

External links

Miss Bolivia official sitewww.missbolivia.org
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Beauty pageants in Bolivia

1959 establishments in Bolivia Bolivian awards