The Miss Peru 2016 pageant was held on the night of April 23rd, 2016. This national beauty contest inaugurated the brand new Ecological Center Studios of

America Television The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous ...

Pachacamac Pachacámac () is an archaeological site southeast of Lima, Peru in the Valley of the Lurín River. The site was first settled around A.D. 200 and was named after the "Earth Maker" creator god Pacha Kamaq. The site flourished for about 1,300 ye ...

Lima, Peru Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

, after weeks of events. The outgoing titleholder, Laura Spoya of

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

crowned her successor, Valeria Piazza of

at the end of the event. The crowning featured the assistance of special guest

Miss Universe 2015 Miss Universe 2015 was the 64th Miss Universe pageant, held at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on December 20, 2015. This was the first edition of the pageant to be held under the ownership of WME/ IMG, which purchased the Miss U ...

Pia Wurtzbach Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach-Jauncey (; ; ; born September 24, 1989), formerly professionally known as Pia Romero, is a Filipino model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder best known for winning the title of Miss Universe 2015. Previously, Wurtz ...

the Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which ar ...

who also judged during the final telecast.

Piazza A town square (or public square, urban square, city square or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town or city, and which is used for community gatherings. Rela ...

represented

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

Miss Universe 2016 Miss Universe 2016 was the 65th Miss Universe pageant, held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines on January 30, 2017. This was the second time that the pageant skipped a year, after Miss Universe 2014 was held i ...

where she successfully placed in the final. The first and second runners-up were also crowned, as Prissila Howard and Danea Panta represented

at the Miss Grand International 2016 and

Miss International 2016 Miss International 2016 was the 56th Miss International pageant, held at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan, on October 27, 2016. Edymar Martínez of Venezuela crowned Kylie Verzosa of the Philippines as her successor at the end of the ...

pageants, respectively. The pageant was broadcast by

for the first time since 2002. The event was hosted by

Miss World 2004 Miss World 2004, the 54th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 2004 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant. Rosanna Davison of R ...

María Julia Mantilla María Julia "Maju" Mantilla García (born 10 July 1984) is a Peruvian actress, dancer, model, teacher and beauty queen who won Miss World 2004 in China. Early life Born in Trujillo, Peru, Trujillo, Mantilla is the youngest of the seven sons o ...

and presenter Mathías Brivio.

Results

Placements

* The (*) means that during the live telecast, there was a cut from the Top 10 to a Top 5, which followed a first final question round. Later, another cut to decide a Top 3 was decided to decide the contestants advancing to the second final question round to decide the winner. Two contestants were eliminated at that stage, and their exact placements were not specified until days later by Jessica Newton (President of the Miss Peru Organization) in an open press news release. * The (^) means that there was supposed to be a Top 10, following the cut from the Top 15 swimsuit competition. However, it was announced by the hosts at the live telecast during the Top 10 announcement that there was a tie for 10th place, thus making it a Top 11 at the end.

Special Awards

* Best Regional Costume - San Martín - Valkiria Aragón * Miss Photogenic - Region Lima - Ivana Yturbe * Miss Elegance - La Esperanza - Danea Panta * Miss Body - Amazonas - Hanny Portocarrero * Best Hair - Cuzco - Antonella de Groot * Miss Congeniality - Moquegua - Rossi Vargas * Most Beautiful Face - Region Lima - Ivana Yturbe * Best Smile - Distrito Capital - Valeria Piazza * Miss Rosa - Chimbote - Mirella Paz Baylón .

Delegates

* Amazonas - Hanny Portocarrero *

Áncash Ancash (; ) is a regions of Peru, department and Regional Government of Áncash, region in western Peru. It is bordered by the departments of Department of La Libertad, La Libertad on the north, Department of Huánuco, Huánuco and Department of ...

- Suemi Jhong * Apurímac - Flor Vergara Baca *

Arequipa Arequipa (; Aymara language, Aymara and ), also known by its nicknames of ''Ciudad Blanca'' (Spanish for "White City") and ''León del Sur'' (Spanish for "South's Lion"), is a city in Peru and the capital of the eponymous Arequipa (province), ...

- Ximena Tamayo Butilier *

Ayabaca Ayabaca is a town in the highlands of the Piura Region in northwestern Peru, near the border with Ecuador. It is located in the Ayabaca Province and is capital of that province and Ayabaca District, to the southeast of the Ecuadorian border town o ...

- Sophia Cossio *

Callao Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists ...

- Giuliana Montalbetti *

Chimbote Chimbote ; ) is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the largest city in the Ancash Region and the List of cities in Peru, tenth most populous in Peru. With a population of 425,367 in 2017, it is the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote Dist ...

- Mirella Paz Baylón * Chincha - Lucero Francis *

Cuzco Cusco or Cuzco (; or , ) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous province and department. The city was the capital of the Inca Empire unti ...

- Antonella De Groot Velasco *

Distrito Capital A capital district, capital region, or capital territory is normally a specially designated administrative division where a country's seat of government is located. As such, in a federal model of government, no state or territory has any politic ...

- Valeria Piazza * Europe Perú - Kim Zollner *

Huaraz Huaraz () (from Quechua: ''Waraq'' or ''Warash'', "''dawn''"), formerly designated as San Sebastián de Huaraz, is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Ancash Region (State of Ancash) and the seat of government of Huaraz Province. The urb ...

- Stefania Viviani * Ica - Solymar Camasca * La Esperanza - Danea Panta * La Libertad - Estefani Mauricci Gil * Lambayeque - Saymel Vega *

Moquegua Moquegua (, founded by the Spanish colonists as Villa de Santa Catalina de Guadalcázar del Valle de Moquegua) is a city in southern Peru, located in the Department of Moquegua, of which it is the capital. It is also capital of Mariscal Nieto Prov ...

- Rossi Vargas *

- Kiara Barrantes *

Piura Piura is a city in northwestern Peru, located north of the Sechura Desert along the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017 and it is the 7th most populous city in Peru. ...

- Prissila Howard *

Pucallpa Pucallpa (, ; Shipibo language, Shipibo: ''May Ushin'') is a city in eastern Peru located on the banks of the Ucayali River, a major tributary of the Amazon River. It is the capital of the Ucayali region, the Coronel Portillo Province and the C ...

- Sharon Neyra * Region Lima - Ivana Yturbe * San Isidro - Giulliana Barrios *

San Martín San Martín or San Martin may refer to: People Saints * Saint Martin (disambiguation)#People, name of various saints in Spanish Political leaders *Vicente San Martin (1839 -1901), Military, National hero of Mexico. *Basilio San Martin (1849 ...

- Valkiria Aragón *

Sullana SullanaRegional Tourism Office of Piuraciudad de Sullana. Consulted on July 8, 2009. is a city in Peru and the capital of the Sullana Province, Piura, in the north-western coastal plains of Peru on the Chira valley. The city is home to 162,500 p ...

- Leonela López *

Surco Santiago de Surco, commonly known simply as Surco, is a district of Lima, Peru. It is bordered on the north with the district of Ate Vitarte and La Molina; on the east with San Juan de Miraflores, on the west with San Borja, Surquillo, Mira ...

- Giomara Suárez Echegeray *

Talara Talara is a city in the Talara Province of the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru. It is a port city on the Pacific Ocean with a population of 91,444 as of 2017. Its climate is hot and dry. Due to its oil reserves, and ability to produce aviati ...

- Karla Flores * Trujillo - Ana Estefanía Vasquez Paiva * Tumbes - Eva Reyes *

Ucayali The Ucayali River (, ) is the main headstream of the Amazon River. It rises about north of Lake Titicaca, in the Arequipa region of Peru and becomes the Amazon at the confluence of the Marañón close to Nauta city. The city of Pucallpa is lo ...

- Marjorie Patiño * USA Peru -

Janick Maceta Janick Alexandra Maceta del Castillo (born 9 March 1994) is a Peruvian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Peru 2020. She represented Peru at Miss Universe 2020, where she placed as second runner-up. She was previously a ...

Villa El Salvador Villa El Salvador is an urban, largely residential coastal district on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. It borders the district of Chorrillos on the east; the Pacific Ocean on the southwest; Lurín on the southeast; Villa María del Triunfo on the ...

- Alexia Villagomez Source:

Judges

from

. *

Miss Universe 1995 Miss Universe 1995 was the 44th Miss Universe pageant, held on 12 May 1995 at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Windhoek, Namibia. Chelsi Smith of the United States was crowned by Sushmita Sen of India at the end of the event. Eighty-two co ...

Chelsi Smith Chelsi Mariam Pearl Smith (August 23, 1973 – September 8, 2018) was an American actress, singer, TV host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995. Smith was the third Miss USA of African-American origin, after Ca ...

from the

USA The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous ...

. *

Miss Peru 1978 Miss (pronounced ) is an English-language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, i ...

, Olga Zumarán. * Miss Peru 1990, Marisol Martínez. * Miss Peru 2001, Viviana Rivasplata. * Miss Peru 2002, Adriana Zubiate. * Miss Peru 2003,

Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos Cano (born 9 November 1981) is a Peruvian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Perú 2003. On 9 April 2005 she was third runner-up in the Miss Asia Pacific pageant. Prior to that participation, sh ...

. * Miss World Peru 1996, Mónica Chacón. * Miss World Peru, 2002, Marina Mora. * Luis Miguel Ciccia, Turismo CIVA proprietor and president of the judge panel. * Ruth Enciso, photographer and magazine editor. * Patricia Uehara, photographer. * Rebecca Escribens, TV hostess and presenter. * Norka Peralta, official gown designer of the pageant. * Isabel Serkovic, designer. * Percy Luzio, TV image director.

Performers

* Top 15 Swimsuit Competition: Lil Silvio & El Vega. * Top 10 Evening Gown Competition: Micheille Soifer & Identico.

Contestant Notes

* The winner, Valeria Piazza, placed in the Top 13 at

, held on January 30, 2017, at the

Mall of Asia Arena The SM Mall of Asia Arena, also known as the Mall of Asia Arena or the MoA Arena, is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex, in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a seating capacity of 15,000 for sporting events and ...

Pasay Pasay, officially the City of Pasay (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Philippine census, 2020 census, it has a ...

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila ( ), commonly shortened to Metro Manila and formally the National Capital Region (NCR; ), is the capital region and largest List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines, metropolitan area of the Philippines. Located ...

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

. This was

's 18th placement in

Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international major beauty pageant that is run by a Thailand and Mexican-based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Stree ...

history. * The 1st runner-up, Prissila Howard, placed in the Top 10 at

Miss Grand International 2016 Miss Grand International 2016 was the fourth Miss Grand International pageant, held at the Westgate International Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on October 25, 2016 the first time the contest was held outside Thailand. Candidates ...

, held on October 25, 2016, at the

Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino The Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino is a hotel, casino, and timeshare resort in Winchester, Nevada. Located near the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip, it is owned by Westgate Resorts. It opened in 1969 as the International Hotel, and was ...

Las Vegas Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...

, NV,

. This was

's 2nd placement in

Miss Grand International Miss Grand International, also known as Miss Grand, is an international beauty pageant franchise that is based in Thailand. It consists of the annual national pageant Miss Grand Thailand, as well as the international competition Miss Grand In ...

history. Later she was appointed as Miss Universe Perú 2017 and competed in

Miss Universe 2017 Miss Universe 2017 was the 66th Miss Universe pageant, held at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on 26 November 2017. At the end of the event, Iris Mittenaere of France crowned Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa as Miss Unive ...

. *The 2nd runner-up, Danea Panta, unplaced at

, held on October 27, 2016, at the

Tokyo Dome City Hall The Tokyo Dome City Hall (TDC Hall) is a facility for sports, fashion shows, circuses, and live music, located inside Tokyo Dome City in Tokyo, Japan. It is on the opposite corner of the Tokyo Dome, and hosts a variety of events at any given t ...

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

. Panta had also previously won

Peru's Next Top Model ''Peru's Next Top Model'' is a Peruvian reality television series, based on Tyra Banks' ''America's Next Top Model''. It is the fourth franchise in Latin America after '' Brazil's Next Top Model'', '' Mexico's Next Top Model'', and '' Colombia's Ne ...

in 2013. *Top 11 Finalist

competed in Miss Perú 2019 where she placed 1st runner up and competed in Miss Supranational 2019 where she placed as 3rd runner up. A year after she competed again for the title of

Miss Perú 2020 Miss Perú is the national beauty pageant of Peru. The contest gathers participants from all over the nation, including Peruvian women representing their community overseas. Having been broadcast by all the major television networks in the count ...

where she was crowned as the winner and represented

Miss Universe 2020 Miss Universe 2020 was the 69th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States, on 16 May 2021. At the end of the event, Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa crowned Andrea Meza of Mexic ...

competition, where she placed as 2nd runner up.

References

External links

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miss Peru 2016 Miss Peru 2016 in Peru 2016 beauty pageants April 2016 in South America