Miss Teen International is an international

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for girls aged 15–19 years of all nationalities, operated by

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businessman Rodrigo Moreira, owner of all

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, (original in Portuguese)

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, (''INAPI'', National Institute of Industrial Property, Chile)

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, (''The Gazette of Intellectual Rights'', published by the National Registry of Costa Rica)

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, (original in Spanish)

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, (original in Spanish)

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, (''The Gazette of Intellectual Rights'', published by the National Service for Intellectual Rights, Ecuador)

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(original in Spanish) and

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. (original in Spanish) The current winner is Éffora Consoli of Brazil, who was crowned as ''Miss Teen International 2023'', on November 15, 2023, in

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, Ecuador.

History

1966 to 1969

The first contest bestowing the title of Miss Teen International took place on Wednesday, April 4, 1966, in

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and was hosted by

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, star of TV's ''Batman'', with guest appearances by actresses

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and

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, actors

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and

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, singers

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and

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, and 1965 Miss Teen USA Susan Henning. The 1967 Miss Teen International pageant was held again in Hollywood on Saturday, March 20, and was hosted by actress

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and actor-singer

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, with 1966 Miss Teen USA Cindy Lewis making an appearance, along with the current 1966 and first Miss Teen International,

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, 17, who crowned her successor. At the 1968 pageant in Hollywood on Saturday, April 13, there were 12 girls from different countries participating in the event, with Miss Teen USA Pamela Martin, 18, representing the United States. The pageant was produced by

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and the final competition aired as a single one-hour special nationally in prime time in the United States for each of four consecutive years on the

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in the United States and syndicated airing in foreign TV markets.

1993 to 2014

A version of the pageant unrelated to the original 1966 Hollywood pageant based in

began in 1993 by Enrique Gonzalez, who also operated the Mr Costa Rica and Miss Teen Costa Rica pageants. It was held through 2014 with the winner that year being Ailin Adorno, 17, of Paraguay.English translation
/ref> Currently Rodrigo Moreira is the owner of all

in the Registry of Intellectual Property Ministry of Justice and Peace of

2014 to 2018

Another version was first held in 2014 and was previously called ''

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''. The title was won by ''Fabiola Ortiz'' from

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, the first winner. She not only won the maximum title, but she also obtained the prizes for ''Best Figure'' and ''Best Smile''. Fabiola was sent to the contest by ''Promociones Gloria''. (original in Spanish)

2019 to present

A version of the Miss Teen International pageant based in

is held annually. It began planning operation in 2018 by Rodrigo Moreira, who filed a trademark application that year in Ecuador for "Miss Teen International" (in English) and was approved in 2019. The first winner of the Miss Teen International title in Ecuador in 2019 was

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of Peru. (original in Spanish) (original in Spanish) (original in Spanish) Rodrigo Moreira also owns the trademark at the National Institute of Industrial Property of

, the National Office of Industrial Property Ministry of Industry, Trade and MSMEs (ONAPI) of the

, the National Center of Records of the Republic of

and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property of the

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of the

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Eligibility criteria

Titleholders

¹Judging of the competition took place outside of the normal pageant environment due to the global restrictions on public events and international travel imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The winner was crowned in a live-streamed event.

Countries/Territories by winning number

Notes

References

External links

* {{commons category-inline, Miss Teen International
Miss Teen International Official Site
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