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Mexicana Universal Michoacán

beauty contest

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ17009954 ↗
Source-derived summary

Mexicana Universal Michoacán (until 2016 called Nuestra Belleza Michoacán) is a state-level contest in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, which selects the state representative for the national contest Mexicana Universal (formerly called Nuestra Belleza México), thus aspiring to represent the country internationally on one of the platforms offered.

The state organization has achieved the following results since 1994:

Winner: 1 (2022)

Top 10/11/12: 5 (2004, 2006, 2015, 2023, 2025)

Top 15/16: 1 (2010)

Top 20/21: 2 (2003, 2018)

Unplaced: 20 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021)

Absences: 2 (2000, 2001)

National Queens

Paulina Uceda - MGI All Stars México 2026 (Designated)

Melissa Flores - Mexicana Universal 2023

Magdalena Chiprés - Reina Hispanoamericana México 2016 (Designated)

Titleholders

The following are the names of the annual winners of Mexicana Universal Michoacán, listed in ascending order, as well as their results during the national Mexicana Universal pageant. State queens who represented the country in a current or past franchise of the national organization are also highlighted in a specific color.

Current Franchises:

Competed at Miss Grand International.

Competed at Miss International.

Competed at Miss Charm.

Competed at Reina Hispanoamericana.

Competed at Miss Orb International.

Competed at Nuestra Latinoamericana Universal.

Former Franchises:

Competed at Miss Universe.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2016, 1994, 2022, 2004—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1994. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Mexicana, Universal and Michoacán providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Mexicana Universal Michoacán” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.