Miss Latin America 1986

Miss América Latina 1986 was the fourth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the sixth overall. The final event was held on October 16, 1986 in San José, Costa Rica. At the conclusion of the pageant, Lucia Collado of the Dominican Republic was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Victoria Mauríz, also of the Dominican Republic. . It was the first, and as of 2009, only time a country won the title consecutively.

Results

Final Results

Contestant

Miss América Latina 1986
  • - Lucia Collado

1st runner-up
  • - Grace Vallejo

2nd runner-up
  • - Angela Healy

3rd runner-up
  • - Catherine Fulop

4th runner-up
  • - Lygia Salazar

Semi-finalists (in order of placement)
  • - María Guadalupe Granda
  • - Ursula Santamaría
  • - Ana María Marques
  • - María Fernanda Aldunate
  • - Sandra Wehfritz

Contestants

  • - Marcela Catanoso
  • - Sandra Wehfritz
  • - Ana María Marques
  • - María Fernanda Aldunate
  • - Grace Vallejo
  • - Lygia Salazar
  • - Lucia Collado
  • - Carolina Duarte
  • - Aura Marina Trujillo
  • - Odily Wilson
  • - María Guadalupe Granda
  • - Angela Healy
  • - Raquel Barreto
  • - Ursula Santamaría
  • - Gianna Méndez
  • - María del Carmen Carrasco
  • - Carla Trombotti
  • - Sandra Luz Cedillos
  • - Catherine Fulop

Trivia

  • The USA was represented for the first time by one delegate, having been represented by various states in 1983, 1984 and 1985.
  • Brazil and Uruguay last competed in 1984.
  • Ecuador failed to send a delegate despite having competed in 1985.
  • Brazil placed for the first time. Colombia placed for the fourth time in a row, Panama and Venezuela for the third time in a row and Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic for the second time in a row.
  • Chile last placed in 1983, while Bolivia and Mexico last placed in 1984.