Miss Latin America 1996

Miss América Latina 1996 was the twelfth international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the fourteenth overall. The final event was held on October 30, 1996 in Lima, Peru. At the conclusion of the pageant, Jeannette Chávez of Costa Rica was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Priscila Furlan of Brazil. Miss América Latina 1997 was canceled for unspecified purposes, so Chávez' title was extended to Miss América Latina 1996-97.

Results

Final Results

Contestant

Miss América Latina 1996-97
  • - Jeannette Chávez

1st runner-up
  • - Lisa Bobé

2nd runner-up
  • - Marcela Zapata

Semi-finalists (in order of placement)
  • - Eva Esteban
  • - Erika Ramírez
  • - Sonia Velasco
  • - Maria Solís

Contestants

  • - Karem Inza
  • - Sonia Velasco
  • - Ana Tenorio
  • - Paz Marticorena
  • - Marcela Zapata
  • - Jeannette Chávez
  • - Melisa Guzmán
  • - Verónica Noboa
  • - Rebeca Rubio
  • - Norma Mendoza
  • - Erika Ruvalcaba
  • - Maria Solís
  • - Noeli Julián
  • - Erika Ramírez
  • - Lisa Bobé
  • - Eva Esteban
  • - Iris Almario
  • - Bárbara Romano

Trivia

  • Argentina last participated in 1993.
  • Despite having participated in 1994, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Uruguay failed to participate this year.
  • Bolivia, Peru and Spain also placed in 1994.
  • Countries that hadn't placed for a while were Costa Rica (1990), Puerto Rico (1991), Colombia and Panama (1993).