Miss World Ecuador 2020
The 8th edition of Miss World Ecuador was held under the Conncurso Nacional de Belleza Ecuador 2020. The pageant was planned to be held on May 23, 2020 in the city of Portoviejo, Manabí; but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was cancelled and the pageant was held in a virtual selection where Ámar Pacheco resulted as the eventual winner.[1] The announcement of the results of the selection was made on the same planned date through Instagram. For very first time, the organization allows cities to be represented at the pageant. Among the contestants, the organization selected the representatives to Miss World 2020, Miss Supranational 2020, Miss Grand International 2020 and Miss Intercontinental 2020.[2]
| Miss World Ecuador 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 23, 2020 |
| Presenters | Tahíz Panus |
| Venue | Virtual Selection |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 10 |
| Placements | 5 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Winner | Ámar Pacheco Guayaquil |
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| CNB Ecuador World 2020 | |
| CNB Ecuador Supranational 2020 |
|
| CNB Ecuador Grand 2020 | |
| Top 5 |
§ Lisseth directly entered into Top 5 after winning Miss Fan Vote
Contestants
Initially, 20 contestants were selected to compete for the title of Miss World Ecuador 2020. But, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 10 contestants decided not to compete in this edition, postponing their participation until 2021.
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) | Height (ft) | Hometown |
 Azuay | Lisseth Naranjo Goya | 22 | 170 | 5'7" | Cuenca |
 El Oro | Thaíz Magaly Zambrano Lapo | 19 | 175 | 5'9" | Machala |
| Guayaquil | Ámar Silvana Pacheco Ibarra | 23 | 173 | 5'8" | Guayaquil |
| Guayas | Delary Georgette Stoffers Villón | 19 | 178 | 5'10" | Guayaquil |
 Manabí | Marjorie Marlene Vivas Medranda | 25 | 172 | 5'8" | Portoviejo |
 Orellana | María Esther Tuárez Menéndez | 22 | 173 | 5'8" | Joya de los Sachas |
 Pichincha | María Emilia Vásquez Larrea | 23 | 170 | 5'7" | Quito |
 Quito | María Paula López Cuenca | 22 | 172 | 5'8" | Quito |
 USA Community | Justeen Amberth Cruz Lara | 22 | 175 | 5'8" | Newark |
 Zaruma | Melissa Elizabeth Aguirre Tinoco | 26 | 170 | 5'7" | Zaruma |
Notes
Withdrawals
Did not compete
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization decided to choose the winner through a virtual selection, resulting in the withdrawal of 10 contestants.
Cañar - Dayanna Lucía Méndez Espinoza
Chimborazo - Luisa Fernanda Moreno Carrillo
Esmeraldas - Lisette Arroyo De León
Galápagos - Doménica María Cedeño Garzón
Loja - Viviana Guisella Torres Montaño
Los Ríos - Yomira Lilibeth Morante Cedeño- New Model Magazine - Andrea Victoria Aguilera Paredes
Portoviejo - Ana Carolina Zambrano De la Cruz
Santa Elena - Karolaynne Polet Hidalgo Alfaro
Santo Domingo - Darian Micaela Pozo Quiñónez
Did not enter
Some girls that were selected in the casting decided to not enter in the competition due to studies, jobs or personal issues; therefore, they never were part of the official contenders.
Guayas - Renata Nicole Salem Rodríguez- Guayaquil - María Mercedes Pesantes Cabrera
- Pichincha - Estefanía Salgado
- Santo Domingo - María Camila Espinoza Paz
Crossovers
- Lisseth Naranjo was unplaced at Miss Ecuador 2018. She competed at Reina Hispanoamericana 2018 where she finished as 5th Runner-up and won the Best National Costume award.
- Ámar Pacheco was Virreina de Guayaquil 2015 (1st Runner-up).
- Viviana Torres was Virreina de Loja 2017 (1st Runner-up).
- Justeen Cruz was Miss Ecuador New Jersey 2018.
- Marjorie Vivas competed at Miss Ecuador 2017, but she did not place in the first cut.
- Andrea Aguilar was Reina de Ventanas 2018 and competed at Miss Earth Ecuador 2019 where she finished as 3rd Runner-up (Miss Fire Ecuador 2019).
- Ana Zambrano was Virreina de Portoviejo 2018 (1st Runner-up).
- Karolaynne Hidalgo was Virreina de Salinas 2019 (1st Runner-up)
- Dayanna Mendez Competed in Miss Earth Guayas 2018 where she finished as 3rd Runner-up (Miss Fire Guayas 2018) . She won the title Miss Beauty Latinoamerica 2018. After won Miss Global Ecuador 2018. She competed in Miss Global 2018 where she was Top 11.
References
- Tapia, Vanessa. "Ámar Pacheco, la nueva Miss World Ecuador 2020". Expreso. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- Puga, Alexandra. "Concurso Nacional de Belleza, la nueva casa de Miss World Ecuador". Expreso. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- Chávez, Gisella. "Ámar Pacheco es la nueva Miss World Ecuador 2020". Extra. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- Severo, Jan Milo. "Crowned in time of 'corona': Miss Supranational Ecuador picked via online pageant". Philstar. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- Tapia, Vanessa. "Lisseth Naranjo: fuel dentro y fuera del escenario". Expreso. Retrieved May 31, 2020.