| Miss Continente Americano 2006 | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 28, 2006 |
| Presenters |
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| Venue | Palacio de Cristal, Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Broadcaster | Gamavision |
| Entrants | 21 |
| Placements | 6 |
| Winner | Mía Taveras Dominican Republic |
| Congeniality | Rebecca Iraheta El Salvador |
| Photogenic | Catalina López Ecuador |
Miss Continente Americano 2006 was the very first Miss Continente Americano pageant, held at the Palacio de Cristal in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on August 28, 2006.
Mía Taveras from the Dominican Republic was crowned as the very first Miss American Continent by the First Lady María Beatriz Paret de Palacio.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Continente Americano 2006 |
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| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| Top 6 |
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Most Beautiful Face |
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Contestants
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) |
Height (ft) |
Hometown |
 Argentina
|
Soraya Antonella Bohl | 19 | 178 | 5'10" | Entre Ríos |
 Aruba
|
Thisia Franken | 18 | 175 | 5'8" | Oranjestad |
 Bolivia
|
Yolanda Sandoval Arias | 20 | 173 | 5'8" | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
 Brazil
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Juliana Pina de Mendoça | 20 | 180 | 5'11" | Salvador |
 Canada
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Angela Triantafyllakis | 26 | 174 | 5'8" | Calgary |
 Chile
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Estefanía Melús Garate | 20 | 180 | 5'11" | Arica |
 Colombia
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Liliana del Carmen Morales Barrios | 25 | 170 | 5'7" | Cartagena |
 Costa Rica
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Fabriella María Quesada Sequeira | 22 | 180 | 5'11" | Ciudad Colón |
| Dominican Republic
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Mía Lourdes Taveras López | 20 | 181 | 5'11" | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Ecuador
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Catalina Mercedes "Katty" López Samán | 23 | 175 | 5'8" | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador
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Rebecca Iraheta Rodríguez | 19 | 175 | 5'8" | San Salvador |
 Guatemala
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Mirna Lissy Salguero Moscoso | 20 | 166 | 5'5" | Los Amates |
 Honduras
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Lissa Diana Viera Sáenz | 23 | 182 | 5'11" | La Ceiba |
 Mexico
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Diana Karimen Jiménez Pérez | 22 | 177 | 5'8" | Zacatecas |
 Nicaragua
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María Cristiana Frixione Mendoza | 22 | 172 | 5'7" | Managua |
 Panama
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Melissa del Carmen Piedrahita Meléndez | 23 | 174 | 5'8" | Panama City |
 Paraguay
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Alicia Flores González | 24 | 170 | 5'7" | Asunción |
 Peru
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Valerie Caroline Neff Murillo | 23 | 181 | 5'11" | Lima |
 Puerto Rico
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Ivelisse Fermín Ortíz | 20 | 173 | 5'8" | Corozal |
 Uruguay
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Fatimih Dávila Sosa | 18 | 175 | 5'8" | Montevideo |
 Venezuela
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Dayana Carolina Colmenares Bocchieri | 21 | 175 | 5'8" | Maracay |
Notes
Crossovers
- Contestants who also competed in Miss World 2005:
- Panama - Melissa Piedrahita
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Universe 2006:
- Costa Rica - Fabriella Quesada
- Ecuador - Catalina López
- Dominican Republic -Mía Taveras
- El Salvador - Rebecca Iraheta
- Nicaragua - Cristiana Frixione
- Uruguay - Fatimih Dávila
- Contestants who also competed in Miss International 2006:
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Earth 2006:
- Peru - Caroline Neff
- Contestants who also competed in Miss Atlantico Internacional 2007:
- Argentina - Soraya Bohl (Winner)
- Contestants who also competed in Miss International 2008:
- Venezuela - Dayana Colmenares (Top 12)
- Contestants who also competed in Miss World 2008:
References
- "La dominicana Mía Taveras, elegida primera Miss Continente Americano - Un Mundo lleno de Bellezas". Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- "Dominicana ganó el Miss Continente Americano 2006". El Universo.