Nuestra Belleza México 2012
Date	September 1, 2012[1]
Presenters	Ximena Navarrete, Alan Tacher
Entertainment	Reik, Río Roma,Ricardo Montaner
Venue	Poliforum del Centro de Convenciones,Tuxtla Gutiérrez,Chiapas,Mexico[2]
Broadcaster	Televisa
Entrants	35
Placements	15
Withdrawals	Campeche,Quintana Roo
Returns	Guerrero,Tlaxcala
Winner	Cynthia Duque[3] Nuevo León
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Nuestra Belleza México 2012, the 19th annualNuestra Belleza México beauty pageant, was held at the Poliforum del Centro de Convenciones inTuxtla Gutiérrez,Chiapas,Mexico on September 1, 2012.^[4] Thirty-five contestants from Mexico competed for the national title, which was won byCynthia Duque fromNuevo León, who later competed inMiss Universe 2013 inRussia. Duque was crowned by outgoingNuestra Belleza México titleholderKarina González. She is the fourth Neoleonesa to win this title.

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by Marilyn Chagoya fromVeracruz who later competed inMiss World 2013 inIndonesia. Chagoya was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholderMariana Berumen. She is the first and only Veracruzana to win this title.

Lucero Montemayor from Nuevo León was designated by the Nuestra Belleza México Organization as Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2013. She later competed inMiss International 2013 inJapan. She is the third Neoleonesa to win this title.

This year for the first time a contestant was elected by a virtual casting and after eleven years, two events were held separately to select the two winners for the titles Nuestra Belleza México and Nuestra Belleza Mundo México, for the fifth time in the history of the pageant.

The recognition "Corona al Mérito 2012" was forXimena Navarrete,Miss Universe 2010.

Two days before to the final competition was held, the semifinal competition featured a live show entitled "Nuestra Belleza Mundo Mexico" in which it was announced the winner of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was Marilyn Chagoya fromVeracruz, who would represent Mexico atMiss World 2013. All contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown categories during the contest.

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México pageant was held at the Poliforum del Centro de Convenciones ofTuxtla Gutiérrez,Chiapas, Mexico, on August 30, 2012 and was hosted byMariana Berumen,Karina González andJan. It was the 5th edition of the Nuestra Belleza Mundo Méxicmcontest and as an official separate pageant to choose Mexico's representative to Miss World. The winner of this event did not compete in the final night competition.

1. Jalisco
2. Veracruz
3. Nuevo León
4. San Luis Potosí
5. Nuevo León

In this competition, the costumes are evaluated instead of the contestants. It is a competition showing the country's wealth embodied in the colorful and fascinating costumes made by Mexican designers combining the past and present of Mexico.

For the Nuestra Belleza México Organization, this event is very important because it discloses the creative work of the great Mexican designers and also selects the costume to represent Mexico inMiss Universe the next year. Also, some costumes are selected to represent Mexico in other beauty contests.

The winning costume designer received the "Aguja Diamante Award".

They were the same judges at the Preliminary and Final Competition.

• Karin Ontiveros –Nuestra Belleza México 2010
• Alejandra Espinoza –Nuestra Belleza Baja California 2006,Nuestra Belleza Latina 2007 and TV Hostess
• Macario Jiménez [es] –Fashion Designer
• Rubén Galindo [es] –Television Producer
• Daniel Arenas-Actor
• Jordi Avendaño –Photographer
• Agustín Arana –Singer
• Lisardo –Actor

• Opening Number: "Sexy and I Know It" byLMFAO
• Intermediate: "Peligro" & "Te Fuiste de Aquí" byReik
• Intermediate: "Convénceme" & "La Cima del Cielo" byRicardo Montaner
• Evening Gown Competition: "Tan Sólo un Minuto" & "Tu me Cambiaste la Vida" byRío Roma
• Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza" (Official Theme)

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State	Contestant	Age	Height (m)	Hometown
Aguascalientes	Jéssica Amor Mendoza	22	1.77	Aguascalientes
Baja California	Jeraldine González Meza	23	1.74	Tijuana
Baja California Sur	Diana Kristal Castro Castro†	21	1.82	La Paz
Chiapas	Valeria Ruíz López	21	1.76	Arriaga
Chihuahua	Gabriela Prieto Díaz Infante	19	1.72	Chihuahua
Coahuila	Cecilia Nallely Vázquez Aguirre	21	1.77	Saltillo
Colima	Mirna Guadalupe Parra Orozco	20	1.82	Armería
Distrito Federal	Karen Joselin Padilla Brizuela	21	1.73	Mexico City
Distrito Federal	Natalia Serrano Lecuona	21	1.68	Mexico City
Durango	Ana Victoria Alexandra Sánchez Soto	22	1.70	Durango
Estado de México	Laura Villalobos Cano	18	1.80	Metepec
Guanajuato	Elisa Espinosa Gómez	22	1.73	Celaya
Guerrero	Fátima Paloma Hernández Carpio	18	1.80	Acapulco
Hidalgo	María de los Ángeles Cuevas De Anda	21	1.70	Tulancingo
Jalisco	Ana Karen Siordia Velasco	22	1.74	Guadalajara
Jalisco	Jacqueline Ivonne Sauza Ávila	22	1.75	Guadalajara
Michoacán	Sofía Chávez Castillo	23	1.74	Jacona
Morelos	Chiara Leuzinger Zuccolotto	18	1.71	Cuernavaca
Nayarit	Lilia Jasibi Suma Cueva	22	1.74	Bahía de Banderas
Nuevo León	Cynthia Lizetthe Duque Garza	19	1.76	Monterrey
Nuevo León	Lucero Miroslava Montemayor Gracia	22	1.75	Monterrey
Oaxaca	Almudena Villasante Palau	19	1.74	Oaxaca
Oaxaca	Michelle Amayrani Mendoza García	21	1.73	Oaxaca
Puebla	Paola Dartigues Rodríguez	19	1.75	Puebla
Querétaro	Ana Elisa García Hugues	20	1.68	Querétaro
San Luis Potosí	Verónica Sánchez Alonso	21	1.79	San Luis Potosí
Sinaloa	Ana Karime Macías Olson	23	1.71	Mazatlán
Sinaloa	Briseyda Zazueta López	21	1.72	Culiacán
Sonora	Gabriela Saldívar Preciado	19	1.71	Cd. Obregón
Tabasco	María Alejandra García Izquierdo	20	1.75	Villahermosa
Tamaulipas	Lluvia Andrea Andrade Vargas	20	1.73	Reynosa
Tlaxcala	Carla Angelli Tapia Rosas	20	1.80	Tlaxcala
Veracruz	María Elena "Marilyn" Chagoya Triana	18	1.80	Poza Rica
Yucatán	Marsha Mariana Ramírez Martínez	21	1.71	Mérida
Zacatecas	Thalía Artemisa Rivera Montáñez	22	1.75	Zacatecas

^[6]For the only time in the history of the competition, a virtual casting was held for the girls who failed to become finalists in their respective states. Three finalists were chosen, with the winner being elected by the fan votes and announced on July 20, 2012.

• Chiapas – Karla Ruíz was the winner ofNuestra Belleza Chiapas 2012. The Nuestra Belleza Turismo Chiapas 2012, Valeria Ruíz was who representedChiapas in Nuestra Belleza México 2012. Karla Ruíz left the competition after developing symptoms ofchickenpox that precluded her participation in the contest. Instead Valeria Ruíz took her deputy who joined activities with other state representatives days later.

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• Jalisco – Jaqueline Sauza
• Nuevo León –Lucero Montemayor
• Sinaloa – Briseyda Zazueta

• Last competed in2009:
  • Tlaxcala
• Last competed in2010:
  • Guerrero

• Chiapas – Karla Ruíz
• Campeche
• 'Quintana Roo, '

• Nuevo León won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the fourth time (before1997,1998 and2005)
• Veracruz won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the first time ever.
• Nuevo León won the Nuestra Belleza Internacional México title for the third time (before2007 and2009) and was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the third time (before2003 and2004).
• This year there was a new change, for the first time a contestant was elected by a virtual casting.
• Cynthia Duque's crown fell to the ground after she was crowned, suffering major damage.
• After eleven years, the Final Competition to select to "Nuestra Belleza Mundo México" returned to the program.
• For the first time,Oaxaca had two representatives in the competition.
• For the first time, a State (Distrito Federal) had two Beauty Queens.
• Tlaxcala returns to competition after three years (2009).
• Guerrero returns to competition after two years (2010).
• Jalisco was placed for the ninth consecutive year in the Top 5.
• Aguascalientes was placed for the third consecutive year in the Top 5.
• Jalisco andNuevo León were placed for the tenth consecutive year.
• Aguascalientes andSinaloa were placed for the fifth consecutive year.
• Distrito Federal was placed for the fourth consecutive year.
• Morelos was placed for the third consecutive year.
• Chiapas andGuanajuato were placed for the second consecutive year.
• Veracruz returned to making calls to the semi-finals after two years (2010),Baja California andChihuahua after three years (2009),San Luis Potosí after four years (2008),Nayarit after six years (2006)
• States that were called to the semi-finals last year and this year failed to qualify wereBaja California Sur,Durango,Estado de México andSonora.
• Chihuahua won Miss Talent for the second time (before2009).
• Nuevo León won Contestants' Choice and Miss Sports for the first time.
• San Luis Potosí won for the first time a Fast-track, Miss Top Model.
• Veracruz won for the first time a Fast-track, the Academic Award and Best National Costume.
• The host delegate, Valeria Ruíz fromChiapas placed to semi-finals.
• For the first timeXimena Navarrete andAlan Tacher hosted the pageant.
• Baja California Sur (Diana Castro) andColima (Mirna Parra) are the tallest delegates in this edition (1.82 m).
• Distrito Federal (Natalia Serrano),Hidalgo (Ángeles Cuevas) andQuerétaro (Ana Elisa García) are the shortest delegate in this edition (1.68 m).
• Delegates fromColima,Chihuahua,Distrito Federal,Hidalgo,Guerrero,Morelos,Tabasco andTlaxcala were elected by designation.

• Aguascalientes – Jessica Amor is theReina de la Feria Nacional de San Marcos 2014.
• Baja California – Jeraldine González was selected to representMexico in Reina Hispanoamericana 2012 inSanta Cruz,Bolivia on October 25, 2012 where she won Miss Elegance.
• Baja California Sur – Diana Castro was electedReina Del Carnaval La Paz 2012 andNuestra Belleza La Paz 2012, competition prior to the final state.
• Coahuila – Cecilia Vázquez wasReina de Turismo Coahuila 2010 and today she is a Professional Model.
• Colima – Mirna Parra was electedReina Armería 2010 inCiudad de Armería, Colima. In 2011 she competed inReina de la Feria de todos los Santos Colima 2011. In 2013 she married her boyfriend of several years.
• Chiapas – Karla Ruíz left the competition for health reasons, and who had symptoms of chickenpox that precludes their participation in the contest. Instead Valeria Ruíz took his deputy who joined activities with other state representatives days later.
• Chiapas – Valeria Ruíz was the Suplente/1st Runner-up inNuestra Belleza Chiapas 2010 and Nuestra Belleza Turismo Chiapas 2012 inNuestra Belleza Chiapas 2012.
• Chihuahua – Gabriela Prieto was part ofMexico's Next Top Model 2011, but she resigned from the competition because she missed her family. In 2012 she was electedSeñorita Ciencias Políticas, UACH in her University. Competed in Reina Hispanoamericana 2013 where she was 3rd Runner-up and obtained the Miss Photogenic and Look Oster awards. Actually she is the new State Coordinator ofNuestra Belleza Chihuahua.
• Distrito Federal – Karen Padilla was born inSan Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco but she has been living inMexico City for several years. She is a Professional Model. She competed in Miss Continente Americano 2012 where she was a finalist in the Top 6 and won Miss Photogenic award.
• Durango – Ana Victoria Sánchez was electedReina del Club Campestre de Durango 2008.
• State of Mexico – Laura Villalobos is a Professional Model, she works with Contempo Models inMexico City.
• Guanajuato – Elisa Espinoza was electedSeñorita Universidad de Guanajuato 2011. Competed inMiss Costa Maya International 2014, held inBelize on August 9, 2014 obtained the crown.
• Guerrero – Fátima Hernández wasReina de la Expo-Feria de la Palmera 2010 inZihuatanejo.
• Jalisco – Ana Karen Siordia is a Professional Model, she works at Look Models Management in Mexico City.
• Jalisco – Jacqueline Sauza studied atCEA. She received an award at the2011 TVyNovelas Award as New Release. Also she is a Professional Model.
• Morelos – Chiara Leuzinger is of Swiss father and Italian mother.
• Nayarit – Jasibi Suma was born inGuadalajara, Jalisco, but she has been living inNayarit for several years.
• Nuevo León –Cynthia Duque competed inMiss Universe 2013, but she didn't place.
• Nuevo León –Lucero Montemayor was the Suplente/1st Runner-up inNuestra Belleza Nuevo León 2012. Also she wasSeñorita UANL 2011. She competed inMiss International 2013, and failed place to semi-finalists. She currently works as a television presenter forESPN Mexico.
• Oaxaca – Michelle Mendoza was the Suplente/1st Runner-up inNuestra Belleza Oaxaca 2012. She was elected by Virtual Casting. Currently she lives inMonterrey where she is part of Las Noticias inTelevisa Monterrey.
• San Luis Potosí –Veronica Sánchez was part of the contestants ofMexico's Next Top Model 2009 finished as 5th Runner-up. She is a Professional Model.
• Sinaloa – Briseyda Zazueta was the Suplente/1st Runner-up inNuestra Belleza Sinaloa 2012.
• Sonora – Gabriela Saldívar was crownedNuestra Belleza Cajeme 2012 title she gave the right to participate in the final state of Nuestra Belleza Sonora 2012 which was the winner.
• Tabasco – Alejandra García was a contestant inNuestra Belleza Tabasco 2010.
• Tlaxcala – Carla Tapia was born inTepatitlan,Jalisco and competed inNuestra Belleza Jalisco 2010. The same year, she was electedMiss Earth Jalisco 2010 and competed inMiss Earth México 2010 where she was a finalist in the Top 8. After time she moved to live inTlaxcala where she was designated asNuestra Belleza Tlaxcala 2012, marking the return of this State to the national competition after three years. Marilé del RosarioSeñorita México 1989 the only Tlaxcalteca who participated inMiss Universe is supporting the state pageant. She representedMexico atMiss Yacht Model International 2013 inSanya, China where she was the 4th Runner-up.
• Veracruz – Marilyn Chagoya was electedNuestra Belleza Poza Rica 2012, competition prior to the final state. She competed inMiss World 2013, but she didn't place.
• Yucatán – Marsha Ramírez was born inGuadalajara,Jalisco but she has lived for the last eight years inYucatán. She is a local TV Hostess inMérida.
• Zacatecas – Artemisa Rivera was born inAguascalientes and she competed inReina Nacional de la Feria de San Marcos 2012. Competed inMiss Costa Maya International 2013.

Contestants who had competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:

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