Nuestra Belleza El Salvador
| Motto | Pretty, Smart and Responsible |
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| Formation | 1954 |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | San Salvador |
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Membership
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Miss Universe Miss World |
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Official language
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Spanish |
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Company
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Telecorporacion Salvadorena |
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Key people
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Raúl Domínguez |
| Website | www.nbelsalvador.com |
Nuestra Belleza El Salvador is a national beauty pageant in El Salvador. The winner of Nuestra Belleza Universo represents El Salvador at Miss Universe, while the winner of Nuestra Belleza Mundo represents El Salvador at Miss World. Also usually the winner of "Nuestra Belleza Universo" competes at smaller pageants like Reinado Internacional del Cafe and Miss Continente Americano. The current "Nuestra Belleza Universo" is Idubina Rivas, while Ana Cortez is the current "Nuestra Belleza Mundo".
Miss El Salvador was the organization in charge of choosing the representative to Miss Universe and Miss World. The organization since its birth sent a representative to Miss Universe (except in 1980) and Miss World (from 1975–1993, when the organization lost the franchise.) The organization was headed by Mr. Eddie Gonzalez, who was the committed to put El Salvador at the international mark. The format of the competition was based on a representative from each of the 14 departments in the country. During the 1980s due to the Salvadorian Civil War situation, thanks to the special permission granted by The Miss Universe Organization, the representative was chosen behind closed doors. This continued till 1995 when they resumed the national competition.
In 2005, the organization had problems renewing the franchise and lost it.
In 2004, Telecorporacion Salvadorena acquired the franchise for Miss World, and in 2006 acquired the franchise for Miss Universe. The pageant was renamed Nuestra Belleza El Salvador and held two separate pageants to select the delegates to Miss Universe and Miss World. In 2010, the format changed as in that year they decided to select the two representatives in just one pageant. The pageant is open to any girls throughout the whole country. They choose the finalists via casting specials and the contestants are not required to have won a department title, which was the traditional way until 2005.
The following women have represented El Salvador in three of the Big Four major international beauty pageants for women. These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International with exception of Miss Earth which has a separate national franchise in El Salvador.
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