Reina Internacional del Café
(International Queen of Coffee) Titleholders
The contest began as the Reina Continental del Café as a bi-annual event in 1957. It was re-titled Reina Internacional del Café in 1972 and began an annual tradition, which still takes place today in Manizales, Colombia. Over 20 contestants from the Americas, the Caribbean, and Europe compete annually for the coveted Latin title.
Reina Continental del Café
1957: Análida Alfaro Estripeau—Panama
1959: Denise Guimarães Prado—Brazil
1961: Mercedes Elizabeth Carrascosa Von Glehn—Brazil
1963: Ana de Lourdes Zúñiga Soto—Honduras
Reina Internacional Del Café
1972: María Stella Volpe Martínez—Paraguay
1973: Alicia Beatriz Daneri Batetta—Argentina
1974: Luz María Osorio Fernández—Colombia
1975: Paulina Murgas Rieder—Colombia
1976: María de los Angeles González Santiago—Puerto Rico
1977-78: NO PAGEANTS
1979: Paulina Leighton Palacios—Chile
1980: NO PAGEANT
1981: Milagros Germán Olalla—Dominican Republic
1982: Eddy Cano Puerta—Colombia
1983: Karen Patricia Mertens Encina—Chile
1984: Ollie Thompson Bodei—Honduras
1985: Márcia Giagio Canavezes de Oliveira—Brazil
1986: NO PAGEANT
1987: Mariela Ileana Princic Rinaldi—Argentina
1988: Ana Márcia Marques de Moura—Brazil
1989: Luana Freer Bustamante—Costa Rica
1990: Daniela Yolanda Thieme Magnasco—Chile
1991: Viviana Muñoz Fernández—Costa Rica
1992: Margaret Nicole Geymonat Schaffner—Uruguay
1993: Sabina Arenas Zuluaga—Colombia
1994: Brenda Esther Robles Cortés—Puerto Rico
1995: Regilaine Bittencourt de Miranda—Brazil
1996: Cándida Lara Betances—Dominican Republic
1997: Mónica Chacón De Vettori—Peru
1998: Jairam Caric Navas Domínguez—Venezuela
2. Ana Belen—Spain
3. María Luisa Ureña—Costa Rica
FINALISTS:
Verónica Larrieu—Bolivia
Nadya Hausmann—Germany
Natalí Sacco—Peru
1999: Daira del Carmen Lambis de Avila—Venezuela
2. Carlotty Veras García—Dominican Republic
3. Carolina Arredondo—Chile
FINALISTS:
Alejandra María del Pilar Gómez Cortés—Colombia
Daryella Sofia Guerrero—Honduras
Luz Marina González Ruiz Díaz—Paraguay
2000: Cristine de Meserville Ferreto—Costa Rica
2. Marianela Salazar Guillen—Panama
3. Renata Piotrwska Tukacz—Poland
FINALISTS:
Natalia Jaramillo Mejía—Colombia
Liane Hampal—Germany
Sarybel Velilla Cabeza—Puerto Rico
Norkys Yelitza Batista Villarroel—Venezuela
2001: Francine Eickemberg—Brazil
2. Eva Ruiz Torres—Mexico
3. Yolanda Mencia García—Spain
4. Magdalena Szarek—Poland
5. Daniela Alejandra Stucán—Argentina
2002: Katharina Berndt—Germany
2. Claudia Andrea Arano Antelo—Bolivia
3. Aura Consuelo Zambrano Alejos—Venezuela
4. Johanna Cure Lemus—Colombia
5. Gamalis Fermín Cotto—Puerto Rico
2003: Raquel Maria Da Silva Pinto Loureuro—Portugal
2. Priscilla dos Santos—Brazil
3. Carolina Miranda—Panama
4. Carol Arciniegas—Dominican Republic
5. Lidia Sánchez Zaforas—Spain
2004: Daniela Scholz—Germany
2. Silvia Oliveira Dias—Portugal
3. Silvana Santaella Arellano—Venezuela
4. Laura García Alba—Spain
5. Melissa del Carmen Piedrahita Meléndez—Panama
SEMI-FINALISTS:
Fabiana dos Santos—Brazil
Gretal Montgomery—Canada
Adriana Salgado Gasca—Colombia
Andrea Hernández Tovar—El Salvador
Brisseida Myrella Moya Leal—Mexico
2005: Aránzazu Amoedo Testa—Spain
2. Yadira Geara Cury—Dominican Republic
3. Christiana Marzec—Canada
4. Célia Renata da Silva—Brazil
5. Karina Carvalho Bedoya—Colombia
2006: Alice Panikian—Canada
2. Evangelina María García—Argentina
3. Liliana Campa Moerbeeck—Venezuela
4. Rocío Guerrero Bobadilla—Spain
5. María Leonor Duque Trujillo—Colombia
List courtesy of Roberto Macêdo: muito obrigado! Additional info courtesy of Ed Domínguez and Julio Rodríguez.
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