Reina Hispanoamericana 2022: Meet the 29 contestants

Reina Hispanoamericana 2022, the 31st edition of the Reina Hispanoamericana pageant, will take place on Saturday, March 25 at the Salón Sirionó Fexpocruz in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

The competition was supposed to be held last November but had to be postponed due to political and civil unrest in the host country.

A total of 29 contestants from various countries and territories, of Spanish language or descent, are vying for the international title.

Three new countries making their debut in the pageant include Germany, Equatorial Guinea, and Italy.

Reina Hispanoamericana 2021 Andrea Bazarte of Mexico will pass the crown to her successor at the culmination of the upcoming event.

Meet the contestants:


ARGENTINA - Nadia Sommariva

BOLIVIA - María Jesús Jimenez

BRAZIL - Guilhermina Montarroyos

CANADA - Yuly Pirona

CHILE - Anita-María Rojas

COLOMBIA - María Lucía Cuesta

COSTA RICA - María Alejandra Acosta

CUBA - Alyanni Trujillo

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Lady León

ECUADOR - Heather Ashley Valdez Yepez

EL SALVADOR - Eugenia Ávalos

EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Serafina Nchama

GERMANY - Geraldine Burger

GUATEMALA - Camila Riveiro

HAITI - Isnaida Compere

HONDURAS - Heidy Lemus

ITALY - Shanara Ordoñez

MEXICO - Diana Robles

NICARAGUA - Yenifer Pérez

PANAMA - Valentina D’Alessandro

PARAGUAY - Mandy Eksteen

PERU - Arlette Rujel

PHILIPPINES - Ingrid Santamaria

PORTUGAL - Renata Ribeiro

PUERTO RICO - Ediris Joan Rivera

SPAIN - María José García

URUGUAY - Camila Gabarrot

USA - Silvia Marie Colon

VENEZUELA - Adriana Pérez

Photos: Reina Hispanoamericana

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