Miss Ecuador 2006

Miss Ecuador 2006
Date	March 16, 2006
Venue	Coliseo Mayor de la Ciudad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Broadcaster	Gamavisión
Entrants	15
Placements	5
Withdrawals	Carchi and Galápagos
Returns	Azuay, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Loja and Los Ríos
Winner	Catalina Mercedes López Saman File:Flag of Guayaquil.svg Guayas

The Miss Ecuador 2006 was on March 16, 2006. There were 16 candidates for the national title. As Miss Ecuador 2006 was elected Catalina López, she was crowned by Ximena Zamora from Pichincha. The winner represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2006.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Ecuador 2006	File:Flag of Guayaquil.svg Guayas - Catalina López
Miss World Ecuador 2006	File:Bandera Provincia Azuay.svg Azuay - Rebeca Flores
Miss Internacional Ecuador 2006	File:Bandera Provincia Pichincha.svg Pichincha - Denise Rodríguez
1st Runner-up	File:Flag of Guayaquil.svg Guayas - Mirely Barzola
2nd Runner-up	File:Bandera Provincia Esmeraldas.svg Esmeraldas - Carla Caicedo

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	File:Bandera Provincia Loja.svg Loja - Sandra Armíjos
Miss Photogenic	File:Bandera Provincia Azuay.svg Azuay - Rebeca Flores
Miss Yambal	File:Bandera Provincia Azuay.svg Azuay - Rebeca Flores
Miss Sedal	File:Flag of Guayaquil.svg Guayas - Catalina López
Miss Tridentt	File:Flag of Guayaquil.svg Guayas - Catalina López
Miss Cosas Magazine	File:Bandera Provincia Azuay.svg Azuay - Rebeca Flores

Contestants

Country	Contestant	Age	Height (cm)	Height (ft in)	Hometown
File:Bandera Provincia Azuay.svg Azuay	Rebeca Flores	20	177	5 ft 10 in	Cuenca
File:Bandera Provincia El Oro.svg El Oro	Mayra Ríos	18	183	6 ft 0 in	Machala
File:Bandera Provincia Esmeraldas.svg Esmeraldas	Carla Caicedo	20	184	6 ft 0 in	Esmeraldas
File:Flag of Guayaquil.svg Guayas	Sthepanie Samán	21	170	5 ft 7 in	Guayaquil
File:Flag of Guayaquil.svg Guayas	Tahíz Panus	20	179	5 ft 10 in	Guayaquil
File:Flag of Guayaquil.svg Guayas	Sttefania Mata	22	173	5 ft 8 in	Guayaquil
File:Flag of Guayaquil.svg Guayas	Estefanía Iturralde	26	178	5 ft 10 in	Guayaquil
File:Flag of Guayaquil.svg Guayas	Catalina "Katty" Mercedes López Samán	23	175	5 ft 9 in	Guayaquil
File:Flag of Guayaquil.svg Guayas	Laura Cruz	22	174	5 ft 9 in	Guayaquil
File:Flag of Guayaquil.svg Guayas	Mirely Barzola	18	181	5 ft 11 in	Nobol
File:Bandera Provincia Loja.svg Loja	Sandra Armíjos	18	184	6 ft 0 in	Loja
File:Bandera de Los Ríos.svg Los Ríos	Jéssica Bajaña	25	178	5 ft 10 in	Babahoyo
File:Bandera Provincia Manabí.svg Manabí	María Eugenia Macías	24	170	5 ft 7 in	Santa Ana
File:Bandera Provincia Pichincha.svg Pichincha	Denise Rodríguez	18	177	5 ft 10 in	Quito
File:Bandera Provincia Pichincha.svg Pichincha	María Augusta Gortaire	24	172	5 ft 8 in	Quito

Notes

Returns

Last compete in:

• 2000
  • File:Flag of Loja.svg Loja
• 2004
  • File:Bandera Provincia Azuay.svg Azuay
  • File:Bandera Provincia El Oro.svg El Oro
  • File:Bandera Provincia Esmeraldas.svg Esmeraldas
  • File:Bandera de Los Ríos.svg Los Ríos

Withdraws

• File:Bandera Provincia Carchi.svg Carchi
• File:Bandera Provincia Galápagos.svg Galápagos

External links

• http://www.bellezavenezolana.net/news/2006/Marzo/20060317.htm
• http://www.cuencanos.com/fotos/detallesfotoporid.php?Id_Foto=5880
• https://web.archive.org/web/20081007085941/http://www.enlacespanama.com/missecuador2006.html