Miss Universe Chile (abbreviated as MUCH; Spanish: Miss Universo Chile) is an annual national beauty pageant that selects Chile's official representative to Miss Universe—one of the Big Four beauty pageants.

The current Miss Universo Chile is Inna Moll of Vitacura, who was crowned in August 2025.

History

Between 1969 and 1995, Paula magazine was responsible for organizing the contest and maintaining the franchise; during this period, TVN broadcast the competition beginning in 1976. Between 1991 and 1994, Paula magazine and Canal 13 jointly selected Miss Chile for Miss Universe and Miss World. Subsequently, a partnership between Caras magazine and Megavisión maintained the franchise in 1996 and 1997. Canal 13 broadcast the pageant uninterruptedly from 1998 to 2002.

Luciano Marocchino had the Chilean franchise for Miss Universe since 2004, but due to financial questions chose to not send a delegate during the 2007-2010 period. In 2011, Chile returned to the competition with Vanessa Ceruti. Marocchino's organization received much criticism, for not ensuring adequate preparation to the winners. He gave up the contest in 2015.

The national broadcaster, Chilevisión held the contest from 2016 up to 2018.

In 2019, Keno Manzur took over the Miss Universe franchise in Chile as National Director.

Chile placed 14 times in the semi-finals, with one Miss Universe winner Cecilia Bolocco in 1987.

Titleholders

  • : Declared as Winner
  • : Ended as a runner-up or Top 5/6 finalist
  • : Ended as a finalists or semifinalists
  • : Ended as a Special Award winner

The winner of Miss Chile represents her country at the Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) a runner-up is sent.

YearRepresentedMiss ChilePlacement at Miss UniverseSpecial Award(s)
2025VitacuraMaría Ignacia Moll BilbaoTop 12
2024VitacuraEmilia Dides MaffeiTop 12People's Choice Award Best National Costume (2nd Place)
2023Chilean Community in USACeleste Viel CaballeroTop 20Voice For Change (Top 10)
2022Chilean Community in USASofía Depassier SepúlvedaUnplacedMiss Congeniality
2021CoquimboAntonia Figueroa AlvaradoUnplacedSocial Impact Award
2020CopiapoDaniela Nicolás GómezUnplaced
2019Escuela SupermissGeraldine González MartínezUnplaced
2018SantiagoAndrea Díaz NicolásUnplaced
2017SantiagoNatividad Leiva BelloUnplaced
2016HuechurabaCatalina Cáceres RíosUnplaced
2015ValparaisoBelén Jerez SpulerUnplaced
2014O'HigginsHellen Toncio SalazarUnplaced
2013TarapacaMaría Jesús Matthei MolinaUnplaced
2012SantiagoAna Luisa König BrowneUnplaced
2011SantiagoVanessa Ceruti VásquezUnplaced
Did not compete between 2007—2010
2006CoquimboBelén Montilla TorreblancaUnplaced
2005SantiagoRenata Ruiz PérezUnplaced
2004ValparaísoGabriela Barros TapiaTop 15
2003Did not compete
2002SantiagoNicole Rencoret Ladrón de GuevaraUnplaced
2001SantiagoCarolina Gámez GallardoUnplaced
2000ValparaísoFrancesca Sovino ParraUnplaced
1999SantiagoAndrea Muñoz SessaregoUnplaced
1998MagallanesClaudia Arnello ReynoldsUnplaced
1997TarapacáClaudia Delpín CorssenUnplaced
Rapa NuiHetu'u Rapu AtanDisqualified. The first runner-up took over.
1996SantiagoAndrea L'Huillier TroncosoUnplaced
1995MagallanesPaola Falcone BacigalupoUnplaced
1994SantiagoConstanza Barbieri SanzUnplaced
1993SantiagoSavka Pollak TomasevicUnplaced
1992SantiagoMarcela Vacarezza EtcheverryUnplaced
1991AraucaníaCecilia Alfaro NavarreteUnplaced
1990AntofagastaUranía Haltenhoff NikiforosTop 6
1989AysénMacarena Mina GarachenaTop 10
1988ValparaísoVerónica Romero CarvajalUnplaced
1987SantiagoCecilia Bolocco FonckMiss Universe 1987
1986SantiagoMariana Villasante AravenaTop 10Best National Costume (3rd Place)
1985O'HigginsClaudia van Sint Jan del PedregalTop 10
1984ValparaísoCarol Bähnke MuñozUnplaced
1983SantiagoJosefa Isensee UgarteUnplaced
1982SantiagoJenny Purto ArabUnplaced
1981ValparaísoSoledad Hurtado ArellanoUnplaced
1980ValparaísoGabriela Campusano PuelmaUnplaced
1979MauleCecilia Serrano GildemeisterUnplaced
1978SantiagoMary Anne Müller PrietoTop 12
1977SantiagoPriscilla Brenner ConradUnplaced
1976Los LagosVerónica Sommer MayerTop 12
1975SantiagoRaquel Argandoña de la FuenteUnplaced
1974SantiagoRebeca González RamírezUnplaced
1973AtacamaWendy Robertson ClearyUnplacedMiss Congeniality
1972SantiagoConsuelo Fernández de OlivaresUnplaced
1971Did not compete
1970SantiagoSoledad Errázuriz García-MorenoUnplaced
1969SantiagoMónica Larson TeuberTop 15
1968SantiagoDánae Sala SarradellTop 15
1967AntofagastaIngrid Vila RiverosUnplaced
1966Bío BíoStella Dunnage RobertsUnplaced
1965Did not compete
1964ValparaísoPatricia Herrera CignaUnplaced
Did not compete between 1962—1963
1961MagallanesGloria Silva Escobar†Top 15
1960SantiagoMarinka Pohlhammer EspinozaUnplaced
1959Did not compete
1958ValparaísoRaquel Molina UrrutiaTop 15
1957Did not compete
1956SantiagoConcepción Obach ChacanaUnplaced
1955AntofagastaRosita Merello Catalán SidgmanUnplaced
1954AntofagastaGloria Leguisos MesinaTop 16
1953Did not compete
1952SantiagoEsther Saavedra YoachamUnplacedMost Popular Girl

Winners by locality

LocalitiesTitlesWinning Years
Santiago271952, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018
Valparaiso91958, 1964, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988, 2000, 2004, 2015
Antofagasta41954, 1955, 1967, 1990
Magallanes31961, 1995, 1998
Vitacura22024, 2025
Chilean Community in USA2022, 2023
Coquimbo2006, 2021
Tarapacá1997, 2013
O'Higgins1985, 2014
Copiapo12020
Escuela Supermiss2019
Huechuraba2016
Rapa Nui1997
Araucanía1991
Aysén1989
Los Lagos1976
Maule1974
Atacama1973
Bío Bío1966

See also

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