The Miss Nicaragua 2016 pageant, was held on March 5, 2016 in Managua, after several weeks of events. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Marina Jacoby from
Matagalpa won the title. She represented
Nicaragua at
Miss Universe 2016 held in
Philippines later that year.[1] The rest of the finalists would enter different pageants.
Matagalpa has to wait 40 years to recover the crown. Marina Jacoby became the third Queen from this region to win since the Miss Nicaragua pageant began in 1955. The first one was Margine Davidson, Miss Nicaragua 1968, and the other one was Ivania Navarro, Miss Nicaragua 1976.
Viewers were able to interact with the pageant via
Movistar. Fans were able to vote for their favorite contestant through the Miss Nicaragua website, from February 5 to March 5. Miss Chinandega, Maria José Salazar, won the most MSM votes among the contestants, winning her spot in the Top 6.
Judges
Dr. Luis Douglas Contreras - General Manager of Dental Care
Arquimedes Gonzalez - Editor of La Prensa Magazine