Mexicana Universal Ciudad de México
| Formation | 1995 (as Nuestra Belleza Distrito Federal) 2017 (as Mexicana Universal Ciudad de México) |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Mexico City |
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Local Coordinator | Cristian de Anda |
Mexicana Universal Ciudad de México or MXU CDMX (until 2016 called Nuestra Belleza Distrito Federal) is a state-level contest in the Ciudad de México, Mexico, which selects the state representative for the national contest Mexicana Universal (formerly called Nuestra Belleza México), thus aspiring to represent the country internationally on one of the platforms offered.
The state organization has achieved the following results since 1994:
- Winner: 3 (1999, 2004, 2022)
- 1st Runner-up: 1 (1997)
- 2nd Runner-up: 3 (2010, 2012, 2019)
- 3rd Runner-up: 2 (1996, 2003)
- Top 5/6: 1 (1994)
- Top 10/11/12: 10 (1998, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012,2013, 2014, 2023)
- Top 15/16: 4 (1995, 2006, 2007, 2021)
- Top 20/21: 2 (2001, 2005)
- Unplaced: 8 (2000, 2002, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
National Queens
- Xiadani Saucedo - Mexicana Charm 2024 (Designated)
- Xiadani Saucedo - Mexicana Orb 2024
- Daniela Cardona - Mexicana Hispanoamericana 2024 (Designated)
- Karen Padilla - Miss Continente Americano México 2012 (Designated)
- Dafne Molina - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2004
- Danette Velasco - Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1999
- Karla Blancarte - Reina de las Flores México 1999 (Designated)
- Felicidad Aveleyra - Reina de la Atlantida México 1997 (Designated)
International Queens
- Dafne Molina - Miss World Americas 2005
- Felicidad Aveleyra - Reina de la Atlantida 1997
Titleholders
The following are the names of the annual winners of Mexicana Universal Ciudad de México, listed in ascending order, as well as their results during the national Mexicana Universal pageant. State queens who represented the country in a current or past franchise of the national organization are also highlighted in a specific color.
Current Franchises:
- Competed at Miss Grand International.
- Competed at Miss International.
- Competed at Miss Charm.
- Competed at Reina Hispanoamericana.
- Competed at Miss Orb International.
- Competed at Nuestra Latinoamericana Universal.
Former Franchises:
- Competed at Miss Universe.
- Competed at Miss World.
- Competed at Miss Continente Americano.
- Competed at Miss Costa Maya International.
- Competed at Miss Atlántico Internacional.
- Competed at Miss Verano Viña del Mar.
- Competed at Reina de la Atlantida.
- Competed at Reina Internacional del Café.
- Competed at Reina Internacional de las Flores.
- Competed at Señorita Continente Americano.
- Competed at Nuestra Belleza Internacional.
| Year | Titleholder | Hometown | Placement | Special Award | Notes | |
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| 2025 | Mariana Castillo | Mexico City | TBD | |||
| 2024 | In 2024, due to changes in the dates of the national pageant, the election of the state queens was postponed for one year. | |||||
| 2023 | Michell Palma Báez[1] *Resigned from her state title due to the postponement of the national pageant. |
Mexico City | Did not Compete | - |
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| María Fernanda Ramírez *Replaced the 2023 state winner, she was originally the 2025 state winner, leaving the title vacant. |
Mexico City | Top 10 |
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| 2022 | Xiadani Saucedo Arrieta[2] | Mexico City | Mexicana Orb | - |
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| 2021 | Daniela Fernanda Cardona Rosales[3] | Mexico City | Top 16 | - |
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| 2020 | In 2020, due to the contingency of COVID-19 there was a lag in the year of the state contest | |||||
| 2019 | Brenda Andrea Smith Lezama[4] | Mexico City | 2nd Runner-up | - |
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| 2018 | Mirabai Cecilia Schönburg Othon | Mexico City | - | - |
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| 2017 | Daniela Larraguivel Ortíz[5] | Mexico City | - | - |
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| Until 2016 the Title was Nuestra Belleza Distrito Federal | ||||||
| 2016 | Marielle Ruesga Castañeiras | Mexico City | - | - | - | |
| 2015 | Stephanie Dash Karam Tovar[6] | Mexico City | - | - |
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| 2014 | María Fernanda Garduño Vázquez | Mexico City | Top 10 | Miss Top Model |
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| 2013 | Paulina García Robles[7] | Mexico City | Top 10 | - | - | |
| 2012 | Karen Joselin Padilla Brizuela | Mexico City | 2nd Runner-up | - |
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| Natalia Serrano Lecuona | Mexico City | Top 10 | - | - | ||
| 2011 | Mónica Gómez Ortega | Mexico City | Top 10 | Miss Sports |
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| 2010 | Lucía del Cueto Dávalos | Mexico City | 2nd Runner-up | Personality Fraiche |
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| 2009 | Jacqueline Tostado Madrid[8] | Mexico City | Top 10 | - | - | |
| 2008 | María Fernanda Maldonado Cañas | Mexico City | - | - |
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| 2007 | María José del Cueto Dávalos | Mexico City | Top 15 | - |
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| 2006 | Marisol González Ficachi | Mexico City | Top 15 | Miss Sports | - | |
| 2005 | Priscila Alejandra González Valles | Mexico City | Top 10 | Best Skin | - | |
| 2004 | Dafne Molina Lona[9] | Mexico City | Nuestra Belleza Mundo México | Best Hair Best National Costume |
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| 2003 | Paulina Michelle Alatorre | Mexico City | 3rd Runner-up | - | - | |
| 2002 | Alejandra González Martin | Mexico City | - | - | - | |
| 2001 | Gabriela Hurtado González | Mexico City | Top 20 | Miss Photogenic Fuller Beauty Queen |
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| 2000 | Arcelia Alverdi Luna | Mexico City | Top 10 | Miss America Online |
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| 1999 | Danette Velasco Bataller | Mexico City | Nuestra Belleza Mundo México | - |
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| 1998 | Karla Blancarte Figueroa | Mexico City | Top 11 | - |
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| 1997 | Felicidad Aveleyra Talamantes | Mexico City | 1st Runner-up | Best National Costume |
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| 1996 | Ivette Benavides Rojas | Mexico City | 3rd Runner-up | - |
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| 1995 | Adriana Fregoso Martínez | Mexico City | Top 16 | - | - | |
| 1994 | Tania Elizabeth Turner Sen | Mexico City | Top 6 | - | - | |
Designated Contestants
Starting in 2000, states were allowed to have more than one candidate, as some states were not sending candidates for various reasons. The following contestants from Ciudad de México were invited to compete in the national pageant alongside the reigning queen, and in some cases, they achieved even better results.
| Year | Titleholder | Hometown | Placement | Special Award | Notes |
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| 2019 | Carolina Lucero Castillo | Mexico City | - | - |
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| 2007 | Vanessa Huppenkothen Labra | Mexico City | Top 10 | - |
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| 2005 | Stephanie Pavlovich Rosas | Mexico City | Top 20 | - |
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| 2000 | Connie Velázquez Maya | Mexico City | - | - |
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| Mónica Portillo Escandón | Mexico City | - | - |
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| Paola Cristina Hinojosa Martínez | Mexico City | Top 10 | - |
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References
- ^ "Informamos que Michell Palma , quien ostenta el título de MxU CDMX 2023, ha decidido concluir su participación activa en las actividades relacionadas con su reinado" (in Spanish). Instagram. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "¡CIUDAD DE MÉXICO RUMBO A MEXICANA UNIVERSAL 2023!" (in Spanish). Facebook. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Daniela Cardona es la nueva Mexicana Universal Ciudad de México". El Capitalino. 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Brenda Smith se corona como Mexicana Universal Ciudad de México". 24 Horas. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Daniela Larraguivel es coronada como representante de CDMX para Mexicana Universal". Revista Actual. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Mexicana representará a Líbano en un Miss International" (in Spanish). López Doriga. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Paulina García Robles, de nuestra belleza DF a presentadora de ESPN" (in Spanish). Milenio. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "De reina de belleza a primera dama de la CONADE" (in Spanish). Debate. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "México se alza en Miss Mundo 2005" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. Retrieved 21 July 2025.