Nuestra Belleza México 2003
Date	September 5, 2003
Presenters	Ernesto Laguardia
Entertainment	Benny Ibarra, Marco Antonio Solis
Venue	Teatro del Arte, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Broadcaster	Televisa
Entrants	38
Placements	20
Withdrawals	Campeche, Coahuila, Chiapas, San Luis Potosí, Tabasco
Returns	Baja California Sur, Estado de México, Guerrero
Winner	Rosalva Luna[1]  Sinaloa

The 10th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Teatro del Arte of Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico on September 5, 2003. Thirty-eight contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Rosalva Luna from Sinaloa, who later competed in Miss Universe 2004 in Ecuador where she was a Semifinalist in the Top 15. Luna was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Marisol González. She was the first Sinaloense to win this Title.

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by Yessica Ramírez from Baja California, who later competed in Miss World 2004 in China where she was a Semifinalist in the Top 15. Ramírez was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Blanca Zumárraga. She is the first and only Bajacaliforniana to win this title.

This year was established the "Corona al Mérito" award. Recognition is given each year to a Queen or ex-Queen of Nuestra Belleza México, for their work and/or trajectory dignify human values and the image of Mexican women in beauty contests, hoping to motivate them to excel day. The first prize winner of the "Corona al Mérito" went to Carolina Salinas, Nuestra Belleza Nuevo León 2002 and Miss Expo World 2002.

Results

Judges

Background music

• Opening Number: "Medley of the host State" by Contestants
• Intermediate: "Vives en Mí", "Inspiración" by Benny Ibarra
• Intermediate: "Tu Amor o tu Desprecio" by Marco Antonio Solis
• Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme)

Contestants

State	Contestant	Age	Height (m)	Hometown
Aguascalientes	Liliana Leticia Bejarano González	22	1.76	Aguascalientes
Baja California	Yessica Guadalupe Ramírez Meza	21	1.83	Tijuana
Baja California Sur	Gabriela Berenice Martínez Cota	19	1.79	La Paz
Colima	Karina Gutiérrez Verduzco	20	1.75	Colima
Chihuahua	Karla Becerra Armigo	21	1.77	Cd. Juárez
Chihuahua	Zuszeth Luna González	23	1.74	Cd. Juárez
Distrito Federal	Paulina Michelle Alatorre	22	1.80	Mexico City
Durango	Jiapsi Bojórquez Martínez	20	1.73	Durango
Durango	Karla María Ayala Ortíz	22	1.72	Durango
Estado de México	Priscila Bustillos Larrañaga	22	1.78	Toluca
Guanajuato	Esther Alejandra Córdoba Toscano	21	1.74	León
Guanajuato	Norma González Barrón	22	1.75	León
Guanajuato	Rubí Valdés Silva	21	1.73	León
Guerrero	Lilian Cepeda Martínez	21	1.68	Iguala
Hidalgo	Grisel Franco Rivera	20	1.79	Huejutla
Jalisco	Ariadna Muro Esquivel	22	1.72	Guadalajara
Jalisco	Gladys Anaya Martín	20	1.77	Guadalajara
Jalisco	Paola Topete Vela	21	1.70	Guadalajara
Michoacán	Yaminah Márquez Pérez	21	1.73	Yurécuaro
Morelos	Yolanda Leal Tenorio	21	1.76	Cuernavaca
Nayarit	Alejandra del Río López	20	1.70	Tepic
Nuevo León	Alejandra Arredondo Méndez	22	1.74	Monterrey
Nuevo León	Alejandra Villanueva Campos	20	1.70	Monterrey
Nuevo León	Brisseida Myrella Moya Leal	19	1.83	Santiago
Puebla	Beatríz Herrero Sin	20	1.70	Tehuacán
Puebla	Lorelí Cázares Zaragoza	23	1.73	Puebla
Querétaro	Ivonne Obando González	20	1.70	Querétaro
Quintana Roo	Maritza López Morales	22	1.71	Chetumal
Sinaloa	Rosalva Yazmín Luna Ruíz	21	1.76	Los Mochis
Sonora	Amada Castillo López	20	1.76	Hermosillo
Sonora	Laura Almada Ibarra	21	1.73	Navojoa
Tamaulipas	Alejandra Celis Renero	22	1.75	Cd. Victoria
Tamaulipas	Yadira Patiño Cardoza	22	1.75	Matamoros
Tlaxcala	Renata Medina Soto	22	1.75	Tlaxcala
Veracruz	Ana Paola Pantoja Pola	21	1.75	Veracruz
Yucatán	Marisol Rojas Avila	20	1.70	Mérida
Zacatecas	Cecilia Magallanes López	20	1.76	Zacatecas
Zacatecas	Mariana Delgado Osuna	20	1.72	Zacatecas

Designates

Returning states

• Last competed in 1999:
  •  Guerrero
• Last competed in 2001:
  •  Baja California Sur
  • Estado de México

Withdrawals

Significance

• Sinaloa won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the first time.
• Baja California won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the first time.
• Nuevo León was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the first time.
• This was the fourth time a Winner of Nuestra Belleza México pageant is not born in the state that represents, (Yessica Ramírez was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa).
• For the first time Coahuila, Chiapas, San Luis Potosí and Tabasco retires from competition.
• Baja California Sur and Estado de México return to competition after three year (2001) and Guerrero after four years (1999).
• Chiahuahua placed for sixth consecutive year.
• Sonora and Tamaulipas placed for fifth consecutive year
• Yucatán placed for fourth consecutive year.
• Puebla placed for second consecutive year.
• Michoacán placed for the first time.
• Baja California, Durango and Estado de México returned to making calls to the semifinals after six years (1997), Aguascalientes after four years (1999), Zacatecas after three years (2000), Distrito Federal, Guanajuato, Nuevo León and Jalisco after two years (2001).
• States that were called to the semifinals last year and this year failed to qualify were Morelos, Querétaro and Veracruz.
• For the first time Ernesto Laguardia hosted the pageant.
• Zacatecas won Miss Photogenic for the first time.
• Nuevo León won Fuller Beauty Queen and Lala Light Figure Award for the first time.
• Sinaloa won the Best National Costume for the second time (after 1994)
• The host delegate, Yaminah Márquez from Michoacán, placed to semifinals.
• Baja California (Yessia Ramírez) and Nuevo León (Brisseida Moya) are the higher delegates in this edition (1.83 m).
• Guerrero (Lilián Cepeda) is the lower delegate in this edition (1.68 m).

Contestants notes

•  Baja California - Yessica Ramírez represented Mexico in Miss World 2004 held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 6, 2004. She got a direct pass amongst the top 15 by being awarded the Miss World Top Model award for 2004. She also took Mexico back to be part of the semifinalists after a 7-year drought of no placement, from here on Mexico classified consecutively. She was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa.
•  Guanajuato - Alejandra Córdoba represented Mexico in Miss Teen Mayan World 2003.
•  Guanajuato - Norma González represented Mexico in Miss Expo World 2003 where she won the Miss Personality award. Also she competed in Miss Pacific of the World 2007 where she won 1st Place.
•  Nuevo León - Brisseida Moya represented Mexico in the Reinado Internacional del Café 2004 in Manizales, Colombia.
•  Puebla - Beatríz Herrero is sister of Irantzu Herrero, designated of Puebla in Nuestra Belleza México 2005.
•  Sinaloa - Rosalva Luna ranked on the top 15 in Miss Universe 2004 held in Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO in Guayaquil, Ecuador, ending Mexico's 4-year drought without any placement, from here on Mexico classified consecutively until Karla Carrillo, who didn't qualify to semifinals in Miss Universe 2009.
•  Tamaulipas - Alejandra Celis is sister of Adriana Celis, Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2006.
•  Tamaulipas - Yadira Patiño competed in the contest Miss Latin America 2008 held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic representing Mexico, ended up as a semifinalist. Also she competed in Miss Atlántico Internacional 2008 in Punta del Este, Uruguay but she didn't place.
•  Yucatán - Marisol Rojas won the Title of Miss Costa Maya International 2004 held in Belize representing Mexico.

References

External links

• Official Website