Miss Ecuador 2020 Leyla Espinosa of Los Rios, Ecuador will crown her successor at Malecón Eloy Alfaro in Quevedo, Los Ríos on September 11, 2021. Aired live on Gamavision, it will be the 71st edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Ecuador’s Miss Universe and Miss International candidates.

Miss Ecuador 2021 will represent Ecuador at Miss Universe 2021. Her runner-up will represent the country at Miss International 2022.

There are 20 women competing for the two crowns. Here is the list of candidates:

1. Mariana Betsabeth Heredia Heras, 22, Azuay
2. Katherine Idrovo Zambrano, 24, Azuay
3. Valeria Gutiérrez Pinto, 22, Ecuadorian community in the U.S.
4. Melane Belén Rubio Estupiñán, 21, Esmeraldas
5. Valery Romina Carabalí Medina, 23, Guayas
6. Génesis Nicole Guerrero Cabrera, 23, Guayas
7. Sofia de los Ángeles Jiménez Thompson, 21, Guayas
8. Victoria Denisse Salcedo Portocarrero, 25, Guayas
9. Heather Ashley Valdez Yépez, 19, Guayas
10. Verónica Andrea Mora Romero, 26, Guayas
11. Leidy Maribel Granda Rey, 23, Loja
12. Karla Ninhoska Romero Fuentes, 24, Los Rios
13. Jeniffer Nayeska García Moreira, 19, Manabi
14. Susana “Susy” Sacoto Mendoza, 24, Manabi
15. Marilyn Lizbeth Torres Vinueza, 26, Napo
16. Joselyn Mabel Báez Luna, 22, Pichincha
17. Yuriel Stephania Cabezas Zapata, 25, Pichincha
18. Tabata Fernanda Cortes Chávez, 23, Pichincha
19. Vanessa Lilibeth Jaramillo Polo, 25, Pichincha
20. Aline Paulette Morales Ordóñez, 19, Pichincha