Nuestra Belleza México 2006 - Historical Significance

Historical Significance

• Sinaloa won the Nuestra Belleza México title for the second time (before 2003).
• This year the crown of Nuestra Belleza México suffers his third change, this new model would continue only this year.
• Colima won the Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title for the first time.
• This was the fourth time a Winner of Nuestra Belleza México pageant is of foreign descent (Carolina Morán, her grandfather is Chinese).
• The event begins with a parade of costumes, it's not carried out since 1998.
• This is the first year in which the outgoing Queen, Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2005 Karla Jiménez, doesn't give the crown to her successor because of her participation in Miss World 2006 in Warsaw, Poland; Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2004 and 1st Runner-up in Miss World 2005 Dafne Molina give the crown to the successor.
• Chihuahua, Guerrero and San Luis Potosí return to competition after two years (2004), Chiapas after four years (2002).
• Tamaulipas placed for eighth consecutive year.
• Distrito Federal, Jalisco and Nuevo León placed for fourth consecutive year.
• Baja California and Puebla placed for second consecutive year.
• Nayarit returned to making calls to the semifinals after eight years (1998), Colima after six years (2000), Sinaloa and Sonora after three years (2003), Chihuahua, Coahuila and Michoacán after two years (2004).
• States that were called to the semifinals last year and this year failed to qualify were Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Durango, Guanajuato, Morelos, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Yucatán and Zacatecas.
• For the first time Juan José Origel hosted Nuestra Belleza México, with Jacqueline Bracamontes who was her second time.
• Tamaulipas won Miss Top Model for the first time and the Best Hair Award for third time (before 1999 and 2001)..
• Colima won Miss Congeniality for the firs time.
• Jalisco won Miss Talent, the Steps to Fame Award and Best National Costume for the first time.
• Distrito Federal won Miss Sports for the first time.
• Michoacán won the Academic Award for the firs time.
• Sinaloa won Fuller Beauty Queen for the firs time.
• Puebla won the Best Skin Award for the first time.
• Chihuahua won the Lala Light Figure Award for the first time.
• The host delegate, Adriana Celis from Tamaulipas, placed to semifinals.
• Aguascalientes (Ana Paulina Parga) is the higher delegate in this edition (1.82 m).
• Chihuahua (Montserrat Montagut), Morelos (Karla Soto) and Quintana Roo (Mercedes Cortina) are the lower delegates in this edition (1.68 m).