MISS SALTA 2012

Augustina Dupont, 19, is the new Miss Salta 2012. She won the coveted title last night during a glittering ceremony at the Teatro Provincial in the capital city (Salta!).  Augustina will represent the province of Salta. located in northwestern Argentina,  in the Miss Argentina 2012 contest. Runners-up for the title of Miss Salta 2012 were  Sofía Contreras and María Romero Galán.  (Source: El Tribuno)

Lucky Number 13!
Augustina Dupont during the swimsuit competition

More photos from the contest here.

POD - UNIVERSE ARGENTINA

What a week for Beauty School! Students and faculty have already endured an earthquake and are now bracing for a hurricane. All of this when fever of the universal kind has gripped the entire campus. Hopefully, our Pick of the Day (POD) tradition will lift some spirits. Our pick today is none other than Miss Argentina 2011 Natalie Rodriguez, posing here with members of Rosas de Ouro samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

WORKS OF ART

Miss Bolivia 1990 Rosario Rico Toro displays her art.

And so does Miss World 1978 Argentina's Silvana Suarez.

MISS UNIVERSE ARGENTINA 2011

Last night at the Palacio Alsina in Buenos Aires, the new Miss Universe Argentina 2011 was elected. She is Natalia Soledad Rodríguez, 24, Miss Cuidad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CABA). First runner-up was Denise Gabriela Seewald, 24, Miss Misiones. Second runner-up was Carolina Yanuzzi, 23, Miss Santiago del Estero.

MEET THE PRESS PART THREE

Mister Switzerland 2011 Luca Ruch

Mister Spain 2009 Guillermo Garcia

At the Miss World Fast Track - Miss Puerto Rico, Miss Norway, and Miss Northern Ireland

Miss Spain 2010 Paula Guilló and Miss Spain 2010 first runner-up Carla García

Miss Arab World 2010 Rim El Tounsi of Tunisia

Miss Croatia 1994 Branka Bebic

Miss World Argentina 2010 Mariana Arambarry

Miss Universe 2002 Justine Pasek of Panama

MEET THE PRESS PART ONE

Miss Vietnam 2010 winners

Mister Switzerland 2011 contestant Sandro Di Mattio

Mister Spain 2010 contestants

Miss World Argentina 2011 Antonella Kruger

Miss America 2008, Michigan's Kirsten Haglund

Adriana Vasini, Miss World Venezuela 2010 and 2nd runner-up to Miss World 2010

Miss World 2003, Turkey's Azra Akin, and Mister World 2003, Brazil's Gustavo Gianetti

MISS ITALIA ARGENTINA 2011

On Wednesday evening, Valentina Di Paola won the Miss Italia Argentina 2011 title, giving her the right to represent her nation (which is chock-full of folks of Italian heritage, by the way) at the Miss Italia nel Mondo 2011 pageant. Valentina is from the city of Mendoza, in the Andes, is 22, an enology student, and stands 1m72. What is an enology student, you ask? Someone who studies all aspects of wine-making except vine-growing and grape-harvesting. The Miss Argentina Italia 2011 took place at the Circulo Italiano in Buenos Aires. 19 women from across the country competed for the coveted title.

ZEN ON SUNDAY

Miss World Argentina 2011 Antonella Kruger

MISS WORLD ARGENTINA 2011

The new Miss World Argentina 2011 was crowned last night in a gala ceremony held at the City Center complex in Rosario, the capital of the province of Santa Fe. Miss Buenos Aires Antonella Kruger, 19 and 1m70, walked off with the coveted title. Antonella is from Zárate, a city of about 100,000 located 50-odd miles from Buenos Aires. Antonella works as a professional model for the Anama Models agency. First runner-up in the competition was Miss Salta Camila Valdez. Second runner-up was Miss Santa Fe Rocio Damiano. Other winners were Miss San Juan Emilia Colombo (Miss Talent), Miss Rio Negro Micaela Massa (Beauty with a Purpose), Miss Santiago del Estero Fabiana Maguna (Miss Sport), and Miss Tucuman Tatiana Muhic (Public Favorite). 24 women, each representing an Argentine province, competed for the title of Miss World Argentina 2011 and the right to be Argentina's delegate to Miss World 2011.