| Mexicana Universal Jalisco | |
| Formation: | 1994 (as Nuestra Belleza Jalisco) 2017 (as Mexicana Universal Jalisco) |
| Type: | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters: | Guadalajara |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Leader Title: | Local Coordinator |
| Leader Name: | Julio Munguía |
Mexicana Universal Jalisco is a pageant in Jalisco, Mexico, that selects that state's representative for the national Mexicana Universal pageant. Jalisco is considered one of the strongest states in Mexican pageantry, as they are almost always among the finalists.
Jalisco is the first state that has produced more winners of Nuestra Belleza México/Mexicana Universal in history. With 5 Nuestra Belleza México crowns (now Mexicana Universal), 3 of them being consecutive years 2008, 2009, 2010. The state organization has also produced one Nuestra Belleza Mundo México in 1996 and the second Miss Universe winner in Mexican history Ximena Navarrete in 2010.
Jalisco is the state was the first to place two representatives in the top 5 (2008, 201 0, 2014). Jalisco was placed for the eleventh consecutive year in the top 5 since 2004.
Below are the names of the annual titleholders of Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 1994–2017, Mexicana Universal Jalisco 2018, and their final placements in the Mexicana Universal.
| Year | Titleholder | Hometown | National Placement | National Award | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | colspan="5"! | |||||
| 2023 | Gabriela Viridiana Reyes Vital | Arandas | TBD | |||
| 2022 | Cristina Villegas Murillo (Resigned after her national participation) | Zapopan | – | Top 10 in Miss Universe México 2024 Miss Universe Jalisco 2024 Miss Intercontinental North America 2023 1st in Miss Intercontinental 2023 Miss Intercontinental México 2023 | ||
| María José de la Torre Cerda (Assumed after her national participation) | Atotonilco el Alto | 4th Runner-up | 1st in Srita. Turismo Región de los Altos 2015 Srita. Atotonilco el Alto 2014 | |||
| 2021 | María Guadalupe Vargas Naranjo | Zapopan | Top 16 | Top 5 in Miss Jalisco 2018 Miss Zapopan 2018 | ||
| 2020 | colspan="5"! | |||||
| 2019 | Michel López Sosa | Guadalajara | Top 15 | 1st in Mexicana Universal Jalisco 2018 | ||
| 2018 | Dorothy Nathaly Sutherland Barragán (Dethroned) | Puerto Vallarta | Did not Compete | First Mexican-American from Jalisco | ||
| Sofía Montserrat Aragón Torres (Replacement) | Zapopan | Mexicana Universal | Best Fashion Designer | 2nd in Miss Universe 2019 2nd in Mexicana Universal Jalisco 2018 2nd in Miss Jalisco 2017 | ||
| 2017 | Nebai Torres Camarena | Guadalajara | 4th Runner-up Mexicana Internacional (Designated) | Rostro Fuller | Top 15 in Miss International 2018 Top 5 in Mexico's Next Top Model 2014 | |
| Ultima del 2016 del titulo Nuestra Belleza Jalisco | ||||||
| 2016 | Adriana Mardueño Villaseñor | Autlán | Top 10 | |||
| 2015 | Mariana Franco Anguiano | Tonalá | Top 10 | |||
| 2014 | Alessa Bravo Agredano | Guadalajara | 2nd Runner-up | Steps to Fame | Top 3 in Mexico's Next Top Model 2012 | |
| 2013 | Paola Nereyda Sánchez Corona | Guadalajara | 3rd Runner-up | Miss Top Model | Competed in Miss F1 México 2015 | |
| 2012 | Ana Karen Siordia Velasco | Guadalajara | Top 10 | Competed in Miss F1 México 2015 | ||
| 2011 | Lucia Silva González | Puerto Vallarta | 3rd Runner up | Miss Top Model | Competed in Miss F1 México 2015 | |
| 2010 | Karin Cecilia Ontiveros Meza | Amatitán | Nuestra Belleza Mexico | Miss Talent Fuller Beauty Queen Steps to Fame | Competed in Miss Universe 2011 | |
| Maria Padilla Romo | Jalostotitlán | Assumed when Karin Ontiveros became Nuestra Belleza México 2010. | ||||
| 2009 | Jimena Navarrete Rosete | Guadalajara | Nuestra Belleza México | Academic Award Fuller Beauty Queen | Miss Universe 2010 | |
| Janeth Pérez Palencia | Zapopan | Assumed when Jimena Navarrete became Nuestra Belleza México 2009. | ||||
| 2008 | Karla María Carrillo González | Guadalajara | Nuestra Belleza México | Fuller Beauty Queen | 1st in Miss Continente Americano 2010 Miss Continente Americano México 2010 Competed in Miss Universe 2009 | |
| Mayra González | Guadalajara | Assumed when Karla Carrillo became Nuestra Belleza México 2008. | ||||
| 2007 | María Guadalupe González Gallegos | Tepatitlán | Suplente/1st Runner-up Miss Continente Americano México (Designated) | Contestants' Choice Optims Best Hair | Miss Continente Americano 2008 Srita. Turismo Región de Los Altos 2005 Srita. Tepatitlán 2005 | |
| 2006 | Gladys Castellanos Jiménez | Guadalajara | Suplente/1st Runner-up Miss Continente Americano México (Designated) | Miss Talent Steps to Fame Best Regional Costume | 2nd in Miss Continente Americano 2007 | |
| 2005 | Karina López Pérez | Jalostotitlán | – | Srita. Turismo Región de Los Altos 2004 Srita. Jalostotitlán 2004 | ||
| 2004 | Joanna Rivera Sibson | Zapopan | Top 20 | |||
| 2003 | Ariadna Itzel Muro Esquivel | Zapopan | Top 20 | Will compete in Miss Universe México 2024 Miss Universe México Com. Internacional 2024 Miss Woman Beauty 2023 | ||
| 2002 | Beatriz García Barragán | Guadalajara | – | |||
| 2001 | Miriam de Jesús Ayala Nuñez | San Miguel El Alto | Top 20 | |||
| 2000 | Jacqueline Bracamontes Van Hoorde | Guadalajara | Nuestra Belleza México | Miss St. Ives Hinds Skin | ||
| 1999 | Maria Pia Marín Gutierrez | Encarnación de Díaz | – | |||
| 1998 | Gloria Alejandra Morales Macias | Zapopan | Top 10 | |||
| 1997 | Tatiana Eileen Ruvalcaba Della Roc | Yahualica de González Gallo | Top 16 | |||
| 1996 | Yessica Salazar González | La Barca | Nuestra Belleza Mundo México | |||
| 1995 | Tania Prado Laursen | Zapopan | Top 16 | |||
| 1994 | Luz Elena González de la Torre | Guadalajara | Top 6 | |||
1 In 1996, a pre-pageant to choose the delegate to Miss World was held the day prior to the final Nuestra Belleza México competition. Yessica Salazar of Jalisco resulted as the winner. She eventually placed among the Top 16 during the final.
As of 2000, it is not uncommon for some states to have more than one delegate competing simultaneously in the national pageant. The following Nuestra Belleza Jalisco contestants were invited to compete in Nuestra Belleza México. Some have placed higher than the actual state winners, but have yet to win.
| Year | Contestant | Hometown | National Placement | National Award | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Priscila Franco Franco | Tepatitlán | Top 15 | 3rd in Miss Grand Mexico 2023 Miss Grand Jalisco 2023 2nd in Mexicana Universal Jalisco 2021 Competed in Srita. Turismo Región de los Altos 2018 Srita. Tepatitlán 2018 | ||
| 2017 | Ángela Goretti Robles Ibarra | Guadalajara | Top 5 | 1st in Miss Model of the World 2017 Miss Model of the World México 2017 1st in Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 2016 Competed in Miss F1 México 2015 1st in Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 2015 | ||
| 2014 | Karina Stephania Martin Jímenez | Tonalá | Suplente/1st Runner-up | Contestants' Choice Personality Fraiche | 4th at Miss Supranational 2015 Miss Supranational México 2015 Competed in Miss F1 México 2015 World Miss University 2014 World Miss University México 2014 | |
| 2013 | Rocío Hernández Zamudio | San Ignacio Cerro Gordo | – | Best Regional Costume | ||
| 2012 | Jacqueline Ivonne Sauza Ávila | Guadalajara | 3rd Runner-up | |||
| 2010 | Eunice Sánchez Valencia | Guadalajara | Top 10 | |||
| 2009 | Sandra Luz Vargas Plazola | Puerto Vallarta | 3rd Runner-up | |||
| 2007 | María Esmeralda Pimentel Murguía | Ciudad Guzmán | 2nd Runner-up | |||
| 2006 | Perla Lizbeth Mercado Barajas | Guadalajara | Top 15 | |||
| 2005 | Ana Paola Sifuentes Gutiérrez | Guadalajara | 2nd Runner-up | |||
| 2004 | Gabriela Vazquez Patrón | Guadalajara | 2nd Runner-up | |||
| 2002 | Cecilia de Jesús Gutiérrez Avilés | Guadalajara | – | |||
| 2001 | Sarahi Alejandra Alvarez Negrete | Guadalajara | Top 20 | |||
| Ana Inés Santoyo Jasso | Guadalajara | Top 10 | ||||
| 2000 | Libertad Godínez Herrera | Zapopan | – | Skin Hinds |