Nuestra Belleza México 2006

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1. Tamaulipas
2. Colima
3. Jalisco
4. Daitrito Federal
5. Michoacán
6. Sinaloa
7. Chihuahua
8. Nuevo León
9. Puebla
10. Baja California
11. Coahuila
12. Nuevo León
13. Nayarit
14. Sonora
15. Jalisco

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1. Chihuahua
2. Baja California
3. Nayarit
4. Tamaulipas
5. Sinaloa
6. Jalisco
7. Michoacán
8. Nuevo León
9. Puebla
10. Colima

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1. Tamaulipas
2. Baja California
3. Colima
4. Jalisco
5. Sinaloa

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They were the same judges at the Preliminary and Final Competition.

• Alicia Machado - Miss Universe 1996 & Actress
• Arturo Carmona - Actor
• Gerardo Dragonetti - Fashion Designer
• Héctor Terrones - Fashion Designer
• Marco Méndez - Actor
• Natalia Esperón - Actress
• Odín Dupeyrón - Actor
• Rebeca Tamez - Nuestra Belleza México 1996, Señorita Continente Americano 1997 & Fashion Model
• Denisse Carrera de Esper - Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 1994
• Laura de la Torre - Fuller Brand Director

• Opening Number: "Medley of the host State" by Contestants
• Intermediate: "Vanidosa" by Bobby Pulido
• Swimsuit Competition: "Guapa" by Santo Diablito
• Intermediate: "Rosa Pastel" by Belanova
• Evening Gown Competition: Leo Paryna
• Intermediate: "Y Aquí Estoy" by Fey
• Crowning Moment: "Nuestra Belleza México" (Official Theme)

• {{flag|Aguascalientes}} - Ana Paulina Parga
• {{flag|Jalisco}} - Perla Mercado
• {{flag|Nuevo León}} - Alejandra Ballesteros

• Last competed in 2002:
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• Last competed in 2005:
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• {{flag|Guerrero}}

• {{flagicon|México (state)}} Estado de México

• 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).
• Jalisco was the Suplente/1st Runner-up for the first time.
• 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 on 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 Contestants' Choice for the first 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 first time.
• Sinaloa won Fuller Beauty Queen for the first 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 tallest delegate in this edition (1.82 m).
• Chihuahua (Montserrat Montagut), Morelos (Karla Soto) and Quintana Roo (Mercedes Cortina) are the shortest delegates in this edition (1.68 m).

• {{flag|Baja California}} - Alejandra Espinoza is a Mexican beauty queen. She won the first year of Univision's beauty contest/reality television show Nuestra Belleza Latina 2007 on May 22, 2007, being the first Mexican to win the crown. Espinoza currently works on Sabado Gigante starring Don Francisco. She has appeared several times on El Gordo y La Flaca covering for Lili Estefan. She is represented by MC2 Model Management in Miami.
• {{flag|Chihuahua}} - Montserrat Montagut represented Mexico in the Reinado Internacional del Café 2007 where she was the 3rd Runner-up.
• {{flag|Colima}} - Carolina Morán is a Mexican model who represented her country in Miss World 2007, which took place on December 1, 2007 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, People's Republic of China, where she placed as the 2nd Runner-up, obtaining the title of Miss World Americas 2007, she also was a semifinalist in the fast track competitions: Top 5 in Miss World Beach Beauty, Top 16 in Miss World Sports and 2nd Runner-up in Miss World Top Model.She is a Professional Model and currently she studies Political Science.
• {{flag|Guanajuato}} - Pilar Pérez was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa but lived most of her life in Guanajuato. She currently co-hosts ESPN Deportes sports talk show Nación ESPN.
• {{flag|Jalisco}} - Gladys Castellanos represented Mexico in Miss Continente Americano 2007 held in Palacio de Cristal in Guayaquil, Ecuador where she won the 3rd place. She is currently TV Hostess in Televisa Guadalajara.
• {{flag|Michoacán}} - Tania Rincón is a TV Hostess in TV Azteca.
• {{flag|Quintana Roo}} - Mercedes Cortina was born in Aguascalientes, but she lives for several years in Cancún.
• {{flag|Sinaloa}} - Rosa María Ojeda at 15 years of age, she was diagnosed thyroid cancer. After overcoming such unfortunate events during her childhood, she competed in the national beauty pageant Nuestra Belleza México, as well as obtain the right to represent her country in the 2007 Miss Universe pageant. She became the second woman from the state of Sinaloa to win the title since the Nuestra Belleza México pageant first began in 1994. On May 28, 2007, Ojeda placed as a Top 10 finalist in Miss Universe 2007 held at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico. Previously she also was a finalist in Miss Expo World 2002. Also she was Miss Turismo México Internacional 2004. She is a Professional Model.
• {{flag|Sonora}} - Melissa Estrella was the first delegate that represented Mexico in the contest Reina Hispanoamericana 2007 where she won the Miss Congeniality award. This contest was held at the FEXPO, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 26, 2007.
• {{flag|Tamaulipas}} - Adriana Celis is sister of Alejandra Celis, Nuestra Belleza Tamaulipas 2003.
• {{flag|Zacatecas}} - Deyanira Varela competed at the contest Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008 representing Mexico, she ended up in 10th place. In 2010 she was detained by Jalisco state authorities to be surprised with her boyfriend in possession of 6 stolen cars after a long stretch of investigations, she was found not guilty.

Contestants who had competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:

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;Miss Universe

• 2007: {{flag|Sinaloa}}: Rosa María Ojeda (Top 10)

;Miss World

• 2007: {{flag|Colima}}: Carolina Morán (2nd Runner-up)

;Miss Continente Americano

• 2007: {{flag|Jalisco}}: Gladys Castellanos (2nd Runner-up)

;Reina Hispanoamericana

• 2007: {{flag|Sonora}}: Melissa Estrella

;Reinado Internacional del Café

• 2007: {{flag|Chihuahua}}: Montserrat Montagut (3rd Runner-up)

;Nuestra Belleza Latina

• 2007: {{flag|Baja California}}: Alejandra Espinoza (Winner)
• {{flag|Los Angeles}}'s representative
• 2008: {{flag|Zacatecas}}: Deyanira Varela (11th Runner-up)
• {{flag|Los Angeles}}'s representative

;Miss Turismo México

• 2004: {{flag|Sinaloa}}: Rosa María Ojeda (Winner)

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