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Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011
Season 2011
Hosted byGiselle Blondet
Judges
No. of contestants13
WinnerNastassja Bolivar
Runner-upGredmarie Colon
Release
Original networkUnivision
Original releaseMarch 6 (2011-03-06) –
May 22, 2011 (2011-05-22)
Season chronology

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011 was the fifth season of Nuestra Belleza Latina, and the fifth season to be aired on Univision. The season premiered on Sunday 6 March 2011 and concluded on 22 May 2011.

Auditions for the show were held in January and February 2011 in the cities of Chicago, San Antonio, New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. During the audition process, 73 women were given passes to the semi-finals in Miami. Two contestants were chosen from online auditions, with the help of public votes.

The winner of the competition was Nastassja Bolívar from Nicaragua.[1][2] She received a contract with Univision, $250,000 in cash and prizes, a correspondent position on El Gordo y la Flaca and the opportunity to reign as Nuestra Belleza Latina for a year.

Auditions

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Open casting calls for the show were held in the cities listed below:

Separate online auditions were held from January 6 to February 19 on the show's website. The public were allowed to select two contestants from the online auditions to advance to the semi-finals.

Cast

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Contestants

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(Ages stated are at time of contest)

Country Contestant Age Finish
Dominican Republic Yahaira Nuñes 24 12th place
Mexico Paulette Acosta 19 11th place
Cuba Juliete Cabrera 23 Disqualified1
Mexico Jocell Villa 19 10th place
Puerto Rico Darla Delgado 22 9th place
Mexico Maribel De Santiago 27 8th place
Ecuador Diana Cano 24 7th place
Puerto Rico Patricia Corcino 23 6th place
Mexico Miriam Hernandez 21 5th place
Cuba Jenny Arzola 22 3rd runner-up1
Colombia Nicole Suarez 19 2nd runner-up
Puerto Rico Gredmarie Colón 22 1st runner-up[3]
Nicaragua Nastassja Bolívar 22 Winner

Judges

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Osmel Sousa[4] President of the Miss Venezuela organization
Lupita Jones[4] Miss Universe 1991 and president of Nuestra Belleza México
Julian Gil[5] Argentine-born Puerto Rican-raised model and actor

Episodes

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Episode 1

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Original air date: 6 March 2011

The episode was a compilation from all of the auditions that had been held during the two months prior, and featured several guest appearances at panel from various celebrities. In order to receive a pass for boot camp in Miami, each aspiring contestant had to score a minimum of at least five points during her interview.

Episode 2

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Original air date: 13 March 2011

The first group of contestants selected during the auditions were flown to Miami, where they received training and classes in diction, choreography, fitness, and runway. Several contestants performed badly, and were eliminated by the judges. The remaining semi-finalists at the end of the first week had a runway presentation in swimwear during the first live gala, and had to explain why they should be chosen as the winner of the competition. Two of the semi-finalists (Altagracia Garcia and Natasha Rodriguez) had to leave the competition due to health concerns. At the end of the week, only 12 semi-finalists remained.

Semi-finalists from group 1:

Contestant Age Country Audition Contestant Age Country Audition
Altagracia Garcia[a] 18 Puerto Rico Dominican Republic New York Nicole Suarez 19 Colombia Los Angeles
Bruna Silva 22 Brazil San Antonio Patricia Cardona 26 Colombia Miami
Darla Delgado 22 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Patricia Corcino[b] 22 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Diana Cano 24 Ecuador New York Ruth Fabiny 25 Paraguay Chicago
Diane Ocañe 24 Puerto Rico New York Saidee Collado 22 Mexico Cuba Miami
Hanna Tejada 24 Mexico Los Angeles Sonia Rivera 19 Mexico Los Angeles
Joseline Farrera 21 Mexico Los Angeles Vanessa Arriola 20 Mexico Los Angeles
Juliete Cabrera 23 Cuba Miami Vanessa Reyes 22 El Salvador Chicago
Maribel De Santiago 27 Mexico All[c] Veronica Mayorga 25 Mexico Chicago
Miriam Hernandez 21 Mexico San Antonio Yahaira Nuñes 24 Dominican Republic New York
Nastassja Bolivar 22 Nicaragua Miami Zuleidy Cirino 22 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Natasha Rodriguez[d] 23 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  The contestant was chosen as one of the top 12 among that group and advanced into the top 24.
  The contestant quit the competition.
  1. ^ Altagracia Garcia quit do exhaustion, caused by her illness, Lupus.
  2. ^ Patricia Corcino, had previously auditioned for Nuestra Belleza Latina 2010 but did not make it to the final 12.
  3. ^ Maribel De Santiago auditioned in every city, but only received a pass during her final audition in Miami.
  4. ^ Natasha Gonzalez quit after finding out she was 5 weeks pregnant.[6][7]

Episode 3

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Original air date: 20 March 2011

The second group of contestants was flown to Miami for their lessons and training. At the end of the week only 24 semi-finalists remained. After a series of challenges during the second live gala, the judges chose the final 12 contestants from group two, who would advance into the top 24 to compete for a place in the beauty mansion.

Semi-finalists from group 2:

Contestant Age Country Audition Contestant Age Country Audition
Adrialys Gutiérrez 18 Cuba Miami Gredmarie Colón[a] 22 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Alexandra Olavarría 26 Venezuela Miami Jenny Arzola 22 Cuba New York
Ana Valencia 24 Mexico Los Angeles Jessica Sepúlveda 19 Colombia New York
Audris Rijo 25 Dominican Republic New York Jocell Villa 19 Mexico Los Angeles
Betzabe Arzola 21 Venezuela Los Angeles Laurita Rodríguez 25 Mexico San Antonio
Carol Ramos 24 Puerto Rico Online[b] Leslie Galarreta 24 Peru San Antonio
Claudia Carlos 18 Mexico Los Angeles Paulette Acosta 19 Mexico Miami
Deyanira Díaz 26 Cuba Miami Roxana Lucero 23 Mexico Nicaragua Los Angeles
Eliana Moreno 25 Colombia San Antonio Tessy Acevedo 20 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Erica Fulcar 23 Dominican Republic New York Vivian Valadez 24 Mexico Online[b]
Fabiola González 25 Mexico Chicago Yashira Ayala 24 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Graciela Montenegro 20 Guatemala New York Yhoana Martínez 22 Mexico Chicago
  The contestant was chosen as one of the top 12 among that group and advanced into the top 24.
  1. ^ Gredmarie Colon had previously auditioned for Nuestra Belleza Latina 2010 but did not make it to the final 12.
  2. ^ a b Vivian Valadez and Carol Ramos were the two contestants selected from the online auditions.

Episode 4

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Original air date: 27 March 2011

The remaining 24 semi-finalists from both groups received makeovers and had a photo shoot session in bikinis. They also took part in their first challenge, which was won by Gredmarie Colon. The three semi-finalists with the most votes, Maribel, Darla, and Gredmarie, received passes into the top 12. One of the semi-finalists, Audris Rijo from the Dominican Republic, decided to drop out of the competition due to a family emergency. Throughout the rest of the night, the judges chose the remaining 9 contestants who would move into the beauty mansion as finalists.

Top 24 semi-finalists:

Contestant Age Country Audition Contestant Age Country Audition
Alexandra Olavarría 26 Venezuela Miami Juliete Cabrera 23 Cuba Miami
Ana Valencia 24 Mexico Los Angeles Maribel De Santiago 27 Mexico All
Audris Rijo[a] 25 Dominican Republic New York Miriam Hernandez 21 Mexico San Antonio
Carol Ramos 24 Puerto Rico Online Nastassja Bolivar 22 Nicaragua Los Angeles
Darla Delgado 22 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Nicole Suarez 19 Colombia Los Angeles
Deyanira Díaz 26 Cuba Miami Patricia Corcino 22 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Diana Cano 24 Ecuador New York Paulette Acosta 19 Mexico Miami
Fabiola González 25 Mexico Chicago Saidee Collado 22 Mexico Cuba Miami
Gredmarie Colón 22 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Sonia Rivera 19 Mexico Los Angeles
Hanna Tejada 24 Mexico Los Angeles Vivian Valadez 24 Mexico Online
Jenny Arzola 22 Cuba New York Yahaira Nuñes 24 Dominican Republic New York
Jocell Villa 19 Mexico Los Angeles Yashira Ayala 24 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  The contestant was chosen as one of the top 12 finalists.
  The contestant quit the competition.
  1. ^ Audris Rijo quit the competition due to a family emergency.

Episode 5

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Original air date: 3 April 2011

The 12 chosen contestants moved into the beauty mansion, and took part in their first challenge, which was won as a group by Maribel, Gredmarie, Diana, Josell, Miriam, and Paulette. The contestants also began a strict regimen of lessons, rehearsals, and exercise in preparation for the live galas every week. For the live portion of the show, the contestants took part in a scored challenge in front of the judges, which was won by Nastassja. The three contestants with the fewest votes from the public (Nicole, Patricia, and Yahaira) were automatically nominated for elimination. Of the three, Patricia received the fewest votes overall and had to face the judges for their final decision. The contestants who were safe then had to nominate one of the other two contestants (Nicole or Yahaira) for elimination. They chose Yahaira, who joined Patricia in the bottom two. The judges decided to retain Patricia, and Yahaira was eliminated from the competition.

Episode 6

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Original air date: 10 April 2011

The contestants participated in two challenges; the first took place at a construction site, and the second was a pole dancing challenge. For the first challenge, the contestants had to perform naturally in an interview while standing in the midst of construction activity. The winner of this challenge was Nicole Suarez. The pole-dancing challenge was won by Patricia Corcino. After these challenges, the contestant with the lowest votes from the public was Paulette Acosta, and the worst rated contestants were Jocell Villa and Diana Cano. The judges chose to eliminate Acosta.

Episode 7

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Original air date: 17 April 2011

Julitete Cabrera is eliminated from the show at the start of the episode after it is revealed that she had taken part in a sexually suggestive photoshoot. The production replaces her with a previously eliminated contestant, Jenny Arzola. The main challenge of the week involved a visit to the Miami Zoo to test the courage of the contestants when encountering snakes and other animals. After the challenges, Jocell Villa was eliminated from the competition. The most successful contestants, Patricia Corcino and Nastassja Bolivar, were rewarded with a dinner with Alejandro Chaban and Giselle Blondet, and were taken to a concert in Miami.

Episode 8

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Original air date: 24 April 2011

For the mini-challenge, the contestants competed in a boxing competition, and the winner was Gredmarie Colon. For the main challenge, the contestants took turns to portray a character on stage with an actor. All the contestants were dressed the same and directed to act the same scene, and the judges ranked the performances. The winner of this challenge was Nicole Suarez. Dala Delgado was eliminated from the competition.

Episode 9

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Original air date: 1 May 2011

The first challenge for this episode was sponsored by Subway, and the contestants were directed to host a cooking show that also featured an exercise segment. The winner of this was Nasstajsa Bolivar, who received $10,000 as a prize. In the second challenge, entitled "Dancing with the Stars", the contestants were paired with a dancer and competed in a dance competition. Following the challenges, Maribel de Santiago was eliminated.

Dancing with the Stars (Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:Julian Gil, Lupita Jones and Osmel Sousa)

Artist Paired with Score Dance
Raúl González Patricia Corcino (9,9,8)= 26 Salsa
Rodolfo Jiménez Diana Cano (4,5,4)= 13 Pop
Alfonso de Anda Nastassja Bolivar (8,8,7)= 23 Merengue
Carlos Calderón Miriam Hernandez (10,8,8)= 26 Flamenco
Rafael Mercadante Gredmarie Colon (9,10,8)= 27 Regional Mexicano
Johnny Lozada Nicole Suarez (8,7,6)= 21 Folklorico
Felipe Viel Maribel De Santiago (4,6,0)= 10 Rock and Roll
Tony Andrade Jenny Arzola (7,7,5)= 19 Waltz

Special Guest at Mansion:

Season Guest Help/Advice
2007 Martha Maria López Helped Maribel De Santiago with her runway walk
2008 Zoila Ceballos Helped Nastassja Bolivar and Gredmarie Colon, giving Nastassja an Attitude boost, and Gredmarie toning her energy down.
2009 Marycarmen López Helped Miriam Hernandez, open up to the audience and boosting her confidence.
2010 Bárbara Moros Advised Diana Cano to tone down her aggressively and to not raise her eyebrows, which read as arrogance.

Episode 10

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Original air date: 8 May 2011

In this episode, the contestants were given a photo of a celebrity that they had to imitate by using makeup, wigs and costumes in a photoshoot. In another challenge, they had to do a catwalk with their mothers in honor of Mother's Day. In the final challenge, the contestants had to present television segments. After these challenges, Diana Cano was eliminated by the judges.

Nuestra Belleza Anchor

Anchor Contestant Score
Bárbara Bermudo Diana Cano (8,8,5)= 21
Chiquinquirá Delgado Miriam Hernandez (7,8,5)= 20
Marisa del Portillo Jenny Arzola (8,8,5)= 21
Lili Estefan Nicole Suarez (7,7,4)= 18
María Elena Salinas Patricia Corcino (9,9,8)= 26
Jackie Guerrido Gredmarie Colon (9,8,8)= 25
Lourdes Stephen Nastassja Bolivar (4,5,2)= 11

Episode 11

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Original air date: 15 May 2011

The contestants are taken to a Miami beach. While there, the contestants are approached by a group of actors who verbally abuse them. The contestants are then immediately told to do a catwalk challenge on the beach, where they must perform while overcoming negative feelings from being criticized. In the next challenge, the contestants competed in a trivia challenge. After the challenges, the judges eliminated Miriam Hernandez.

The Final Question

Contestant Judge/Occupation Question Score
Miriam Hernandez Carlos Alvarez - Univision Radio Klove 107.5 (Los Angeles) "¿Si tuvieras la opportunidad de hablar con el presidente de los Estados Unidos, de una reforma immigratoria que le dirias?" (5,5,3)= 13
Patricia Corcino Luis Alfonso Borego- Editor and Chief of TvyNovelas (US) "¿Al principio de esta competencia tus compañeras estaban contra ti, que consejo le darias a adolecentes que estan pasando por algo similar?" (7,8,4)= 19
Nastassja Bolivar Sara Moreno- Editor and Chief of El General "¿Has manifestado que te gusta luchar por tus sueños y que tu familia es sumamente importante para ti, que harias si tu familia algun dia se opusiera alguno de estos sueños?" (9,10,3)= 22
Gredmarie Colon Mark Thacher- El Triunfo del Amor Actor "¿Las estadisticas dicen que las parejas de artistas son dificiles de llevar, puesto que tu eres la esposa de Alexis (Duo Alexis & Fido) cual seria tu secreto para llevar una buena relacion con tu pareja?" (8,10,7)= 25
Nicole Suarez Angie Romero- Editor and Chief of Latina Magazine "¿Has manifestado que te gusta estar enfrente de la camara, y por esa razon estudias periodismo. Si alguien te dijera que estar en Nuestra Belleza Latina es lo opuesto al periodismo que les dirias?" (10,10,9)= 29
Jenny Arzola Rodner Figueroa- Univision Fashionista "¿Muchos criticos dicen que para estar en un concurso de Belleza se nesesita hacer cosas extremas (Alimentacion, Ejercicio) para ganar la corona que les dirias a estos criticos?" (6,6,2)= 14

Episode 12

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Original air date: 22 May 2011

The final four contestants competed in a dance challenge, which was won by Gredmarie Colon. The judges then assessed the contestants for their performance across the whole season, and chose Nastassja Bolivar as the overall winner of the competition.

Elimination table

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Place Country Contestant Week
3/13
(Ep. 2)		 3/20
(Ep. 3)		 3/27
(Ep. 4)		 4/3
(Ep. 5)		 4/10
(Ep. 6)		 4/17
(Ep. 7)		 4/24
(Ep. 8)		 5/1
(Ep. 9)		 5/8
(Ep. 10)		 5/15
(Semifinal)3		 5/22
(Final)
1 Nicaragua Nastassja Bolívar GRP1 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN BTM3 SAFE BTM2 Winner
2 Puerto Rico Gredmarie Colón GRP2 WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE 1st runner-up
3 Colombia Nicole Suarez GRP1 SAFE BTM3 WIN BTM2 WIN SAFE SAFE WIN WIN 2nd runner-up
4 Cuba Jenny Arzola GRP2 ELIM RET1 SAFE BTM2 BTM2 BTM2 SAFE 3rd runner-up
5 Mexico Miriam Hernandez GRP1 SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM
6 Puerto Rico Patricia Corcino GRP1 SAFE BTM2 SAFE WIN BTM2 SAFE SAFE ELIM
7 Ecuador Diana Cano GRP1 SAFE WIN BTM3 BTM3 BTM32 BTM3 ELIM
8 Mexico Maribel De Santiago GRP1 SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
9 Puerto Rico Darla Delgado GRP2 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
10 Mexico Jocell Villa GRP2 SAFE WIN BTM2 ELIM
DQ Cuba Juliette Cabrera GRP1 SAFE SAFE SAFE DISQ1
11 Mexico Paulette Acosta GRP2 SAFE WIN ELIM
12 Dominican Republic Yahaira Nuñes GRP1 SAFE ELIM
  The contestant was part of the semi-finalists from group 1.
  The contestant was part of the semi-finalists from group 2.
  The contestant won the week's reward challenge.
  The contestant was eliminated.
  The contestant was in the bottom three, but was saved by the other contestants.
  The contestant was in the bottom two.
  The contestant was disqualified from the competition.
  The contestant re-entered the competition, replacing a contestant who was disqualified.
  The contestant was a finalist, but did not win.
  The contestant was the runner-up.
  The contestant won Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011.

Notes

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  1. ^ Juliette was disqualified from the competition after it was revealed on some of the show's online forums that she had taken part in several sexually suggestive photo shoots, which was against the rules for eligibility in the competition.[8] She was replaced by Jenny Arzola, who had been eliminated some weeks prior during the selection of the final 12.[9]
  2. ^ In episode 8, Darla, Diana, and Patricia received the fewest votes and were in the bottom three. Patricia received the fewest votes overall and had to face the judges for elimination. The contestants who were safe had to decide which of the other two contestants (Darla and Diana) would be facing elimination with Patricia. The votes were evenly split. In order to break the tie, the decision was brought back to the public vote. Among the two, Darla received the second lowest number of votes, landing her in the bottom two. Diana was saved by default.
  3. ^ During the week of the semifinal, there were two separate eliminations. The first was based entirely on the results of the viewer vote, Jenny and Patricia received the fewest votes, but Patricia received the fewest votes overall, resulting in her elimination. During the remainder of the evening, Gredmarie, Nicole, and Jenny received gold 'passes' for the grand finale. The last pass was left between Miriam and Nastassja. The judges decided to save Nastassja, and Miriam was eliminated.

References

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  1. ^ "Nica es Nuestra Belleza Latina - La Prensa". May 23, 2011.
  2. ^ https://larepublica.pe/espectaculos/543152-nastassja-bolivar-una-nueva-belleza-latina [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Primera finalista de Nuestra belleza latina 2011 se babea por su "Pitbull"". May 25, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Lupita vs. Osmel: El verdadero "reality"". January 31, 2011.
  5. ^ "Macho Camacho conecta a Julián Gil". April 19, 2011.
  6. ^ "Boricua en Nuestra Belleza Latina tiene que abandonar la competencia por embarazo". March 14, 2011.
  7. ^ "Feliz con su embarazo ex concursante boricua de Nuestra Belleza Latina". May 30, 2011.
  8. ^ "Escándalo por fotos de concursante de Nuestra Belleza Latina". April 12, 2011.
  9. ^ "Expulsan a concursante de reality show por fotos con poca ropa". www.elarsenal.net. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018.
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