The 31st edition of Reina Hispanoamericana was held on Saturday, 25th March 2023 at the Salón Sirionó Fexpocruz in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia where Arlette Rujel of Peru was crowned Reina Hispanoamericana 2022 as she became the first ever Peruvian to win the international crown.
Rujel is 23 years of age and a professional model who bested 28 other competitors to become the new winner. She succeeds and was crowned by her predecessor Andrea Bazarte of Mexico. The newly crowned queen is no stranger to the pageantry as she competed at Miss Peru twice. She previously held the title Nuestra Belleza Universal Peru 2020.
The newly crowned Reina Hispanoamericana 2022 Arlette Rujel’s court included –
Virreina Hispanoamericana 2022 – Adriana Pérez from Venezuela
1st Runner-Up – Guilhermina Montarroyos from Brazil
2nd Runner-Up – Ediris Rivera from Puerto Rico
3rd Runner-Up – Diana Robles from Mexico
4th Runner-Up – María Lucía Cuesta from Colombia
Top 14 also included Chile’s Anita-María Rojas, Costa Rica’s María Alejandra Acosta, Cuba’s Alyanni Trujillo, Dominican Republic’s Lady León, Equatorial Guinea’s Serafina Nchama, Nicaragua’s Yenifer Perez, Philippines’ Ingrid Santamaría, and Spain’s María José García.
The contestants who began their journey at the international pageant and competed for the crown were Nadia Sommariva Reina Hispanoamericana Argentina 2022, María Jesús Jimenez Reina Hispanoamericana Bolivia 2022, Guilhermina Montarroyos Reina Hispanoamericana Brazil 2022, Yuly Pirona Reina Hispanoamericana Canada 2022, Anita-María Rojas Reina Hispanoamericana Chile 2022, María Lucía Cuesta Reina Hispanoamericana Colombia 2022, María Alejandra Acosta Reina Hispanoamericana Costa Rica 2022, Alyanni Trujillo Reina Hispanoamericana Cuba 2022, Lady León Reina Hispanoamericana Dominican Republic 2022, Heather Ashley Valdez Yepez Reina Hispanoamericana Ecuador 2022, Eugenia Ávalos Reina Hispanoamericana El Salvador 2022, Serafina Nchama Eyene Ada Reina Hispanoamericana Equatorial Guinea 2022, Franchesca Burga Reina Hispanoamericana Europe 2022, Geraldine Burger Reina Hispanoamericana Germany 2022, Camila Riveiro Reina Hispanoamericana Guatemala 2022, Isnaida Compere Reina Hispanoamericana Haiti 2022, Heidy Lemus Reina Hispanoamericana Honduras 2022, Shanara Ordoñez Reina Hispanoamericana Italy 2022, Diana Robles Reina Hispanoamericana Mexico 2022, Yennifer Perez Reina Hispanoamericana Nicaragua 2022, Valentina D’Alessandro Reina Hispanoamericana Panama 2022, Mandy Eksteen Reina Hispanoamericana Paraguay 2022, Arlette Rujel Reina Hispanoamericana Peru 2022, Ingrid Santamaría Reina Hispanoamericana Philippines 2022, Renata Ribeiro Reina Hispanoamericana Portugal 2022, Ediris Rivera Reina Hispanoamericana Puerto Rico 2022, María José García Reina Hispanoamericana Spain 2022, Silvia Colón Reina Hispanoamericana USA 2022, Camila Gabarrot Reina Hispanoamericana Uruguay 2022, Adriana Pérez Reina Hispanoamericana Venezuela 2022.