Miss Peru

Miss Perú is the national beauty pageant of Peru. The contest gathers participants from all over the nation, including Peruvian women representing their community overseas. Having been broadcast by all the major television networks in the country during its history, the pageant is currently broadcast by América Televisión. It is preceded by two or three months of preliminary events, with the awarding of corporate prizes by sponsors. The winner traditionally represents Peru at the Miss Universe pageant. The remaining finalists have the chance to compete internationally at Miss International, Miss Earth, and Miss Cosmo. The selection process was the same for Miss Grand International until 2023 and Miss Supranational until 2024 with the creation of the separate Miss Grand Peru and Miss Supranational Peru contests that are also part of the same organization. This national pageant is known for producing Latin America's first ever Miss Universe crown, which was achieved by then 17-year-old Gladys Zender who won the title of Miss Universe 1957. The owner of the franchise and national director is Miss Peru 1987 and Miss Universe 1987 finalist, Jessica Newton. A separate organization led by Miss Peru 1978 and Miss Universe 1978 finalist, Olga Zumarán, Lizy de las Casas, and Ernesto Paz have the rights of selection for Miss World.