Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011 Explained

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Host:Giselle Blondet
Num Contestants:13
Winner:Nastassja Bolivar
Runner Up:Gredmarie Colon
Network:Univision

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

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

Contestants

(Ages stated are at time of contest)

CountryContestantAgeFinish
Yahaira Nuñes2412th place
Paulette Acosta1911th place
Juliete Cabrera23Disqualified
Jocell Villa1910th place
Darla Delgado229th place
Maribel De Santiago278th place
Diana Cano247th place
Patricia Corcino236th place
Miriam Hernandez215th place
Gredmarie Colón221st runner-up[3]
Nastassja Bolívar22Winner

Judges

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

Episodes

Episode 1

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

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:

ContestantAgeCountry Audition ContestantAgeCountry Audition
Nicole Suarez19Los Angeles
Bruna Silva22San AntonioPatricia Cardona26Miami
Darla Delgado22Puerto RicoPatricia Corcino22Puerto Rico
Diana Cano24New YorkRuth Fabiny25Chicago
Diane Ocañe24New YorkSaidee Collado22 Miami
Hanna Tejada24Los AngelesSonia Rivera19Los Angeles
Joseline Farrera21Los AngelesVanessa Arriola20Los Angeles
Juliete Cabrera23MiamiVanessa Reyes22Chicago
Maribel De Santiago27AllVeronica Mayorga25Chicago
Miriam Hernandez21San AntonioYahaira Nuñes24New York
Nastassja Bolivar22MiamiZuleidy Cirino22Puerto 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.

Episode 3

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:

ContestantAgeCountry Audition ContestantAgeCountry Audition
Adrialys Gutiérrez18MiamiGredmarie Colón22Puerto Rico
Alexandra Olavarría26MiamiJenny Arzola22New York
Ana Valencia24Los AngelesJessica Sepúlveda19New York
Audris Rijo25New YorkJocell Villa19Los Angeles
Betzabe Arzola21Los AngelesLaurita Rodríguez25San Antonio
Carol Ramos24OnlineLeslie Galarreta24San Antonio
Claudia Carlos18Los AngelesPaulette Acosta19Miami
Deyanira Díaz26MiamiRoxana Lucero23 Los Angeles
Eliana Moreno25San AntonioTessy Acevedo20Puerto Rico
Erica Fulcar23New YorkVivian Valadez24Online
Fabiola González25ChicagoYashira Ayala24Puerto Rico
Graciela Montenegro20New YorkYhoana Martínez22Chicago

The contestant was chosen as one of the top 12 among that group and advanced into the top 24.

Episode 4

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:

ContestantAgeCountry Audition ContestantAgeCountry Audition
Alexandra Olavarría26MiamiJuliete Cabrera23Miami
Ana Valencia24Los AngelesMaribel De Santiago27All
Miriam Hernandez21San Antonio
Carol Ramos24OnlineNastassja Bolivar22Los Angeles
Darla Delgado22Puerto RicoNicole Suarez19Los Angeles
Deyanira Díaz26MiamiPatricia Corcino22Puerto Rico
Diana Cano24New YorkPaulette Acosta19Miami
Fabiola González25ChicagoSaidee Collado22 Miami
Gredmarie Colón22Puerto RicoSonia Rivera19Los Angeles
Hanna Tejada24Los AngelesVivian Valadez24Online
Jenny Arzola22New YorkYahaira Nuñes24New York
Jocell Villa19Los AngelesYashira Ayala24Puerto Rico

The contestant was chosen as one of the top 12 finalists.

The contestant quit the competition.

Episode 5

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

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

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

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

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)

ArtistPaired withScoreDance
Raúl GonzálezPatricia Corcino(9,9,8)= 26Salsa
Rodolfo JiménezDiana Cano(4,5,4)= 13Pop
Alfonso de AndaNastassja Bolivar(8,8,7)= 23Merengue
Carlos CalderónMiriam Hernandez(10,8,8)= 26Flamenco
Rafael MercadanteGredmarie Colon(9,10,8)= 27Regional Mexicano
Johnny LozadaNicole Suarez(8,7,6)= 21Folklorico
Felipe VielMaribel De Santiago(4,6,0)= 10Rock and Roll
Tony AndradeJenny Arzola(7,7,5)= 19Waltz

Special Guest at Mansion:

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

Episode 10

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

AnchorContestantScore
Bárbara BermudoDiana Cano(8,8,5)= 21
Chiquinquirá DelgadoMiriam Hernandez(7,8,5)= 20
Marisa del PortilloJenny Arzola(8,8,5)= 21
Lili EstefanNicole Suarez(7,7,4)= 18
María Elena SalinasPatricia Corcino(9,9,8)= 26
Jackie GuerridoGredmarie Colon(9,8,8)= 25
Lourdes StephenNastassja Bolivar(4,5,2)= 11

Episode 11

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

ContestantJudge/OccupationQuestionScore
Miriam HernandezCarlos 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 CorcinoLuis 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 BolivarSara 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 ColonMark 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 SuarezAngie 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 ArzolaRodner 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

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

PlaceCountryContestant 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)
5/22
(Final)
1GRP1SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEBTM3SAFEBTM2Winner
2Gredmarie ColónGRP2 SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFE
3 Nicole SuarezGRP1SAFEBTM3BTM2SAFESAFE
4 Jenny ArzolaGRP2 ELIMRETSAFEBTM2BTM2BTM2SAFE
5 Miriam HernandezGRP1SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEELIM
6 Patricia CorcinoGRP1SAFEBTM2SAFEBTM2SAFESAFEELIM
7 Diana CanoGRP1SAFEBTM3BTM3BTM3BTM3ELIM
8 GRP1SAFESAFESAFESAFEELIM
9Darla DelgadoGRP2 SAFESAFESAFESAFEELIM
10 Jocell VillaGRP2 SAFEBTM2ELIM
DQ Juliette CabreraGRP1SAFESAFESAFE
11Paulette AcostaGRP2 SAFEELIM
12 Yahaira NuñesGRP1SAFEELIM

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

  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.[6] She was replaced by Jenny Arzola, who had been eliminated some weeks prior during the selection of the final 12.[7]
  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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nica es Nuestra Belleza Latina - La Prensa. May 23, 2011.
  2. https://larepublica.pe/espectaculos/543152-nastassja-bolivar-una-nueva-belleza-latina
  3. Web site: Primera finalista de Nuestra belleza latina 2011 se babea por su "Pitbull". May 25, 2011.
  4. Web site: Lupita vs. Osmel: El verdadero "reality". January 31, 2011.
  5. Web site: Macho Camacho conecta a Julián Gil. April 19, 2011.
  6. Web site: Escándalo por fotos de concursante de Nuestra Belleza Latina. April 12, 2011.
  7. Web site: Expulsan a concursante de reality show por fotos con poca ropa . www.elarsenal.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215070121/http://www.elarsenal.net/2011/04/18/expulsan-a-concursante-de-reality-show-por-fotos-con-poca-ropa/ . 2018-12-15.