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Latinoamérica Televisión celebrates eight annual Miss Atlántico Internacional

January 24, 2013

Maribel Ramos-Weiner

Fourteen beauties compete in the Miss Atlántico Internacional pageant

For the eighth consecutive year, Latinoamérica Televisión celebrates the great beauties of the world with the presentation of the Miss Atlántico Internacional pageant from Punta del Este, Uruguay on Saturday, February 2 beginning at 10pm ET/7pm PT.Fourteen beauties from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, South Africa, Uruguay and Venezuela, each an accomplished ambassador of their country, will vie for the title of Miss Atlántico Internacional. Much more than a beauty pageant, Miss Atlántico Internacional incorporates cultural, historic and artistic attributes into its competition. In addition to the ball gown and bathing suit segments, each of the Miss Atlántico Internacional contestants will also model the typical folk costume of their respective countries, reflecting the history and cultural impact of each nation. Among the previous winners of the Miss Atlántico Internacional pageant are famous Venezuelan actress and model Norkys Yelitza Batista, and the famous Chilean announcer Tonka Tomicic.