Nuestra Belleza México 2004

Nuestra Belleza México 2004
Date	September 11, 2004
Presenters	Ernesto Laguardia, Silvia Salgado
Entertainment	Aleks Syntek, Luis Fonsi
Venue	Teatro Tangamanga, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Broadcaster	Televisa
Entrants	25
Placements	10
Withdrawals	Colima, Estado de México, Morelos, Quintana Roo, Tlaxcala
Returns	Campeche, Coahuila, San Luis Potosí
Winner	Laura Elizondo  Tamaulipas

The 11th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Teatro Tangamanga of San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico September 11, 2004. Twenty-five contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Laura Elizondo from Tamaulipas, who later competed in Miss Universe 2005 in Thailand where she was the 3rd Runner-up. Elizondo was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Rosalva Luna. She was the second Tamaulipeca and the first red hair to win this title.

The Nuestra Belleza Mundo México title was won by Dafne Molina from Distrito Federal, who later competed in Miss World 2005 in China where she was the 1st Runner-up. Molina was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder Yessica Ramírez. She was the second Capitalina to win this Title.

This year reinforces the concept of Comprehensive Women which promotes Nuestra Belleza México to establish five special awards: Miss Top Model, Miss Talent, Miss Internet (after Contestants' Choice), Miss Sports and Academic Award during the preliminary round. The winners of special awards automatically go to semifinals.

The recognition "Corona al Mérito 2004" was for Vanessa Guzmán, Nuestra Belleza México 1995, Finalist in Miss Universe 1996, Señorita América Internacional 1996 and actress.

For the second consecutive time, the Preliminary Competition was held at the "Hoy" TV Show on September 8th, 2004. Prior to the final telecast, all contestants competed in swimsuit during the preliminary competition, included corporal expression category.

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