Univision announces Finalists in `Nuestra Belleza Latina’ Competition.

The Univision Television Network announced the 12 finalists who will compete in “Nuestra Belleza Latina” (Our Latin Beauty), the innovative program that combines the glamour of a beauty competition with the excitement of reality television. Hosted once again by popular Univision personality Giselle Blondet, “Nuestra Belleza Latina” airs weekly on Fridays from 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT (9:00-10:00 p.m. Central) on the Univision Network.

Representing the most captivating and dynamic Hispanic women from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, the 12 finalists are: from New York, NY – Manuela Arbelaez (Colombian), Leana Astorga (Nicaraguan), and Zoila Ceballos (Dominican); from Chicago, IL – Jannett Manzanares (Mexican); from Miami, FL – Dayami Padron (Cuban); from Orlando, FL – Genesis Seguias (Venezuelan); from Brownsville, TX – Emeraude Toubia (Mexican/Lebanese); from Sacramento, CA – Dayanira Varela (Mexican); from Las Vegas, NV – Leticia Castro (Mexican); and from Puerto Rico – Melissa Marty, Aideliz Hidalgo, and Natalia Rivera.

“The second season of Univision’s ‘Nuestra Belleza Latina’ is already off to a great start, and is once again an audience favorite,” said Alina Falcon, executive vice president and operating manager, Univision Network. “But what makes it even more attractive is how successfully we have been able to work with our key marketing partners to develop exiting new ways to integrate their powerful brands.”