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Sara Chacón Zúñiga

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Nationality
  
Ecuadorian

Spouse(s)
  
Carlos Freile Espinel

Name
  
Sara Zuniga


Sara Chacon Zuniga

Born
  
June 1914
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Died
  
January 1998 (1998-02) (aged 83) New York, NY, U.S.

Known for
  
First Miss Ecuador (1930)

Sara Chacón Zúñiga, or "Sarita" Chacón Zúñiga (Guayaquil, June 1914 – New York, January 1998) became the first winner of the Miss Ecuador title, awarded on February 11, 1930. She held on to the title for 25 years because due to national and international conflicts another contest was not held until 1955. She died in New York in January 1998.

Marriage

On December 7, 1930 Chacón married Carlos Freile Espinel despite her parents' disapproval.

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References

Sara Chacón Zúñiga Wikipedia