Amalia Matamoros

Amalia Matamoros
Born
María Amalia Matamoros Solís

(1989-06-17) June 17, 1989 (age 35)
Grecia, Costa Rica
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss World Costa Rica 2008
Major
competition(s)		Miss Latin America 2008 (top 12),
Miss World Costa Rica 2008 (winner),
Miss World 2008,
Miss Continente Americano 2009,
Reina Hispanoamericana 2009
(Miss Photogenic)
Miss Intercontinental 2016
(Top 15)
(Best in Swimsuit)
Miss Grand Costa Rica 2017
Miss Grand International 2017
(Top 20)
(Best in Swimsuit)

María Amalia Matamoros Solís is a Costa Rican model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Reinas de Costa Rica 2008 and went on to represent her country in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 13, 2008.[1] She was not among the fifteen semi-finalists.

She began her career in 2008 when she won the Miss Teen ExpoWorld pageant.[2] She has also competed in Miss Latin America 2008, where she was a top twelve finalist, and Miss Continente Americano 2009, where she was unplaced. On October 29, 2009, she represented Costa Rica in Reina Hispanoamericana 2009 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, winning the Miss Photogenic title.

After years of absence from beauty contests, she took part in the Miss Costa Rica 2014 pageant, where she represented Alajuela Province. She finished in the top five and won the special prize "Reto Saba Multi Estilo". She competed again two years later in the 2016 edition, where she was unplaced.

In October 2017, she was the representative of Costa Rica in Miss Grand International 2017, held at the Vinpearl Convention Center in Phú Quốc Island, Vietnam. On October 12, she caused a sensation during the national costume competition with an outfit inspired by traditional Boruca masks that featured a feathered wooden headdress entirely hand-carved by the Boruca, although it was so huge that it slipped off her head during her performance.[3] During the evening gown competition held on October 23, she unintentionally garnered the attention of the media because of her fall on stage after she tripped on the hem of her long dress.[4][5] The video of her fall went viral and got more than 100,000 views on YouTube.[6] Although it likely contributed to her loss, she ultimately placed in the Top 20 and won the "Best in Swimsuit" prize.

  1. ^ Marín Cortés, Melissa (6 June 2008). "María Amalia Matamoros, Miss Costa Rica Mundo". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  2. ^ Herrera, Manuel (18 August 2017). "María Amalia Matamoros y Paola Chacón disputarán reinados de belleza en Asia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. ^ Matarrita Chaves, Fernanda (12 October 2017). "Representante de Costa Rica en "Miss Universo asiático" sufre percance durante desfile con traje típico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. ^ Sánchez, Josué (24 October 2017). "María Amalia Matamoros sufre caída durante pasarela en Miss Grand International en Vietnam" (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  5. ^ Matarrita Chaves, Fernanda (23 October 2017). "Representante de Costa Rica en Miss Universo asiático sufre caída en competencia preliminar" (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. ^ Winsteald, Annabella (16 November 2017). "Amalia Matamoros FALLS at Miss Grand International 2017 + other candidates trip – HD & slow motions". YouTube. Retrieved 19 June 2022.