Laura Spoya from Peru was crowned Miss Latin America of the World 2016 (Miss América Latina del Mundo 2016) during the annual competition for Latino women from around the world held at Occidental Grand Xcaret Resort, Riviera Maya,Mexico on October 1, 2016, succeeding Miss Latin America 2015 Yanire Ortiz of Spain. In this event the 50 representatives of beauty and Latino culture in the world compete for the titles of Miss World Latin America 2016.

In the top 5 were representatives from  Peru, Guatemala, Belize, Brazil and US Latina. And in the top 10 were Misses El Salvador, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and Argentina.

Laura Spoya, Miss Latin America of the World 2016