21 years old Nicol Ocles representing Imbabura was crowned this Saturday as the new Miss World Ecuador in the final gala of the event, which was held at the Civic Center Theater “Eloy Alfaro” in Guayaquil. The new beauty queen stands 1.69 cm tall and succeeded  Romina Zeballos, Miss World Ecuador 2017.

Karla Prado, from Guayas and Nina Solórzano, from Manabí, were also crowned as the first and second runner-up of the contest, respectively.

Nicole also won Miss Sport award . The representative of El Oro, Odalis Guncay, won  Miss Top Model, Miss Talent and Miss Photogenic.

The new Miss World Ecuador will begin its preparation to represent the country in Sanya, China, in the global event, which will be held in the month of December.