Marisela De Montecristo Crowned Reinado de El Salvador 2018
Marisela De Montecristo was crowned as Miss Universe El Salvador in the grand finale of Reinado de El Salvador 2018, which took place on June 6, 2018 at the Fepade Auditorium. She succeeds Marisela de Montecristo as the new Miss Universe El Salvador and will now represent the country at Miss Universe 2018 wherein Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa will crown her successor as next Miss Universe.
Marisela is a known face in the pageant industry and has won the title of Nuestra Belleza Latina in 2013. El Salvador has been participating at Miss Universe since 1954 and came closest to winning Miss Universe crown in 1955 when Maribel Arrieta Galvez was titled as the first runner up at Miss Universe 1955. El Salvador is yet to win its first Miss Universe crown.