About Sara Chacón Zúñiga
Lived 1914 – 1998 (aged 83–84). Sara Chacón Zúñiga was an Ecuadorian beauty pageant contestant.
Sara Chacón Zúñiga, or "Sarita" Chacón Zúñiga (Guayaquil, Ecuador, June 1914 – Virginia, U.S., January 1998) became the first winner of the Miss Ecuador title, awarded on February 11, 1930. Due to international political upheaval, she claimed the title for 25 years until another contest was held in 1955.
She died in Virginia in January 1998.
Marriage On December 7, 1930 Chacón married Carlos Freile Espinel despite her parents' disapproval.
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Miss Ecuador
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Sara Chacón Zúñiga was born on 1 June 1914 in Guayaquil.
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Sara Chacón Zúñiga died in 1998 in New York City.
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Sara Chacón Zúñiga was a beauty pageant contestant.
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Sara Chacón Zúñiga was Ecuadorian.
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