Sara Chacón Zúñiga, or "Sarita" Chacón Zúñiga (Guayaquil, June 1914 – New York, January 1998) became the first winner of the Miss Ecuador title, awarded on February 11, 1930.

[1] She held on to the title for 25 years because due to national and international conflicts another contest was not held until 1955.

[2] She died in New York in January 1998.

On December 7, 1930 Chacón married Carlos Freile Espinel despite her parents' disapproval.

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