Esther Saavedra Yoacham

María Esther Saavedra Yoacham (born August 8, 1928 – August 13, 2017) is a Chilean beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Chile 1952 becoming the first-ever winner of the Miss Chile competition.

In 1952, Esther earned the first Miss Chile, becoming the official representative for Venezuela in the first Miss Universe pageant, which was held on 28 June 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA.

Esther died on August 13, 2017 in Santiago, at the age of 82. According to El Mercurio, her funeral was at 1:00 pm in the General Cemetery.