25-year-old pageant veteran and actress Marisela De Montecristo was crowned Reinado de El Salvador 2018 held at the Fepade Auditorium on June 16, 2018. She bested six other beauties and succeeded last year's queen, Alisson Abarca. Marisela, who won Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013, will represent her country at the annual Miss Universe pageant. She studied Communications in college.
After winning Nuestra Belleza Latina in 2013, Marisela donated her prize money to her school during elementary in El Salvador. The last time El Salvador placed in Miss Universe was Milena Mayorga's Top 10 finished in 1996.