José Escobedo - Fan Representative Miss Mexico Organization
Preliminary Judges
These are the members of the preliminary judges, who chose the 16 semifinalists, after seeing the candidates in during private interview sessions and catwalk sessions in swimsuits and evening gowns:
Phase 1 of Miss Mexico was held at the Hermanos Domínguez Theater in the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, on Saturday, June 1, 2019, and was broadcast live through Channel 10 Chiapas, as well as on the official Facebook pages of the national and international organization. The winners were María Malo of Estado de México (State of Mexico) and Kenia Ponce of Baja California. Malo represented Mexico at Miss Grand International 2019 and Ponce represented the country at Miss United Continents 2019.[6][7]
Colima - Kenia Pineda was stripped of her state title for breach of contract according to the Miss Colima State Organization and was replaced by Vanesa Hernández. However, Pineda reported physical and psychological abuse by Colima state coordinator Mike Vargas.
Oaxaca - Naomi Rueda was originally appointed to represent Oaxaca in the national final. However, she resigned her title days before her coronation. Laura Mojica was appointed as a replacement.