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Miss Latvia
Miss Latvia (, ''Miss and Mr. Latvia, LLC'') is a national beauty pageant in Latvia. History The pageant is organized by Agency Miss and Mr Latvia () which is led by Swiss-Latvian model and World Miss University 2004 Jūlija Djadenko-Müggler and Miss Latvia 2005 Kristīne Djadenko. Until 2015 the agency ''Mis Latvija'' was the only official organization entitled to organize the national beauty contests Miss and Mister Latvia, which it did since 1990. The owner and founder ''Mis Latvija'' was Inta Fogele (1957–2016), who had organized the Latvian beauty pageants since 1988, when the inaugural Miss Riga competition took place. In 2015, she agreed to transfer the right to the Miss Latvia brand over to ''Miss and Mr Latvia LLC.'' The government of Latvia partially supported the agency at some point by financing the licenses to Miss and Mister World contests as a way of promoting the image of the country in the world. Titleholders Big Four pageants Representatives to Miss Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants. Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. For example, ''The Wall Street Journal'', BBC News, CNN, Xinhua News Agency, and global news agencies such as Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1999
Miss World 1999, the 49th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 1999 at the Olympia Hall in London, United Kingdom. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates from all over the world. The 1999 pageant also marked the first time that Scotland and Wales fielded their respective delegates. At the end of the event, 20-year-old Miss India Yukta Mookhey went on to win the Miss World 1999 crown. The preliminary swimsuit competition was held in Malta. She was crowned by her predecessor Linor Abargil of Israel. Protesters gathered outside the event, decrying it as a "sexist cattle market". Results Placements Continental Queens of Beauty Contestants * – Shari Afua Smith * – Lorena Silva * – Verónica Denise Barrionuevo * – Cindy Vanessa Cam Tin Martinus * – Nalishebo Gaskell * – Sandra Kolbl * – Mary Watkins * – Tania Rahman Tonni * – Brigitta Callens * – Ana Raquel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International 2004
Miss International 2004, the 44th Miss International pageant, was held on October 16, 2004 at the Workers Indoor Arena in Beijing, China. This is the first time event to be held in China for contest was being held outside of Japan and the United States are headquarter's homecountry. 58 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Miss International 2003, Goizeder Azua of Venezuela, crowned her successor Jeymmy Vargas of Colombia as the new Miss International. Results Placements Contestants * – Telma de Jesus Esperanca Sonhi * – Ysaura Giel * – Lacey Davis * – Shantell Nicole Hall * – Vanessa Patricia Morón Jarzun * – Grazielli Massafera * – Adelynn Cupino * – Francisca Valenzuela Rendic * – Sun Yue * – Jeymmy Vargas * – Tatiana Vargas Cruz * – Demetra Mouski * – Michaela Wostlova * – Carol M. Arciniegas * – Irene Andrea Zunino Garcia * – Dina Abel * – Andrea Hernández * – Helina Mezegbu * – Henna Ylil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International 2001
Miss International 2001, the 41st Miss International pageant, was held on October 4, 2001 at the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo, Japan. At the end of the event, Vivian Urdaneta of Venezuela crowned her successor Małgorzata Rożniecka of Poland. Results Placements Contestants * – María Victoria Branda * – Daphne Dione Croes * – Joan Priscilla Quiroga * – Fernanda Tinti Borja Pinto * – Michelle Watson * – Shauna Leah-Ann Olechow * – Paula Orchard * – María Rocio Stevenson Covo * – Martina Poljak * – Vanessa van Arendonk * – Maria Alecou Hadzivassiliou * – Andrea Vranová * – Belgica Judith Cury de Lara * – Hanna Mirjami Pajulammi * – Nawal Benhlal * – Anna Ziemski * – Fotini Kokari * – Rosa Maria Castañeda Aldana * – Yoon Hee Jenny Lee * – Caroline Heijboer * – Hoi Ting Heidi Chu * – Iris Dögg Oddsdóttir * – Dikla Elkabetz * – Hanako Suzuki (鈴木華子) * – Baek Myoung-hee * – Laura Vīksna * – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International 1999
Miss International 1999, the 39th Miss International pageant, was held on 14 December 1999 at the U-Port Hall in Tokyo, Japan and hosted by Masumi Okada and Mari Christine. Paulina Gálvez of Colombia was crowned at the end of the event, becoming the second titleholder from her country to win Miss International. Results Placements Contestants * - Elizabeth Contrard * - Cindy Vanessa Cam Lin Martinus * - Natalia Arteaga * - Alessandra do Nascimento * Britain - Janeth Kehinde Ayuba * - Paulina Gálvez * - Madaussou Kamara * - Pamela Winkel * - Afroditi Pericleous * - Sárka Sikorová * - Patsi Arias * - Engy Mohammed Abdalla * - Saija Palin * - Céline Cheuva * - Tania Freuderberg * - Penelope Lentzou * - Lourdes Jeanette Rivera * - Gladys Alvarado * - Christy Chung * - Myolie Wu Hang-Yee * - Ásbjörg Kristinsdóttir * - Sri Krupa Murali * - Nofit Shevach * - Kana Onoda * - Lee Jae-won * - Agnese Keiša * - Clemence Achkar * - Delfina Zafirova * - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International 1998
Miss International 1998, the 38th Miss International pageant, took place on 26 September 1998 at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan. It was won by Lía Victoria Borrero González of Panama. Results Placements Special awards *Friendship: **, Piia Hartikainen **, Manuella Nadou Lawson-Body *Photogenic: Venezuela, Daniela Kosán Montcourt *National Costume: , Adriana Hurtado Novella Contestants * - Maria Fernanda Ortiz * - Anushka Sheritsa Lew Jen Tai * - Katherine Louise O'Brien * - Liliana Peña Guachalla * - Melanie Devina Jones * - Adriana Hurtado Novella * - Santa Indris Tokaay * - Marianna Panayiotou * - Petra Faltynova * - Sorangel Fersobe Matos * - Piia Hartikainen * - Patricia Spéhar * - Fiona Ammann * - Eleni Pliatsika * - Lori-Ann Lee Medeiros * - Wendy Suyapa Rodríguez * - Natalie Ng Man-Yan * - Gudbjörg Sigridur Hermannsdóttir * - Shvetha Jaishankar * - Galia Abramov * - Megumi Taira * - Cho Hye-young * - Līga Graudumniece * - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Earth 2021
Miss Earth 2021 was the 21st edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held virtually on November 21, 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of the event, Lindsey Coffey of the United States crowned Destiny Wagner of Belize as Miss Earth 2021. This is the first time Belize won the Miss Earth pageant, and any of the Big Four international beauty pageants. In the same event, other elemental winners were also crowned: Marisa Butler of the United States won Miss Earth – Air, Romina Denecken of Chile as Miss Earth – Water, and Jareerat Petsom of Thailand as Miss Earth – Fire. Contestants from 80 countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by James Deakin for the fifth consecutive time, and Miss Earth 2017 Karen Ibasco. Background Location and date For the second consecutive time, the pageant was held virtually. This is due to the rise of the COVID-19 cases in the Philippines brought by the Delta variant. According to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Earth 2018
Miss Earth 2018, the 18th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, with the theme "Goddesses of the Earth", was held on November 3, 2018, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Karen Ibasco of the Philippines crowned her successor Nguyễn Phương Khánh of Vietnam at the end of the event. This is the first time Vietnam won the Miss Earth pageant, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. On October 20, 2018, Miss Earth announced in their Facebook page that the winners of Eco-Video and Eco-Media Award winners automatically fast-tracked to the Top 18; the two delegates who earned two spots through the preliminary panel of judges and by the votes of social media. In August 2019, the Miss Earth 2018 winners and the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted an outreach program for the welfare of the senior citizens and persons with disabilities admitted at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in the Philippines. Results Placements (§) – Placed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Earth 2015
Miss Earth 2015, the 15th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on 5 December 2015 at Marx Halle in Vienna, Austria. Jamie Herrell of the Philippines crowned her compatriot Angelia Ong as successor at the end of the event. It was the first time the pageant was held in Europe outside of Asia. It was also the first ever back-to-back victory in Miss Earth history. At the end of the night, Australia got its highest placement to date through Dayanna Grageda's finish as Miss Earth-Air 2015 where she was crowned by Andrea Neu, Miss Earth-Air 2014 from United States; Brittany Payne of United States was crowned Miss Earth-Water 2015, and Thiessa Sickert of Brazil was crowned as Miss Earth-Fire 2015 and she was crowned by Anastasia Trusova, Miss Earth-Fire 2014 from Russia. The theme of this year's pageant was the promotion of environmental awareness by focusing on the Climate Change campaign thru the 5R's : Re-think, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle and Respect. Results Placements O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Earth 2001
Miss Earth 2001, the 1st Miss Earth pageant, organized by Carousel Productions. The pageant coronation night was held on October 28, 2001 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Philippines. There were 42 delegates who competed in the pageant that focuses on environmental issues. Catharina Svensson of Denmark, a professional equestrienne, fashion model, and third year law student, was crowned as the pageant's first winner. Miss Earth was formally launched in a press conference on April 3, 2001 along with the search of Miss Philippines to represent Philippines in the international competition. Likewise, the pageant tied up with the Philippine government agencies such as the Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and at least two international environmental groups such as the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the American Global Release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 2023
Miss World 2023 will be the 71st edition of the Miss World pageant, to be held in the United Arab Emirates in 2023, marking the first edition to stage the final in the Middle East. Karolina Bielawska of Poland will crown her successor at the end of the event. Background Location and date On 13 February 2023, Julia Morley, chairperson of the Miss World Organization, announced that the competition will take place in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. "Further details to follow," Morley added, referring to the final date and the venue of the pageant. Selection of participants Contestants from 87 countries and territories were selected to compete in the competition. One of them is a designee after the withdrawal of the original contestant. Poelano Mothisi, the first runner-up in Miss Lesotho 2021, was appointed to represent her country as the original winner Refiloe Lefothane pursued to continue her studies abroad. The 2023 edition will see the returns of Aruba, Australia, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 2021
Miss World 2021 was the 70th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 16 March 2022. The coronation was originally scheduled to be held on 16 December 2021 at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum. However, the pageant was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Puerto Rico. Contestants from 97 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, featuring the smallest number of candidates at the pageant since 2003. The pageant was hosted by Peter Andre for the second time, and Fernando Allende. Don Omar, Gente de Zona, Victor Manuel, Pedro Capó, and the Puerto Rico Philharmonic Orchestra (''Filarmónica de Puerto Rico'') conducted by Angel Velez with guest conductor Mike Dixon performed in this year's pageant. At the end of the event, Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica crowned Karolina Bielawska of Poland as Miss World 2021. It is the second victory of Poland in the history of the pageant after their vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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