The Czech Miss Essence ( cs, Česká Miss) is a national

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in the

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. The pageant was founded in 2005, where the winners were sent to

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History

The Czech Miss was established in 2005 and is organized and produced by Michaela Maláčová, Miss Czechoslovakia 1991 and director of Miss Marketing s.r.o. From 2005 to 2009, the pageant selected a winner to represent the country in

, and a first runner up participated in the

Miss Earth Miss Earth is an annual international major beauty pageant based in the Philippines that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, it is one of t ...

pageant. In 2010, Czech Miss and its rival pageant,

Miss Czech Republic Miss Czech Republic is a national beauty pageant in the Czech Republic where the winner represents the country at Miss World. History Miss Czech Republic was founded by and still to this day organized by . The organization was originally called ...

( cs, Miss České republiky) merged under the direction of Maláčová, and two winners were selected. The winner of Czech Miss 2010 competed in

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and Czech Miss World 2010 vied in

Miss World 2010 Miss World 2010, the 60th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 30 October 2010 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract. 121 contestants from all over the world competed for ...

, while the first runner up competed in

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pageant. Since 2011 the pageant has selected three winners: Czech Miss, Czech Miss World, and Czech Miss Earth to compete in Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Earth respectively. In 2015 Marcela Krplova became co-owner. After that previous runner up of Miss Czech republic Ivana Kubelkova became patron. In 2016 company was taken over by Martin Ditmar and Eva Ceresnakova. Since 2016 Ceska miss lost the license of Miss

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to Miss Czech republic. In 2018 Ceresnakova sold her part in company to Miss Events a.s. and Juliette Armand. In 2012, Czech Miss pageant produced an international winner for the first time when

Tereza Fajksová Tereza Fajksová (born 17 May 1989) is a Czech model and beauty queen who won Miss Earth 2012. Fajksová is the first delegate from the Czech Republic to win the Miss Earth title. Biography Fajksová comes from the small town of Ivančice in the ...

won

Miss Earth 2012 Miss Earth 2012, the 12th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 24, 2012 at the Versailles Palace in Las Piñas, Philippines. Olga Álava of Ecuador crowned her successor Tereza Fajksová of the Czech Republic at the end of ...

in the Miss Earth pageant.

International crowns

* One –

winner: Tereza Fajksová (

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

) * One – Miss Global winner: Karolína Kokešová (2019)

Titleholders

Titleholders under Česká Miss org.

Česká Miss

::''From 1993 to 2004, the Czech Republic competed at the

under the Miss České republiky organization which the winners represented the nation. In 2005, Michaela Maláčová established Czech Miss, whose winner then competed in the Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify due to the age requirement, a runner-up is sent.'' Barbora Hodačová for CHI 44 Iron Guard.jpg, Česká Miss 2019,
Barbora Hodačová,

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...

Andrea Bezdekova 2016.jpg, Česká Miss 2016,
Andrea Bezděková,

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...

Nikol Švantnerová seated, Show Jana Krause.jpg, Česká Miss 2015,
Nikol Švantnerová,

South Bohemian Region The South Bohemian Region ( cs, Jihočeský kraj; , ) is an administrative unit (''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western part ...

Gabriela Frankova 2014.jpg, Česká Miss 2014,
Gabriela Franková,

South Moravian Region The South Moravian Region ( cs, Jihomoravský kraj; , ; sk, Juhomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which trad ...

Gabriela Kratochvílová 2013.JPG, Česká Miss 2013,

Gabriela Kratochvílová Gabriela Lašková ( née Kratochvílová; born 11 February 1990) is a Czech model, anchor and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Czech Miss 2013 and represented Czech Republic at Miss Universe 2013 Miss Universe 2013 was the 62nd Mi ...

,
Vysočina Jitka Nováčková for Answear.jpg, Česká Miss 2011,

Jitka Nováčková Jitka Nováčková (born 28 April 1992) is a Czech model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Czech Miss 2011 and subsequently represented the Czech Republic in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant. Early life Born in České Budějovice, Nov ...

Portrait of Jitka Válková in 2013 in Prague.jpg, Česká Miss 2010,

Jitka Válková Jitka Boho, née Válková (born 11 November 1991 in Třebíč) is a Czech singer, former model, and beauty pageant contestant who won Česká Miss 2010 and finished in the top 15 in Miss Universe 2010. Early life Originally from Třebíč, Vá ...

,
Vysočina Iveta Lutovska.jpg, Česká Miss 2009,

Iveta Lutovská Iveta Vítová (born Iveta Lutovská, 14 May 1983 in Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Czech Miss in 2009 and competed at Miss Universe 2009 and placed Top 10. Pageantry Lutovsk ...

Eliska Buckova Olympia 2013.jpg, Česká Miss 2008,

Eliška Bučková Miss Universe 2008 was the 57th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008. This was the first time that the Miss Universe pageant was broadcast in 1080i High-definition. At the end of th ...

Lucie Hadašová 2013.JPG, Česká Miss 2007,
Lucie Hadašová,

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

Česká Miss Earth

::''The Czech Republic was first represented in Miss Earth in 2002 by Apolena Tůmová who was chosen by another organization. The Czech Republic was not represented in Miss Earth in 2001, 2003 and 2004. From 2005 to 2009, after Michaela Maláčová established Czech Miss, the runner-up of the pageant competed at the Miss Earth pageant. Since 2010, Czech Miss has selected three national winners, where the third winner is awarded the title of Czech Miss Earth and goes on to represent the Czech Republic in the Miss Earth pageant.'' Nikola Buranská 2014.JPG, Česká Miss Earth 2014

Nikola Buranská Nikola Buranská is a Czech model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Česká Miss Earth 2014 and represented the Czech Republic at Miss Earth 2014. She won alongside Gabriela Franková and Tereza Skoumalová. Nikola is partly of ...

Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...

Monika Leova Olympia 2013.jpg, Česká Miss Earth 2013

Monika Leová Monika Leová (born 23 July 1991 in Prague) is a Czech model, beauty pageant titleholder and TV presenter who won Czech Miss in 2013. Monika was born in the Czech Republic to a Vietnamese father (Lê Đình Châu) and a Czech mother. She is flue ...

Pardubice Pardubice (; german: Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 89,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monu ...

Tereza Fajksova Olympia 2013.jpg, Česká Miss Earth 2012

Past titleholders under Česká Miss org.

Česká Miss World

::''From 1993 to 2009, the Czech Republic competed at

Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss Int ...

through the Miss České republiky organization. However, in 2010, after the pageant went bankrupt, Michaela Maláčová took over the Miss World franchise in the Czech Republic. The second placed of the Česká Miss was assigned to Miss World. In 2016 due to police investigation of previous owner Marcela Krplová, Miss World decided to stopped down cooperation with Czech Miss.''

References

External links

Official Česká Miss website
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Recurring events established in 1993 2005 establishments in the Czech Republic Czech awards