Miss Ukraine (Міс України or Панна України, ''Panna Ukrayiny'') is a national beauty pageant in Ukraine. Today it is one of the top three

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s in Ukraine, others being Miss Ukraine Universe and Queen of Ukraine. Miss Ukraine serves as preliminary for the

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, Miss International and

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. Until 2006 it was the only national beauty contest, participants of which were qualifying for all the international pageant contests. Miss Ukraine still is the most prestigious and broadcast, however other concourses such as Miss Ukraine Universe with the help from Oleksandra Nikolayenko becomes well accepted also.

Historical overview

The first national pageant Miss Ukraine became an 18-year-old university student Olha Ovcharenko/Rechdouni, who was also a semi-finalist in "Miss USSR" beauty pageant, and the first runner-up in 1990 Miss Kyiv beauty pageant. The participants of Miss Ukraine would qualify to represent Ukraine on the international level such as the Big Four Pageants, Miss Intercontinental, and continental beauty contests. Miss Universe contest usually was attended by the first runner-up of Miss Ukraine but sometimes the winner can also compete. The national beauty contest was reorganized after Miss Ukraine Organization lost its franchise to one of the former pageant winners Oleksandra Nikolayenko (2001). Since 2006, Oleksandra Nikolayenko organizes Miss Ukraine Universe concourse as qualification to Miss Universe independently. The contest takes place out of 26 candidates from all the regions of Ukraine. The major regional contests are Miss Kyiv, Miss Odesa, Miss Donbass, Miss Western Ukraine and Bukovina, Miss Dnipropetrovsk, and others. In 2002

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was attended by the first runner-up of Miss Ukraine Iryna Udovenko as the winner of the national contest Yelena Stohniy was over the age restriction to participate on the international level. Since 2005, Miss Ukraine has been broadcast every year by one of the leaders of the national TV-networks Inter. In 2010, the Ukrainian National pageant took place on September 4. The winner received a crown estimated at 250,000 euros, a Renault car, and various make-up products.

Guests and jury

Venues

*2013: Fairmont Grand Hotel *2012: National Opera of Ukraine *2010-2011: Palace Ukraina

Titleholders

Miss Ukraine World

;Color key The winner of Miss Ukraine represents her country at the

. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Traditionally there are titles for Winner, Runners-up and People's Choice Award.21-year-old citizen of Odesa becomes Miss Ukraine 2010
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Miss Ukraine International

;Color key The second title of Miss Ukraine represents her country at the Miss International. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. The other delegates might compete after Miss Ukraine Organization cast their official recruitment.

Miss Earth Ukraine

;Color key In 2013 to 2015 the winner of Queen of Ukraine represented her country at the

. Began in 2016 the third title of Miss Ukraine represents her country at the

. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Miss Supranational Ukraine

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Other contests

* Golden Crown of Ukraine (Золота Корона України) was conducted for the first time on November 6, 2004 at the Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet. The winner of the contest Olena Klepko from

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won the automobile

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, a golden crown, and the title Miss Transport of Ukraine 2004. She also was allowed to participate at the

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ski-resort Bukovel. The contest was won by a representative from Luhansk who later participated in Miss Ukraine 2010 as Miss Bukovel. * Throughout Ukraine take place numerous other regular regional pageant contests among such are Transcarpathian Open
2010
, Miss Kyiv City
2009
, Miss Crimean Champaign
2010
, Miss Sevastopol
20092010
, pageant contest of Chernihiv Region
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, and others. * In Chicago every year from about a thousand Ukrainian Americans on
Miss Ukrainian Diaspora
is chosen.Finalist beauty starred in the "Crimea - Ukraine is"
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References

External links

Info on Miss Ukraine and participants of 2009 event

Main site

Miss Ukraine 2007 at natali.ua

Official website of InterModels model agency
the agency conducts the Golden Crown of Ukraine contest
List of miscellaneous pageant contests in Ukraine.

List of previous winners

Another list
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