Miss Estonia

Miss Estonia ig
Formation 1923
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Tallinn
Location
Membership
Miss Universe
Official language
Estonian
President
 Valeri Kirss
Website www.missestonia.ee

Miss Estonia is a national beauty pageant in Estonia.

History

The first Miss Estonia was elected in april 1923, her name was Sinaida Tamm. The competition was arranged by "Estonia Film" and the main aim was to find a new actress. In 1925 the competition was arranged by a major newspaper "Päevaleht". In 1931, Lilli Silberg was the first runner up at the Miss Europe contest in Paris. In 1932, Nadezda Peedi-Hoffmann was elected Miss Estonia and she held the title for 56 years, until 1988, when Heli Mets was awarded the title.Since then Estonia has had 15 beauty queens.[1]

Miss Estonia has been participating in the Miss Universe pageant since 1993, starting with Kersti Tänavsuu.

Titleholders

Boldface indicates winner of the Miss Universe or other pageants

Color key
  •      Declared as Winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YearMiss EstoniaNotes
1923 Sinaida Tamm
1925 Antonie Bergmann
1929 Meeta Kelgo
1930 Amalie Smager
1931 Lilly Silberg 1st Runner-up at Miss Europe 1931
1932 Nadezda Peedi-Hoffmann
1988 Heli Mets
1989 Cathy Korju
1990 Liis Tappo Miss Baltic Sea 1992
1991 Erika Bauer
1992 Ruth Merila
1993 Lilia Üksvärav
1994 Eva Maria Laan Miss Baltic Sea 1995
1995 Enel Eha
1996 Helen Mahmastol
1997 Kristiina Heinmets Top 10 at Miss Universe 1997
1998 Kadri Väljaots Miss Baltic Sea 1999
1999 Triin Rannat
2000 Evelyn Mikomägi Top 10 at Miss Universe 2000, Global Beauties Sexiest Woman Alive 2000[2]
2001 Inna Roos
2002 Jana Tafenau
2003 Maili Nomm Did not compete. The 1st Runner-up, Katrin Susi participated at Miss Universe 2003
2004 Sirle Kalma
2005 Jana Kuvaitseva Due to personal reasons, Jana withdrew at the Miss Universe
2006 Kirke Klemmer
2007 Viktoria Azovskaja
2008 Kadri Nogu Did not compete. The 1st Runner-up, Julia Kovaljova participated at Miss Universe 2008
2009 Diana Arno Competed at the Miss Asia Pacific World 2011
2011 Madli Vilsar Competed at the Miss International 2013, Miss Expo at Miss Supranational 2015
2012 Katlin Valdmets
2013 Kristina Karjalainen

International pageants

Color key
  •      Declared as Winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Miss International Estonia

YearMiss International EstoniaPlacement at Miss International
2011 Sandar Daskova Unplaced
2012 Xenia Likhacheva Unplaced
2013 Madli Vilsar Unplaced
2014 Birgit Konsin Unplaced

Miss Supranational Estonia

YearMiss Supranational EstoniaPlacement at Miss Supranational
2010 Eteri Libe Unplaced
2011 Doris Daniel Unplaced
2012 Maarja Tonisson Unplaced
2013 Xenia Likhacheva Unplaced
2014 Helena Hanni Unplaced
2015 Madli Vilsar Miss Moto Show

Miss World Estonia

YearMiss World EstoniaPlacement at Miss World
1994 Auli Andersalu Unplaced
1995 Mari-Lin Poom Unplaced
1996 Mari-Liis Kapustin Unplaced
1997 Mairit Roosaar Unplaced
1998 Ly Jurgenson Unplaced
1999 Karin Laasmae Top 10
2000 Irina Ovtchinnikova Unplaced
2001 Liina Helstein Unplaced
2002 Triin Sommer Unplaced
2003 Kristiina Gabor Unplaced
2004 Moonika Tooming Unplaced
2005 Laura Korgemae Unplaced
2006 Leisi Poldsam Unplaced
2007 Kadi Sizask Unplaced

Notes

  • In 1993, Kersti Tänavsuu (Miss Estonia 1993 First runner up) became the first Estonian representative in the Miss Universe pageant.[3][4]
  • Other times that the first runner up replaced the original winner in Miss Universe competition are Mari Loorens (1998), Katrin Susi (2003) and Julia Kovaljova (2008).
  • In 2005, Jana Kuvaitseva didn't compete in Miss Universe 2005 due to personal reasons but none of her runners up was sent to Thailand.
  • The pageant produces 4 Miss Baltic Sea winners: Liis Tappo (1992), Eva Maria Laan (1995), Kadri Väljaots (1999) and Dagmar Makko (2001).

See also

References

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