Switzerland at major beauty pageants
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This is a list of Switzerland's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has yet to win any crowns.
Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]
Switzerland's Big Four titleholders[edit]
Switzerland has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][13] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[14][15][16]
- Color Key
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
| YEAR | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2020 | × | ↑ No Pageant Held | × | |
| 2019 | × | × | × | × |
| 2018 | Jastina Riederer | × | × | × |
| 2017 | × | × | × | Sarah Laura Peyrel Top 16 |
| 2016 | Dijana Cvijetić | × | × | Manuela Oppikofer |
| 2015 | × | × | × | Corinne Schädler |
| 2014 | Zoé Metthez | Dijana Cvijetić | × | Shayade Hüg |
| 2013 | Dominique Rinderknecht Top 16 |
Cindy Williner | × | Djoa Strassburg |
| 2012 | Alina Buchschacher | × | × | Lea Wittwer |
| 2011 | Kerstin Cook | × | × | Irina de Giorgi |
| 2010 | Linda Fäh | × | × | Liza Küster |
| 2009 | Whitney Toyloy Top 10 |
× | × | Graziella Rogers |
| 2008 | Amanda Ammann | × | × | Nasanin Nuri Top 8 |
| 2007 | Christa Rigozzi | × | × | Stefanie Gossweiler Top 8 |
| 2006 | Lauriane Gilliéron 2nd Runner-Up |
× | × | Laura Ferrara |
| 2005 | Fiona Hefti Top 10 |
Lauriane Gilliéron | × | × |
| 2004 | Bianca Sissing Top 15 |
Fiona Hefti | × | Simone Röthlisberger |
| 2003 | Nadine Vinzens | Bianca Sissing Top 20 |
× | Catherine Waldenmeyer |
| 2002 | Jennifer Gerber | × | × | Jade Chang |
| 2001 | Mahara McKay | Mascha Santschi | × | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Switzerland sent the first delegate in 2002.) |
| 2000 | Anita Buri | Mahara McKay | × | |
| 1999 | Sonja Grandjean | Anita Buri | × | |
| 1998 | Tanja Gutman | Sonja Grandjean | × | |
| 1997 | Melanie Winiger | Tanja Gutmann | × | |
| 1996 | Stéphanie Berger | Melanie Winiger | × | |
| 1995 | Sarah Briguet | Stephanie Berger | × | |
| 1994 | Patricia Fässler Top 10 |
Sarah Briguet | × | |
| 1993 | Valérie Bovard | Patricia Fässler | Chantal Hediger | |
| 1992 | Sandra Aegerter | Valérie Bovard | Sandra Steffen | |
| 1991 | × | Sandra Aegerter | Francesca Centamore | |
| 1990 | Catherine Mesot | Priscilla Leimgruber | Rosemarie Naef | |
| 1989 | Karina Bergér | Catherine Mesot | Françoise Bezzola | |
| 1988 | Gabriela Bigler | Karina Bergér | Corine Wittwer | |
| 1987 | Renate Wälther | Gabriela Bigler | Nathalie Amiet | |
| 1986 | Eveline Glanzmann Top 10 |
Renate Wälther | Marianne Müller | |
| 1985 | × | Eveline Glanzmann Top 7 |
Lucienne Thiébaud | |
| 1984 | Silvia Affolter | Silvia Affolter Top 15 |
Gabrielle Amrein | |
| 1983 | Lolita Morena 3rd Runner-Up |
Patricia Läng | Barbara Zehnder | |
| 1982 | Jeanette Linkenheil | Lolita Morena Top 7 |
Ruth Heinder | |
| 1981 | Brigitte Voss | Margit Kilchoer | Brigitte Voss | |
| 1980 | Margrit Kilchoer | Jeannette Linkenheil | Jolanda Egger | |
| 1979 | Birgit Krahel | Barbara Meyer 4th Runner-Up |
× | |
| 1978 | Sylvia Vonarx | Jeanette Keller Top 7 |
Daniela Häberli | |
| 1977 | Anja Terzi | Danielle Häberli Top 15 |
Brigitte Bocquet | |
| 1976 | Isabelle Fischbacher | Ruth Crottet | Beatrice Aschwanden | |
| 1975 | Beatrice Aschwanden | Franziska Angst | Isabelle Michél | |
| 1974 | Christine Lavanchy | Astrid Angst | Astrid Angst | |
| 1973 | Barbara Schöttli | Magda Lepori | Dunya Wiederkehr Top 15 | |
| 1972 | Annelisse Weber | Astrid Vollenweider | Anneliese Weber | |
| 1971 | Anita Andrini | Patrice Söllner | Regula Herrmann | |
| 1970 | Diane Röth Top 15 |
Sylvia Weisser | Yolanda Gähwiler | |
| 1969 | Patricie Söllner Top 15 |
× | Jeanette Biffiger 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 1968 | Jeanette Biffiger | Jeanette Biffiger | Irene Stierli Top 15 | |
| 1967 | Elsbeth Rüegger | Edith Fraefel | Ursula Isler Top 15 | |
| 1966 | Hedy Frick | Janine Solliner | ↑ No pageant held | |
| 1965 | Yvette Revelly | × | × | |
| 1964 | Sandra Susler | × | × | |
| 1963 | Diana Tanner | × | × | |
| 1962 | Francine Delouille | × | Rosemarie Loeliger | |
| 1961 | Liliane Burnier Top 15 |
× | Michele Rossellat | |
| 1960 | Elaine Maurath Top 15 |
× | Mylene Delapraz | |
| 1959 | × | × | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan.) | |
| 1958 | × | × | ||
| 1957 | × | × | ||
| 1956 | × | Yolanda Daetwyler | ||
| 1955 | × | × | ||
| 1954 | × | × | ||
| 1953 | Danielle Oudinet | Odette Michél | ||
| 1952 | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Switzerland send their first delegate in 1953.) |
Sylvia Müller 1st Runner-Up | ||
| ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Switzerland send their first delegate in 1952.) | ||||
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
| Pageant | Placements | Best result |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Universe | 12 | 2nd Runner-Up (2006) |
| Miss World | 8 | 1st Runner-Up (1952) |
| Miss International | 4 | 3rd Runner-Up (1969) |
| Miss Earth | 3 | Top 8 (2007, 2008) |
| Total | 27 | 1st Runner-Up (1952) (Miss World) |
References[edit]
- ↑ Ornos, Riza (30 September 2013). "Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑ Kanja, Kirstin (20 December 2019). "Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe". Standard Media. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ News, China (3 November 2018). "Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ↑ News, Reuters (13 December 2013). "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Joel, Guinto (13 March 2015). "PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Joel, Guinto (12 March 2015). "In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage". GMA News Online. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- Miss Universe country participation lists.
- Miss World country participation lists.
- Miss International country participation lists.
- Miss Earth country participation lists.
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