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| Formation | 1993 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Bratislava |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World Miss Universe Miss International Miss Supranational |
Official language | Slovak |
President | Michael Kováčik |
| Website | www.forza.sk/en/miss-slovakia |
Miss Slovakia is a national beauty pageant in Slovakia. [1]
Miss Slovensko was formed in 1993 after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. From 1993 to 1995, they selected the winner to Miss Universe and the runner-ups to Miss World and Miss International. However, in 1996, when Oklamčák Production took over the Miss Slovensko franchise, it temporarily lost the Miss World franchise to another organization before getting it back in 1998. Since then, in cooperation with the Oklamčák Production agency and TV JOJ, the Forza Production House has been organizing the most prestigious female beauty pageant in the country, Miss Slovensko. Oklamčák Production Agency was established in 1995 to seek the admiration of beauty. Its founder Jozef Oklamčák is known as a manager of beauty contests and events. Slovakia and the world is his name professionally mainly associated with female beauty. He is the founder of beauty pageants MISS Slovakia and founder of the pop music music poll of the most popular Slovak singer, singer, and-SLOVAK donuts. [2] Forza, since its inception in 1994, is ranked among the biggest and most prestigious production companies in Slovakia. Involved in a wide range of multimedia, audiovisual, film, and television projects in Slovakia and abroad, such as Miss Slovakia, Nightingale, music festival Fest Europe 2 salon, and fashion shows Lydia Eckhardt. [3]
The Miss Slovensko beauty pageant begins with a media campaign to announce the annual contest process. The application forms are published in selected print media for several weeks running and must be submitted by applicants with a photo showing both face and body to the Forza Production House. Potential contestants must: be single, have no children, be a citizen of the Slovak Republic, be over 170 cm tall and on the day of the contest finale, they must be between the ages of 18 and 24. On the basis of these criteria, the girls are divided into regional casting sections. Each year, finalists go through a complex preparation process for the beauty contest. In addition to individual work, preparation includes two, week-long training sessions. These two sessions are devoted primarily to choreography and voice training for the girls. For these girls who are competing to be the most beautiful Slovak woman, the most interesting part is working with renowned experts in cosmetics, make-up, and hair styling. In the end, every detail can play a role in the beauty pageant itself. During this preparatory period, contestants go through their first costume and accessory fittings, rehearsals of choreography for the final evening and work with a speech and diction coach. The climax of the annual MISS Slovakia contest is the grand finale shown live on TV JOJ. Each year, finalists’ rewards include contracts with an agency, automobiles, exotic vacations, and eventual nomination to prestigious international beauty contests, such as Miss World, Miss International, Miss Supranational, and Miss Europe. [4]
| Year | Miss Slovenso | Region | I. Vice-miss | II. Vice-miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Karin Majtánová | Trenčín | - | |
| 1994 | Nikoleta Meszárošová | Rimavská Sobota | - | - |
| 1995 | Iveta Jankulárová | Šaľa | - | - |
| 1996 | Marcela Jančová | Bratislava | - | - |
OKLAMČÁK PRODUCTION agency
| Edition | Year | Miss Slovakia (1st Place) | Age | Hometown | 1st runner-up (2nd Place) | 2nd runner-up (3rd Place) | 3rd runner-up (4th Place) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. | 1996 | Vladimíra Hreňovčíková | 17 | Zvolen | Slávka Popíková | Adrianna Varigová | Katarína Štepánková |
| Edition | Year | Miss Slovakia (1st Place) | Age | Hometown | 1st runner-up (2nd Place) | 2nd runner-up (3rd Place) | Miss Sympathy (Public vote) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II. | 1997 | Lucia Povrazníková | 18 | Banská Bystrica | Barbora Vargová | Simona Santnerová | Katarína Haková |
| III. | 1998 | Karolína Čičátková | 18 | Nové Zámky | Jana Kusovská | Monika Tichá | Alena Drozdová |
| IV. | 1999 | Andrea Verešová | 18 | Žilina | Adela Bartková | Dušana Fridrichová | Andrea Verešová |
| V. | 2000 | Janka Horečná | 20 | Žilina | Martina Hodruská | Michaela Strählová | Ingrid Bíliková |
| VI. | 2001 | Jana Ivanová | 18 | Trenčín | Lucia Pilková | Barbara Pappová | Lucia Pilková |
| VII. | 2002 | Eva Verešová | 20 | Veľké Zálužie | Hana Burianová | Zuzana Gunišová | Michaela Beňušková |
| VIII. | 2003 | Adriána Pospíšilová | 19 | Bratislava | Miroslava Luberdová | Simona Slobodníková | Silvia Mikušová |
| IX. | 2004 | Mária Sándorová | 19 | Čaňa | Tatiana Krčméryová | Aneta Kailingová | Tatiana Krčméryová |
| X. | 2005 | Ivica Sláviková | 21 | Bratislava | Katarína Holáňová | Lucia Debnárová | Lenka Vargová |
| XI. | 2006 | Magdaléna Šebestová | 22 | Bílkove Humence | Zuzana Lazová | Dagmar Ivanová | Magdaléna Šebestová |
| XII. | 2007 | Veronika Husárová | 20 | Komárno | Romana Škamlová | Kristína Valušková | Romana Škamlová |
| XIII. | 2008 | Edita Krešáková | 19 | Seňa | Kristína Vlková | Lenka Sýkorová | Lucia Gažová |
| XIV. | 2009 | Barbora Franeková | 20 | Žilina | Soňa Skoncová | Aneta Valentová | Michaela Štítová |
| XV. | 2010 | Marína Georgievová | 18 | Banská Bystrica | Martina Dávidová | Tatiana Kohútová | Marína Georgievová |
| XVI. | 2011 | Michaela Ňurciková | 20 | Nové Zámky | Dušana Lukáčová | Ľubica Kvasnicová | Romana Grišlová |
| XVII. | 2012 | Kristína Krajčírová | 20 | Bratislava | Denisa Krajčovičová | Silvia Kimličková | Dominika Tóthová |
| XVIII. | 2013 | Karolína Chomisteková | 19 | Oravský Podzámok | Nikoleta Duchoňová | Luciána Čvirková | Barbora Lučivjanská |
| XIX. | 2014 | Laura Longauerová | 18 | Detva | Lucia Semanková | Michaela Nguyenová | Lucia Semanková |
| XX. | 2015 | Lujza Straková | 20 | Banská Bystrica | Barbora Bakošová | Petra Denková | Lujza Straková |
| XXI. | 2016 | Kristína Činčurová | 18 | Lučenec | Michaela Meňkyová | Lenka Tekeljaková | Lenka Tekeljaková |
| XXII. | 2017 | Hanka Závodná | 21 | Bratislava | Petra Varaliová | Michaela Cmarková | Petra Varaliová |
| XXIII. | 2018 | Dominika Grecová | 20 | Humenné | Radka Grendová | Jasmina Tatyová | Nicole Hromkovičová |
| XXIV. | 2019 | Frederika Kurtulíková | 24 | Bratislava | Alica Ondrášová | Natália Hrušovská | Tereza Turzová |
| XXV. | 2020 | Leona Novoberdaliu [5] | 23 | Bratislava | Viktória Podmanická | Kristína Víglaská | Viktória Podmanická |
| XXVI. | 2021 | Sophia Hrivňáková [6] | 21 | Banská Štiavnica | Sylvia Šulíková | Jana Vozárová | Júlia Ivanová |
| Edition | Year | Miss Slovakia (1st Place) | Age | Hometown | 1st runner-up (2nd Place) | 2nd runner-up (3rd Place) | Miss Universe Slovakia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XXVII. | 2023 | Daniela Vojtasová | 23 | Dolný Kubín | Petra Siváková | Sonja Kopčanová | Kinga Puhová |
Miss Slovensko Organization has become the national franchise holder for two of the Big Four international beauty pageants namely: Miss World, Miss International and since 2023 Miss Universe contests. The winner goes to Miss World while 1st runner up is selected for Miss International.
| Year | Miss World Slovakia | Region | Placement at Miss World | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Daniela Vojtasová [7] | Dolný Kubín | TBA | ||
| 2024 | No competition held | ||||
| 2023 | Sophia Hrivňáková | Banská Štiavnica | Unplaced | ||
| 2022 | Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022 | ||||
| 2021 | Leona Novoberdaliu | Bratislava | Unplaced | Miss World Sport (Top 32) | |
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | ||||
| 2019 | Frederika Kurtulíková | Bratislava | Unplaced | Miss World Talent (Top 27) Miss World Top Model (Top 40) | |
| 2018 | Dominika Grecová | Humenné | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Hanka Závodná | Bratislava | Unplaced | Beauty with a Purpose (Top 20) | |
| 2016 | Kristína Činčurová | Lučenec | Top 20 | ||
| 2015 | Lujza Straková | Banská Bystrica | Unplaced | ||
| 2014 | Laura Longauerová | Detva | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Karolína Chomisteková | Oravský Podzámok | Top 20 | Miss World Talent (Top 12) Miss World Sport (Top 20) Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 32) | |
| 2012 | Kristína Krajčírová | Bratislava | Unplaced | ||
| 2011 | Michaela Ňurciková | Nové Zámky | Unplaced | ||
| 2010 | Marína Georgievová | Banská Bystrica | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | Barbora Franeková | Žilina | Unplaced | ||
| 2008 | Edita Krešáková | Seňa | Unplaced | ||
| 2007 | Veronika Husárová | Komárno | Unplaced | ||
| 2006 | Magdaléna Šebestová | Bílkove Humence | Unplaced | ||
| 2005 | Ivica Sláviková | Bratislava | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Mária Sándorová | Čaňa | Unplaced | ||
| 2003 | Adriana Pospíšilová | Bratislava | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | Eva Verešová | Veľké Zálužie | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Jana Ivanová | Trenčín | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | Janka Horečná | Žilina | Unplaced | ||
| 1999 | Andrea Verešová | Žilina | Unplaced | ||
| 1998 | Karolína Čičátková | Nové Zámky | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | Marietta Senkacová | Bratislava | Unplaced | ||
| 1996 | Linda Lenčová | Bratislava | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | Zuzana Špatinová | Bratislava | Unplaced | ||
| 1994 | Karin Majtánová | Bratislava | Unplaced | ||
| 1993 | Dana Vojtechovská | Bratislava | Unplaced | ||
| Year | Miss Universe Slovakia | Region | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kinga Puhová | Dunajská Streda | Unplaced |
| Year | Miss International Slovakia | Hometown | Placement at Miss Internatioaanal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Viktória Podmanická | Banská Bystrica | Unplaced | |
| 2021 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2021 | |||
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | |||
| 2019 | Alica Ondrášová | Bratislava | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Radka Grendová | Revúca | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Petra Varaliová | Bardejov | Top 15 | |
| 2016 | Michaela Meňkyová | Nitra | Unplaced | |
| 2015 | Barbora Bakošová | Bratislava | Unplaced | |
| 2014 | Lucia Semanková | Bardejov | Unplaced | |
| 2013 | Nikoleta Duchoňová | Piešťany | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Denisa Krajčovičová | Bratislava | Unplaced | |
| 2011 | Dušana Lukáčová | Veľký Šariš | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Tatiana Kohútová | Bratislava | Unplaced | |
| 2009 | Soňa Skoncová | Prievidza | Unplaced | |
| 2008 | Lenka Sýkorová | Bratislava | Unplaced | |
| 2007 | Kristina Valušková | Unplaced | ||
| 2006 | Dagmar Ivanová | Unplaced | ||
| 2005 | Lucia Debnárová | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Aneta Kailingová | Unplaced | ||
| 2003 | Simona Slobodníková | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | Zuzana Gunišová | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Barbara Pappová | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | Michaela Strahlová | Top 15 | ||
| 1999 | Adela Bartková | Unplaced | ||
| 1998 | Martina Kalmanová | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | Monika Coculová | Unplaced | ||
| 1996 | Martina Jajcayová | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | Jana Slúková | Miss Photogenic | ||
| 1994 | Nikoleta Meszárošová | Rimavská Sobota | Unplaced | |
| 1993 | Karin Majtánová | Bratislava | Unplaced | |
The 2nd runner up is selected for Miss Supranational.
| Year | Miss Supranational Slovakia | Hometown | Placement at Miss Supranational | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Petra Sivakova [8] | Šamorín | TBA | |
| 2022 | Jana Vozárová | Púchov | Unplaced | |
| 2021 | Kristína Víglaská | Bratislava | Unplaced | |
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | |||
| 2019 | Natália Hrušovská | Nitra | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Katarina Očovanova | Hriňová | Top 25 | |
| 2017 | Michaela Cmarková | Kanianka | Unplaced | |
| 2016 | Lenka Tekeljaková | Liptovský Mikuláš | Top 10 | |
| 2015 | Petra Denková | Uhorské | Top 10 | |
| 2014 | Michaela Nguyenová | Did not compete | ||
| 2013 | Luciána Čvirková | Bratislava | Unplaced | |
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