Egypt at major beauty pageants

This is a list of Egypt's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world.

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]}

The country has won one victory:

• One — Miss World crown (1954)

Egypt's Big Four Titleholders

Egypt 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

•   Miss Universe winner
•   Miss World winner
•   Miss International winner
•   Miss Earth winner
•   Ended as Runner-up
•   Ended as one of the Finalists, Semi-finalists or Quarter-finalists

YEAR	MISS UNIVERSE	MISS WORLD	MISS INTERNATIONAL	MISS EARTH
2021	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
2020	×	↑ No Pageant Held		×
2019	Diana Hamed	×	×	×
2018	Nariman Khaled	Mony Helal	Farah Sedky	Lamia Fathi
2017	Farah Sedky	Farah Shaaban	×	×
2016	×	Nadeen Osama El Sayed	×	×
2015	×	×	×	Imaj Ahmed Hassan
2014	Lara Debbana	Amina Ashraf	Perihan Fateen	Nancy Magdy Top 16
2013	×	×	×	×
2012	×	×	×	×
2011	Sara El-Khouly	Donia Hamed	×	×
2010	Donia Hamed	Sara El-Khouly	×	Doa Hakam El-Mal
2009	Elham Wagdy	Samah Adel Shalaby	×	×
2008	Yara Naoum	Sanaa Ismail Hamed	×	×
2007	Ehsan Hatem El Kirdany	×	Madonna Khaled Adib	×
2006	Fawzia Mohamed	×	Elham Wagdy	Meriam George Top 8
2005	Meriam George	×	×	Elham Wagdy
2004	Heba Ahmed El Sisy	Heba Ahmed El Sisy	Dina Abel	Arwa Yhaia Gouda Top 16
2003	Nour El-Semary	×	×	×
2002	Sally Shaheen	×	×	Ines Gohar
2001	Sarah Shaheen	×	×	↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Egypt sent the first delegate in 2002.)
2000	Ranea El Sayed	×	Hagar El Taher
1999	Angie Abdalla	×	Angie Abdalla
1998	Karine Fahmy	×	↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Egypt sent the first delegate in 1999.)
1997	Iman Abdilla Thakeb	Amel Shawky Soleiman
1996	Hadeel Abd El Naga	×
1995	Nadia El Ezz	×
1994	Ghada El Salem	×
1993	×	×
1992	Lamina Noshi	×
1991	×	×
1990	Dalia El Behery	Dalia El Behery
1989	Sally Atta	×
1988	Amina Sami El Shelbaya	Dina El Nagar
1987	Hoda Aboud	Heba Khalef
1986	↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Egypt sent the first delegate in 1987.)	×
1985		×
1984		×
1983		×
1982		×
1981		×
1980		×
1979		×
1978		×
1977		×
1976		×
1975		×
1974		×
1973		×
1972		×
1971		×
1970		×
1969		×
1968		×
1967		×
1966		×
1965		×
1964		×
1963		×
1962		×
1961		×
1960		×
1959		×
1958		×
1957		×
1956		Norma Dugo
1955		×
1954		Antigone Costanda WINNER
1953		Marina Papaelia 2nd Runner-Up
1952		↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Egypt sent the first delegate in 1953.)
1951

× Did not compete
↑No pageant held

Pageant	Placements	Best Result
Miss Universe	0	None
Miss World	2	Winner (1954)
Miss International	0	None
Miss Earth	3	Top 8(2006)
Total	5	1 TITLE

References

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