Gibraltar at major beauty pageants

This is a list of Gibraltar'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 (2009)

Gibraltar's Big Four Titleholders

Gibraltar 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	Janice Sampere TBA	TBA	TBA
2020	×	↑ No Pageant Held		×
2019	×	Celine Bolaños	×	×
2018	×	Star Farrugia	×	×
2017	×	Jodie Garcia	Tessa Britto	×
2016	×	Kayley Mifsud	Joseanne Bear	×
2015	×	Hannah Bado	Bianca Pisharello	×
2014	×	Shyanne Azzopardi	Kristy Torres	×
2013	×	Maroua Kharbouch Top 6	Jamielee Randall Top 15	×
2012	×	Jessica Baldachino	Kerrianne Massetti	×
2011	×	Michelle Gillingwater Pedersen	↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Gibraltar sent the first delegate in 2012.)	×
2010	×	Larissa Dalli		×
2009	×	Kaiane Aldorino WINNER		×
2008	×	Krystle Robba		×
2007	×	Danielle Perez		×
2006	×	Hayley O`Brien		×
2005	×	Melanie Chipolina		×
2004	×	Helen Gustafson		×
2003	×	Kim Falzun		Justine Olivero
2002	×	Natalie Monteverde		Charlene Gaiviso
2001	×	Luann Richardson		Charlene Ann Figueras
2000	×	Tessa Sacramento		↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines.)
1999	×	Abigail Garcia
1998	×	Melanie Soiza
1997	×	Rossanna Ressa
1996	×	Samantha Lane
1995	×	Monique Chiara
1994	×	Melissa Berllaque
1993	×	Jenifer Ainsworth
1992	×	Michelle Torres
1991	×	Ornella Costa
1990	Audrey Gingell	Sarah Yeats
1989	Tatiana Desoisa	Audrey Gingel
1988	Mayte Sanchez	Tatiana Desoiza
1987	×	Maite Sanchez
1986	Gail Anne May Francis	Dominique Martinez
1985	Karina Hollands	Gail Francis
1984	Jessica Palao	Karina Hollands
1983	Louise Gillingwater	Jessica Palao
1982	×	Louise Gillingwater
1981	Yvette Dominguez	Michelle Lara
1980	↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Gibraltar sent the first delegate in 1981.)	Yvette Dominguez
1979		Audrey Lopez
1978		Rosanna Bonfante
1977		Lourdes Holmes
1976		Rosemary Parody
1975		Lilian Lara
1974		Patricia Orfila
1973		Josephine Rodriguez
1972		Rosemary Catania
1971		Lisette Chipolina
1970		Carmen Gomez
1969		Marliou Chiappe
1968		Sandra Sanguinetti
1967		Laura Bassadone
1966		Grace Valverde
1965		Rosemary Viñales
1964		Lydia Davis
1963		×
1962		×
1961		×
1960		×
1959		Viola Abudarham
1958		↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Gibraltar sent the first delegate in 1959.)
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951

× Did not compete
↑No pageant held

Pageant	Placements	Best Result
Miss Universe	0	None
Miss World	2	Winner (2009)
Miss International	1	Top 15(2013)
Miss Earth	0	None
Total	3	1 TITLE

References

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3. Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 2016-09-11.
4. Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News . Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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