Lebanon at major beauty pageants

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This is a list of Lebanon's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won two victories:

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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]

Big Four pageants titleholders

Lebanon 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
YEAR MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD MISS INTERNATIONAL MISS EARTH
2021TBATBATBADunia Ibrahim
TBA
2020×↑ No Pageant HeldDayana Soulayman
2019××××
2018 Maya Reaidy Mira Al-ToufailyRachel YounanSalwa Akar
(Withdrew)
2017Jana Sader Perla Helou
Top 40
Dima SafiElsa Antoun
2016×Sandy TabetStephanie KaramCarole Kahwaji
2015Cynthia Samuel Valerie Abou Chacra
Top 5
Cynthia FarahJudy Hennawi
2014 Saly Greige Saly Greige Lia SaadAmina El-Hassan
2013 Karen Ghrawi Karen Ghrawi Layla YarakRita Houkayem
2012 Rina Chibany Sonia-Lynn GabrielCynthia MoukarzelPatricia Gagea
2011Yara Khoury-MikhaelYara Khoury-MikhaelMaria Farah
Top 15
Nathaly Farraj
2010Rahaf AbdallahRahaf Abdallah Daniella Rahme Jihane Nehmé
2009Martine AndraosMartine AndraosSarah MansourNicole Licha Khoury
2008× Rosarita Tawil Jessica Kahawaty
Top 12
Pamela Saadé
2007 Nadine Wilson Njeim Nadine Wilson Njeim Grace BeyaniAmale El-Khoder
Top 16
2006 Gabrielle Bou Rached Annabella Hilal
Top 17
×Nahed El-Sagher
2005 Nadine Nassib Njeim Lamitta Frangieh ×Chantal Karam
2004Marie-José Hnein Nadine Nassib Njeim Nathalie NasrallahLana Khattab
2003×Marie-José Hnein
Top 20
×Mary Georges Hanna
2002 Christina Sawaya Bethany Kehdy Christina Sawaya
WINNER
Raghida Farah
2001Sandra Rizk Christina Sawaya ×Adele Boustani
2000Norma NaoumSandra RizkSahar El-Ghazzawi↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines.)
1999Clémence AchkarNorma NaoumClémence Achkar
1998Nina KaddisClémence Achkar×
1997Dalida Chammai Joëlle Behlock
Top 10
Nisrine Naser
1996Julia SyrianiNisrine Naser×
1995×Julia Syriani×
1994Lara BadawiLara Badawi×
1993Samaya El-ChedrawiGhada El-Turk×
1992Abir El-SharroufNicole Bardawil×
1991Fida El-ChehayebDiana Begdache×
1990×××
1989×××
1988Elaine FakhourySylvia Hobeika×
1987Sahar El-HaydarJosiane Haddad×
1986Reine BarakatMireille Fares×
1985Joyce SahabMary Khoury×
1984Marie IbrahimElaine Khoury×
1983May Mansour ChahwanDochka Nader×
1982Dolly Michelle El-KouryMay Mansour Chahwan×
1981×Zeina Challita×
1980×Céleste Asal×
1979×Jacqueline Daou×
1978Renée Seman××
1977Hyam SaadéVera AlouaneKatia Fakhry
1976Ramona Karam××
1975Suad El-NachoulRamona Karam
Top 15
Ramona Karam
1974Laudy Slim GabacheGisèle Hachem×
1973Marcèlle Herro
Top 12
Sylvia Ohannessian
Top 15
×
1972Christiane Accaoui××
1971 Georgina Rizk
WINNER
××
1970Georgette Gero Georgina Rizk ×
1969×Rola Mayzoub×
1968 Sonia Fares ××
1967× Sonia Fares ×
1966Yolla Harb Marlène Talih ↑ No Pageant Held
1965×Yolla Harb×
1964×Nana Barakat×
1963×××
1962Nouhad El-Cabbabe
Top 15
×Mona Slim
1961Leila AntakiLeila AntakiÉleonore Abi Karam
1960Gládys TabetGisèle NaserJuliana Reptsik
1959×↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. Lebanon sent their first delegate in 1960.)
↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan.)
1958×
1957×
1956×
1955Hania Beydun
1954↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Lebanon sent their first delegate in 1955.)
1953
1952
1951

× Did not compete
No pageant held

PageantPlacementsBest result
Miss Universe3Winner Star*.svg (1971)
Miss World7Top 5(2015)
Miss International3Winner Star*.svg (2002)
Miss Earth1Top 16(2007)
Total142 TITLES

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