Miss and Mr. Latvia, LLC | |
| Mis Latvija | |
 Miss Latvija 2005 | |
| Formation | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Riga |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World Miss International Miss Earth |
Official language | Latvian |
CEO | Jūlija Djadenko-Müggler Kristīne Djadenko |
Miss Latvia (Latvian : Mis Latvija, Miss and Mr. Latvia, LLC) is a national beauty pageant in Latvia.
The pageant is organized by Agency Miss and Mr Latvia (Latvian : aģentūra "Miss un Mr Latvia") which is led by Swiss-Latvian model and World Miss University 2004 Jūlija Djadenko-Müggler and Miss Latvia 2005 Kristīne Djadenko. Until 2015 the agency Mis Latvija was the only official organization entitled to organize the national beauty contests Miss and Mister Latvia, which it did since 1990. [1]
The owner and founder Mis Latvija was Inta Fogele (1957–2016), who had organized the Latvian beauty pageants since 1988, when the inaugural Miss Riga competition took place. [2] [3] In 2015, she agreed to transfer the right to the Miss Latvia brand over to Miss and Mr Latvia LLC. The government of Latvia partially supported the agency at some point by financing the licenses to Miss and Mister World contests as a way of promoting the image of the country in the world. [4]
| Year | Mis Latvija [3] [5] |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Ina Magone |
| 1990 | Velga Bražņevica |
| 1991 | Inese Šlesere |
| 1992 | Zane Vaļicka |
| 1993 | Sigita Rude |
| 1994 | Daina Tobija |
| 1995 | Ieva Meliņa |
| 1996 | Anta Dukure |
| 1997 | Līga Graudumniece |
| 1998 | Evija Ručevska |
| 1999 | Dina Kalandārova |
| 2000 | Gunta Rudzīte |
| 2001 | Baiba Švarca |
| 2002 | Zanda Zariņa |
| 2003 | Agnese Eiduka |
| 2004 | Agnese Krustiņa |
| 2005 | Kristīne Djadenko |
| 2006 | Ina Avlasēviča |
| 2007 | Viktorija Drizļonoka |
| 2008 | Ieva Lase |
| 2009 | Ludmila Voroncova |
| 2010 | Alise Miškovska |
| 2011 | Eva Dombrovska |
| 2012/2013 | Liliana Garkalne |
| 2014 | Lāsma Zemene |
| 2015 | not held |
| 2016 | Linda Kinca |
| 2017 | not held due to financial issues |
| 2018 | Sigita Cīrule [6] |
| 2019 | Lita Blūma [7] |
| 2020/2021 | Līga Jenča‑Salcēviča [8] |
| 2023 | Anastasija Ivancova [9] |
| Year | Miss Latvia | Placement at Miss World |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Ina Magone | Unplaced |
| 1990 | Velga Bražņevica | Unplaced |
| 1991 | Inese Šlesere | Unplaced |
| 1992 | Zane Vaļicka | Unplaced |
| 1993 | Sigita Rude | Unplaced |
| 1994 | Daina Tobija | Unplaced |
| 1995 | Ieva Meliņa | Unplaced |
| 1996 | Anta Dukure | Unplaced |
| 1997 | Līga Graudumniece | Unplaced |
| 1998 | none [NB 1] | N/A |
| 1999 | Evija Ručevska | Unplaced |
| 2000 | none | N/A |
| 2001 | Dina Kalandārova | Unplaced |
| 2002 | Baiba Švarca | Unplaced |
| 2003 | Irina Askoļska | Unplaced |
| 2004 | Agnese Eiduka | Unplaced |
| 2005 | Valērija Ševčuka | Unplaced |
| 2006 | Līga Meinarte | Miss World Sport (2nd Runner-Up) |
| 2007 | Kristīne Djadenko | Unplaced |
| 2008 | Ina Avlasēviča | Unplaced |
| 2009 | Ieva Lase | Unplaced |
| 2010 | Ludmila Voroncova | Unplaced |
| 2011 | Alise Miškovska | Unplaced |
| 2012 | Anastasija Skibunova [10] | Unplaced |
| 2013 | Eva Dombrovska | Unplaced |
| 2014 | Liliana Garkalne | Unplaced |
| 2015 | Lāsma Zemene | Unplaced |
| 2016 | Linda Kinca | Miss World Talent (Top 21) Miss World Sport (Top 24) |
| 2017 | Karolīna Matrosova | Did not compete |
| 2018 | Daniela Gods-Romanovska | Miss World Sport (Top 24) |
| 2019 | Internal contest not held | |
| 2020 | Contest not held | |
| 2021 | did not participate | |
| 2023 | Anastasija Ivancova | TBA |
| Year | Miss Latvia | Placement at Miss Earth |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Jeļena Keirāne | Top 10 |
| 2002–2004 | did not participate | |
| 2005 | Nora Reinholde | Unplaced |
| 2006 | did not participate | |
| 2007 | Ilze Jankovska | Unplaced |
| 2008 | Anita Baltrūna | Unplaced |
| 2009 | Diāna Kubasova | Unplaced |
| 2010 | Eva Caune | Unplaced |
| 2011 | Sanda Mežecka | Unplaced |
| 2012–2013 | did not participate | |
| 2014 | Alise Feldmane | Unplaced |
| 2015 | Malvīne Stučka | Did not compete |
| 2016–2017 | did not participate | |
| 2018 | Laura Škutāne | Did not compete |
| 2019–2020 | did not participate | |
| 2021 | Liene Leitāne | Unplaced |
| Year | Miss Latvia | Placement at Miss International |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Līga Graudumniece | Unplaced |
| 1999 | Agnese Keiša | Unplaced |
| 2001 | Laura Vīksna | Unplaced |
| 2004 | Jeļena Keirāne | Top 10 |
| 2007 | Laura Fogele | Unplaced |
| 2008 | Kristīne Djadenko | Unplaced |
| 2009 | Anda Pudule | Unplaced |
| 2010 | Annija Alvatere | Unplaced |
| 2011 | Lelde Paulsone | Top 15 & Miss Panda |
| 2012 | Kristīne Viļuma | Unplaced |
| 2013 | Svetlana Goldberga | Withdrew before the contest |
| Year | Miss Latvia | Placement at Miss Global Beauty Queen |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jūlija Ločmele | Top 15 + medal Peace Korea |
| 2017 | Karolīna Matrosova | Top 15 + medal Peace Korea |
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