Miss & Mister Deaf World

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Miss & Mister Deaf World and Europe and Asia
MMDW
Miss Mister Deaf World.jpg
Awarded forInternational Beauty pageant
Location Prague
Country Czech Republic
Presented byMarihana Přibilová
Hosted byJosef Uhlíř
Formerly calledMiss Deaf World (MDW)
First awarded2001
Winners Flag of India.svg Vidisha Baliyan (2019)
Flag of South Africa.svg Phumelela Purrah Mapukata (2019)
Website www.missdeafworld2011-2020.com
Miss Deaf World 2018 Assia Uhanany, September 29, 2018, Vinohrady, Prague. Assia Uhanany Miss Deaf World 2018.jpg
Miss Deaf World 2018 Assia Uhanany, September 29, 2018, Vinohrady, Prague.

Miss & Mister Deaf World (MMDW) is an international beauty pageant which crowns young deaf women "Miss Deaf World" and young deaf men "Mister Deaf World" every year, usually in Prague, in the Czech Republic.

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History

MMDW is a Nonprofit organization which was created in 2001. The pageant is organised by the companies MISS DEAF s.r.o. and MISS – MISTER DEAF s.r.o., and their president is Josef Uhlíř. [1] The official language in the contest is International Sign Language, [2] and the crystal crowns for all the finalists are made by Astera s.r.o. [3]

By the rules of the contest, a winner is disallowed to participate in another beauty contest. [4] On July 9, 2010, there was a MDW contest in Tbilisi, Georgia, [5] and Miss Julie Abbou from France contested. [6] She won three titles of the first Vicemiss Deaf World 2010, the second Vicemiss Deaf World 2010 and of the Miss Sympathy Deaf World 2010. [7] [8] Afterwards, Abbou contested Miss Deaf International [9] in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 31, 2010, and was crowned as Miss Deaf International. [10] As a result, Uhlíř published an announcement at MDW website about disqualifying Abbou from the titles of 1st Vicemiss Deaf World 2010 and of Miss Sympathy Deaf World 2010, which Abbou won during the final ceremony of Miss Deaf World 2010 and Miss Deaf Europe 2010 competitions in Tbilisi. Uhlíř stated that during the MDW competitions, Abbou was personally informed, as well as the other competing girls, that in the case of receiving one of the official titles of the MDW competitions, the winner would be prohibited from participation in any other Miss competition. Uhlíř explained the reason for keeping the high status of the both competitions, keeping the high reputation of the gained titles and preventing any hurt of Miss Deaf World and Miss Deaf Europe competitions prestige. Uhlíř added that every girl could participate these competitions, even two times, if she was not awarded any of the titles during her first participation. He wrote that with validity from August 1, 2010, the title of first Vicemiss Deaf World 2010, which was taken from Abbou, went to Zhihuang Wang from China, and her title of second Vicemiss Deaf World 2010 went to Stella Falawo Kunjan from Ghana, which took originally the fourth place. The title of Miss Sympathy Deaf World 2010, which also was taken from Abbou by Uhlíř, would be won by Portia Oliver from South Africa, which took originally the second place in this category. [11]

In 2018, Assia Uhanany from Israel won Miss Deaf World. Xu Jinghui, a contestant from Taiwan, took a photo with her, [12] and wrote her impression of the contest. She told about the foreign environment in Prague, wishing to contact foreign Deaf friends from different countries, hopefully communicating with them. She wrote her daily activity: The second day was a free day, and they visited close attractions, starting to make Deaf friends by chatting each other with the international sign language. The third day to the sixth day were in the class, for practicing the show together, and sharing international sign language and Deaf culture among different countries. The show started on September 29, 2018, left her a little sad and discouraged, but it was a rare experience for her. She was happy to be able to go abroad and acquire a lot of foreign friends, and thanked the China Association of the Deaf for giving her such a chance to go abroad, and for teaching her international sign language as well. [13]

On April 16, 2019, Uhlíř wrote sorrowfully about the passing away of Engineer Vladimír Žíla, a General partner of the world competitions, Miss & Mister Deaf World and Europe and Asia, and the Director of Astera glass. [14] [15] [16]

On May 25, 2019, Miss Deaf World 2017 and Mister Deaf Europe 2018 got married in Croatia. [17]

Titleholders

Date and PlaceMiss Deaf WorldFirst Vicemiss Deaf WorldSecond Vicemiss Deaf WorldMiss Deaf EuropeMiss Deaf AsiaMister Deaf WorldMister Deaf EuropeMister Deaf Asia
November 28, 2020.
Prague, [18] Czech Republic
        
July 19, 2019.
Mbombela, [19] [20] South Africa
Vidisha Baliyan
[21] [22] [23] [24]
Flag of India.svg  India
Lethiwe Ntaka [24] [25]
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Caroline Costa [24] [26]
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Petra Jakopović [24] [27]
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Kanjana Phimpa [24] [28] [29]
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Phumelela Mapukata [30] [31]
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Petro Mendryshora [32] [33]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Chunping Zhou [24] [28]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
September 29, 2018.
National House of Vinohrady,
Convention Center,
Praha, Namesti Miru, Narodni dum na Vinohradech.jpg
Prague [34]
Assia Uhanany
[35] [36] [37] [38]
(31 years)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Juthathip Srithamrongwat
[39] [40] [41]
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Ludmila Krautsova
[42] [43]
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Andreea-Maria Stîngaciu [44]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Nishtha Dudeja [45] [46]
Flag of India.svg  India
Jan Jakub Matěj Emmer [47] [48]
(33 years)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Josip José Smokvina [49] [50]
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Mani Gulati
Flag of India.svg  India
July 15, 2017.
Prague Congress Centre
Kongresove centrum Praha, od Nuselskeho mostu.jpg
Chutima Netsuriwong
[51] [52] [53]
(23 years)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Maria Puposka [54]
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Then:
Ana-Maria Barnjak
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
By MMDW website
Inna Demidova
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Petra Gluchová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Manman Hao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Eric Alcantara Pascual [55]
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Bagou Chehiban
Flag of France.svg  France
Yu Chen Lin

林祐臣
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 
Taiwan

July 16, 2016.
Congress Hall of TOP Hotel Prague
Janetta Hendrika Liaane Erasmus [56] [57]
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Aminaka Gako
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Victoria Soo Lum
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Elena Novokhatskaya [58] [59]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Caoyue Piao
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Kevin Petit [60]
Flag of France.svg  France
Alberto Jorgues Mora
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tian Ye
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
July 18, 2015.
Congress Hall of TOP Hotel Prague [61]
Natalija Bilanová [62] [63]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Anastasia Viazovskaya
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Lé Thi Thuy Doan
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Karina Astrid Jemmott
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Lin Ching Lan [64]
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Camilo Viloria Arrieta [65] [66]
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Tomáš Brož
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Sophon Sae-Li
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Date and PlaceMiss Deaf WorldFirst Vicemiss Deaf WorldSecond Vicemiss Deaf WorldMiss Deaf EuropeMiss Deaf SympathyMister Deaf WorldMister Deaf EuropeNot awarded
July 19, 2014.
Congress Hall of TOP Hotel Prague
Lydia Svobodova [67] [68]
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Maria Isabel Carlos Maia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Xiao Yuan Liu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Olivera Lozić
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Pitiyanan Matthayomphan [69]
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Jean-Marie Bourdon
Flag of France.svg  France
David Spiess
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
July 13, 2013.
Congress Hall of TOP Hotel Prague
Thaisy Payo [70] [71]
(25 years)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Erika Ďuricová
(20 years)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Queval Marianne
(23 years)
Flag of France.svg  France
Kinal Timea Melinda
(23 years)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Niahkale Sako [72]
(22 years)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Christian Paul López Bernal
(26 years)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Bohuš Vlačuha
(20 years)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
July 7, 2012.
Congress Hall of TOP Hotel Prague
Karin Keuter
(20 years)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Maiko Sakvarelashvili [73]
(20 years)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Mariana Latseviuk [74]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Mariana Latseviuk [74]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Adjelina Corovic
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Not awarded
July 8, 2011.
Prague
Ilaria Galbusera
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Elena Korchagina [75]
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Dian Inggravati Soebangil
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Title was revoked [76]
Natalya Ryabova
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Ilaria Galbusera
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
July 9, 2010.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Alena Smyslova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Zhihuang Wang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Stella Falawo Kunjan
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Alena Smyslova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Portia Stacei Oliver
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2009.
Prague
Diana Kotvun
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Simhiwe Magagula
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Mariya Baranova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Nina Dividtinidze
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Zuzana Zliechovcova
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
July 12, 2008.
Prague
Rossana Mazzocchio [77]
(19 years)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Michaela Theimerova
(21 years)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Yulia Arslanova
(19 years)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Not awardedJasmin Katzberg
(22 years)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
July 14, 2007.
Prague
Qingling Baova [78]
(25 years)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Kristina Weber
(21 years)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Nila Kudlykova
(19 years)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Terneil Nicole Oppel
(19 years)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2006.
Prague
Ivana Novelic
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Marina Chukhriy
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Viera Zliechcová [79]
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Angeligue Verstraete
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2005.
Prague
Petronela Petrovičová [79]
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Daniejela Bukvic
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Julia Agapova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Not awarded
2004.
Prague
Candice Morgan [80]
(22 years)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Title was revoked [81]
Vaida Kuzminskyte
(22 years)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Tatyana Prichodko
(21 years)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Tatyana Prichodko
(21 years)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
July 19, 2003.
Prague
Galina Broiko [82]
(21 years)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Then:
Nastjana Pridok
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
By MMDW website
Natalia Chochlova
(22 years)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Sara Melech [83] [84]
(16 years)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Zhang Huanying [85]
(25 years)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2002.
Prague
Danijela Gedovic
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Ludmila Šinglarová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Natália Martinenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Not awarded
2001.
Mallorca [53]
Viktoriia Prytychenko [86]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic

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