Miss Perú is the national beauty pageant of the republic of Peru. The contest gathers participants from all over the nation, including Peruvian women representing their community overseas. Having been broadcast by all the major television networks in the country during its history, the pageant is currently broadcast by América Televisión. It is preceded by two or three months of preliminary events, with the awarding of corporate prizes by sponsors.
The Miss Spain is a national beauty pageant in Spain that selects Spanish representatives to compete in three of the big four major international beauty pageants: the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International competitions.
The Top Model of the World is an international search for the ultimate model. The event started in 1993 in Miami, organised by the Globana Group. It is now owned and managed by the World Beauty Organization.
Puteri Indonesia is a national beauty pageant in Indonesia that sends its winners to represent the country at Miss International, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. Puteri Indonesia is traditionally held in March, alongside the celebration of International Women's Day. The pageant also sends representatives to Miss Supranational and Miss Charm pageant, by giving the Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan and Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata titles to the 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up respectively.
Miss Marianas is the national Beauty pageant in Northern Marianas.
The Miss Universe Kosova is a national beauty pageant that sends representatives from Kosovo to the Miss Universe pageant.
The Miss Mundo Dominicana 2003 pageant was held on September 19, 2002, with only 40 candidates competing for the national crown. The chosen winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss World 2003. The pageant selected three delegates from each six regions that would make it top 18. Then two delegates were elected from each region. Then they chose a delegate from each region and would get sashed with the name of the region and automatically were in the Final 6.
The Miss Aruba is a national beauty pageant in Aruba. The pageant was founded in 1964, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe.
The 15th annual Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Arena Monterrey of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico on September 20, 2008. Thirty-three contestants competed for the national title, which was won by Karla Carrillo from Jalisco, who later competed in Miss Universe 2009 in The Bahamas. Carrillo was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México titleholder Elisa Nájera. She was the second Jalisciense to win this Title.
Miss Universe Sri Lanka is a national pageant in Sri Lanka to choose ambassador for the Miss Universe pageant.
Miss Turks and Caicos is a national Beauty pageant in Turks and Caicos.
The Miss Perú 2003 pageant was held on April 29, 2003. That year, 38 candidates were competing for the national crown. The chosen winner represented Peru at the Miss World 2003. The Miss Universo Perú was chosen midway through the Miss Peru contest in a Gala de Belleza show, and would enter in Miss Universe 2003. The Miss Earth Perú would enter in Miss Earth 2003. The first runner up would enter in Miss Intercontinental 2003. The rest of the finalists would enter in different pageants.
Võ Hoàng Yến is a Vietnamese actress, public speaker, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Vietnam Supermodel 2008 contest and is the 1st runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2008. She represented Vietnam in the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas.
Miss Bahamas is a national Beauty pageant in The Bahamas.
The Miss Bahamas 2010 pageant was held on May 6, 2010. This year only 18 candidates were competing for the national crown. The chosen winner will represent The Bahamas at the Miss Universe 2010 and Miss World 2010. The winner of best national costume, the costume will be use in Miss Universe 2010. The First Runner Up entered Miss Intercontinental and the Second Runner Up entered Miss Supranational. Braneka Bassett of East Grand Bahama emerged victorious at the end of the contest. Bassett was the first titleholder of the newly merged Miss Bahamas title. Prior to this edition Miss Bahamas World and Miss Bahamas Universe were separate contests but were merged when the Miss Bahamas Organization acquired the Miss Universe license after having the Miss World license for several years. This continue until 2013 when the Miss Bahamas Organization (MBO) restructured the pageant and separated them into two separate pageants. In the following two editions where the pageant was still merged, to winners were crowned, one for Miss Universe and the other for Miss World. MBO would keep them separate until after Miss Universe 2015 when they lost the Miss Universe license. Today they only have the license for Miss World.
The Miss Guatemala 2011 pageant was held on November 25, 2011 at Centro de Convenciones Ilumina in the capital city Guatemala City, Guatemala. This year only 18 candidates were competing for the national crown. The chosen winner will represent Guatemala at the Miss Universe 2012 and at Miss Continente Americano 2012. The winner of best national costume, the costume will be use in Miss Universe 2012. Miss World Guatemala will represent Guatemala at the Miss World 2012. Miss Guatemala Internacional will represent Guatemala at the Miss International 2012. The First Runner-Up will enter Miss Intercontinental 2012 and the Second Runner-Up will enter Top Model of the World 2012. The Top 10 Semifinalists entered Reina Internacional del Café 2012, Reina Hispanoamericana 2012, Reina Mundial del Banano 2012, Miss Globe International 2012, and Miss Tourism International 2012.
The Miss Guatemala 2009 pageant was held on May 25, 2009 at Auditorio Nacionalin the capital city Guatemala City, Guatemala. This year only 24 candidates were competing for the national crown. The chosen winner will represent Guatemala at the Miss Universe 2009 and at Miss Continente Americano 2009. The winner of best national costume, the costume will be use in Miss Universe 2009. Miss World Guatemala will represent Guatemala at the Miss World 2009. Miss Guatemala Internacional will represent Guatemala at the Miss International 2009. The First Runner-Up will enter Miss Intercontinental 2009 and the Second Runner-Up will enter Top Model of the World 2009. The Top 10 Semifinalists entered Reina Internacional del Café 2009, Reina Hispanoamericana 2009, Reina Mundial del Banano 2009, Miss Globe International 2009, and Miss Tourism International 2009.
The Miss Bahamas 2012 pageant was held on July 30, 2012. Twenty candidates competed for the national crown. The chosen winner will represent The Bahamas at the Miss Universe 2012 and Miss International 2012 pageants. The costume of the winner of the best national costume award will be used at Miss Universe 2012. Miss World Bahamas will enter Miss World 2013. The First Runner Up entered Miss Intercontinental, the Second Runner Up entered Miss Supranational, and the Third Runner Up entered Top Model of the World. This is the last time Miss Bahamas World and Miss Bahamas Universe were held together in one Miss Bahamas pageant. After this, the Miss Bahamas Organization restructured the contest into two separate Miss Bahamas pageants, one to crown Miss Bahamas for Miss World and the other to crown Miss Bahamas for Miss Universe.
Angenie Anamaria Simon is a Curaçaoan model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Curaçao 2009 and went to the Miss Universe 2009 in The Bahamas, and the Miss World 2010 in Sanya, People's Republic of China. She earned a place in the national and regional pageant history records by being the first Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus winner who was crowned by a compatriot. Currently she is working as a Financial Assistant and she took in 2011 the challenge in partnering with national social entrepreneur and international youth ambassador Gwendell Mercelina Jr. for the Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus Curaçao pageant.
The Miss Bahamas Universe or “Miss Universe Bahamas” is a national beauty pageant that selects The Bahamas representative to the Miss Universe pageant.
