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Formation | 1992 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Zagreb |
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Membership | |
Official language | Croatian |
National director | Maja Vračarić |
Website | www.miss.hr |
Miss Croatia (Croatian: Miss Hrvatske) is a national beauty pageant in Croatia. Pageant held in Croatia since 1991, when Croatia gained its independence. The pageant is organized by the Miss Universe Croatia organization, with the winner representing Croatia in the Miss Universe pageant. [1] [2]
The first Miss Croatia was Vanja Kovačević, who was crowned in 1991. Since then, Croatia has had a total of 15 Miss Universe Croatia winners.
Year | Miss World Croatia | Hometown | Placement | Special Awards | |
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1992 | Elena Šuran | Rovinj | Unplaced | ||
1993 | Fani Čapalija | Split | 3rd Runner-up | Queen of Europe | |
1994 | Branka Bebić | Metković | 4th Runner-up | Queen of Europe | |
1995 | Anica Martinović | Berlin | 1st Runner-up | Queen of Europe | |
1996 | Vanja Rupena | Umag | Unplaced | ||
1997 | Martina Novosel | Zagreb | Unplaced | ||
1998 | Lejla Šehović | Dubrovnik | Unplaced | ||
1999 | Ivana Petković | Zagreb | Top 15 | ||
2000 | Andreja Ćupor | Ozalj | Unplaced | ||
2001 | Rajna Raguž | Drenovci | Unplaced | ||
2002 | Nina Slamić | Šibenik | Unplaced | ||
2003 | Aleksandra Grdić | Virovitica | Unplaced | ||
2004 | Ivana Žnidarić | Čakovec | Unplaced | ||
2005 | Maja Cvjetković | Šibenik | Unplaced | ||
2006 | Ivana Ergić | Vodice | Unplaced | Best Dress Designer Award | |
2007 | Tajana Jeremić | Vukovar | Unplaced | ||
2008 | Josipa Kusić | Imotski | Top 16 | Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 25), Miss World Top Model (Top 10), Miss World Talent (Top 19) | |
2009 | Ivana Vašilj | Zagreb | Unplaced | Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 20) | |
2010 | Katarina Banić | Trilj | Unplaced | ||
2011 | Katarina Prnjak | Šibenik | Unplaced | ||
2012 | Maja Nikolić | Zagreb | Unplaced | ||
2013 | Lana Gržetić | Rijeka | Unplaced | ||
2014 | Antonija Gogić | Zagreb | Unplaced | ||
2015 | Maja Spahija | Šibenik | Unplaced | ||
2016 | Angélica Zacchigna [3] | Istria | Unplaced | Miss World Sport (1st Runner-up), Miss World Talent (Top 10) | |
2017 | Tea Mlinarić | Senj | Top 40 | Miss World Top Model (2nd Runner-up) | |
2018 | Ivana Mudnić Dujmina | Dubrovnik | Unplaced | Miss World Top Model (Top 32) | |
2019 | Katarina Mamić | Lika-Senj | Unplaced | Miss World Top Model (Top 40) | |
2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | ||||
2021 | Did not compete | ||||
2022 | Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022 | ||||
2023 | Lucija Begić [4] | Zagreb | Top 40 | Sports challenge Awards | |
2024 | No competition held | ||||
2025 | Tomislava Dukić [5] | Tomislavgrad | TBA |
Year | Miss Earth Croatia | Hometown | Placement | Special Awards |
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2001 | Ivana Galesic | Zagreb | Unplaced | |
2002 | Ivana Muciç | Zagreb | Did not compete | |
2014 | Ana Batarelo | Zagreb | Unplaced | |
2015 | Ana Marija Jurišić | Kiseljak | Unplaced | Snowman Building Competition (Bronze) |
2016 | Nera Torlak | Baška Voda | Unplaced | |
2017 | Bonita Kristić | Zagreb | Unplaced | |
2018 | Michelle Korenic | Zagreb | Unplaced | |
2019 | Nera Nikolić | Zagreb | Unplaced | |
2020 | Stefanie Topic [6] | Zagreb | Unplaced | |
2021 | Ana Brajčić | Vis | Unplaced | |
2022 | Patricia Hanžek [7] | Osijek | Unplaced | |
2023 | Michelle Salome Kursar [8] | Pula | Unplaced | |
2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
Year | Miss Supranational Croatia | Hometown | Placement | Special Awards | |
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2010 | Kristina Jezerniković | Rijeka | Unplaced | ||
2011 | Lara Toplek | Zagreb | Unplaced | ||
2012 | Ana Batarelo | Zagreb | Unplaced | ||
2015 | Lucija Grmuša | Zagreb | Unplaced | ||
2016 | Petra Bojić [9] | Zagreb | Unplaced | ||
2017 | Eni Šukunda [10] | Zagreb | Unplaced | ||
2018 | Tihana Babij | Zagreb | Unplaced | ||
2019 | Helena Krnetić | Zagreb | Unplaced | ||
2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | ||||
2022 | Did not compete | ||||
2023 | Anetta Rajkovic [11] | Vinkovci | Unplaced | ||
2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
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