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Formation | 1999 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Chișinău |
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Official language | Romanian |
National director | Ernest Hadrian Böhm (Miss Universe Moldova) |
Key people | Royal Group Corporation |
Website | missmoldova.md missuniversemoldova.md |
Miss Moldova or also Miss Universe Moldova Organization is a national beauty pageant responsible for selecting Moldova's representative to the Miss Universe and Miss World pageant.
The Miss Moldova pageant, established in 1999, is Moldova's premier national beauty competition. Its purpose is to select representatives for international pageants, primarily Miss World, with contestants evaluated across several categories including physical appearance, personality, communication skills, and social engagement. Over the years, Miss Moldova winners have also participated in other international competitions like Miss Earth and Miss International, reflecting the country's expanding presence in global beauty pageants. [1]
In 2024, the Miss Universe Organization announced that Moldova would participate in Miss Universe for the first time under the directorship of Ernest Hadrian Böhm. A separate selection event was held in Moldova, where Djulieta Calalb from Chișinău emerged as the first titleholder. [2]
Year | Adm. Division | Miss Moldova | Placement at Miss Universe | Special awards | Notes |
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Ernest Hadrian Böhm directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2024 | |||||
2024 | Chișinău | Djulieta Calalb[ citation needed ] | TBA | ||
Year | Adm. Division | Miss Moldova | Placement at Miss World | Special awards | Notes |
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Miss Moldova Org. directorship — a franchise holder to Miss World from 2000 | |||||
2025 | Chișinău | Micaela Nikolalev | TBA | ||
Miss World 2023 was rescheduled to 2024 due to the change of host and when entering India as the new host, there were several issues that caused the postponement until March 2024. | |||||
2023 | Găgăuzia | Diana Spotarenko [3] | Unplaced | ||
Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022. | |||||
2021 | Chișinău | Tatiana Ovcinicova | Unplaced | ||
Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held in 2020 | |||||
2019 | Left Bank of the Dniester | Elizaveta Kuznitova [4] | Top 40 |
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2018 | Chișinău | Tamara Zarețcaia | Unplaced |
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2017 | Chișinău | Ana Badaneu [5] | Top 40 |
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2016 | Leova | Daniela Marin | Unplaced | ||
2015 | Chișinău | Anastasia Iacub | Unplaced | ||
2014 | Ungheni | Alexandra Caruntu | Unplaced | ||
2013 | Left Bank of the Dniester | Valeriya Tsurkan | Unplaced |
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Did not compete in 2012 | |||||
2011 | Chișinău | Veronica Popovici | Unplaced |
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2010 | Chișinău | Daria Zaiteva | Unplaced |
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2009 | Chișinău | Maria Bragaru | Unplaced |
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2008 | Chișinău | Iana Varnacova | Unplaced | ||
2007 | Chișinău | Ina Codreanu | Unplaced |
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2006 | Chișinău | Alexandra Demciuk | Unplaced | ||
2005 | Chișinău | Irina Dolovova | Unplaced |
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2004 | Chișinău | Marina Chivaciuc | Unplaced | ||
2003 | Chișinău | Elena Danilciuc | Unplaced | ||
Did not compete between 2001 – 2002 | |||||
2000 | Chișinău | Mariana Moraru † | Unplaced | ||
Year | Adm. Division | Miss Moldova | Placement at Miss Earth | Special awards | Notes |
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Miss Moldova Org. directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth from 2016 | |||||
Did not compete since 2019–present | |||||
2018 | Chișinău | Dumitrița Izbișciuc | Unplaced | ||
2017 | Chișinău | Veronica Buzovoi | Unplaced | ||
2016 | Chișinău | Tatiana Ovcinicová | Unplaced |
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Another agency directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth in 2012 | |||||
Did not compete between 2013–2015 | |||||
2012 | Chișinău | Aliona Chitoroaga | Unplaced | ||
Year | Adm. Division | Miss Moldova | Placement at Miss International | Special awards | Notes |
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Miss Moldova Org. directorship — a franchise holder to Miss International from 2015 | |||||
2024 | Strășeni | Arina Mardari | Unplaced | ||
2023 | Chișinău | Djulieta Calalb | Unplaced | ||
Did not compete between 2019―2022 | |||||
2018 | Leova | Daniela Marin | Unplaced | ||
2017 | Chișinău | Daniela Bejan | Unplaced | ||
2016 | Chișinău | Alina Chirciu | Unplaced |
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2015 | Chișinău | Anastasia Fotachi | Unplaced | ||
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