Miss Progress International

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Miss Progress International
Formation2010
TypeCompetition/Pageant
PurposeHumanitarian
Headquarters Carosino
Location
Official language
  • English
  • Italian
  • Spanish
President
Giuseppina Nobile
Slogan
Women for Progress
Current titleholder
Khrystma Siberth
Brazil
Website www.womenforprogress.it

Miss Progress International is an annual international competition that promotes projects related to health, human rights, and the environment. It was established in 2010 in Italy under the leadership of its founder, Giuseppina Nobile, who is also the President.

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The primary goal of the event is to implement the winning project by organizing a fundraising effort, in collaboration with the winner, to cover the necessary costs.

To avoid any misunderstandings about the actual nature of the event, since 2023 it has been incorporated into the Women for Progress event but it remains the main show, during which the author of the best project is elected winner.

The current titleholder is Khrystma Siberth from Brazil. She was crowned on June 1, 2025 at the Messapia Hotel & Resort in Castrignano del Capo, in the Italian province of Lecce. [1]

History

The organization is managed by the Associazione Culturale In Progress based in Carosino, Italy, which also holds the copyrights to the pageant. Each national director selects contestants through regional and national competitions to represent their country as the national Ambassador of Progress. The first edition of Miss Progress International took place from September 19 to 26, 2010, in Puglia, Italy, under the moral patronage of the Italian Ministry of Tourism, the Regione Puglia, and the municipalities of Taranto and Ostuni. [2]

Due to health issues faced by one of the founders of Associazione Culturale In Progress, the event was suspended until 2014, when the second edition was held from May 9 to 18, once again in Puglia, and received formal recognition from the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano. [3] [4] [5] [6]

All nine editions of Miss Progress International have been held in Puglia, a region recognized by National Geographic as one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in the world. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the organizers to suspend the event and postpone the eighth edition from 2020 to 2021. [7]

Over the years, the event has received numerous other awards, including the moral patronage of the Italian Ministries of Tourism, Foreign Affairs and Culture and the National Office for Anti-Racial Discrimination of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

Titleholders

EditionYearMiss Progress InternationalProject ThemeLocationDateRef.
10th2025Khrystma Siberth
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Health Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy June 1, 2025 [8] [9] [10]
9th2023Odalis Soza
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua
Environment Muro Leccese, Italy September 23, 2023 [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [1]
8th2022Francesca Speranza
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Environment Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy September 17, 2022 [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic
7th2019Vanesa Giraldo Lopez
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Environment Carosino, Italy October 4, 2019 [22] [23] [24]
6th2018Eyra Luz Baquero Mola
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Human Rights Leporano, Italy September 27, 2018 [25] [26] [27]
5th2017Jedaver Pancho Opingo
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Human Rights Carosino, Italy October 21, 2017 [28] [29]
4th2016Natascha Fischer
Flag of Benelux.svg Benelux
Human Rights Francavilla Fontana, Italy September 30, 2016 [30] [31] [32] [33]
3rd2015Liz Arévalos
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
Health Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy May 15, 2015 [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39]
2nd2014Arantza Barba
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Environment Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy May 23, 2014 [40] [41]
1st2010Julieth William Lugembe
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
Human Rights Taranto, Italy September 24, 2010 [42] [43] [44] [45]
Countries/Territories by number of wins
Country/TerritoryTitlesYear(s)
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 22018, 2019
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 12025
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 2023
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2022
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 2017
Flag of Benelux.svg Benelux 2016
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 2015
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 2014
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 2010

Special awards

One winner is selected for each theme, and the contestant with the highest overall score is awarded the title. Beginning with the second edition, the title of Miss Progress Cultural Integration has been chosen by the contestants through a vote, selecting the individual they believe best embodies the values of integration, including peaceful coexistence, friendliness, and congeniality.

YearMiss Progress HealthMiss Progress EnvironmentMiss Progress Human RightsMiss Progress Cultural IntegrationMiss Progress Best National CostumeMiss Progress EleganceMiss Progress InternetRef.
2025Khrystma Siberth
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Valentina Bueno
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Daniela Bañuelos (Riviera Maya)
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Milagros Gonzalez
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua
Andrea Soria
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Minouche Evers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Nicole Parayno
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
2023Kana Sagara
Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Odalis Soza
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua
Kimberley Luna
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Nicole Herzan
Flag of Peru.svg Peru
Arya Naik
Flag of India.svg India
Jilldeen Ezeudu
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Trixa Parmerola
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2022Andrea Pineda
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Francesca Speranza
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Beatriz Awatin
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Gabriela Monserrate
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
Andrea Pineda
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Gigela Neyra
Flag of Peru.svg Peru
Beatriz Awatin
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
[46] [47]
2019Sarah M. Joson
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Vanesa Giraldo Lopez
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Kome Adheke
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
Gabriella Ochoa
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Kisanet Molla
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
Adélaide De Boisvilliers
Flag of France.svg France
Heather Rodriguez
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras
2018Hannah Higgins
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Sarah Bona
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Eyra Luz Baquero Mola
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Natali Guerrero
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
Brenda Vélasquez Haro
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Yurika Watanabe
Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Audrey Awor
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
2017Natalia Carmen Guerrero
Flag of Peru.svg Peru
Claudia Baroni
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Jedaver Pancho Opingo
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Daria Freshchenkova
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Ianaiara Gonzalez Nieradka
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
Constanza De Mattheu
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Naomi Train
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
2016Bethany Cammack
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Marianella Chavez Serrano
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
Natascha Fischer
Flag of Benelux.svg Benelux
Yameesha Rasadi
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Rafaela Torres
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Tal Ben Haim
Flag of Israel.svg Israel
Carmelle Martinez
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
[48]
2015Liz Arévalos
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
Kelly Van den Dungen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Susanna Schrabak
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Neidy Robles
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Laila Khan Niazi
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Neidy Robles
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Diane Rosa
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
[49]
2014Jorreni Marcon
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Arantza Barba
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Marie Darline Exume
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti
Esterina Rumé
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Kristina Velez Toledo
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
Not awardedDorota Barthewska
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
2010Dian Biemans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Kendis Brown
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas
Julieth William Lugembe
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
Carolina Palmegiani
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
Kendis Brown
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas
Not awardedNot awarded [50] [51]

See also

References

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