Miss Seychelles

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Miss Seychelles Organization
Formation1969;55 years ago (1969)
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Victoria
Location
Membership
Official language
Chairperson
Stephanie Duval
Parent organization
Beauty Empowerment Seychelles (BES)

Miss Seychelles is the national beauty pageant of the Seychelles responsible for selecting an ambassador of the country.

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History

After a four-year absence from the Seychelles' events calendar, the Miss Seychelles Beauty Pageant was reintroduced in 2012. This was the last pageant financed by the government [1] in 2017. Miss Seychelles will return in 2020 under the new moniker "Miss Seychelles the National Pageant," and it will be conducted by the newly founded organization, Beauty Empowerment Seychelles (BES), with Stephanie Duval as chairperson and Margaret Raguin and Kevin Perine [2] [3] assisting her.

Mission

The pageant's mission is to continue to:

"Propose a new era of involvement for the winner of the competition, opening the door of opportunity in the form of travelling abroad to represent Seychelles, not only in the Miss World pageant, but also at trade fairs and other international events as an ambassadress and spokesperson for our islands - their culture, spectacular natural beauty and national identity."

National franchise

The National Contest is conducted in agreement with Miss World Limited, the owners and organizers of the Miss World Contest, to elect "Miss World" and it is also an official preliminary contest to select a representative to participate in the Miss World Contest.

Titleholders

YearMiss SeychellesDistrictNotes
1969Sylvia Labonte Victoria
1970Nicole Barallon Victoria
1971Nadia Morel du Boil Victoria
1972Jane Edna Straevens Victoria
1973June Gouthier Victoria
1975Amelie Lydia Michel Victoria
1992Myrna Chantal Hoareau La Digue
1994Marquise David Victoria
1995Shirley Low-Meng Victoria
1996Christina Pillay Victoria
1997Michelle Lane Victoria
1998Alvina Antoinette Grandcourt Victoria
1999Anna-Mary Jorre de St. Jorre Victoria
2008Elena Angione Mahé
2012Sherlyn Ferneau Victoria
2013Agnes Gerry Victoria
2014 Camila Estico Victoria
2015Linne Freminot Mahé
2016 Christine Barbier Mahé
2017Hilary Joubert [4] Victoria
2020Kelly-Mary Annette Mahé

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