Miss Universe is an annual international major beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand-based Miss Universe Organization. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, Miss Universe is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.
Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is organised by Femina, a women's magazine published by The Times Group. Since 2013, Femina also organises Miss Diva as a separate competition, with representatives competing at Miss Universe.
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant that run since 1983 by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. Unlike its sister pageants Miss Universe, which currently broadcasts on JKN18 and Miss USA, this pageant is webcast on the Miss Teen USA website and simulcast on mobile devices and video game consoles. The Miss Universe Organization previously operated Miss Teen USA, as well as Miss USA, until 2020 when the rights to produce both pageants were licensed to Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart prior to her suspension in October 2022, thus returning the said pageants to the Miss Universe Organization. The parent company of all three pageants and the Miss Universe organization remains the same under the licensing agreement: JKN Metaverse Inc., a subsidiary of JKN Global Group.
Miss Venezuela is a national Beauty pageant held in Venezuela. It is preceded by two or three months of preliminary events, with the awarding of corporate prizes. The final televised competition generally lasts about four hours and is broadcast live across Latin America by Venevisión and produced by the networks parent company Cisneros Group, with edited versions to the United States and Mexico on the Univision and Telemundo networks. From 2013 to 2015, the national contest was split into two separate pageants: Miss Venezuela and Miss Venezuela Mundo. The pageant is also closely observed by other countries seeking to level competition due to its illustrious record of pageant victories. In 2016, the Venezuelan franchise for Miss Earth was awarded to Miss Earth Venezuela organized by National Directors Julio César Cruz and Alyz Henrich.
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.
Miss United Kingdom is a title held by the highest-ranked contestant from the UK in the Miss World pageant. The winner sometimes competes at Miss International and Miss Supranational the following year under the Britain, England or United Kingdom banner. From 1958 to 1999, Miss United Kingdom was a national beauty pageant held to choose a representative for the Miss World Pageant. In 1999, Scotland and Wales had their own contestants at Miss World, and in 2000, England and Northern Ireland sent their own representatives. The existing organization now runs the Miss England competition.
Miss Vietnam is a beauty contest in Vietnam that has been held biennially since 1988. Along with Miss Universe Vietnam and Miss World Vietnam, Miss Vietnam is one of the Big Three national beauty pageants.
Nieve King is a Scottish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Scotland 2007 and Miss United Kingdom 2007 and has also competed in the Miss World 2007 and Miss International 2008 pageants.
Miss Scotland is a national beauty pageant in Scotland. Entrants must hold a British passport to enter. The contest, whose title is owned by the Miss World organisation, is organised each year by Janis Sue Smith Director of The Catwalk Academy
Patricia Yurena Rodríguez Alonso is a Spanish model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Spain 2008 and then Miss Universe Spain 2013. She represented Spain at Miss World 2008, where she placed in the top fifteen, and at Miss Universe 2013, where she was the first runner-up, becoming the highest-placing Spanish delegate since Teresa Sánchez López was first runner-up at Miss Universe 1985, and after Amparo Muñoz won the title in 1974.
Miss U.S. International is the official United States preliminary to the Miss International Beauty Pageant. The United States has sent a representative to the Miss International pageant since its inception in 1960. The only year a representative was not sent was in 2006.
Miss Ecuador is a national beauty pageant in Ecuador. The current Miss Ecuador is Delary Stoffers from Guayaquil. She won the title on July 1, 2023 and represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2023.
Nuestra Belleza Mundo El Salvador was a national Beauty pageant in El Salvador. The winner represented El Salvador at Miss World. Between 2006 - 2015, the winner was given the title of Nuestra Belleza Universo and competed at Miss Universe.
Miss World Vietnam is a national beauty pageant in Vietnam that has been held biennially since 2019. This contest was first started in 2019 by Senvang Vietnam as Miss World Vietnam. The pageant crowned the Vietnam representatives to compete in two of the major international beauty pageants: Miss World and Miss International.
Miss Mexico is a national Beauty pageant in Mexico. It is responsible for selecting the country's delegates to international beauty contests: Miss World, Mister World, and other minor international pageants such as Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International and Miss United Continents.
Miss Chinese Taipei, formerly known as Miss China, is a national beauty pageant in Taiwan since 1960.
Miss Cameroon or Miss Cameroun is a national Beauty pageant in Cameroon where the winners traditionally go to Miss Universe and Miss World. The current Miss Cameroon 2023 is Ndoun Issie Marie Princesse of Littoral. She represented Cameroon at Miss Universe 2023 pageant in El Salvador and placed Top 20.
Mister Denmark is the oldest, largest and most prestigious national male beauty pageant in Denmark that selects the representative to the Mister World pageant.
Kelin Poldy Rivera Kroll is a Peruvian business manager, entrepreneur, social advocate, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who holds the international crown of World Miss University 2016 and the national crown of Miss Peru 2019. She represented Peru at the Miss Universe 2019 competition where she placed as a Top 10 finalist.
Miss Supranational is an annual international beauty pageant, started in 2009, and with most contests held in Poland. A parallel male contest, Mister Supranational, was launched in 2016, also in Poland.
↑ "Ilse Torres Miss Teenager World 2022". bellezaadolescente.com. October 22, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022. The Mexican Ilse Torres Granados, 19 years old, was elected Miss Teenager World 2022. (original in Spanish)
↑ "Miss Teenager World 2015". bellezavenezolana.net. Venezuela: Belleza Venezolana. Archived from the original on 2015-05-01. Retrieved Feb 27, 2022.|quote=Ecuadorian Angie Larrea won the international title of "Miss Teenager World 2015" on Saturday night, April 18, at the mega-event held at the majestic Guayaquil Art Center Theater. (original in Spanish)
↑ "Dominicano ganó Dedal de Oro". Diario El Universo. August 23, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Ana María Fois, 16, won the Miss Teenager World 2008 pageant. (original in Spanish)
↑ "International Beauty". Diverso Magazine. September 9, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Ana María Fois from Venezuela was chosen Miss Teenager World 2008 (original in Spanish)
↑ "Reina con adrenalina". Diario La Nación. June 16, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2021. Marianela Zeledón won the crown of the Miss Teenager World contest" 2001. (original in Spanish)
↑ "Paloma Almonte will represent the country in Germany". El Dia. 3 December 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013. Paloma Almonte, Miss Tourism Dominican 2013 will travel to Germany to represent the Dominican Republic in the international Miss Intercontinental 2013 pageant where will compete more than 50 countries. (original in Spanish)
↑ "Venezuelana vence concurso Miss Internacional 2015"[Venezuelan wins Miss International 2015 contest] (in Portuguese). November 5, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2021. [In addition to the first five mentioned, the representative of Brazil, Isis Stocco, was among the ten finalists, along with those sent from Mexico, the Philippines, Thailand and the United Kingdom.]English translation
↑ "Paloma Almonte guest of honor at a pageant in Egypt". Listin Diario. 25 March 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Almonte participated in 2008 in the Top Model of the World contest, representing the Dominican Republic (original in Spanish)
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