Miss Universe Slovakia

Last updated
Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky Organization
Formation1999;26 years ago (1999)
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Bratislava
Location
Membership
Official language
Slovak
Key People
Pure Model Management
President
Sam Dolce

Miss Universe Slovakia, formerly Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky (English: Miss Universe Slovak Republic) or Miss Slovak Republic was an annual beauty pageant held in Slovakia to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe pageant from 1994 to 2022. Due to lack of preparation for the national pageant for Miss Universe. Miss Universe Slovak Republic is selected through Miss Slovensko, but remains under the auspices of Miss Management A.S. directorship since 2023. Since 2025, Pure Model Management took the directorship. The current queen is Petra Sivakova of Trnava region.

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History

A Slovak Republic representative will be selected for Miss Slovensko for the debut after Silvia Lakatošová represented the country at the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Slovensko contest was formed in 1993 after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. From 1993 to 1995, the winner went to Miss Universe and the runners-up went to Miss World and Miss International.

The Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky is organized and produced by Silvia Lakatošová, the last Miss Czechoslovakia titleholder and first Slovak representative in the history of the Miss Universe pageant, where she placed fifth as one of the Top 6 finalists. Lakatošová acquired the Miss Universe franchise in 1999 and started the first ever Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky pageant.[ citation needed ]

The Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky titleholders will represent their country at the Miss Universe, Miss Earth and Miss Intercontinental pageant until 2016. Since 2017 the organization is only taking the Miss Universe franchise.

In 2019 there was new format which called "Miss Česko-Slovensko" competition. this format collaborated to Czech Miss who also took the main winner to Miss Universe. The candidates traveled to Greece to have new experiences as Beauty Queen.

In 2023 the main owner decided to stop joining Miss Universe Organization. Later than that Miss Management A.S. took over the license of Miss Universe for the Slovak Republic. The winner is expected to compete in the Miss Universe competition. Later that year Silvia Lakatošová announced the end of Miss Universe Slovakia and her departure. [1] Since end of Miss Universe Slovakia, Miss Slovakia will send contestants to the Miss Universe finals, starting in 2023. After one year, Miss Slovakia did not organize another edition, and in 2024 Slovakia was represented at Miss Universe by the runner-up from 2023. Miss Universe Slovakia once again joined forces with the former Czech competition, Czech Miss, and a joint project was created: Miss Universe Czechia & Slovakia. The first edition will take place in 2025, starting with Czechia at June and Slovakia later in August. [2]

International winners

Titleholders

EditionYearMiss Slovenskej RepublikyAgeRegionFirst Runner-upSecond Runner-up
I.1999Aneta Kuklová19 Lučenec Zuzana SršňováAlena Manová
II.2000Miroslava Kysucká19 Bratislava Andrea ChabroňováKatarína Subyová
III.2001Zuzana Baštúrová18 Revúca Nikol GernerováJana Havlovičová
IV.2002Eva Džodlová18 Prešov Magdaléna ŠebestováAnna Mitrová
V.2003Petra Mokrošová20 Michalovce Michaela KnapcováViktória Gajdošová
VI.2004Zita Galgóciová17 Trnava Zuzana DvorskáMarína Gunišová
VII.2005Michaela Drenčková19 Bratislava Diana OndrejičkováLinda Belokostolská
VIII.2006Judita Hrubyová20 Bardejov Katarína ManováLucia Gašparíková
IX.2007Lucia Senášiová23 Bratislava Barbora PalovičováIveta Riečanová
X.2008Sandra Manáková19 Bratislava Martina TóthováLenka Hindická
XI.2009Denisa Mendrejová22 Bratislava Lea ŠindlerováMarcela Ševčíková
XII.2010Anna Amenová25 Bratislava Timea SzaboováHana Kiková
XIII.2011 Dagmar Kolesárová 20 Revúca Romana ProcházkováMiriama Matúšová
XIV.2012Ľubica Štepanová24 Prievidza Martina GrešováAlexandra Klimeková
XV.2013 Jeanette Borhyová 20 Ivanka pri Dunaji Lucia SlaninkováLucia Kačurová
XVI.2014 Silvia Prochádzková 21 Bratislava Dária Fabrici Michaela Mrázová
XVII.2015 Denisa Vyšňovská 20 Prievidza Anita PolgáriováDominika Zemanová
XVIII.2016Zuzana Kollárová24 Bratislava Karolína MikováKristína Šulová
XIX.2017Vanessa Bottánová19 Pezinok Frederika SamuelováPatrícia Budaiová
XX.2018Barbora Hanová24 Lučenec Sofia SekelováKristína Vargová
XXI.2022Karolina Michálčiková23 Trenčín Klaudia KorlováMáriia Glatzová
Miss Česko-Slovenské
EditionYearMiss Slovenskej RepublikyAgeRegionRunner-upMiss Česko-Slovenské
I.2019 Laura Longauerová 23 Detva Stanislava Lučková
Slovak Republic
Klára Vavrušková
Czech Republic
Miss Slovensko
EditionYearMiss Universe SlovakiaAgeRegion
I.2023Kinga Puhová23 Trnava
II.2024Petra Sivakova24 Trnava
Miss Universe Slovakia
EditionYearMiss Universe SlovakiaAgeRegion1st Runner-up2nd Runner-up
I.2025

Titleholders under Miss Slovenskej Republiky

Miss Universe Slovak Republic

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Miss Universe Slovakia has started to send a winner to Miss Universe from 1994. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
YearRegionMiss Slovak RepublicPlacement at Miss UniverseSpecial awardsNotes
Pure Model Management — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2025
2025
Miss Management A.S. directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2023
2024 Trnava Petra SivakovaUnplaced
2023 Trnava Kinga PuhováUnplaced
Silvia Lakatošová directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1999―2022
2022 Trenčín Karolina Michálčiková [3] Unplaced
2021 Bratislava Veronika ŠčepánkováUnplacedAppointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the Top 11 of 2018 crowned as the Miss Slovenskej Republiky 2021.
2020 Bratislava Natália HoštákováUnplacedAppointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the Top 7 of 2019 crowned as the Miss Slovenskej Republiky 2020.
2019 Banská Bystrica Laura Longauerová [4] UnplacedMiss Česko-Slovenské (Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky and Česká Miss held together on one final gala).
2018 Lučenec Barbora HanováUnplaced
2017 Pezinok Vanessa Bottánová [5] Unplaced
2016 Bratislava Zuzana KollárováUnplaced
2015 Prievidza Denisa Vyšňovská Unplaced
2014 Bratislava Silvia Prochádzková Unplaced
2013 Ivanka pri Dunaji Jeanette Borhyová Unplaced
2012 Prievidza Ľubica ŠtepanováUnplaced
2011 Revúca Dagmar Kolesárová Unplaced
2010 Bratislava Anna AmenováUnplaced
2009 Bratislava Denisa MendrejováUnplaced
2008 Bratislava Sandra ManákováUnplaced
2007 Bratislava Lucia SenášiováUnplaced
2006 Bratislava Judita HrubyováUnplaced
2005 Bratislava Michaela DrenčkováUnplaced
2004 Bratislava Zuzana DvorskáUnplacedAppointed ― Miss Slovenskej Republiky 2004 1st Runner-up appointed to represent Slovakia after the main winner had minimum age recruitment.
2003 Bratislava Petra MokrošováUnplaced
2002 Bratislava Eva DžodlováUnplaced
2001 Revúca Zuzana Uhrínová BaštúrováUnplaced
2000 Bratislava Miroslava KysuckáUnplaced
1999 Bratislava Aneta KuklováUnplaced
Jozef Oklamck directorship "Miss Slovensko" — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1995―1998
1998 Zvolen Vladimíra HreňovčíkováUnplaced
  • Miss Photogenic
1997 Banská Bystrica Lucia PovraznikováUnplaced
1996 Bratislava Iveta JankulárováUnplaced
1995 Bratislava Nikoleta MeszarosovaUnplacedMiss Slovensko — Jozef Oklamck directorship, the main winner represented Slovak Republic at Miss Universe pageant.
MIloz Zapletal directorship "Miss Czechoslovakia" — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 1994
1994 Bratislava Silvia LakatošováTop 6Miss Czechoslovakia — MIloz Zapletal directorship; Silvia was Miss Czechoslovakia 1993.

Past License holders

Miss Earth Slovak Republic

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
The first runner-up of Miss Slovenskej Republiky started to compete at Miss Earth pageant in 2005. Since the main owner of Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky did not extend the license contract with Miss Universe Organization. Then new license holder moved on Miss Management A.S.
YearRegionMiss Slovak RepublicPlacement at Miss EarthSpecial awardsNotes
Silvia Lakatošová directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth between 2005―2022
Did not compete since 2023―present
2022 Trenčín Karolina Michálčiková [3] Unplaced
Did not compete between 2020―2021
2019 Košice Stanislava LučkováUnplacedMiss Česko-Slovenské (Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky and Česká Miss held together on one final gala).
Did not compete between 20172018
2016 Banská Bystrica Kristína ŠulováUnplaced
  • Bronze medal icon.svg Swimsuit (Group 3)
2015 Rožňava Anita Polgáriová Unplaced
2014 Košice Dária Fabrici Top 8
  • Miss Versailles (Sponsor)
2013 Považská Bystrica Lucia SlaninkovaUnplaced
2012 Bratislava Martina GrešováUnplaced
2011 Bratislava Romana ProcházkováUnplaced
2010 Trnava Timea SzabóováUnplaced
2009 Nitra Lea ŠindlerováUnplaced
2008 Bratislava Martina TóthováUnplaced
2007 Bratislava Barbora PalovičováUnplaced
2006 Bratislava Judita HrubyováTop 16Designation.
2005 Nitra Diana OndrejičkováUnplaced

See also

References

  1. "SSkrachovaná Lakatošová: Po fiasku s Miss na sebe poriadne maká. Pozrite, ako vďaka tomu vyzerá". Plus 7 dní (in Slovak). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. "Miss Universe Czechia & Slovakia – Nová éra krásy a inspirace". missuniverse.sk (in Slovak). 17 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Slovensko pozná Novú Miss: Zatienila ju Plačková… Foto Verejná Žiadosť o Ruku!". Topky (in Slovak). 11 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  4. "Česko a Slovensko majú svoju kráľovnú krásy: TOTO je ona!". www.topky.sk (in Slovak). Topky. 25 August 2019.
  5. Majer, Matúš. "Miss Universe SR vyhráva očarujúca Vanessa Bottánová!". refresher.sk (in Slovak). Refresher. Retrieved 21 October 2017.