Top Model of the World

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The Top Model of the World is an international search for the ultimate model. The event started in 1993 in Miami, organised by the Globana Group. [1] It is now owned and managed by the World Beauty Organization. [2]

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The current Top Model of the World for 2024 is Maria Katren Varzaru from Romania.

Winners

Top Model of the World 2006, Natalia Guimaraes of Brazil Natalia Guimaraes.jpg
Top Model of the World 2006, Natália Guimarães of Brazil
YearWinnerCountry/TerritoryVenueEntrants
2025Natalia Garizabal VeraFlag of Colombia.svg Colombia Hurghada, Egypt44
2024Maria Katren VarzaruFlag of Romania.svg Romania Ain Sokhna, Egypt38
2023Mariana Macias [3] Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt41
2022Natalie KocendovaFlag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech RepublicHurghada, Egypt47
2020Pierinna PatinoFlag of Peru.svg Peru35
2019Nicole MenayoFlag of Spain.svg Spain35
2018Janet LeyvaFlag of Peru.svg Peru41
2017Julya GershunFlag of Ukraine.svg UkraineEl Gouna, Egypt41
2016Margo Cooper [4] Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Bremen, Germany41
2015 Elena Kosmina [5] Flag of Ukraine.svg UkraineRed Sea, Egypt49
2014Tania Valencia [6] Flag of Colombia.svg ColombiaRed Sea, Egypt41
2013Monica Palacios Bandera.AEC.jpg Caribbean
(Colombia)
Red Sea, Egypt47
2012 Luna Voce Flag of Italy.svg ItalyDortmund, Germany43
2011Loredana SalanțăFlag of Romania.svg Romania Usedom, Germany44
2009Carolina Rodríguez FerreroFlag of Colombia.svg Colombia Dortmund, Germany40
2008 Débora Lyra Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Berlin, Germany41
2007Alessandra AloresFlag of Germany.svg Germany Hurghada, Egypt41
2006 Natália Guimarães Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Kunming, China64
2005 Dominika van Santen Flag of Nueva Esparta.svg Margarita Island
(Venezuela)
Humen, China68
2004Sun NaFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Karlsruhe, Germany34
2003Nihan AkkuşFlag of Turkey.svg TurkeyAachen, Germany38
2002Natascha BörgerFlag of Germany.svg Germany Aachen, Germany33
2001Renata JanetkovaFlag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Kaiserslautern, Germany28
2000Yeliz ÇalışkanFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey Vreden, Germany30
1999Suzana FabriovaFlag of Slovakia.svg Slovak Republic Frankfurt, Germanyunknown
1998Michelle KhanFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Magdeburg, Germany28
1997Franzisca SchaubFlag of Germany.svg Germany Legden, Germany45
1996Selinée MéndezFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Koblenz, Germany26
1995 Jacqueline Aguilera Flag of Venezuela.svg VenezuelaMoscow, Russia36
1994Claudine ObertFlag of France.svg FranceMiami, United States24
1993Francesca BolognaFlag of Italy.svg ItalyMiami, United Statesunknown

By number of wins

CountryTitlesWinning Years
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia32009, 2014, 2025
Flag of Germany.svg Germany1997, 2002, 2007
Flag of Romania.svg Romania22011, 2024
Flag of Peru.svg Peru2018, 2020
Flag of Italy.svg Italy1993, 2011
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil2006, 2008
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey2000, 2003
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico12023
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic2022
Flag of Spain.svg Spain2019
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria2016
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine2015
Flag of San Andres y Providencia.svg San Andrés Island (Colombia)2013
Flag of Nueva Esparta.svg Margarita Island (Venezuela)2005
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China2004
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic2001
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovak Republic1999
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago1998
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic1996
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela1995
Flag of Russia.svg Russia1994

List of runners-up

Year1st Runner-up2nd Runner-up3rd Runner-up4th Runner-up
1994Yelena "Lena" Boyarinova
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Pinar Tezcan
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
not awarded
1995Paula Andrea Betancourt
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Leen Ragis
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Lorena de Leon Pangan
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
not awarded
1996Jana Festova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Andrea Deak
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
Anja Haertel
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Vierushka Algandona Viera
Flag of Panama.svg Panama
1997Cris Tomaszeck
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
not awarded
1998Tanisha Drummond
Flag of Panama.svg Panama
Agnes Nagy
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
Dania Prince Méndez
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras
Jonna Kauppila
Flag of Finland.svg Finland
1999Monica Escolar Danko
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Dayanarah Roozendaal
Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao
Emily Ruiz
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
not awarded
2000Nina Kavecevic
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
Jerika Hoffman Leal
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
not awarded
2001Jenny Díaz Batista
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
Mónica Caicedo Valencia
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Zornitsa Hristova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Basak Sahin
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
2002Nikki Formann
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Kristina Tudikova
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovak Republic
Adanelli Nuñez
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Justine Vinluan Gabionza
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
2003Daniela Scholz
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Huan Lulu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Desirée Virginia Pallotta Peña
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
Lorena Irene Velarde Briceño
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
2004Yordanos Teshager Bitew
Flag of Ethiopia.svg East Africa (Ethiopia)
Mirjana Gmitrovic
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro
Viktoria Stadtlander
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Irina Stikanova
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
2005Maria Joseph Kidumbuyo
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
Katarzyna Blazko
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
not awarded
2006Michelle de Leon
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Tatyana Dmitrivenko
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
2007Yelena Aladko
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Lobna Amin
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
Luciana de Oliveira Pinheiro
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Yuliya Andrushchenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
2008Yolimar Sánchez
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Diana Ivancheva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Rosa Abreu [7]
Copia de Cacicazgos de la Hispaniola.png La Española
Marta Marciszak
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
2010Gabriela Nidioska Concepción Guzmán
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
Muriel Susana Viera
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Xenia Lamber
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Daniela Arkenberg
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
2011Katerina Fedosejeva
Flag of Latvia.svg Baltic Sea (Latvia)
Vanessa Gayle Sibanda
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
Zuzanna Brzezińska
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Yasmine Ouchene
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
2012Malaika Maidei Mushandu
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
Melina Ramirez Serna
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
2013Inara Anthonia Isaiah
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea
Burcu Taynaz
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Savanagh-Ray Walker
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Ganna Oleksiyivna Zhadan
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
2014Jailenne Rivera Rodríguez
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
Anrónet Ann Roelofsz
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Niler Bernard Mruma
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
Giulia Campesi
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
2015Celeste Marshall
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas
Irene Valeria Velásquez
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
Stephany Souza Silva
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Madison Anderson Berrios
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
2016Franceska Marisabel Toro Medina
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
Paththage Visna Kaumini Fernando
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Emanuelle de Maria Costa Assunção
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Anchana Artklom
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
2017María Camila Medrano Camargo
Flag of Colombia.svg San Andrés (Colombia)
Norhely Celaya Bracamontes
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
not awarded
2018Harini Silva
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
Natalia La Torre Santana
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
2019Vishakha Tania René
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius
Carmen Sofia Maury Atencia
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
2020Priscila Moreno Valverde
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Giselle Archbold Davis
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
2022Nicole Zambrano
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
Dayana Cardenas
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
2023Leicy Rivas Moreno
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Sandani Peiris
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
2024Geysel Vaillant
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
Sarah Sherwood
Flag of the United States.svg United States
2025Lorena Suárez
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
Hanā Warissaya
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand

See also

References

  1. "Celeste Marshall named first runner-up at Top Model of the World competition". The Nassau Guardian.
  2. Yu, Florence Pia G (August 24, 2016). "Dubai resident to compete in Top Model of the World in Germany". Gulf News . Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  3. "Caribbean Queens shine at Top Model of the World 2023". Loop News. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. "Sri Lanka placed third". The Island. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  5. "Celeste Marshall wins Best Costume and 1st Runner up at Top Model of the World". The Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. "La caleña Tania Valencia ganó por Colombia el concurso Top Model of the World". El País (in Spanish). April 11, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  7. "Suspicious Netizens' Attention, Take A Peek At 7 Beautiful Portraits Of WHulandary Herman Who Responded Comments With Miss Israel". VOI. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

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