World Miss University

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World Miss University
Formation1986;39 years ago (1986)
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters New York City
Location
Official language
English
Chairman
Lee Seung-min
Website http://wmu.world/

World Miss University is an international beauty contest held annually in Seoul, Korea since 1986, [1] with an average of about 70 contestants every year. [2] The event is to select World Miss University Peace Corp Representatives.

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This event was organized by the International Association of University Presidents. After the United Nations named 1986 the Year of Peace, [3] the organizing committee dispatched peace missions to regions in conflict like Kosovo and Rwanda. [1] These days, the event is organized by the World Miss University Organizing Committee which has headquarter in Manhattan, New York, United States.

Winners

YearContestantCountryPlace of VenueEntrants
1986Rosalie van Breemen [4] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Seoul, South Korea 21
1987Choi Yeon-hee (최연희) [5] Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 21
1988Kathryn Elizabeth CoonzFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 43
1989Priyadarshini PradhanFlag of India.svg  India Tokyo, Japan 56
1990Ekaterina ParfenovaFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Seoul, South Korea 73
1991Celeste WeaverFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 66
1992Heiðrún Anna Björnsdóttir [6] Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 59
1993Ewa Wachowicz [7] Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Taejon, South Korea 68
1995Birgitta Ína Unnarsdóttir [8] Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Seoul, South Korea 46
1996Laura GarcíaFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Gangwon, South Korea 45
1997Jang Jee-hun (장지훈)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Suwon, South Korea 50
2000Renata Fan [9] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Seoul, South Korea 46
2001Eleni Pechlivanidi [10] Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 33
2003Ayusha Shrestha [11] Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Daegu, South Korea 30
2004Julija Djadenko [12] Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Shenzhen, China 36
2005Jade Collins [13] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Seoul, South Korea 26
2006Cristiana Frixione [14] Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Busan, South Korea 43
2007Aleksandra Plemic [15] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Seoul, South Korea 46
2008Sarnai Amar [16] Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Shenzhen, China 34
2009 Cho Eun-ju (조은주) [17] Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Seoul, South Korea 36
2010Katie Farr [18] Flag of England.svg  England 42
2011Siria Ysabel Bojorquez [19] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Gangwon, South Korea 64
2012Mia HasanagicFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Seoul, South Korea 44
2014Karina Stephania Martin Jiménez [20] Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Gangwon, South Korea 30
2016 Kelin Rivera [21] Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Beijing, China 57
2017Claudia Moras Baez [22] Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Phom Penh, Cambodia 83
2018Adriana MoyaFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Seoul, South Korea 50
2019Nguyễn Thị Thanh KhoaFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Jeju Island, South Korea 36
2022Isabella Oldenburg [23] Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Seoul, South Korea 75
2025TBATBA Phom Penh, Cambodia

Countries by number of title wins

CountryTitlesYear(s)
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 31988, 1991, 2011
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1987, 1997, 2009
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 21992, 1995
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2018, 2022
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 12019
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2017
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2016
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2014
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2012
Flag of England.svg  England 2010
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 2008
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2007
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 2006
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2005
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2004
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 2003
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2001
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2000
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1996
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1993
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1990
Flag of India.svg  India 1989
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1986

List of runners-up

Year1st Runner-up2nd Runner-up3rd Runner-up4th Runner-up5th Runner-up
1986Choi Yeon-hee
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		not awardednot awardednot awardednot awarded
1988Mervi Hannele Lehto
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 		Ghyong Ying Chen
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
1989Han Heui-jeong
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		Kyle Allison Kirby
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
1990Luh Ayu Ariestanti
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 		Veronika Gerynne
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
1991Yuliya Shestopalova
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 		Elina Kefi
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
1992Polina Zhuravlyova-Vikhovskaya
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 		not awardednot awardednot awardednot awarded
1993Viive Saul
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 		Lirian Souza Soares
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
1995Jo Hee-seon [24]
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2 		Lee Suk-gyeong
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4 		Mônica Regina Guimarães Ferreira
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 		Holga Stiereshkovac
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2 		not awarded
1996Sun Song-ji
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		Julia Kowalska
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
1997Agnieszka Zielinska
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 		Bellatrix Amanda Juin
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
2000Sandra Bretones
Flag of France.svg  France 		Lilita Leice
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 		Ha So-young
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		Anna Dantchenko
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 		Ganna Vruglevska
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2001Daniela Estefania Puig
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 		Emelie Lundqvist
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 		Tipsupar Rungreungsri [25]
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 		Claudia Patricia Alaniz
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 		Adriana Reis
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2003Roxana Florina Curelea [26]
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 		Medha Raghunath
Flag of India.svg  India 		Lee Soo-jin
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		Shana Van Beers
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		not awarded
2004Ahn Ji-soo
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		Yang Hua
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
2005Varga Tiffany
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 		Katrine Ozolina
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
2006Marcela De Almeida
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 		Aurelie Bonvalet
Flag of France.svg  France 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
2007Rita Bernotaite [27]
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 		Chukwudube Usowanne
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
2008Mariana Oliveira Marques
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 		Jang Ye-eun
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
2009Salcy Lima
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 		Anna Maria Tarnowska
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
2010Katarzyna Kuziemska
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 		Choi Jung-hwa
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
2011Monika Plochocka
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 		Swetha Sridhar
Flag of India.svg  India 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
2012Elina Grundane [28]
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 		Kim Eun-sol [29]
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
2014Juliete de Pieri
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 		Sisse Houlberg Winther
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 		Demi-Lee Rebula
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 		Jovana Maksimovic
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 		not awarded
2016Heyi Li
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 		Anzhelika Rublevska
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 		Nagma Shrestha [30]
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 		not awardednot awarded
2017Nina Yevtushenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 		Daniela Gods Romanovska
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 		Alyna Somnang
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 		Kasia Szklarczyk [31]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 		Mariana Ortega
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2018Matrosova Karolina [32]
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 		Yitong Xu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 		Cindy Han
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		Plotytsia Bohdana
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 		Michelle Garibay
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2019Ekaterina Petsonkina [33]
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 		Wichida Nuamsorn
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 		not awardednot awardednot awarded
2022Dominique Doucette [34]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 		Montse Larrondo Avalos [35]
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 		Jasmine Huang [36]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 		not awardednot awarded

Continental Awards

YearMiss Model of AsiaMiss Model of EuropeMiss Model of AmericasMiss Model of AfricaMiss Model of Oceania
2016Rewati Chetri
Flag of India.svg  India 		Moreira Ana Catarina Pereira
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 		Lourdes Merli Salinas
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 		unknownnot awarded
2017Loh Shi Min
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia [37] 		Makin Ellie
Flag of England.svg  England 		Lira Gonzalez Eilyn Pamela
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 		Makune Queen Elizabeth William
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 		Mariana Geranetzi Ortega Molina
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Notes

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