Formation | 1986 |
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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.
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.
Year | Contestant | Country | Place of Venue | Entrants |
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1986 | Rosalie van Breemen [4] | ![]() | Seoul, South Korea | 18 |
1987 | Choi Yeon-hee (최연희) | ![]() | 36 | |
1988 | Kathryn Elizabeth Coonz | ![]() | 43 | |
1989 | Priyadarshini Pradhan | ![]() | 56 | |
1990 | Ekaterina Parfenova | ![]() | 73 | |
1991 | Celeste Weaver | ![]() | 66 | |
1992 | Heiðrún Anna Björnsdóttir [5] | ![]() | 59 | |
1993 | Ewa Wachowicz [6] | ![]() | unknown | |
1995 | Birgitta Ína Unnarsdóttir [7] | ![]() | 46 | |
1996 | Laura García | ![]() | 45 | |
1997 | Jang Ji-hoon (장지훈) | ![]() | 50 | |
2000 | Renata Fan [8] | ![]() | 46 | |
2001 | Eleni Pechlivanidi [9] | ![]() | 33 | |
2003 | Ayusha Shrestha [10] | ![]() | Daegu, South Korea | 30 |
2004 | Julija Djadenko [11] | ![]() | Shenzhen, China | 36 |
2005 | Jade Collins [12] | ![]() | Seoul, South Korea | 26 |
2006 | Cristiana Frixione [13] | ![]() | 43 | |
2007 | Aleksandra Plemic [14] | ![]() | 46 | |
2008 | Sarnai Amar [15] | ![]() | Shenzhen, China | 34 |
2009 | Jo Eun-joo (조은주) [16] | ![]() | Seoul, South Korea | 36 |
2010 | Katie Farr [17] | ![]() | 42 | |
2011 | Siria Ysabel Bojorquez [18] | ![]() | 64 | |
2012 | Mia Hasanagic | ![]() | 44 | |
2014 | Karina Stephania Martin Jiménez [19] | ![]() | 30 | |
2016 | Kelin Poldy Rivera Kroll | ![]() | Beijing, China | 57 |
2017 | Claudia Moras Baez [20] | ![]() | Phom Penh, Cambodia | 83 |
2018 | Adriana Moya | ![]() | Seoul, South Korea | 50 |
2019 | Nguyễn Thị Thanh Khoa | ![]() | Jeju Island, South Korea | 36 |
2022 | Isabella Oldenburg | ![]() | Seoul, South Korea | 75 |
Country | Titles | Year(s) |
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![]() | 3 | 1988, 1991, 2011 |
![]() | 1987, 1997, 2009 | |
![]() | 2 | 1992, 1995 |
![]() | 2018, 2022 | |
![]() | 1 | 2019 |
![]() | 2017 | |
![]() | 2016 | |
![]() | 2014 | |
![]() | 2012 | |
![]() | 2010 | |
![]() | 2008 | |
![]() | 2007 | |
![]() | 2006 | |
![]() | 2005 | |
![]() | 2004 | |
![]() | 2003 | |
![]() | 2001 | |
![]() | 2000 | |
![]() | 1996 | |
![]() | 1993 | |
![]() | 1990 | |
![]() | 1989 | |
![]() | 1986 | |
Year | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd Runner-up | 4th Runner-up | 5th Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | Choi Yeon-hee ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
1987 | Endang Lilyanne Lie ![]() | Catherine Lalice Goh Wen Xia ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
1988 | Mervi Hannele Lehto ![]() | Ghyong Ying Chen ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
1989 | Han Heui-jeong ![]() | Kyle Allison Kirby ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
1990 | Luh Ayu Ariestanti ![]() | Veronika Gerynne ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
1991 | Yuliya Shestopalova ![]() | Ni Putu Khatalia Prabasari ![]() | Elina Kefi ![]() | not awarded | not awarded |
1992 | Polina Zhuravlyova-Vikhovskaya ![]() | Susanty Manuhutu ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
1993 | Viive Saul ![]() | Lirian Souza Soares ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
1995 | Jo Hee-seon ![]() | Lee Suk-gyeong ![]() | Mônica Regina Guimarães Ferreira ![]() | Holga Stiereshkovac ![]() | not awarded |
1996 | Sun Song-ji ![]() | Julia Kowalska ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
1997 | Agnieszka Zielinska ![]() | Bellatrix Amanda Juin ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
2000 | Sandra Bretones ![]() | Lilita Leice ![]() | Ha So-young ![]() | Anna Dantchenko ![]() | Ganna Vruglevska ![]() |
2001 | Daniela Estefania Puig ![]() | Emelie Lundqvist ![]() | Tipsupar Rungreungsri ![]() | Claudia Patricia Alaniz ![]() | Adriana Reis ![]() |
2003 | Roxana Florina Curelea ![]() | Medha Raghunath ![]() | Lee Soo-jin ![]() | Shana Van Beers ![]() | not awarded |
2004 | Ahn Ji-soo ![]() | Yang Hua ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
2005 | Varga Tiffany ![]() | Katrine Ozolina ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
2006 | Marcela De Almeida ![]() | Aurelie Bonvalet ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
2007 | Rita Bernotaite ![]() | Chukwudube Usowanne ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
2008 | Mariana Oliveira Marques ![]() | Jang Ye-eun ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
2009 | Salcy Lima ![]() | Anna Maria Tarnowska ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
2010 | Katarzyna Kuziemska ![]() | Choi Jung-hwa ![]() | Winner | not awarded | not awarded |
2011 | Monika Plochocka ![]() | Swetha Sridhar ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
2012 | Elina Grundane ![]() | Kim Eun-sol ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
2014 | Juliete de Pieri ![]() | Sisse Houlberg Winther ![]() | Demi-Lee Rebula ![]() | Jovana Maksimovic ![]() | not awarded |
2016 | Heyi Li ![]() | Anzhelika Rublevska ![]() | Nagma Shrestha ![]() | not awarded | not awarded |
2017 | Nina Yevtushenko ![]() | Daniela Gods Romanovska ![]() | Alyna Somnang ![]() | Kasia Szklarczyk ![]() | Mariana Ortega ![]() |
2018 | Matrosova Karolina ![]() | Yitong Xu ![]() | Cindy Han ![]() | Plotytsia Bohdana ![]() | Michelle Garibay ![]() |
2019 | Ekaterina Petsonkina ![]() | Wichida Nuamsorn ![]() | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
2022 | Dominique Doucette ![]() | Montse Larrondo Avalos ![]() | Jasmine Huang ![]() | not awarded | not awarded |
Year | Miss Model of Asia | Miss Model of Europe | Miss Model of Americas | Miss Model of Africa | Miss Model of Oceania |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Rewati Chetri ![]() | Moreira Ana Catarina Pereira ![]() | Lourdes Merli Salinas ![]() | unknown | not awarded |
2017 | Loh Shi Min ![]() | Makin Ellie ![]() | Lira Gonzalez Eilyn Pamela ![]() | Makune Queen Elizabeth William ![]() | Mariana Geranetzi Ortega Molina ![]() |
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