Miss Tunisie

Miss Tunisie Organization

Formation	1956
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Tunis
Location	Tunisia
Membership	Miss Universe Miss World Miss International Miss Earth Miss Eco International
Official language	Arabic
President	Aida Antar
Website	misstunisie.org

Miss Tunisie is a national Beauty pageant in Tunisia. The pageant produced titleholders of Tunisia at Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth pageants.

History

Pascaline Agnes became the first woman from Tunisia to participate in Miss World 1956

Miss Tunisie was held for first time in 1956. The pageant became the national franchise of Miss World in 1956–present, Miss Universe in 1960 - 1971, and Miss International in 1960–present. In 1996, President of Association TEJ - Aida Antar revived the defunct Miss Tunisie contest and is now the official trademark owner.

In 2013, Association TEJ declared to return at Miss World pageant for the first time since 1978. The pageant was held in Jakarta, Indonesia where for the first time the pageant did not allow the bikini session for only that year. ^[1]

Titleholders

Year	Miss Tunisie
1956	Daniele Boublil
1957	Jacqueline Tapia
1958	Denise Orlando
1959	Habiba Bent Abdallah
1960	Marie-Louise Carrigues
1963	Claudine Younes
1964	Dolly Allouche
1965	Zeineb Bent Lamine
1967	Rekaia Dekhil
1968	Zohra Boufaden
1969	Zohra Tabania
1970	Aida Mzali
1971	Souad Keneari
1974	Zohra Kehlifi
1975	Monia Dida
1976	Narjess Medelgi
1978	Malek Nemlaghi
1996	Ibticem Lahmar
1998	Najla Kouniali
2000	Leïla Oualha
2002	Amira Thabet
2004	Rym Laalai
2006	Rym Kadri
2008	Khdija Mrabet
2010	Donia Rekik
2013	Hiba Telmoudi
2014	Wahiba Arres
2015	Rawia Djbeli
2016	Meriem Hammami
2017	Emna Abdelhedi [2]
2018	Haifa Ghedir
2019	Sabrine Khalifa Mansour [3] [4]
2022	Nesrine Haffar [5]
2023	Amira Afli

Titleholders under Miss Tunisia Organization

Miss Universe Tunisia

•   : 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 Tunisia winner was usually competing at Miss Universe until 1971.

Year	Miss Universe Tunisia	Placement at Miss Universe	Special Awards	Notes
Did not compete between 2011—2023
2010	Donia Rekik	Did not compete		Withdrawal — No official confirmation between Miss Universe and Miss Tunisie Organization.
Did not compete between 1973—2009
1972	Souad Keneari	Did not compete		Withdrawal — Keneari did not get permission from the government.
1971	Aida Mzali	Unplaced
1970	Zohra Tabania	Unplaced
1969	Zohra Boufaden	Unplaced	Miss Congeniality
1968	Rekaia Dekhil	Unplaced
1967	Zeineb Bent Lamine	Did not compete
1966	Did not compete
1965	Dolly Allouche	Unplaced
1964	Claudine Younes	Unplaced
Did not compete between 1961—1963
1960	Marie-Louise Carrigues	Unplaced

Miss World Tunisia

•   : 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

Year	Miss World Tunisia	Placement at Miss World	Special Awards	Notes
2025	Amira Afli [6]	TBA	TBA
2024	No competition held
2023	Imen Mehrzi	Top 40	Miss World Talent
2022	Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022
2021	Amani Layouni [7]	Unplaced	Miss World Talent (Top 27) Miss World Sport (Top 32)	Appointed — Amani Layouni was appointed by Miss Tunisie org.
2020	Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2019	Sabrine Khalifa Mansour	Top 40
2018	Haifa Ghedir	Did not compete
2017	Emna Abdelhedi	Unplaced
2016	Meriem Hammami	Unplaced
2015	Maroua Heni	Unplaced
2014	Wahiba Arres	Unplaced
2013	Heba Talmoudi	Unplaced
Did not compete between 1979—2012
1978	Malek Nemlaghi	Unplaced
Did not compete between 1976—1977
1975	Monia Dida	Unplaced
Did not compete between 1972—1974
1971	Souad Keneari	Unplaced
1970	Kaltoum Khouildi	Unplaced
1969	Zohra Tabania	Unplaced
1968	Zohra Boufaden	Unplaced
1967	Rekaia Dekhil	Unplaced
1966	Did not compete
1965	Zeineb Bent Lamine	Unplaced
1964	Dolly Allouche	Unplaced
1963	Claudine Younes	Unplaced
Did not compete between 1958—1962
1957	Jacqueline Tapia-Boyle	3rd Runner-up
1956	Pascaline Agnes	Unplaced

Miss International Tunisia

•   : 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 International Tunisia is usually appointed by the winner or one of the runner-ups in Miss Tunisia pageant.

Year	Miss International Tunisia	Placement at Miss International	Special Awards	Notes
2023	Alaa Tabbel [8]	Unplaced
Did not compete between 2020—2022
2019	Sarra Brahmi	Unplaced
2018	Dorsaf Zouaghi	Did not compete
2017	Khaoula Saad Gueye	Unplaced
2016	Hiba Telmoudi	Unplaced
2015	Wahiba Arres	Unplaced
2014	Did not compete
2013	Sondes Zamouri	Unplaced
Did not compete between 2005—2012
2004	Rym Laalai	Unplaced
2003	Amira Thabet	Unplaced
2002	Nihad El-Abdi	Unplaced
2001	Leila Oualha	Unplaced
2000	Ismahene Lahmar	Top 15
1999	Leïla Bent Abdesalem	Unplaced
1998	Nejla Kouniali	Top 15
1997	Hajer Radhouene	Top 15
1996	Ibticem Lahmar	1st Runner-up
Did not compete between 1970—1995
1969	Rekaia Dekhil	Unplaced
Did not compete between 1961—1968
1960	Habiba Bent Abdallah	Unplaced

Miss Earth Tunisia

•   : 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

Starting in 2022, the title Miss Earth Tunisia is awarded to one of the runner-ups in the Miss Tunisia pageant.^{[ citation needed ]} In 2022, Imen Mehrzi was selected Miss Earth Tunisia. ^[9]

Year	Miss Earth Tunisia	Placement at Miss Earth	Special Awards	Notes
2023	Imen Mehrzi	Did not compete

Miss Grand Tunisia

•   : 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

In 2015, Arij Nasri, who represented Téboursouk at the Miss Tunisie 2015 pageant and was named the first-vice miss, ^[10] was appointed Miss Grand Tunisia. ^[11] Nasri then competed at Miss Grand International 2015, ^[12] but was unplaced. ^[13]

Year	Miss Grand Tunisia	Placement at Miss Grand International	Special Awards	Notes
2015	Arij Nasri [11] [12]	Unplaced [13]

See also

• Africa portal

• List of beauty contests

References

1. Miss Tunisia Returned at Miss World
2. "Miss Tunisie 2016". The Times of Beauty. 7 Dec 2016.
3. "Sabrine Khalifa Mansour, A Dentist wins Miss Tunisia 2019". awardgoesto. 9 February 2019. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
4. "Miss Tunisia 2019". sabrine.khalifa.mansour.
5. @misstunisiaofficial (7 April 2022). "Miss World Tunisia 2022" . Retrieved 22 January 2023– via Instagram.
6. "Amira Afli (Centre) couronnée Miss Tunisie 2023". Univers News (in French).
7. "Miss World". www.missworld.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
8. @missinternationalofficial (16 February 2023). "Alaa Tabbel, is Miss International Tunisia 2023" . Retrieved 16 February 2023– via Instagram.
9. "Imen Mehrzi, the representative from Kairouan, was crowned as the first #MissEarth Tunisia on February 19". Instagram. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
10. "Rawia Djbali couronnée Miss Tunisie 2015". www.babnet.net (in French). 8 April 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
11. "Les 3 Miss tunisiennes qui représenteront la Tunisie à l'échelle internationale en 2015". www.tekiano.com (in French). 29 September 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
12. Slimen Toumi (4 October 2015). "Les premières photos de Miss Grand Tunisia 2015 Arij Nasri à Bangkok". Shinymen.com (in French). Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
13. "Lệ Quyên bất ngờ "trắng tay" tại Miss Grand International 2015". Dantri.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

External links

• Official website