Miss Curaçao
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Miss Curaçao is the long standing national female beauty pageant of the Caribbean island of Curaçao. The pageant started in 1963 and since then it had sent contestants to the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. The organization started with the creation of the Curaçao Youth Beauty Contest Organization (CYBECO).
Between 1997 and 2006 Sheida Wever, former Miss Curaçao 1985 who went to compete to the Miss Universe pageant that same year, organized the national pageant. Currently, the Curaçao Tourism Board holds the Miss Universe franchise and Reinilla Productions holds the Miss World franchise for Curaçao.
Current Titleholders are Rychacviana Coffie, Miss Curaçao Universe, from Suffisant; and Fyrena Judica Hannah Martha, Miss Curaçao World, from Sun Valley.
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[edit] Official Miss Curaçao Titleholders
1962-1963 Peggy Van Riet
1963-1964 Philomena Zielinski
1964-1965 Iris de Windt
1965-1966 Ninfa Palm
1966-1967 Elizabeth Sánchez
1967-1968 Imelda Thodé
1968-1969 Anne Marie Braafheid
1969-1970 Yvonne Wardekker
1970-1971 Nilva Maduro
1971-1972 Maria Vonhogen
1972-1973 Ingrid Prade
1973-1974 Ingeborg Zielinski
1974-1975 Catherine de Jongh
1975-1976 Jamine Fraites
1976-1977 Anneke Dijkhuizen
1977-1978 Regine Tromp
1978-1980 Solange de Castro
1980-1981 Hassana Samoud
1981-1982 Maria Maxima Croes
1982-1983 Minerva Hierons
1983-1984 Maybeline Snel
1984-1985 Susanne Verbrugge
1985-1986 Sheida Wever
1986-1987 Christine Sibilo
1987-1989 Anushka Cova
1989-1990 Anna Maria Mosteiro de Windt
1990-1991 Jaqueline Nelleke Josien Krijger
1991-1992 Mijanou de Paula
1992-1993 Elsa Roozendal
1993-1994 Jasmin Clifton
1994-1995 Maruschka Jansen
1995-1996 Vanessa Dorinda Mambi
1996-1997 Verna Angela Maria Vasquez
1997-1998 Natacha Tamara Bloem
1998-1999 Jouraine Gregoria Ricardo
1999-2000 Jozaine Marianella Wall
2000-2002 Fatima Maria Sint Jago
2002-2003 Ayanette Mary-Ann Ileana Statia
2003-2005 Vanessa Maria Van Arendonk
2005- Rychacviana Coffie
[edit] Curaçao at the Miss Universe Pageant
Curaçao had sent contestants to Miss Universe since 1963 with Philomena Zielinki, the second Miss Curaçao. Of all the 39 representatives from the island, 4 of them have placed in the semifinals and several have been favorites and strong contenders.
- PLACEMENTS AND SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS
1966 Elizabeth Sanchez Miss Congeniality
1968 Anne Marie Braafheid First Runner Up
1976 Anneke Dijkhuizen Semifinalist
1991 Jaqcueline Nelleke Josien Krijger Semifinalist
1997 Verna Angela Maria Vasquez Fourth Runner up
- CURACAO'S REPRESENTATIVES
1963 Philomena Zielinski
1964 Iris de Windt
1965 Ninfa Palm
1966 Elizabeth Sánchez
1967 Imelda Thodé
1968 Annemarie Braafheid
1969 Yvonne Wardekker
1970 Nilva Maduro
1971 Maria Vonhogen
1972 Ingrid Prade
1973 Ingeborg Zielinski
1974 Catherine de Jongh
1975 Jamine Fraites
1976 Anneke Dijkhuizen
1977 Regine Tromp
1978 Solange de Castro
1979 No participation
1980 Hassana Samoud
1981 Maria Maxima Croes
1982 Minerva Hierons
1983 Maybeline Snel
1984 Susanne Verbrugge
1985 Sheida Wever
1986 Christine Sibilo
1987 Viennaline Arvelo
1988 No participation
1989 Anna Mosteiro
1990 No participation
1991 Jacqueline Nelleke Josien Krijger
1992 Mijanou de Paula
1993 Elsa Roozendal
1994 Jasmin Clifton
1995 Maruschka Jansen
1996 Vanessa Dorinda Mambi
1997 Verna Angela Maria Vasquez
1998 Natacha Tamara Bloem
1999 Jouraine Gregoria Ricardo
2000 No participation
2001 Maria Fatima Sint Jago
2002 Ayanette Mary-Ann Ileana Statia
2003 Vanessa Maria Van Arendonk
2004 Angeline Fernandine Da Silva Goes
2005 Rychacviana Coffie
2006 No participation
[edit] Curaçao at the Miss World Pageant
Curaçao's debut in Miss World occurred in 1975. Usually the winner, a runner-up or hand picked delegate is send as the national representative. Of all the 25 representatives from the island, only 1 of them have placed in the semifinals and few have been favorites. Current Miss World Curaçao is Fyrena Martha, first runner-up of the 2005 pageant.
- PLACEMENTS AND SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS
2000 Jozaine Marianella Wall Caribbean Queen of Beauty
2002 Ayanette Mary-Ann Ileana Statia Semifinalist
- CURACAO'S REPRESENTATIVES
1975 Elvira Bakker
1976 Viveca Marchena
1977 Xiomara Winklaar
1978 Silvana Trinidad
1979 No participation
1980 Soraida de Windt
1981 Mylene Gerard
1982 Vendetta Roozendal
1983 Yvette Domacasse
1984 Ivette Atacho
1985 Lidushka Curiel
1986 No participation
1987 Diana Fraai
1988 Anushka Cova
1989 Supharmy Sadjie
1990 Jacqueline Nelleke Josien Krijger
1991 Nashaira Desbarida
1992 Christina Bakhuis
1993 Sally Daflaar
1994 Marisa Bos
1995 Danique Regales
1996 Yandra Faulborn
1997 No participation
1998 Jearmeane Colastica
1999 No participation
2000 Jozaine Marianella Wall
2001 No participation
2002 Ayanette Mary-Ann Ileana Statia
2003 Angeline Fernandine Da Silva Goes
2004 Sue-Ann Stephanie Hudson
2005 No participation
2006 Fyrena Judica Hannah Martha
[edit] The Unforgettable Misses
- Anne Marie Braafheid
Anne is the most successful Miss Curaçao ever, placing as First Runner-Up in Miss Universe 1968. The most loved beauty queen of Curaçao holds some records of the Miss Universe pageant; first, she became the second black contestant to become one of the Top 5 finalists; and she is the first ever black woman to attain the position of 1st Runner Up. The Miss Universe crown went that year to Brazil's Martha Vasconcellos.
- Verna Angela Maria Vasquez
Curaçao's Verna Vasquez went to compete to Miss Universe 1997 in Miami Beach, Florida. She was the favorite contestant to win the crown, she made the semifinals after obtaining the highest score of the preliminary competition. During the finals, Verna reached the first position in the Evening Gown competition and won the Best in Swimsuit award. Verna entered the Top 6 with the second highest score but finished as the 4th Runner Up, after a middling interview score. Many people believe that Verna should have been Miss Universe 1997 instead of the eventual winner, Brook Mahealani Lee from Hawaii, USA.
[edit] Most Popular Misses since 2000
- 2000 Jozaine Marianella Wall
Jozaine Marianella Wall is one of the two Miss Curaçao that did not attend the Miss Universe pageant. She was 17 years old at the time she won the national pageant which unabled her to compete at this pageant whose minimum age is 18. After a legal battle with the organizers, Jozaine was sent to the Miss World 2000 pageant in London, United Kingdom. Over there, she became a favorite and was considered as the best contestant from the Caribbean Isles. She did not place in the Top Ten, but she managed to win the Queen of the Caribbean Isles title which proved that she was very near in reaching the select group of semifinalists.
- 2002 Ayanette Mary-Ann Ileana Statia
Ayanette Mary-Ann Ileana Statia competed at Miss Universe 2002 celebrated in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since her election Ayanette became a strong favorite considered as the best black contestant of the pageant. Ayanette did not disappointed her fans, during the competition she was cataloged as one of the three most beautiful faces of the pageant, along with the dethroned winner of Miss Universe 2002, Oxana Fedorova. Even though she manage to give an outstanding presentation Curaçao's name was not called in the semifinals of Miss Universe 2002 which was a shock by many. After Miss Universe, Ayanette was sent to the Miss World 2002 pageant held in Nigeria, she arrived late because of some problems with her flight, and again Ayanette became a strong favorite. This time, Ayanette became Curaçao's first and only semifinalist so far in Miss World.
- 2003-2004 Angeline Fernandine Da Silva Goes
Angeline Fernandine Da Silva Goes was the first runner-up of the 2003 Miss Curaçao pageant won by Vanessa Maria Van Arendonk. With her placement she had the duty to represent Curaçao at the Miss World 2003 pageant held in Sanya, People's Republic of China. Angeline's beauty impressed many people around the world making her one of the strongest contestants of the Caribbean region. After her great performance in Miss World, a group of fans and friends from around the world made a formal petition to Sheida Wever, president of the national pageant, to send her to the Miss Universe pageant. Angeline was chosen as Curaçao's representative to the Miss Universe 2004 pageant held in Quito, Ecuador. Angeline went to the two most important international beauty pageants in the world without even winning the national pageant, and she achieved to become a favorites in both.
- 2005 Rychacviana Coffie
Rychacviana Coffie won the 2005 Miss Curaçao pageant,she was crowned by Angeline Fernandine Da Silva Goes. Seven contestants participated in the pageant where Rychacviana was the obvious frontrunner of the competition. She went to the Miss Universe 2005 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand where she was raved by fans and considered along with Shermain Sunja Jeremy (Miss Antigua and Barbuda) as the best black contestants of the pageant. She did an outstanding presentation which was predictable because Rychacviana won in 2002 the Miss Intercontinental pageant in Germany. Rychacviana is one of the most recognized and best models of her native Curaçao, walking in the runways of Milan and Paris for prestigious modelling agencies. She still holds the crown after the organization failed to stage a national pageant in 2006.
[edit] Did You Know?
- Sheida Wever, Miss Curaçao 1985, is considered one of the most successful winners, she was the president and organizer of the Miss Curaçao pageant from 1997 to 2006.
- Anushka Cova and Jozaine Marianella Wall, are the only two winners that went to the Miss World pageant instead of Miss Universe.
- Jacqueline Nelleke Josien Krijger and Ayanette Mary-Ann Ileana Statia are the only two winners that attended the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. Jacqueline did not place in Miss World but became a semifinalist in Miss Universe and Ayanette did not place in Miss Universe but became a semifinalist in Miss World.
- Angeline Fernandine Da Silva Goes, considered one of the most beautiful Curaçao's representatives, went to Miss Universe and Miss World without winning the national pageant. She became a favorite in both pageants.
