Miss Switzerland

Miss Switzerland is a Swiss beauty pageant for young women. Candidates are selected by television viewers and a jury. The winner is awarded the title Miss Switzerland (French: Miss Suisse, German: Miss Schweiz, Italian: Miss Svizzera). Since 1976, the pageant is organized by "Miss Schweiz Organisation AG".

Winners

Year Name Canton Represented Placement
at Miss Universe
Award
1953 Danielle Oudinet Appenzell Ausserrhoden
1960 Elaine Maurath Ticino Top 15 semifinalist
1961 Liliane Burnier Fribourg Top 15 semifinalist
1962 Francine DeLouille Ticino
1963 Diana Tanner Graubünden
1964 Sandra Susler Valais
1965 Yvette Revelly Glarus
1966 Hedy Frick Schwyz
1967 Elsbeth Ruegger Basel-Landschaft
1968 Jeanette Biffiger Neuchâtel
1969 Patricie Sollner Geneva Top 15 semifinalist
1970 Diane Jane Roth Thurgau Top 15 semifinalist
1971 Anita Andrini Ticino
1972 Anne Lisse Weber Berne
1973 Barbara Schottli Zurich
1974 Christine Lavanchy Geneva
1975 Beatrice Aschwanden Zurich another group elected Sylvia Grivelli (Valais)
1976 Isabelle Fischbacher Geneva
1977 Anja Terzi Geneva
1978 Sylvia Vonarx Appenzell Innerrhoden
1979 Barbara Mayer Fribourg
1980 Margrit Kilchoer Geneva
1981 Brigitte Voss Schaffhausen
1982/1983 Lolita Morena (*) Nidwalden 3rd runner-up Miss Photogenic at both Miss Universe 1983[1] and Miss World 1982
1984 Silvia Anna Affolter Obwalden
1985 Eveline Nicole Glanzmann Uri Top 10 semifinalist
1986/1987 Renate Walther Schaffhausen
1988 Karina Berger (**) Zurich Miss Globe International 1989
1989/1990 Catherine Mesot Fribourg
1991 Sandra Aegerter Aargau
1992 Valérie Bovard Vaud
1993 Patricia Fässler Zurich Top 10 semifinalist
1994 Sarah Briguet Valais
1995 Stéphanie Berger Zurich
1996 Melanie Winiger Ticino
1997 Tanja Gutmann Solothurn
1998 Sonja Grandjean Zurich
1999 Anita Buri Thurgau
2000 Mahara McKay Aargau
2001 Jennifer Ann Gerber Aargau
2002 Nadine Vinzens Grisons
2003 Bianca Nicole Sissing Lucerne Top 15 semifinalist
2004 Fiona Hefti Zurich Top 10 finalist
2005 Lauriane Gilliéron Vaud 2nd runner-up
2006 Christa Rigozzi Ticino
2007 Amanda Ammann St. Gallen
2008 Whitney Toyloy Vaud Top 10 finalist
2009 Linda Fäh St. Gallen
2010 Kerstin Cook[2] Lucerne
2011 Alina Buchschacher Berne

(*) Jeanette Linkenheil was handpicked for Miss Universe 1982.
(**) Gabriela Bigler of Zurich was handpicked for Miss Universe 1988 and Miss World 1987.

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