Miss Kosovo
Formation | 1994 |
---|---|
Type | Beauty Pageant |
Headquarters | Pristina |
Location | |
Membership |
Miss Universe Miss Earth |
Official language | Albanian |
Presidents | Agnesa Vuthaj and Fadil Berisha |
Website | www.misskosova.net |
Miss Kosovo or Miss Kosova is a beauty competition for young women in Kosovo and has taken place in 1994, and starting in 2013 the winners compete in Miss Universe and in Miss Earth.
History
1994-2007:Early years
In the years 1998, 2004 and 2005, the contest was not held. Between 1994 and 2007, whilst Kosovo was a part of Yugoslavia or just Serbia, the contest was confined to Kosovo and recognized only by its organizers. Pre-2008 winners of the contest were able to represent Miss Albania owing to agreements with its sister organisation across the border.
Two winners had a successful pageant in Miss Albania: Venera Mustafa (1999 winner of both titles) and Agnesa Vuthaj (winning Miss Kosovo 2003 and Miss Albania 2004), who also participated internationally as Miss Albania.
2008-2012: Miss Earth franchise
From 2008 after independence was declared, Miss Kosovo has been permitted to take part at the Miss Earth pageant. The Miss Kosovo pageant is organized by former titleholder Agnesa Vuthaj under her Agnesa Vuthaj Association. After Kosovo's declaration of independence, Miss Kosovo 2007 Yllka Berisha participated in the Miss Earth 2008 pageant but was unplaced. The Kosovar delegates from 2002 and 2003 for Miss Earth were from a different organization.
2013-present: Miss Earth with Miss Universe
In 2013 Fadil Berisha and Agnesa Vuthaj took control of Miss Kosovo and retrieved the Miss Universe franchise. This happened after the previous Miss Universe Kosovo directors made the decision to send their winner to Miss World. Hence, there are two titleholders from this pageant - one for Miss Universe and one for Miss Earth.
Titleholders
Miss Kosova
This list includes from the inception of Miss Kosova where the winners were usually sent to Miss Earth from 2008, until before the merging of the Miss Universe and Miss Earth franchises.
Year | Miss Kosova |
1994 | Afërdita Paçarada |
1995 | Blerta Syla |
1996 | Diellza Kollgeci |
1997 | Adelina Ismajli |
1999 | Venera Mustafa |
2000 | Mimoza Harxhi |
2001 | Albina Hashani |
2002 | Njomëza Rozhaja |
2003 | Agnesa Vuthaj |
2006 | Besa Gashi |
2007 | Yllka Berisha |
2008 | Kaqusha Thaci |
2009 | Elza Marku |
2010 | Morena Taraku Pejë |
2011 | Nora Asani |
2012 | Ajshe Babatinca |
Miss Universe Kosovo
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
The first titleholder in Zana Krasniqi who eventually placed as a Top 10 finalist at the 2008 Miss Universe pageant. She is the first ever Kosovar woman to enter and place in the contest, finishing 6th, just two tenths of a point from the top five.[1]
The following year turned out to be another success for the Miss Universe Kosovo pageant: Marigona Dragusha, known as "Gona Dragusha", placed second runner-up to Miss Universe 2009 in the Bahamas making her to be the first delegate from Kosovo to make it top the top five.[2]
In terms of placements, Kosovo has been one of the most successful entrants into the Miss Universe pageant. Ever since debuting in 2008, Kosovo has missed the semi-finals only twice, in 2010 and 2014, beating many other countries that have been competing for decades.
One of the winners of Miss Kosovo represents her country at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Year | Miss Universe Kosovo | Region | Placement | Special Awards |
2008 | Zana Krasniqi[1][3] | Pristina | Top 10 | |
2009 | Marigona Dragusha[2] | Pristina | 2nd Runner-Up | |
2010 | Kështjella Pepshi[4] | Pristina | Unplaced | |
2011 | Afërdita Dreshaj[5] | Podgorica | Top 16 | |
2012 | Diana Avdiu | Pristina | Top 16 | Miss Photogenic |
2013 | Mirjeta Shala | Vushtrri | Did not compete | |
2014 | Artnesa Krasniqi | Pristina | Unplaced | |
Miss Earth Kosovo
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
The first ever delegate for Miss Earth from Kosovo is Mirjeta Zeka in 2002. She is the first ever delegate from Kosovo to join in a major beauty pageant while Kosovo was still then part of Yugoslavia or Serbia. However, as when the pageant concluded, she went home unplaced.
The organization responsible for sending a delegate to Miss Earth was a different organization in 2002 and in 2003. It was in 2007 when Agnesa Vuthaj acquired the franchise and sent Miss Kosovo 2007 winner, Yllka Berisha, to Miss Earth 2008. However, she was unable to grab a spot in the semifinals as well.
To date, there is yet a Kosovan delegate to place in the Miss Earth pageant.
One of the winners of Miss Kosovo represents her country at Miss Earth. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Year | Miss Earth Kosovo | Region | Placement | Special Awards |
2002 | Mirjeta Zeka | No information available | Unplaced | |
2003 | Teuta Hoxha | No information available | Unplaced | |
2008 | Yllka Berisha | Pristina | Unplaced | |
2009 | Elsa Marku | Pristina | Unplaced | |
2010 | Morena Taraku | Pejë | Unplaced | |
2011 | Nora Asani | Pristina | Unplaced | |
2012 | Ajshe Babatinca | Pristina | Unplaced | |
2013 | Donika Emini[6] | Pristina | Unplaced | |
2014 | Kaltrina Neziri[7] | Pristina | Did not compete | Did not compete |
See also
- Miss Universe Kosovo
- Kosovo at the Big Four pageants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Zana Krasniqi among the 10 most beautiful in Miss Universe". Malesia.org. July 15, 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The World’s Third Most Beautiful Woman". Balkan Insight. September 21, 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ↑ "Zana Krasniqi will represent Kosovo in Miss Universe 2008". Kosfusion.com. April 7, 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ↑ "Beautiful trio: Three Swiss women at Miss Universe". Blick. August 8, 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ↑ "Miss Universe Kosova 2011". Bayrak. January 18, 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ↑ "Mirjeta Shala dhe Donika Emini janë fituese në ‘Miss Kosova 2013’". telegrafi.com. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ "Kaltrina e Agnesa, drejt ‘Miss Earth’ dhe ‘Miss Universe’ (in Albanian)". Tribuna. 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.