Miss Curaçao

Miss Curaçao
Motto	Confidently Beautiful
Formation	1962
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Willemstad
Location	Curaçao
Membership	Miss Universe Miss Earth
Official language	Dutch
Organization	Coridja Stars Productions

Miss Curaçao (In Papiamentu: Miss Kòrsou) is the long-standing national female beauty pageant of the Caribbean island of Curaçao. This pageant is unrelated to the Señorita Curaçao or Miss International Curaçao pageant.

History

The pageant started in 1963 and sends contestants to the Miss World and Miss Universe 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 and was the national director for both Miss World and Miss Universe.

In 2006, Reinilla Productions Developments (ReProD) obtained the Miss World, Miss Intercontinental, Top Model of the World and Miss Earth franchise for Curaçao. Their first delegate was Fyrena Martha who competed in Miss World 2006 in Poland. In 2007 and 2008, ReProD in association with Sanjess Promotions held a joint pageant where the Miss Universe and Miss World representative were selected. Since 2009 the event is independent to Miss Universe Curaçao.

Since 2006, the Curaçao Tourism Board holds the Miss Universe franchise and every year they have a bidding to choose who is going to organize the Miss Curaçao Universe pageant, Sanjess Promotions run by Jearmeane Colastica organized it in 2007 and 2008.

Smaller pageants had been held to select contestants to Miss International, until 2002 by Richard Isa.

In 2008, the Curaçao Beauty Organization presided by Aubrey America won the bid to organize the pageant jointly with Hart & Private Productions. The winner of Miss Universe Curaçao represents the island in Miss Universe.

In 2013, after a long time of speculating about the Miss Universe Curaçao pageant, Coridja Stars Productions got the license to organize the most important pageant of the island.

Titleholders

Year	Miss Curaçao
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	Yasmin Fraites
1976–1977	Anneke Dijkhuizen
1977–1978	Regine Tromp
1978–1980	Solange de Castro
1980–1981	Hassana Hammoud
1981–1982	Maria Maxima Croes
1982–1983	Minerva Hieroms
1983–1984	Maybeline Snel
1984–1985	Susanne Verbrugge
1985–1986	Sheida Wever
1986–1988	Christine Sibilo
1988–1989	Anushka Cova
1989–1990	Anna Maria de Windt
1990–1991	Jacqueline 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 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 Statia
2003–2005	Vanessa Maria Van Arendonk
2005–2007	Rychacviana Coffie
2007–2008	Naemi Elizabeth Monte
2008–2009	Jenyfeer Natividad Mercelina
2009–2010	Ashanta Mafalda Macauly (Dethroned)
2010–2011	Safira de Wit
2011–2012	Monifa Jansen
2013–2014	Eline de Pool
2014–2015	Laurien Angelista
2015–2016	Kanisha Sluis
2016–2017	TBA

Representatives at Miss Universe

Color key

Declared as Winner
Ended as runner-up
Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Since 1963 traditionally the winner of Miss Universe Curaçao 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. Curaçao had sent contestants to Miss Universe since 1963 with Philomena Zielinki, the second Miss Curaçao. Of all the 48 representatives from the island, 5 of them have placed in the semifinals.

Year	Miss Curaçao	Placement	Special Awards
1963	Philomena Zielinski	Unplaced
1964	Iris de Windt	Unplaced
1965	Ninfa Palm	Unplaced
1966	Elizabeth Sánchez	Unplaced	Miss Congeniality
1967	Imelda Thodé	Unplaced
1968	Annemarie Braafheid	1st Runner-up
1969	Yvonne Wardekker	Unplaced
1970	Nilva Maduro	Unplaced
1971	Maria Vonhogen	Unplaced
1972	Ingrid Prade	Unplaced
1973	Ingeborg Zielinski	Unplaced
1974	Catherine de Jongh	Unplaced
1975	Jamine Fraites	Unplaced
1976	Anneke Dijkhuizen	Top 12
1977	Regine Tromp	Unplaced
1978	Solange de Castro	Unplaced
1980	Hassana Hammoud	Unplaced
1981	Maria Maxima Croes	Unplaced
1982	Minerva Hierons	Unplaced
1983	Maybeline Snel	Unplaced
1984	Susanne Verbrugge	Unplaced
1985	Sheida Wever	Unplaced
1986	Christine Sibilo	Unplaced
1987	Viennaline Arvelo	Unplaced
1989	Anna Mosteiro	Unplaced
1991	Jacqueline Nelleke Josien Krijger	Top 10
1992	Mijanou de Paula	Unplaced
1993	Elsa Roozendal	Unplaced
1994	Jasmin Clifton	Unplaced
1995	Maruschka Jansen	Unplaced
1996	Vanessa Dorinda Mambi	Unplaced
1997	Verna Angela Maria Vasquez	Top 6
1998	Natacha Tamara Bloem	Unplaced
1999	Jouraine Gregoria Ricardo	Unplaced
2001	Maria Fatima Sint Jago	Unplaced
2002	Ayanette Mary-Ann Ileana Statia	Unplaced
2003	Vanessa Maria Van Arendonk	Unplaced
2004	Angeline Fernandine Da Silva Goes	Unplaced
2005	Rychacviana Coffie	Unplaced
2007	Naemi Elizabeth Monte	Unplaced
2008	Jenyfeer Natividad Mercelina	Unplaced
2009	Angenie Anamaria Simon	Unplaced
2010	Safira de Wit	Unplaced
2011	Evalina Van Putten	Unplaced	Best National Costume (Top 10) Reina Hispanoamericana 2011
2012	Monifa Jansen	Unplaced
2013	Eline de Pool	Unplaced
2014	Laurien Angelista	Unplaced
2015	Kanisha Sluis	Top 10
2016	TBA	TBA

Did You Know?

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, went to Miss Universe and Miss World without winning the national pageant.

References

External links

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Inactive
(since 2011)

Antigua & Barbuda (2008)
Barbados (2007)
Belize (2007)
Benin (1962)
Bermuda (1997)
Bonaire (1999)
Chinese Taipei (2004)
Cook Islands (1999)
Cote d'Ivoire (1986)
Cuba (1967)
Dominica (1985)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1986)
Fiji (1981)
Gambia (1986)
Grenada (1964)
Iceland (2009)
Iraq (1972)
Jordan (1960)
Latvia (2006)
Lesotho (1978)
Liberia (1977)
Madagascar (1961)
Malta (2001)
Micronesia (1975)
Morocco (1978)
Northern Marianas (2006)
Papua New Guinea (1986)
Samoa (1986)
Senegal (1987)
Seychelles (1995)
St. Kitts & Nevis (1981)
St. Martin (2006)
St. Vincent & the Grenadines (2006)
Suriname (1999)
Swaziland (1994)
Tunisia (1971)
Vanuatu (1978)
Zambia (2010)
Zimbabwe (2001)

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–1990)

Region of China	Hong Kong (1952–2000)

Constituent country of Denmark	Greenland (1987–1990)

Overseas regions of France	French Guiana (1977–1984) Guadeloupe (1977–1984) Martinique (1957–1984) New Caledonia (1982) Réunion (1977–1986) Tahiti (1962–1985)

Part of United Kingdom	England (1955–1990) Gibraltar (1981-1990) Scotland (1961–1990) Wales (1961–1990)

Part of Japan	Okinawa (1963–1968)

Bantustans of South Africa	Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979–1983)

Territories of USA	Alaska (1952–1958) Hawaii (1952–1959)

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