Miss Estonia

Eesti Miss Estonia
Formation	1923
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Tallinn
Location	Estonia
Membership	Miss Universe Miss Grand Universe
Official language	Estonian
President	Valeri Kirss
Website	Official website

Eesti Miss Estonia is an annual beauty pageant held in Estonia. The winner goes on to represent Estonia at Miss Universe.

History

Eesti Miss Estonia was identified for first time in 1923. After a long break, the contest was held for the first time again in 1988, 65 years after the first ever Miss Estonia contest.

The first Miss Estonia was elected in 1923, her name was Sinaida Tamm. The competition was arranged by "Estonia Film" and the main aim was to find a new actress. In 1925 the competition was arranged by a major newspaper "Päevaleht". In 1931, Lilli Silberg was the first runner up at the Miss Europe contest in Paris. In 1932, Nadezda Peedi-Hoffmann was elected Miss Estonia and she held the title for 56 years, until 1988, when Heli Mets was awarded the title.Since then Estonia has had 15 beauty queens.^[1]

Miss Estonia has been participating in the Miss Universe pageant since 1993, starting with Kersti Tänavsuu.

Titleholders

Year	Eesti Miss Estonia	Notes
1923	Sinaida Tamm	Did not compete
1925	Antonie Bergmann	Did not compete
1929	Meeta Kelgo	Did not compete
1930	Amalie Smager	Did not compete
1931	Lilly Silberg	Miss Europe - First Princess
1932	Nadezda Peedi-Hoffmann	Did not compete
1988	Heli Mets	Did not compete
1989	Cathy Korju	Did not compete
1990	Liis Tappo	Miss Baltic Sea 1992
1991	Erika Bauer	Did not compete
1992	Ruth Merila	Did not compete
1993	Lilia Üksvärav	Did not compete
1994	Eva Maria Laan	Miss Baltic Sea 1995
1995	Enel Eha
1996	Helen Mahmastol
1997	Kristiina Heinmets
1998	Kadri Väljaots	Miss Baltic Sea 1999
1999	Triin Rannat
2000	Evelyn Mikomägi	Global Beauties Sexiest Woman Alive 2000^[2]
2001	Inna Roos
2002	Jana Tafenau
2003	Maili Nomm	Did not compete
2004	Sirle Kalma
2005	Jana Kuvaitseva	Did not compete
2006	Kirke Klemmer
2007	Viktoria Azovskaja
2008	Kadri Nogu	Did not compete
2009	Diana Arno	Competed in Miss Asia Pacific World 2011
2011	Madli Vilsar	Competed in Miss International 2013 and Miss Supranational 2015
2012	Natalie Korneitsik (Kätlin Valdmets)	Natalie Korneitsik competed in Miss Globe International 2011 (Top 10), Miss Tourism International (Top 10), Elite Model Look (Top 5),
2013	Kristina Karjalainen
2016	TBA	TBA

Representatives at Miss Universe

Color key

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

The winner of Miss Estonia represents her country at the Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Year	Eesti Miss Estonia	Placement	Special Awards	Title
1993	Kersti Tanavsuu	Unplaced		Eesti Miss Estonia 1993
1994	Eva Maria Laan	Unplaced		Eesti Miss Estonia 1994
1995	Enel Eha	Unplaced		Eesti Miss Estonia 1995
1996	Helen Mahmastol	Unplaced		Eesti Miss Estonia 1996
1997	Kristiina Heinmets	Top 10		Eesti Miss Estonia 1997
1998	Mari Loorens	Unplaced		1st Runner-up
1999	Triin Rannat	Unplaced		Eesti Miss Estonia 1999
2000	Evelyn Mikomägi	Top 10		Eesti Miss Estonia 2000
2001	Inna Roos	Unplaced		Eesti Miss Estonia 2001
2002	Jana Tafenau	Unplaced		Eesti Miss Estonia 2002
2003	Katrin Susi	Unplaced		1st Runner-up
2004	Sirle Kalma	Unplaced		Eesti Miss Estonia 2004
2006	Kirke Klemmer	Unplaced		Eesti Miss Estonia 2006
2007	Viktoria Azovskaja	Unplaced		Eesti Miss Estonia 2007
2008	Julia Kovaljova	Unplaced		2nd Runner-up
2009	Diana Arno	Unplaced		Eesti Miss Estonia 2009
2011	Madli Vilsar	Unplaced		Eesti Miss Estonia 2011
2012	Natalie Korneitsik	Unplaced		1st Runner-up
2013	Kristina Karjalainen	Unplaced		Eesti Miss Estonia 2013
2016	TBA	TBA	TBA	Eesti Miss Estonia 2016

Notes

In 1993, Kersti Tänavsuu (Miss Estonia 1993 First runner up) became the first Estonian representative in the Miss Universe pageant.^[3]^[4]
Other times that the first runner up replaced the original winner in Miss Universe competition are Mari Loorens (1998), Katrin Susi (2003) and Julia Kovaljova (2008).
In 2005, Jana Kuvaitseva didn't compete in Miss Universe 2005 for unknown reason but none of her runners up was sent to Thailand.
The pageant produces 4 Miss Baltic Sea winners: Liis Tappo (1992), Eva Maria Laan (1995), Kadri Väljaots (1999) and Dagmar Makko (2001).

References

External links

Miss Europe

Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria

Dependencies and other territories	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Jersey Isle of Man Svalbard

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)

Miss International participant countries and territories

Active (1960–present)	Algeria Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Belarus Belgium Belize Bolivia Brazil Cameroon Canada Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Gibraltar Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guyana Haiti Hawaii Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Israel Italy Japan Kenya Korea Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Malaysia Martinique Mauritius Mexico Mongolia Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Northern Marianas Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Serbia Singapore Slovakia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Sweden Tahiti Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom USA US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe

Inactive (Since 2011)	Angola (2004) Austria (1994) Bahamas (2010) Bermuda (1971) Bulgaria (1970) Croatia (2003) Cote d'Ivoire (1999) Cyprus (2006) Czech Republic (2010) Democratic Republic of the Congo (1987) Ethiopia (2009) Fiji (1996) Greece (2010) Ireland (1994) Jamaica (2010) Jordan (1963) Kazakhstan (2005) Kenya (2010) Liberia (2008) Madagascar (1961) Malta (2004) Moldova (2009) Morocco (1969) New Caledonia (2006) Palau (2001) Republic of the Congo (2008) San Marino (2001) Senegal (2004) Seychelles (1995) Switzerland (1993) Togo (2000) Uganda (2009) Uruguay (1999)

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