Miss Seychelles

Miss Seychelles
Motto Beauty with A Purpose
Formation 1969
Type Beauty Pageant
Headquarters Victoria
Location
Membership
Miss World
Miss Universe
Official language
French
Organization
Seychelles Tourism Board
Website Official website

Miss Seychelles is the annual national beauty pageant of Seychelles responsible for selecting representatives to Miss World and Miss Universe but for Miss Universe just held in 1995.

History

The Miss Seychelles Beauty Pageant was relaunched in 2012 after 4 year’s absence from the Seychelles’ events calendar, the Seychelles Tourism Board will be hosting on the 4th edition of the Miss Seychelles another world Beauty Pageant on Saturday 30 May 2015. The aim is to highlight the high standards of feminine beauty and elegance found among our islands.

Mission

The Miss Seychelles another world Beauty Pageant continues to propose a new era of involvement for the winner of the competition, opening the door of opportunity in the form of travelling abroad to represent Seychelles, not only in the Miss World pageant, but also at trade fairs and other international events as an ambassadress and spokesperson for our islands - their culture, spectacular natural beauty and national identity.

National franchise

The National Contest is conducted in agreement with Miss World Limited, the owners and organizers of the Miss World Contest, to elect "Miss World" and it is also an official preliminary contest to select a representative to participate in the Miss World Contest.

Titleholders

Color key
  •      Declared as Winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YearMiss SeychellesHometownPlacementSpecial Awards
United Kingdom 1969 Sylvia Labonte Victoria Unplaced
United Kingdom 1970 Nicole Barallon Victoria Unplaced
United Kingdom 1971 Nadia Morel du Boil Victoria Unplaced
United Kingdom 1972 Jane Edna Straevens Victoria Top 15
United Kingdom 1973 June Gouthier Victoria Top 15 Miss Personality
United Kingdom 1975 Amelie Lydia Michel Victoria Unplaced
South Africa 1992 Myrna Chantal Hoareau La Digue Unplaced
South Africa 1994 Marquise David Victoria Unplaced
South Africa 1995 Shirley Low-Meng Victoria Unplaced
India 1996 Christina Pillay Victoria Unplaced
Seychelles 1997 Michelle Lane Victoria Unplaced
Seychelles 1998 Alvina Antoinette Victoria Unplaced
United Kingdom 1999 Anne-Mary Jorre Victoria Unplaced
South Africa 2008 Elena Angione Mahé Unplaced
South Africa 2012 Sherlyn Ferneau Victoria Unplaced
Indonesia 2013 Agnes Gerry Victoria Unplaced
United Kingdom 2014 Camilla Estico Victoria Unplaced
China 2015 Linne Freminot Mahé Unplaced Miss World Sport (1st Runner-up)

Representatives at Miss Universe

Below are Miss Seychelles Universe winner at the Miss Universe. The Seychelles has only competed in 1995. The winner of Miss Universe Seychelles 1995 was selected by runner-up of Miss Seychelles in that year.

YearMiss SeychellesHometownPlacementSpecial Awards
Namibia 1995 Maria Payet Victoria Unplaced

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