Miss Queen Portugal

Miss Queen Portugal
Formation 2005
Type Beauty Pageant
Headquarters Lisbon
Location
Membership
Miss Earth
Official language
Portuguese
Website Official website

Miss Queen Portugal is a national beauty pageant in Portugal.[1][2] It is responsible for selecting the country's representative to Miss Earth,[3] which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.[4][5][6]

History

Miss Queen Portugal Organization, whose main legacy are environmental causes, follows the platform of the Miss Earth Foundation.[7] The winner of Miss Queen Portugal is the Portuguese representative in the Miss Earth pageant, which is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants in the world.[8]

The Miss Queen Portugal pageant was first held in 2013 in Caminha, Portugal won by Solange Duarte, from Ovar.[1] However, the first delegate chosen by Miss Queen Portugal Organizing Committee to represent Portugal in the Miss Earth pageant was Susana Nogueira and participated in the Miss Earth 2011 and finished as one of the Top 16 semifinalists.[9] Portugal's delegates in the Miss Earth 2005 and Miss Earth 2006 were selected by a different organization.

The pageant is a search for the most beautiful women of Portugal to serve as a role model dedicated to uphold the advocacy to preserve and restore of the earth.[1]

Titleholders

Color key
  •      Declared as Winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YearMiss Queen PortugalHometownPlacementSpecial Awards
2017 Belen Galarraga Porto TBA
2016 Alexandra Marcenco Lisbon Unplaced
2015 Berth Elouga[10][11] Lisbon Unplaced 2nd, silver medalist(s) Talent
2nd, silver medalist(s) Sport
2014 Raquel Fontes[12] Lisbon Unplaced
2013 Solange Duarte[3] Ovar Unplaced
2011 Susana Nogueira[9] Lisbon Top 16
2006 Frederica Santos Setúbal Unplaced
2005 Ângela Maria Fonseca ¹ Lisbon Unplaced

¹ - Not competitor.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Anjos, Fátima (5 January 2015). "Catarina Amaral is a finalist in the Miss Queen Portugal (Catarina Amaral é finalista do Miss Queen Portugal)". Rádio Vizela. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ↑ News, Azores (25 August 2014). "Liliana Silva eleita Miss Queen Açores na Povoação". Azores Digital. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 News, Online (20 October 2013). "Solange Duarte em entrevista". Quimera Brand Management-Rádio AVFM. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ↑ New York Times, World News (2003-10-30). "Afghanistan: Anti-Pageant Judges". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  5. ↑ "Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant". China Daily. Reuters. 2004-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
  6. ↑ Enriquez, Amee (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Miss Queen Portugal: Ovar foi capital da beleza (Miss Queen Portugal: Ovar was capital of beauty)". Ovar News. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Queen Miss Portugal 2014 will be crowned in Ovar". Ovar News. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  9. 1 2 Khue, M. (3 December 2011). "Beauty close-up Miss Earth 2011". Nguoi Lao Dong Electronic Voice of HCMC Labor Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Anjos, Fátima (25 May 2015). "Catarina Amaral eleita 1ª Dama no Miss Queen Portugal 2015". Radio Vizela. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Berth Elouga crowned Miss Queen Portugal". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Francisco, Drew (28 November 2014). "Miss Earth 2014 coronation night: 12 candidates to watch". Rappler. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
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