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Miss Switzerland

National beauty pageant competition in Switzerland


The Miss Switzerland or Miss Universe Switzerland (German: Miss Schweiz; French: Miss Suisse; Italian: Miss Svizzera) is a national Beauty pageant in Switzerland. The pageant was founded in 1951, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe.

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History

Nadine Vinzens, Miss Switzerland 2003 in 2017
Alina Buchschacher, Miss Switzerland 2011
Jastina Doreen Riederer, Miss Switzerland 2018

Began in 1951 the Miss Switzerland resulted Jacqueline Genton as the first ever Miss Switzerland and won the Miss Europa 1951 title. In 1953 Miss Switzerland was sponsored by Bea Kasse4. Since that year Miss Switzerland winning title automatically competes at Miss Universe competition. Between 1975 and 1976 Miss Switzerland was handled by Sylvia Grivelli (Valais) and founded the "Miss Suisse Organisation AG" (also referred to as "Miss Schweiz Organisation AG"). Later the organization was handled by Raffy Locher, Christoph Locher, and Karina Berger. In the past, the Miss Switzerland also franchised the Miss Europe, Miss World and Miss International. The pageants languages are French and German. The Miss Universe representative is chosen through an independent pageant organised by the Miss and Mister Suisse Francophone Organisation.

Procedure

Candidates are selected by television viewers and a jury. The winner is awarded the title Miss Switzerland (German: Miss Schweiz, French: Miss Suisse, Italian: Miss Svizzera, Romansh: Miss Svizra). Since 1976, the pageant is organized by "Miss Schweiz Organisation AG". Began in 2018 the new leaders of Miss Switzerland Organization will be handled by Angela Fuchs, Iwan Meyer and Andrea Meyer.

Franchise holders

The Miss Switzerland pageant is the national franchise holder for Miss Universe.

Titleholders

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Canton Ranking of Winners

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Titleholders under Miss Schweiz org.

Miss Universe Switzerland

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
The main winner of Miss Switzerland represents her country at Miss Universe. The separate pageant "Miss Universe Switzerland" held in 2014 and 2016.
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See also


References

  1. "THIS IS THE WAY THE BEAUTY ENTRANTS". The Calgary Herald. 22 October 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. "'MISS WORLD' ENTRIES". St. Joseph Gazette. Vol. 110, no. 126. 18 October 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. "Kerstin Cook Miss Switzerland 2010". TSR. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  4. "Die Freiburgerin Lauriane Sallin erbt die Krone". NZZ. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  5. Huber, Sarah (24 January 2019). "Miss Schweiz Eklat: Jetzt äussert sich Jastina Doreen Riederer". Schweizer Illustrierte (in German). Retrieved 2 November 2020.

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