World Miss University (Template:Lang-ko) is an international beauty contest held annually in Seoul, South Korea since 1986,[1] with an average of about 40 contestants every year.[2]
As an event organized by the International Association of University Presidents after the United Nations named 1986 the Year of Peace,[3] the organizing committee dispatches peace missions to regions in conflict like Kosovo and Rwanda.[1]
The current titleholder is Cho Eun-ju from South Korea.[4]
Winners
| Year | Name | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Rosalie van Breemen[5] |  Holland
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 1987 | Chio Yun-hee |  South Korea
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 1988 | Kathryn Elizabeth Coonz |  USA
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 1989 | Priyadarshini Pradhan |  India
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 1990 | Ekaterina Parfenova |  Soviet Union
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 1991 | Celeste Weaver | USA
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 1992 | Heiðrún Anna Björnsdóttir[6] |  Iceland
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 1993 | Ewa Wachowicz[7] |  Poland
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 1994 | — | ||
| 1995 | Birgitta Ína Unnarsdóttir[8] | Iceland
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 1996 | Laura García |  Spain
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 1997 | Jang Jie-hun | South Korea
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 1998 | — | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 2000 | Renatan Fan[9] |  Brazil
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 2001 | Eleni Pechlivanidi[10] |  Greece
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 2002 | — | ||
| 2003 | Ayusha Shrestha[11] |  Nepal
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 2004 | Julija Djadenko[12] |  Latvia
|
Shenzen, China |
| 2005 | Jade Collins[13] |  New Zealand
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 2006 | Cristiana Frixione[14] |  Nicaragua
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 2007 | Aleksandra Plemic[15] |  Germany
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 2008 | Sarnai Amar[16] |  Mongolia
|
Shenzen, China |
| 2009 | — | ||
| 2010 | Cho Eun-ju[4] | South Korea
|
Seoul, Korea |
| 2011 | Katie Farr[17] |  England
|
Seoul, Korea |
References
- ^ a b "Vote for who should be Miss University Sierra Leone 2005". Awareness Times. July 29, 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Face of Tertiary 2009 represents Ghana on world stage". ghanaweb.com. July 17, 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Year of Peace arrives". The Register-Guard. Associated Press. January 1, 1986. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Today's Photo". chosun.com. August 10, 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Author of book on successful marriage-divorce". nieuws.nl. July 7, 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Heiðrún Anna Björnsdóttir, Miss World University". Morgunblaðið. October 8, 1992. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Ewa Wachowicz for the entire year". Gazeta Wyborcza. October 14, 1995. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
Ewa Wachowicz, press secretary for then-Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak and former Miss Polonia, third runner-up to Miss World 1992 and World Miss University University 1993.
- ^ "Icelandic girl". Morgunblaðið. June 1, 1995. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Jimena came up with three titles and more experience". El Deber. June 13, 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "World Miss University 2001 Competition". Life. December 12, 2001. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
"Ideal woman and man". China Daily. December 20, 2001. Retrieved 25 October 2010.{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Briefs". Nepal News. September 12, 2003. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "News archive: October - December 2004". Pageant News Bureau. 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
Julija Djadenko, 23, of Latvia won the title of World Miss University in Shenzhen, China, on Nov. 19, 2004.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "Kiwi Crowned World Miss University 2005". Scoop. October 17, 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Frixione won world title". La Prensa. November 12, 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^
"News archive: October - December 2007". Pageant News Bureau. 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
Aleksandra Plemic, 22, of Germany won the Miss World University Pageant in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 31, 2007.
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"Profile of Aleksandra Plemic". modelome.com. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
"Charming does not pass". Kölnische Rundschau. March 3, 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2010. - ^ "Miss World University". jemin.com. November 28, 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "Katie Farr of England Crowned World Miss University".