World Miss University is an international beauty contest held annually in Seoul, Korea since 1986,[1] with an average of about 70 contestants every year.[2] The event is to select World Miss University Peace Corp Representatives.

World Miss University
Formation1986; 38 years ago (1986)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersNew York City
Location
Official language
English
Chairman
Lee Seung-min
Websitehttp://wmu.world/

This event was organized by the International Association of University Presidents. After the United Nations named 1986 the Year of Peace,[3] the organizing committee dispatched peace missions to regions in conflict like Kosovo and Rwanda.[1] These days, the event is organized by the World Miss University Organizing Committee which has headquarter in Manhattan, New York, United States.

Winners

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Year Contestant Country Place of Venue Entrants
1986 Rosalie van Breemen[4]   Netherlands Seoul, South Korea 21
1987 Choi Yeon-hee (최연희)[5]   South Korea 36
1988 Kathryn Elizabeth Coonz   United States 43
1989 Priyadarshini Pradhan   India 56
1990 Ekaterina Parfenova   Soviet Union 73
1991 Celeste Weaver   United States 66
1992 Heiðrún Anna Björnsdóttir[6]   Iceland 59
1993 Ewa Wachowicz[7]   Poland 68
1995 Birgitta Ína Unnarsdóttir[8]   Iceland 46
1996 Laura García   Spain 45
1997 Jang Ji-hoon (장지훈)   South Korea 50
2000 Renata Fan[9]   Brazil 46
2001 Eleni Pechlivanidi[10]   Greece 33
2003 Ayusha Shrestha[11]   Nepal Daegu, South Korea 30
2004 Julija Djadenko[12]   Latvia Shenzhen, China 36
2005 Jade Collins[13]   New Zealand Seoul, South Korea 26
2006 Cristiana Frixione[14]   Nicaragua 43
2007 Aleksandra Plemic[15]   Germany 46
2008 Sarnai Amar[16]   Mongolia Shenzhen, China 34
2009 Cho Eun-ju (조은주)[17]   South Korea Seoul, South Korea 36
2010 Katie Farr[18]   England 42
2011 Siria Ysabel Bojorquez[19]   United States 64
2012 Mia Hasanagic   Denmark 44
2014 Karina Stephania Martin Jiménez[20]   Mexico 30
2016 Kelin Rivera[21]   Peru Beijing, China 57
2017 Claudia Moras Baez[22]   Cuba Phom Penh, Cambodia 83
2018 Adriana Moya   Costa Rica Seoul, South Korea 50
2019 Nguyễn Thị Thanh Khoa   Vietnam Jeju Island, South Korea 36
2022 Isabella Oldenburg[23]   Costa Rica Seoul, South Korea 75
2024 TBA TBA Cambodia

Countries by number of title wins

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Country Titles Year(s)
  United States 3 1988, 1991, 2011
  South Korea 1987, 1997, 2009
  Iceland 2 1992, 1995
  Costa Rica 2018, 2022
  Vietnam 1 2019
  Cuba 2017
  Peru 2016
  Mexico 2014
  Denmark 2012
  England 2010
  Mongolia 2008
  Germany 2007
  Nicaragua 2006
  New Zealand 2005
  Latvia 2004
  Nepal 2003
  Greece 2001
  Brazil 2000
  Spain 1996
  Poland 1993
  Soviet Union 1990
  India 1989
  Netherlands 1986
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List of runners-up

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Year 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up 3rd Runner-up 4th Runner-up 5th Runner-up
1986 Choi Yeon-hee
  South Korea
not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded
1987 Endang Lilyanne Lie
  Indonesia
Catherine Lalice Goh Wen Xia
  Singapore
not awarded not awarded not awarded
1988 Mervi Hannele Lehto
  Finland
Ghyong Ying Chen
  Taiwan
not awarded not awarded not awarded
1989 Han Heui-jeong
  South Korea
Kyle Allison Kirby
  Ireland
not awarded not awarded not awarded
1990 Luh Ayu Ariestanti
  Indonesia
Veronika Gerynne
  Netherlands
not awarded not awarded not awarded
1991 Yuliya Shestopalova
  Ukraine
Ni Putu Khatalia Prabasari
  Indonesia
Elina Kefi
  Greece
not awarded not awarded
1992 Polina Zhuravlyova-Vikhovskaya
  Russia
Susanty Manuhutu
  Indonesia
not awarded not awarded not awarded
1993 Viive Saul
  Estonia
Lirian Souza Soares
  Brazil
not awarded not awarded not awarded
1995 Jo Hee-seon[24]
  South Korea 2
Lee Suk-gyeong
  South Korea 4
Mônica Regina Guimarães Ferreira
  Brazil
Holga Stiereshkovac
  Kazakhstan 2
not awarded
1996 Sun Song-ji
  South Korea
Julia Kowalska
  Poland
not awarded not awarded not awarded
1997 Agnieszka Zielinska
  Poland
Bellatrix Amanda Juin
  Indonesia
not awarded not awarded not awarded
2000 Sandra Bretones
  France
Lilita Leice
  Latvia
Ha So-young
  South Korea
Anna Dantchenko
  Greece
Ganna Vruglevska
  Ukraine
2001 Daniela Estefania Puig
  Argentina
Emelie Lundqvist
  Sweden
Tipsupar Rungreungsri[25]
  Thailand
Claudia Patricia Alaniz
  Nicaragua
Adriana Reis
  Brazil
2003 Roxana Florina Curelea[26]
  Moldova
Medha Raghunath
  India
Lee Soo-jin
  South Korea
Shana Van Beers
  Belgium
not awarded
2004 Ahn Ji-soo
  South Korea
Yang Hua
  China
not awarded not awarded not awarded
2005 Varga Tiffany
  South Africa
Katrine Ozolina
  Latvia
not awarded not awarded not awarded
2006 Marcela De Almeida
  Brazil
Aurelie Bonvalet
  France
not awarded not awarded not awarded
2007 Rita Bernotaite[27]
  Lithuania
Chukwudube Usowanne
  Nigeria
not awarded not awarded not awarded
2008 Mariana Oliveira Marques
  Brazil
Jang Ye-eun
  South Korea
not awarded not awarded not awarded
2009 Salcy Lima
  Brazil
Anna Maria Tarnowska
  Poland
not awarded not awarded not awarded
2010 Katarzyna Kuziemska
  Poland
Choi Jung-hwa
  South Korea
Winner not awarded not awarded
2011 Monika Plochocka
  Poland
Swetha Sridhar
  India
not awarded not awarded not awarded
2012 Elina Grundane[28]
  Latvia
Kim Eun-sol[29]
  South Korea 1
not awarded not awarded not awarded
2014 Juliete de Pieri
  Brazil
Sisse Houlberg Winther
  Denmark
Demi-Lee Rebula
  Lebanon
Jovana Maksimovic
  Serbia
not awarded
2016 Heyi Li
  Macau
Anzhelika Rublevska
  Pakistan
Nagma Shrestha[30]
  Nepal
not awarded not awarded
2017 Nina Yevtushenko
  Ukraine
Daniela Gods Romanovska
  Latvia
Alyna Somnang
  Cambodia
Kasia Szklarczyk[31]
  Poland
Mariana Ortega
  Mexico
2018 Matrosova Karolina[32]
  Latvia
Yitong Xu
  China
Cindy Han
  South Korea
Plotytsia Bohdana
  Ukraine
Michelle Garibay
  Mexico
2019 Ekaterina Petsonkina[33]
  Estonia
Wichida Nuamsorn
  Thailand
not awarded not awarded not awarded
2022 Dominique Doucette[34]
  Canada
Montse Larrondo Avalos[35]
  Chile
Jasmine Huang[36]
  New Zealand
not awarded not awarded

Continental Awards

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Year Miss Model of Asia Miss Model of Europe Miss Model of Americas Miss Model of Africa Miss Model of Oceania
2016 Rewati Chetri
  India
Moreira Ana Catarina Pereira
  Portugal
Lourdes Merli Salinas
  Argentina
unknown not awarded
2017 Loh Shi Min
  Malaysia[37]
Makin Ellie
  England
Lira Gonzalez Eilyn Pamela
  Guatemala
Makune Queen Elizabeth William
  Tanzania
Mariana Geranetzi Ortega Molina
  Mexico

Notes

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Crossover

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References

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