Miss Germany
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| Formation | 1927 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Berlin |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Universe (Miss Germany 1952-1999) (Miss Deutschland 2000-2008) Miss World (1952-1992) Miss International (1960-2014) Miss Europe (1927-2006) |
Official language | German |
CEO | Horst Klemmer (1960-Present) |
Staff | 4 |
Miss Germany is a national beauty pageant in Germany. The contest was held for the first time in 1927.
History
In the past there were several organisations which claimed the title: In the 1920s already, German jurisdiction decided that the title Miss Germany could not be patented or registered, thus everybody was allowed to run a contest and name the winner Miss Germany. A similar decision followed in 1982. This resulted in having two titleholders in some years (as in 1928, 1931, 1953 and 1982), elected by different associations.
In 1953, the new organiser and main sponsor of the pageant, the Opal stocking industries, acquired the international franchises for Miss Europe, Miss World, and Miss Universe and built up a kind of monopoly: Other promoters could not delegate their winners to international competitions, thus such rival contests became unattractive. The election of Heidi Krüger by the daily newspaper Hamburger Morgenpost remained an exception for many years.
During the National Socialist era there were no beauty contests. The Nazi government prohibited them as "Jewish-Bolshevik decadence", and instead of them publicised the election of (local) Harvest, Bloom, and Wine Queens. The government forbade Charlotte Hartmann from taking part in the Miss Europe contest in Paris, France. She had been elected Miss Germany a few days before the beginning of the Nazi rule, and secretly took part in the pageant, nevertheless. However, the Saar Territory which was governed by the League of Nations chose a Miss, who was allowed to travel to international competitions.
In the GDR, beauty pageants were also forbidden as "degradation and exploitation of the woman by capitalism". Nevertheless, in the Eastern part of Berlin some contests were held, camouflaged as culture evenings, in the second half of the 1980s. The winners received a cake and a bouquet as a prize. In 1990, the MGC (see above) held the only official election for Miss DDR. The winner, Leticia Koffke, became the first all-German Miss Germany a few months later following reunification.
In some years, no national contests were held: the German delegates for international pageants were handpicked from the regional winners, without a final, as happened from 1972 to 1978. In 1971, the term of Irene Neumann was even extended for another year.
After the bankruptcy of the Opal company, a period of decline followed. There were no financially strong sponsors. Members of the Revolution of 1968 and feminists mobilized against the "meat-inspects". Public interest diminished. Influential organisers became not active before the end of the 1970s. The international franchises held by Opal became vacant. In 1979, Miss Germany was elected live in the German television for the first time. It was not until 1982 that the first rival contest was held again after a long interval.
Since 1985, at least two organisations run rival pageants:
- The MGC (Miss Germany Corporation, Oldenburg) of Horst Klemmer, compère in preliminaries and finals of the 1960s, together with his son Ralf, send their winners to the Miss World and Queen of the World pageants. After an unsuccessful lawsuit of event-manager Erich Reindl in 1982, neither MGC nor another promoter can claim protection of the title. Not before 1999, MGC succeed in having registered Miss Germany as a trade mark at the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market in Alicante (Spain), and secure the exclusive rights. From 2000 on, other organisers have to pick up other titles – not only for the pageants, but also for their companies‘ names. In addition to Miss Germany, MGC temporarily held also Miss World Germany, German Miss World, Queen of Germany, and Beauty Queen of Germany. Moreover, there are contests for Misses Germany and Mister Germany and Miss Germany 50 plus. In 2010, it acquired the Miss Earth license -where the Miss Germany winner will take part.
- The Miss Germany Company holds beauty pageants from 1985 to 1991: Miss Europe 1991 – Susanne Petry – came there. Not much is known about this company, besides the names of their winners. The company possibly is a predecessor of MGA.
- In 1991, the MGA (Miss Germany Association, Bergheim near Cologne) of Detlef Tursies run a Miss Germany pageant for the first time. The winners participate in Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Europe, and Miss Intercontinental. In 1999, MGA transforms into MGO (Miss Germany Organisation). From 2000, they award the title Miss Deutschland, and change their name again: MGO - Komitee Miss Deutschland. Furthermore, they hold the international franchises as mentioned above.
- A short time before the title gains exclusivity, the situation becomes most unclear: In 1999, a third Miss Germany appears – Yvonne Wölke from Berlin. In autumn of 1999, two other organisations chose their titleholders for the year 2000 – Model of Germany Productions in Mainz-Kastel (= Miss Germany No. 4), and the MGF (Miss Germany Foundation, Barby) in Magdeburg, who awards the title Miss Millennium Deutschland (from 2001, Princess of Germany).
Titleholders
1927-1933
| Year | Miss Germany | Site of Election |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Hildegard Quandt | Berlin |
| 1928 | Hella Hoffmann | Berlin |
| 1928 | Margarete Grow | Berlin |
| 1929 | Elisabeth Rodzyn | Berlin |
| 1930 | Dorit Nitykowski | Berlin |
| 1931 | Ruth Ingrid Richard | Berlin |
| 1931 | Daisy D'ora | Berlin |
| 1932 | Liselotte de Booy-Schulze | Berlin |
| 1933 | Charlotte Hartmann | Berlin |
Notes: Daisy d’Ora was a pseudonym. The real name of the 1931 winner was Daisy, Baronesse von Freyberg. – In 1935, Elisabeth Pitz from Saarbrücken participated in the Miss Europe Pageant in Paris as last German delegate before World War II. But she was not Miss Germany.
1949-1984
| Year | Miss Germany | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election | Placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Inge Löwenstein | Miss Stuttgart | Bad Homburg | - | |
| 1950 | Susanne Erichsen |  Miss Schleswig-Holstein
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Baden-Baden | - | |
| 1951 | Vera Marks | ? | Baden-Baden | - | |
| 1952 | Renate Hoy | ? | Baden-Baden | Fourth Runner-up Miss Universe 1952 |
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| 1953 | Christel Schaack |  Miss Berlin
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Wiesbaden | Top 16 Miss Universe 1953 |
Miss Europe 1954 |
| 1953/54 | Heidi Krüger | ? | Hamburg | ||
| 1954 | Regina Ernst |  Miss Bremen
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Baden-Baden | Third Runner-up Miss Universe 1954 |
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| 1955 | Margit Nünke |  Miss Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Baden-Baden | Third Runner-up Miss Universe 1955 |
Miss Europe 1956 |
| 1956 | Marina Orschel | Miss Berlin
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Baden-Baden | First Runner-up & Miss Photogenic Miss Universe 1956 |
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| 1957 | Gerti Daub |  Miss Hamburg
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Baden-Baden | Fourth Runner-up & Miss Photogenic Miss Universe 1957 |
Miss Universe loss caused near riot |
| 1958 | Marlies Behrens | .svg){kind=small} Miss Bayern
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Baden-Baden | Top 15 Miss Universe 1958 |
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| 1959 | Carmela Künzel | Miss Berlin
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Baden-Baden | Top 15 Miss Universe 1959 |
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| 1960 | Ingrun Helgard Moeckel | .svg){kind=small} Miss Rheinland
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Baden-Baden | Top 15 Miss Universe 1960 |
Miss Europe 1961 |
| 1961 | Marlene Schmidt |  Miss Baden-Württemberg
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Baden-Baden | Miss Universe 1961 | |
| 1962 | Gisela Karschuck |  Miss Hessen
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Travemünde | Unplaced Miss Universe 1962 |
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| 1963 | Helga Carla Ziesemer | Miss Bayern
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Travemünde | Top 15 Miss Universe 1963 |
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| 1964 | Martina Kettler | Miss Berlin
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Berlin | Unplaced Miss Universe 1964 |
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| 1965 | Ingrid Bethke | Miss Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Berlin | Miss Congeniality Miss Universe 1965 |
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| 1966 | Marion Heinrich | Miss Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Berlin | Top 15 Miss Universe 1966 |
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| 1967 | Fee von Zitzewitz | Miss Schleswig-Holstein
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Berlin | Unplaced Miss Universe 1967 |
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| 1968 | Lilian Atterer | Miss Bayern
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Munich | Unplaced Miss Universe 1968 |
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| 1969 | Gesine Froese | Miss Bayern
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Munich | Unplaced Miss Universe 1969 |
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| 1970 | Irene Neumann | ? | San Juan (Puerto Rico) | Unplaced Miss Universe 1970 |
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| 1971 | Irene Neumann | — | term extended without election | - | |
| 1972 | Heidi Weber | Miss Bayern
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appointed without election | Top 12 Miss Universe 1972 |
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| 1973 | Ingeborg Martin | ? | Munich | Top 15 Miss International 1973 |
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| 1974 | Monja Bageritz | Miss Rheinland
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appointed without election | - | |
| 1975 | Marina Langner | ? | appointed without election | First Runner-up Miss World 1975 |
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| 1976 | Monika Schneeweis | ? | Baden-Baden | Unplaced Miss World 1976 |
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| 1977 | Dagmar Winkler | Miss Bayern
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Baden-Baden | Second Runner-up & Miss Photogenic Miss World 1977 First Runner-up Miss International 1977 |
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| 1978 | Monika Greis | Miss Süddeutschland
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appointed without election | Unplaced Miss World 1978 |
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| 1979 | Andrea Hontschik | Miss Berlin
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Bremen, Studio Radio Bremen (1) | Top 12 Miss Universe 1979 Top 15 Miss World 1979 |
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| 1980 | Gabriella Brum | Miss Berlin
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Berlin | Miss World 1980 | Resigned 18 hours after winning the Miss World title |
| 1981 | Marion Kurz | Miss Bayern
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Munich | Top 12 Miss Universe 1981 |
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| 1982 | Kerstin Paeserack | Miss Niedersachsen
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Palma de Mallorca (Spain) | Top 12 Miss Universe 1982 |
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| 1982 | Monika Baier | ? | Nuremberg | - | |
| 1983 | Angela Michel |  Miss Franken
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Augsburg | - | |
| 1983 | Loana Radecki | Miss Berlin
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Badgastein (Austria) | Top 12 Miss Universe 1983 |
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| 1984 | Brigitte Berx | Miss Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Bad Mondorf (Luxembourg) | Top 10 Miss Universe 1984 |
Note: (1) In 1979, the Miss Germany election was broadcast live on German TV for the first time.
From 1985 : MGC - Miss Germany Corporation GmbH (Oldenburg)
| Year | Miss Germany | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election | Placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985/86 | Patricia Patek |  Miss Hessen
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Wangerooge | - | |
| 1986/87 | Anja Hörnich |  Miss Saarland
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Oberstdorf | - | |
| 1987/88 | Susann Stoss |  Miss Rheinland-Pfalz
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Bonn - Bad Godesberg | Queen of the World 1988 | |
| 1988/89 | Nicole Reinhardt | Miss Baden-Württemberg
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Cologne | - | |
| 1989/90 | Claudia Weins | Miss Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Schwäbisch-Gmünd | - | |
| 1990/91 | Leticia Koffke |  Miss Brandenburg
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Wesseling (near Cologne) | - | |
| 1991/92 | Ines Kuba | Miss Berlin
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Oldenburg | Queen of the World 1992 | |
| 1992/93 | Astrid Kuhlmann | Miss Bayern
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Berlin | - | |
| 1993/94 | Cornelia Oehlmann | Miss Baden-Württemberg
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Hanover | - | |
| 1994/95 | Beate Almer | Miss Bayern
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Cologne | - | |
| 1996 | Yasemine Mansoor | Miss Berlin
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Berlin | Queen of the World 1996 | |
| 1997 | Sabrina Paradies | Miss Norddeutschland
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Berlin | - | |
| 1998 | Michalina Koscielniak |  Miss LR-Kosmetik
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Berlin | - | |
| 1999 | Alexandra Phillips | Miss Süddeutschland
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Berlin | - | |
| 2000 | Sandra Hoffmann | Miss Mitteldeutschland
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Berlin | - | |
| 2001 | Mirjana Bogojevic | Miss Hamburg
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Berlin | - | |
| 2002 | Katrin Wrobel | Miss Berlin
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Berlin | - | |
| 2003 | Babett Konau | Miss Schleswig-Holstein
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Rust | - | |
| 2004 | Christina Pinel (Miss Germany) | Miss Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Rust | - | |
| 2005 | Antonia Schmitz | Miss Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Rust | - | |
| 2006 | Isabelle Knispel | Miss Berlin
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Rust | - | |
| 2007 | Nelly Marie Bojahr | Miss T-Online
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Rust | - | |
| 2008 | Kim-Valerie Voigt | Miss Norddeutschland
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Rust | - | |
| 2009 | Doris Schmidts | Miss Baden-Württemberg
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Rust | - | |
| 2010 | Anne Julia Hagen | Miss Berlin
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Rust | - | Miss Universe Germany 2013 |
| 2011 | Anne-Kathrin Kosch |  Miss Thüringen
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Rust | - | |
| 2012 | Isabel Gülck | Miss Schleswig-Holstein
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Rust | - | |
| 2013 | Caroline Noeding[1] | Miss Niedersachsen
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Rust | - | |
| 2014 | Vivien Konca | Miss Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Rust | - | |
| 2015 | Olga Hoffmann | Miss Pearl.tv
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Rust | - | |
| 2016 | Lena Bröder | Miss Westdeutschland
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Rust | - | |
| 2017 | Soraya Kohlmann |  Miss Sachsen
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Rust | - | |
| 2018 | Anahita Rehbein | Miss Baden-Württemberg
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Rust | - | |
| 2019 | Nadine Berneis | Miss Baden-Württemberg
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Rust | TBD | TBD |
1985-1991 : Miss Germany Company
Miss Germany Company winner was sending to Miss Universe.
| Year | Miss Germany | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election | Placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Anke Symkowitz | Miss Baden-Württemberg
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- | - | |
| 1986 | Birgit Jahn | Miss Bayern
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- | Unplaced Miss Universe 1986 |
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| 1986/87 | Dagmar Schulz | Miss Nordrhein-Westfalen
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- | Unplaced Miss Universe 1987 |
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| 1987/88 | Christiane Kopp | Miss Berlin
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- | Unplaced Miss Universe 1988 |
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| 1988/89 | Andrea Stelzer | Miss Bayern
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- | Top 10 Miss Universe 1989 |
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| 1989/90 | Christiane Stöcker | Miss Hessen
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- | Miss Congeniality Miss Universe 1990 |
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| 1990/91 | Susanne Petry | Miss Saarland
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- | Miss Europe 1991 Miss Intercontinental 1992 |
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| 1991/92 | Monika Resch | Miss Thüringen
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- | Unplaced Miss Universe 1992 |
1991-1999 : MGA - Miss Germany Association GmbH (Bergheim near Cologne)
Miss Germany Association GmbH winner was sending to Miss Universe.
| Year | Miss Germany | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election | Placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989/90 | Marion Winz | Miss Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Kaarst | - | |
| 1991 | Petra Hack | Miss Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Bielefeld | - | |
| 1992 | Diana Leisgen | Miss Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Dresden | - | |
| Meike Schwarz | Miss Saarland
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Top 15 Miss International 1992 |
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| 1993 | Verona Feldbusch | Miss Hamburg
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Bremen | Miss Intercontinental 1993 | |
| 1994 | Tanja Wild | Miss Baden-Württemberg
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Chemnitz | Unplaced Miss Universe 1994 |
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| 1995 | Ilka Endres | Miss Rheinland-Pfalz
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Trier | Unplaced Miss Universe 1995 |
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| 1996 | Miriam Ruppert | Miss Arabella TV
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Trier | Unplaced Miss Universe 1996 |
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| 1997 | Nadine Schmidt | Miss Rheinland-Pfalz
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Trier | Miss Baltic Sea 1997 | |
| 1998 | Katharina Mainka | Miss Rheinland-Pfalz
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Trier | Unplaced Miss Universe 1983 |
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| 1999 | Diana Drubig | Miss Sachsen
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Trier | Unplaced Miss Universe 1999 |
1999-2000 : Other organizers
| Year | Miss Germany | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election | Placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Yvonne Wölke | Berlin | Rolf Eden | - | |
| 2000 | Sonja Strobl | Mainz-Kastel | Model of Germany Productions | - |
Notes: Yvonne Wölke became Miss Berlin and participated in Miss Deutschland in 2002. – The pageant and the title of Model of Germany Productions later had to be renamed Model of Germany.
Miss Deutschland
Miss Deutschland from 2000 : MGO - Komitee Miss Deutschland (Bergheim near Cologne)
From the following competitions, certainly, only Miss Deutschland is of importance. In the inland it does not have the same prestige as Miss Germany, but compensates this, as the election always takes place (and is announced in the media) some weeks before. One can estimate the international presence of the organization by the four assigned titles for 2006. For the other contests there are no complete data available. Also it is not always known whether they still exist. They are only shown here in order to obtain an impression how unclear the situation still is, although there is only one Miss Germany since 2000. Since 2009 German representative to Miss Universe has selected from Miss Universe Germany Organization.
| Year | Miss Deutschland | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election | Placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sabrina Schepmann | Miss Ostdeutschland
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Kaiserslautern | Miss Intercontinental 2000 | |
| 2001 | Claudia Bechstein | Miss Thüringen
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Kaiserslautern | Unplaced Miss Universe 2001 |
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| 2002 | Natascha Börger | Miss Hamburg
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Kaiserslautern | Top 10 Miss Universe 2002 Top 12 Miss International 2004 |
Reina del Coffee Mundial 2002 & Top Model of the World 2002 |
| 2003 | Alexandra Vodjanikova | Miss Bayern
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Bielefeld | Unplaced Miss Universe 2003 |
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| 2004 | Shermine Shahrivar [Sharivar] | Miss Süddeutschland
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Duisburg | Miss Europe 2005 | |
| 2005 | Asli Bayram | Miss Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Aachen | Unplaced Miss Universe 2005 |
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| 2006 | Daniela Domröse | Miss Bayern
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Krefeld | - | |
| 2007 | Svetlana Tsys | Miss Ostdeutschland
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Hurghada (Egypt) | Unplaced Miss International 2007 |
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| 2008 | Janice Behrendt |  Herford
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Dortmund | - | |
| 2009 | Alessandra Alores |  Köln
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Moers | - | |
| 2010 | Zallascht Saddat | Miss MGO Süddeutschland | Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia | Miss Globe 2011 | |
| 2012 | Susan Henry | Miss MGO Hessen | Halle | Unplaced Miss Intercontinental 2012 |
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| 2013 | Elena Schmidt | Miss MGO Berlin | Berlin | Top 15 & Miss Congeniality Miss Intercontinental 2013 |
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| 2014 | Egzonita Ala | Miss MGO Süddeutschland | Dortmund | Unplaced Miss World 2014 |
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| 2015 | Albjona Muharremaj | Miss MGO Bayern | Dortmund | Unplaced Miss World 2015 |
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| 2017 | Dalila Jabri | Miss MGO Nordrhein-Westfalen | Bremen | Unplaced Miss Intercontinental 2017 |
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| 2018 | Olivia Möller | Miss MGO Nordrhein-Westfalen | Bremen | Top 20 & Best Evening Gown Miss Intercontinental 2018 |
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| 2019 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Miss Universe Deutschland
| Year | Miss Deutschland | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election | Placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Madina Taher | Miss Berlin Universe
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Berlin | Unplaced Miss Universe 2008 |
Model of Germany from 2000 : Model of Germany Productions (Stuttgart)
| Year | Model of Germany | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sonja Strobl | Saarland Model |
Mainz-Kastel |
| Anja Schröder | Niedersachsen Model
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| 2001 | Slata Hellmann | Thüringen Model
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Würzburg' |
| 2002 | Pamela Schneider | Berlin Model
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Stuttgart |
| 2003 | Kristin Wünsche | Mitteldeutschland Model
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Friedrichshafen |
| 2004 | pageant not held | ||
| 2005 | Yvonne Maier | Baden-Württemberg Model
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Rheinmünster |
| 2006 | pageant not held | ||
| 2007 | ? | Baden-Württemberg Model
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? |
Note: The first pageant was held in the end of 1999 under the title of Miss Germany, but later had to be renamed.
Miss World Germany
1992-1999 : Miss World Germany : MGC
| Year | Miss World Germany | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election | Placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Carina Jope | Miss Hessen World
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? | Unplaced Miss World 1992 |
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| 1993 | Petra Klein | Miss Rheinland-Pfalz World
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? | Unplaced Miss World 1993 |
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| 1994 | Marte Helberg | Miss Hamburg World
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? | Unplaced Miss World 1994 |
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| 1995 | Isabell Brauer | Miss Baden-Württemberg World
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Köln | Unplaced Miss World 1995 |
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| 1996 | Melanie Ernst | Miss Baden-Württemberg World
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Köln | Unplaced Miss World 1996 |
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| 1997 | Katja Glawe | Miss Berlin World
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Berlin | Unplaced Miss World 1997 |
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| 1998 | Sandra Ahrabian | Miss Bayern World (?)
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Mannheim | Unplaced Miss World 1998 |
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| 1999 | Susan Hoecke | Miss Berlin World
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München | Unplaced Miss World 1999 |
2000-2001 : German Miss World: MGC
| Year | Miss World Germany | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election | Placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000/01 | Natascha Berg | Miss Hessen World
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Hannover | Unplaced Miss World 2000 |
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| 2001/02 | Adina Wilhelmi | Miss Süddeutschland World
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Hannover | Unplaced Miss World 2001 |
2008-2009 : Miss World Deutschland
| Year | Miss World Germany | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election | Placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Anne Katrin Walter | _COA.svg){kind=small} Kiel
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Erfurt | Unplaced Miss World 2008 |
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| 2009 | Alessandra Alores | Köln
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Moers | - |
Beauty Queen of Germany: MGC
| Year | Beauty Queen of Germany |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Agnes Glowacki |
Beauty-Queen of Germany: BQOG-Management
| Year | Beauty Queen of Germany |
|---|---|
| 2004/05 | Nadine Trompka |
Queen of Germany: MGC
| Year | Beauty Queen of Germany | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Julienne Grötsch | Queen of Thüringen
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| 2000 | pageant not held | ||
| 2001 | Pamela Jones | ? | Bamberg [2][3] |
| 2002 | Claudia Grohmann | ? | Bamberg |
| 2003 | Melanie Eder | Queen of Bayern (?)
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München |
| 2004 | Ann-Cathrin Schmidt |  Queen of Sachsen-Anhalt (?)
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Berlin |
Miss Germany 50 plus: From 2012 by MGC - Miss Germany Corporation GmbH
| Year | Miss Germany 50 Plus | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | Christine Wache | Miss Germany 50 plus 2012
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Berlin |
| 2014 | Monika Roemer Emich | Miss Germany 50 plus 2014
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Flein |
| 2015 | Kerstin Marie Huth Rauscher ? | Miss Germany 50 plus 2015
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Frankfurt |
| 2016 | Martina Selke | Miss Germany 50 plus 2016
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Hessen |
Queen of Germany: QGE - Queen of Germany Entertainment (Neuhardenberg, near Frankfurt/Oder)
| Year | Queen of Germany Entertainment | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Yvetta Leogrande | Queen of Niedersachsen
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TV-Studio Sat.1 |
| 2001-04 | ? | ||
| 2005 | Stephanie Schießl | Queen of Bayern
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? |
| 2006 | Alis Scharkoi | Queen of Berlin
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Weimar Atrium |
| 2007 | Katrin Schwarz | Queen of Niedersachsen
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Duisburg |
Miss Millennium Deutschland: MGF - Miss Germany Foundation (Barby, Sachsen-Anhalt)
| Year | Miss Millennium Deutschland |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Nadin Becker |
Princess of Germany: Princess Entertainment & Media Group (Barby, Sachsen-Anhalt)
| Year | Princess of Germany | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Mirjana Bogojevic | ? | Halle |
| 2002 | Nicole Kratochvil | Princess of Niedersachsen
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Halle |
| 2003 | Katrin Reimann ? | ? | ? |
| 2004 | Josephina Balasus | Princess of Sachsen-Anhalt
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Leipzig |
Princess Entertainment is successor of MGF (renamed because the title Miss Germany must not be used any longer). – The pageants concentrate on the new (eastern) lands of the Federal Republic. Note: Mirjana Bogojevic had been elected also as Miss Germany of MGC in 2001.
Top Model of Germany: MGA/MGO Komitee Miss Deutschland (Bergheim near Cologne)
| Year | Top Model of Germany |
|---|---|
| 1993-99 | ? |
| 2000 | Heike Schmidt |
Top Model of Germany: Yet-Set Corporation (Cologne)
| Year | Top Model of Germany |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Daniela Dürr |
| 2002-04 | ? |
| 2005 | Sarah Zöllner |
This pageant was promoted by MGA and MGO from 1993 to 2000. In 2001, Yet-Set Corporation in Cologne claims title protection (Titelschutz) according to German law (§ 5 Abs. 3 MarkenG).
Model of the World Germany
| Year | Model of the World Germany | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Karin Gillich | Model of the World Bayern |
Ulm |
| 2002 | Evelina Janke |  Model of the World Bremen |
München |
| 2003 | Stephanie Thier | Model of the World Bayern |
Wiesbaden |
| 2004 | Daniela Domröse | Model of the World Süddeutschland |
Neunkirchen |
| 2005/06 | Hana Nitsche | Model of the World Rheinland-Pfalz |
Regensburg |
| 2007 | Natalie Sulianto | Model of the World Mitteldeutschland |
München |
| 2008 | Sandra Klinker | Model of the World Bremen |
München |
Miss Millennium Deutschland: MGF - Miss Germany Foundation (Barby, Sachsen-Anhalt)
| Year | Miss Millennium Deutschland |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Nadin Becker |
Miss Allemagne: Yet-Set Corporation (Cologne)
For this pageant Yet-Set Corporation in Cologne also claims title protection in 2001. For winners' names there are contradictory information: In 2001, both Jennifer Dietrich and Eileen Bali are named. In 2003, the pageant happened in Kiel (winner unknown). It seems to have been the last edition.
Miss pageants in the GDR
Miss DDR and predecessors (1986-1988 private events, 1990 MGC)
| Year | Miss World Germany | Regional Titleholder | Site of Election |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Katrin Gawenda | Miss Frühling (Miss Spring) | Berlin |
| 1987 | Cornelia Franzke | Miss Frühling (Miss Spring) | Berlin |
| 1988 | Gabi Kirmihs | Miss Sommer (Miss Summer) | Berlin |
| 1990 | Leticia Koffke | Miss DDR (Miss GDR) | Schwerin |
Note: Leticia Koffke later became Miss Germany for united Germany.
Titles at major international competitions
Miss World
- 1956 : Petra Schürmann (ranked only third in Miss Germany pageant, but was delegated to Miss World because of her better knowledge of English)
- 1980 : Gabriella Brum (resigned the day after her election as Miss World)
Miss Universe
- 1961 : Marlene Schmidt
Miss International
- 1965 : Ingrid Finger
- 1989 : Iris Klein
Miss Europe
- 1954 : Christel Schaack (disqualified for being a widow)
- 1956 : Margit Nünke
- 1961 : Ingrun Helgard Moeckel
- 1965 : Juliane Herm
- 1972 : Monika Sarp
- 1991 : Susanne Petry (later disqualified)
- 2005 : Christina Pinel (Miss Germany) (is not Miss Germany but Miss Deutschland)
Germany's Big Four Titleholders
This is a list of Germany's representatives and their placements at the beauty contest#Around the globe, considered the most important in the world. The country has won two of the four pageants, two Miss Universe crowns and three Miss International crowns.
- One — Miss Universe crowns (1961)
- Two — Miss World crowns (1956 • 1980)
- Two — Miss International (1965 • 1989)
The criteria for the Big Four international beauty pageants inclusion is based on specific standards such as the pageants global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media, the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados, the winner's post pageant activities; the pageants longevity, consistency, and history; the sincerity of the pageant's specific cause, platform, and advocacy; the overall pre-pageant activities, production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.
- Color Key
| YEAR | Miss Universe | Miss World | Miss International | Miss Earth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Miriam Rautert TBA |
x | Annabella Fleck | Kristyna Losova |
| 2018 | Celine Willers | Christine Keller | x | Maren Tschinkel |
| 2017 | Sophia Koch | Dalila Jabri | x | Soraya Kohlmann |
| 2016 | Johanna Acs | Selina Kriechbaum | x | Lena Bröder |
| 2015 | Sarah-Lorraine Riek | Albjona Muharremaj | x | Melanie Sofia Bauer |
| 2014 | Josefin Donat | Egzonita Ala | Katharina Rodin | Arta Muja |
| 2013 | Anne-Julia Hagen | Amina Sabbah | Oksana Koroleva | Caroline Noeding |
| 2012 | Alicia Endemann | Martina Ivezaj | Aline Marie Massel | Nel-Linda Zublewitz Top 16 |
| 2011 | Valeria Bystritskaia | Sabrina-Nathalie Reitz | Sandra Barbara Kaczmarczyk | Manou Vivien Volkmer |
| 2010 | Kristiana Rohder | Susanna Marie Kobylinski Top 25 |
Johanna Acs Top 15 |
Reingard Hagenmann |
| 2009 | Martina Lee | Alessandra Alores | Valora Roucek | x |
| 2008 | Madina Taher | Anne Katrin Walter | Katharina Bondarenko | Dayana Schult |
| 2007 | Angelina Glass | Janice Behrendt | Svetlana Tsys | Sinem Ramazanoglu |
| 2006 | Natalie Montealegre | Edita Orascanin | Hiltja Müller | Fatima Funk |
| 2005 | Asli Bayram | Daniela Risch | Annika Pinter | Rebecca Kurnikowski |
| 2004 | Shermine Shahrivar | Inka Weickel | Natascha Börger Top 12 |
x |
| 2003 | Alexandra Vodjanikova | Babett Konau | Alexandra Vodjanikova | Jolena Kwasow |
| 2002 | Natascha Börger Top 10 |
Indira Selmic | Eva Dedecke | Miriam Thiele |
| 2001 | Claudia Bechstein | Adina Wilhelmi | Anna Ziemski | x |
| 2000 | Sabrina Schepmann | Natascha Berg | Doreen Adler | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines |
| 1999 | Diana Drubig | Susan Hoecke | Tania Freuderberg | |
| 1998 | Katharina Mainka | Sandra Ahrabian | Fiona Ammann | |
| 1997 | Agathe Neuner | Katja Glawe | Manuela Breer | |
| 1996 | Miriam Ruppert | Melanie Ernst | Andrea Walaschewski | |
| 1995 | Ilka Endres | Isabell Brauer | Katja Honak | |
| 1994 | Tanja Wild | Marte Helberg | Viola Tuschardt | |
| 1993 | Verona Feldbusch | Petra Klein | Katja Mordarski | |
| 1992 | Monika Resch | Carina Jope | Meike Schwarz Top 10 | |
| 1991 | Katrin Richter | Susanne Petry | Katrin Richter | |
| 1990 | Christiane Stöcker | Christiane Stocker | Ilka Endres | |
| 1989 | Andrea Stelzer Top 10 |
Jasmine Bell | Iris Klein WINNER | |
| 1988 | Christiane Kopp | Katja Munch | Christiane Kopp | |
| 1987 | Dagmar Schulz | Christiane Kopp | Dagmar Schulz Top 15 | |
| 1986 | Birgit Jahn | Dagmar Schulz | Birgit Jahn | |
| 1985 | Angelika Roth | Marion Morell | Stefanie Angelika Roth | |
| 1984 | Brigitte Berx Top 10 |
Brigitta Berx | Petra Geisler Top 15 | |
| 1983 | Loana Radecki Top 10 |
Claudia Zielinski | Loana Katharina Radecki | |
| 1982 | Kerstin Paeserack Top 10 |
Kerstin Natalie Paeserack | Jutta Beck | |
| 1981 | Marion Kurz Top 10 |
Barbara Reimund | Barbara Reimund Top 15 | |
| 1980 | Kathrin Glotzl | Gabriella Brum WINNER |
Petra Machalinski | |
| 1979 | Andrea Hontschik Top 12 |
Andrea Hontschik Top 15 |
Claudia Katharina Herzog | |
| 1978 | Maria Gottschalk | Monika Greis | Petra Brinkmann 3rd Runner-up | |
| 1977 | Marie Gassen 4th Runner-up |
Dagmar Winkler 2nd Runner-up |
Dagmar Gabriele Winkler 1st Runner-up | |
| 1976 | Birgit Hamer | Monika Schneeweiss | Paula Bergner | |
| 1975 | Sigrit Klose | Marina Langner 1st Runner-up |
Sigrid Silke Klose | |
| 1974 | Ursula Faustle | Sabrina Erlmeier | Martina Maria Zanft Top 15 | |
| 1973 | Dagmar Winkler | x | Ingeborg Braun Top 15 | |
| 1972 | Heidi Weber Top 12 |
Heidemarie Renate Weber | Brigitte Burfino Top 15 | |
| 1971 | Vera Kists | Irene Neumann | Christa Saul | |
| 1970 | Irene Neumann | Dagmar Eva Ruthenberg | Silke Maria Kahl Top 15 | |
| 1969 | Gesine Froese | Christa Margraf 2nd Runner-up |
Brigitta Komorowski | |
| 1968 | Lilian Atterer | Margot Schmalzriedt Top 15 |
Margot Schmalzriedt | |
| 1967 | Fee von Zitzewitz | Ruth Köcher 6th Runner-up |
Renate Schmale | |
| 1966 | Marion Heinrich Top 15 |
Jutta Danske Top 16 |
NO PAGEANT | |
| 1965 | Ingrid Bethke | Karin Schütze Top 16 |
Ingrid Finger WINNER | |
| 1964 | Martina Kettler | Juliane Herm Top 16 |
Monika Brugger Top 15 | |
| 1963 | Helga Carla Ziesemer Top 15 |
Susie Gruner | Marion Sibylle Zota Top 15 | |
| 1962 | Gisela Karschuck | Anita Steffen | Erni Jung Top 15 | |
| 1961 | Marlene Schmidt WINNER |
Romy März Top 15 |
Renate Moller Top 15 | |
| 1960 | Ingrun Helgard Moeckel Top 16 |
Ingrun Helgard Möckel 3rd Runner-up |
Helga Marianne Kirsch Top 15 | |
| 1959 | Carmela Künzel Top 16 |
Helga Meyer | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan) | |
| 1958 | Marlies Behrens Top 16 |
Dagmar Herner Top 10 | ||
| 1957 | Gerti Daub 4th Runner-up |
Annemarie Karsten | ||
| 1956 | Marina Orschel 1st Runner-up |
Petra Schürmann WINNER | ||
| 1955 | Margit Nünke 3rd Runner-up |
Beate Kruger | ||
| 1954 | Regina Ernst 3rd Runner-up |
Frauke Walther 4th Runner-up | ||
| 1953 | Christel Schaack Top 16 |
Wilma Kanders | ||
| 1952 | Renate Hoy 4th Runner-up |
Vera Marks 2nd Runner-up |
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
| Name of Pageant | Placements | Best Result |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Universe | 21 | Winner (1961) |
| Miss World | 17 | Winner (1956, 1980) |
| Miss International | 19 | Winner (1965, 1989) |
| Miss Earth | 1 | Top 16 (2012) |
| Total | 63 | 5 Winners |
See also
References
- Veit Didczuneit, Dirk Külow: Miss Germany. Die deutsche Schönheitskönigin. S & L MedienContor, Hamburg, 1998; ISBN 3-931962-94-6 (German)
- Former Website of MGA - Miss Germany Association: http://www. missgermany. cmsonline. de (German)
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