Miss Estonia
| Formation | 1923 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Tallinn |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Universe |
Official language | Estonian |
President | Valeri Kirss |
| Website | www.missestonia.ee |
Eesti Miss Estonia is an annual beauty pageant held in Estonia. The winner goes on to represent Estonia at Miss Universe.
History
Eesti Miss Estonia was identified for first time in 1923. After a long break, the contest was held for the first time again in 1988, 65 years after the first ever Miss Estonia contest.
The first Miss Estonia was elected in 1923, her name was Sinaida Tamm. The competition was arranged by "Estonia Film" and the main aim was to find a new actress. In 1925 the competition was arranged by a major newspaper "Päevaleht". In 1931, Lilli Silberg was the first runner up at the Miss Europe contest in Paris. In 1932, Nadezda Peedi-Hoffmann was elected Miss Estonia and she held the title for 56 years, until 1988, when Heli Mets was awarded the title.Since then Estonia has had 15 beauty queens.[1]
Miss Estonia has been participating in the Miss Universe pageant since 1993, starting with Kersti Tänavsuu.
Titleholders
Boldface indicates winner of the Miss Universe or other pageants
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Eesti Miss Estonia | Notes |
| 1923 | Sinaida Tamm | |
| 1925 | Antonie Bergmann | |
| 1929 | Meeta Kelgo | |
| 1930 | Amalie Smager | |
| 1931 | Lilly Silberg | 1st Runner-up at Miss Europe 1931 |
| 1932 | Nadezda Peedi-Hoffmann | |
| 1988 | Heli Mets | |
| 1989 | Cathy Korju | |
| 1990 | Liis Tappo | Miss Baltic Sea 1992 |
| 1991 | Erika Bauer | |
| 1992 | Ruth Merila | |
| 1993 | Lilia Üksvärav | |
| 1994 | Eva Maria Laan | Miss Baltic Sea 1995 |
| 1995 | Enel Eha | |
| 1996 | Helen Mahmastol | |
| 1997 | Kristiina Heinmets | Top 10 at Miss Universe 1997 |
| 1998 | Kadri Väljaots | Miss Baltic Sea 1999 |
| 1999 | Triin Rannat | |
| 2000 | Evelyn Mikomägi | Top 10 at Miss Universe 2000, Global Beauties Sexiest Woman Alive 2000[2] |
| 2001 | Inna Roos | |
| 2002 | Jana Tafenau | |
| 2003 | Maili Nomm | Did not compete. The 1st Runner-up, Katrin Susi participated at Miss Universe 2003 |
| 2004 | Sirle Kalma | |
| 2005 | Jana Kuvaitseva | Due to personal reasons, Jana withdrew at the Miss Universe |
| 2006 | Kirke Klemmer | |
| 2007 | Viktoria Azovskaja | |
| 2008 | Kadri Nogu | Did not compete. The 1st Runner-up, Julia Kovaljova participated at Miss Universe 2008 |
| 2009 | Diana Arno | Competed at the Miss Asia Pacific World 2011 |
| 2011 | Madli Vilsar | Competed at the Miss International 2013, Miss Expo at Miss Supranational 2015 |
| 2012 | Natalie Korneitsik | 1st Runner-up took the title of Miss Estonia |
| 2013 | Kristina Karjalainen |
Notes
- In 1993, Kersti Tänavsuu (Miss Estonia 1993 First runner up) became the first Estonian representative in the Miss Universe pageant.[3][4]
- Other times that the first runner up replaced the original winner in Miss Universe competition are Mari Loorens (1998), Katrin Susi (2003) and Julia Kovaljova (2008).
- In 2005, Jana Kuvaitseva didn't compete in Miss Universe 2005 due to personal reasons but none of her runners up was sent to Thailand.
- The pageant produces 4 Miss Baltic Sea winners: Liis Tappo (1992), Eva Maria Laan (1995), Kadri Väljaots (1999) and Dagmar Makko (2001).