Miss Switzerland
Miss Switzerland is a Swiss beauty pageant for young women. Candidates are selected by television viewers and a jury. The winner is awarded the title Miss Switzerland (French: Miss Suisse, German: Miss Schweiz, Italian: Miss Svizzera). Since 1976, the pageant is organized by "Miss Schweiz Organisation AG".
Winners
| Year | Name | Canton Represented | Placement at Miss Universe |
Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Danielle Oudinet | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | ||
| 1960 | Elaine Maurath | Ticino | Top 15 semifinalist | |
| 1961 | Liliane Burnier | Fribourg | Top 15 semifinalist | |
| 1962 | Francine DeLouille | Ticino | ||
| 1963 | Diana Tanner | Graubünden | ||
| 1964 | Sandra Susler | Valais | ||
| 1965 | Yvette Revelly | Glarus | ||
| 1966 | Hedy Frick | Schwyz | ||
| 1967 | Elsbeth Ruegger | Basel-Landschaft | ||
| 1968 | Jeanette Biffiger | Neuchâtel | ||
| 1969 | Patricie Sollner | Geneva | Top 15 semifinalist | |
| 1970 | Diane Jane Roth | Thurgau | Top 15 semifinalist | |
| 1971 | Anita Andrini | Ticino | ||
| 1972 | Anne Lisse Weber | Berne | ||
| 1973 | Barbara Schottli | Zurich | ||
| 1974 | Christine Lavanchy | Geneva | ||
| 1975 | Beatrice Aschwanden | Zurich | another group elected Sylvia Grivelli (Valais) | |
| 1976 | Isabelle Fischbacher | Geneva | ||
| 1977 | Anja Terzi | Geneva | ||
| 1978 | Sylvia Vonarx | Appenzell Innerrhoden | ||
| 1979 | Barbara Mayer | Fribourg | ||
| 1980 | Margrit Kilchoer | Geneva | ||
| 1981 | Brigitte Voss | Schaffhausen | ||
| 1982/1983 | Lolita Morena (*) | Nidwalden | 3rd runner-up | Miss Photogenic at both Miss Universe 1983[1] and Miss World 1982 |
| 1984 | Silvia Anna Affolter | Obwalden | ||
| 1985 | Eveline Nicole Glanzmann | Uri | Top 10 semifinalist | |
| 1986/1987 | Renate Walther | Schaffhausen | ||
| 1988 | Karina Berger (**) | Zürich | Miss Globe International 1989 | |
| 1989/1990 | Catherine Mesot | Fribourg | ||
| 1991 | Sandra Aegerter | Aargau | ||
| 1992 | Valérie Bovard | Vaud | ||
| 1993 | Patricia Fässler | Zürich | Top 10 semifinalist | |
| 1994 | Sarah Briguet | Valais | ||
| 1995 | Stéphanie Berger | Zürich | ||
| 1996 | Melanie Winiger | Ticino | ||
| 1997 | Tanja Gutmann | Solothurn | ||
| 1998 | Sonja Grandjean | Zürich | ||
| 1999 | Anita Buri | Thurgau | ||
| 2000 | Mahara McKay | Aargau | ||
| 2001 | Jennifer Ann Gerber | Aargau | ||
| 2002 | Nadine Vinzens | Grisons | ||
| 2003 | Bianca Nicole Sissing | Lucerne | Top 15 semifinalist | |
| 2004 | Fiona Hefti | Zürich | Top 10 finalist | |
| 2005 | Lauriane Gilliéron | Vaud | 2nd runner-up | |
| 2006 | Christa Rigozzi | Ticino | ||
| 2007 | Amanda Ammann | St. Gallen | ||
| 2008 | Whitney Toyloy | Vaud | Top 10 finalist | |
| 2009 | Linda Fäh | St. Gallen | ||
| 2010 | Kerstin Cook[2] | Lucerne |
(*) Jeanette Linkenheil was handpicked for Miss Universe 1982.
(**) Gabriela Bigler of Zurich was handpicked for Miss Universe 1988 and Miss World 1987.
References
- ^ "Miss Universe Crowned". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. United Press International. July 12, 1983. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Kerstin Cook Miss Switzerland 2010". TSR. September 25, 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
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