Miss Ukraine
Formation | 1991 |
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Type | Beauty Pageant |
Headquarters | 32/33 Yaroslavska Street, apt. #30 |
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Miss Ukraine Chairman | Lilia Kuznetsova |
Miss Ukraine (Міс України or Панна України, Panna Ukrayiny) is a national beauty contest in Ukraine and was first held in 1991 in the National Palace "Ukraina".[1]
Today it is one of the top three national beauty contests in Ukraine, others being Miss Ukraine Universe and Queen of Ukraine. Miss Ukraine serves as preliminary for the Miss World and sometimes Miss International. Until 2006 it was the only national beauty contest, participants of which were qualifying for all the international pageant contests. Miss Ukraine still is the most prestigious and broadcast, however other concourses such as Miss Ukraine Universe with the help from Oleksandra Nikolayenko becomes well accepted also.
Historical overview
The first national pageant Miss Ukraine became an eighteen year old university student Olha Ovcharenko/Rechdouni, who was also a semi finalist in "Miss USSR" beauty pageant, and the first runner-up in 1990 Miss Kiev beauty pageant. The participants of Miss Ukraine would qualify to represent Ukraine on the international level such as the Big Four Pageants, Miss Intercontinental as well as continental beauty contests. Miss Universe contest usually was attended by the first runner up of Miss Ukraine. The national beauty contest was reorganized after Miss Ukraine Organization lost its franchise to one of the former pageant winners Oleksandra Nikolayenko (2001). Since 2006 Oleksandra Nikolayenko organizes Miss Ukraine Universe concourse as qualification to Miss Universe independently.
The contest takes place out of 26 candidates from all the regions of Ukriane. The major regional contests are Miss Kiev, Miss Odessa, Miss Donbass, Miss Western Ukraine and Bukovina, Miss Dnipropetrovsk, and others.
In 2002 Miss World 2002 was attended by the first runner up of Miss Ukraine Iryna Udovenko as the winner of the national contest Yelena Stohniy was over the age restriction to participate on the international level.
Since 2005 Miss Ukraine is being broadcast every year by one of the leaders of the national TV-networks Inter.
In 2010 the Ukrainian National pageant took place in fall on Saturday, September 4. The winner received a crown estimated at 250,000 euros, an automobile "Renault", and various make-up products.
Sponsors
- Pharos, a mobile media marketing company
- Stolytsia (Insurance Company)[2]
- META.ua, an internet company
- DESSANGE
Guests and jury
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List of winners
Year | Name | Age | Place of residence | Runners-up | People's Choice[5] | |
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2011[6] | Yaroslava Kuryacha[7] | 19 | Vinnytsia | Olena Sendetska (Kyiv) Daryna Musiyenko (Kyiv) |
Marharyta Horbik (Kyiv) | |
2010[8] | Kateryna Zakharchenko[9][10][11][12][13][5] | 21 | Odessa | Natalya Sytnikova (Kramatorsk) Yulia Stratehopulo (Vinnytsya) |
Hanna Rybakova (Odessa) | |
2009[14][15] | Yevhenia Tulchevska[16] | 20 | Dnipropetrovsk | Anastasia Senina (Kharkiv) Evelina Voloshyn (Alchevsk) |
Anna Poslavska (Odessa) | |
2008[17] | Iryna Zhuravska[18] | 18 | Kiev | Oksana Ostrovska (Kiev) Tetyana Neustuyeva (Boryslav) |
Hanna Lapenko (Luhansk) | |
2007[19] | Lilia Roman (Lika) | 22 | Uzhhorod | Hanna Hab (Cherkasy) Halyna Andreyeva (Odessa) |
Halyna Andreyeva (Odessa) | |
2006[20][21] | Olha Shylovanova | Kharkiv | six contestants | |||
2005 | Yulia Pinchuk | Novovolynsk | five contestants | |||
2004 | Olesya Matveyeva (Lesia) | Kiev | ||||
2003 | Ilona Yakovleva | Kharkiv[22] | ||||
2002 | Yelena Stohniy[23] | 25 | Kiev | Iryna Udovenko | ||
2001 | Oleksandra Nikolayenko | 20 | Odessa | |||
2000 | Yulia Lineva[24] | Zaporizhia | ||||
1999 | Olha Savinska | Kharkiv | ||||
1998 | Olena Spirina | Kharkiv | ||||
1997 | Oksana Kuzmenko | Kharkiv | ||||
1996 | Natalia Shvachko[25] | Yenakieve | ? Polina Voinevych[26] |
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1995 | Vlada Kerdina | Brovary | ||||
1994 | Terezia Lazarenko | Uzhhorod | ? Natalya Nadtochei[27] |
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1993 | Iryna Barabash | Kharkiv | ||||
1992 | Oksana Szabo | 26 | Kirovohrad | |||
1991 | Olha Ovcharenko-Rechdouni | Kiev | Natalya Vorona[28] | |||
1990 | Yulia Shestopalova[29] | Mykolaiv |
Other contests
- Golden Crown of Ukraine (Золота Корона України), was conducted for the first time on November 6, 2004 at the Lviv Opera Theater. The winner of the contest Yelena Klepko from Poltava won the automobile Peugeot-206, a golden crown, and the title Miss Transport of Ukraine 2004. She also was allowed to participate at the Top Model of the World contest.[30]
- In March 2010 there took place a Miss Bukovel contest as part of popularization of the Prykarpattya ski-resort Bukovel. The contest was won by a representative from Luhansk who later participated in Miss Ukraine 2010 as Miss Bukovel.[31]
- Throughout Ukraine take place numerous other regular regional pageant contests among such are Transcarpathian Open ( 2010), Miss Kiev City (2009), Miss Crimean Champaign (2010), Miss Sevastopol (2009, 2010), pageant contest of Chernihiv Region (1996), and others.
See also
References
- ^ National Palace Ukraina Template:Uk icon
- ^ List of accredited insurance companies in Ukraine
- ^ 21-year-old citizen of Odesa becomes Miss Ukraine 2010
- ^ Stas Piekha is a grandson of Edita Piekha
- ^ a b 21-year-old citizen of Odesa becomes Miss Ukraine 2010
- ^ The daughter of Chris de Burg coronated the Miss Ukraine 2011
- ^ Miss Ukraine 2011
- ^ A girl from Odessa won Miss Ukraine 2010
- ^ Miss Ukraine 2010
- ^ Miss Ukraine - Kateryna Zakharchenko (BBC, September 5, 2010)
- ^ Miss Ukraine 2010 was won by the Odessa dame (ZIK)
- ^ The winner of the Miss Ukraine 2010 concourse became the Odessa resident (UNIAN)
- ^ Miss Ukraine 2010 (24tv.com video)
- ^ 19th Miss Ukraine contest with numerous photos Template:Uk icon
- ^ Article on globalbeauties.com Template:En icon
- ^ grandslampageants.com of September 2009
- ^ 18th Miss Ukraine contest Template:En icon
- ^ Details on 18th contest Template:Uk icon
- ^ 17th Miss Ukraine contest Template:Uk icon
- ^ 17th Miss Ukraine contest Template:Ru icon
- ^ Miss Ukraine 2006 at segodnya.ua Template:Ru icon
- ^ Ilona lived Moscow, but for the contest she was from Kharkiv Template:Ru icon
- ^ Miss World was represented by Iryna
- ^ 2000 contest winner
- ^ Natalia went for Miss Universe, rather than the World
- ^ Polian Voinevych at myspace.com
- ^ Guests of Miss Ukraine 2010
- ^ Miss Uzhhorod 91 and Shufrych
- ^ The vice-Miss World 91
- ^ Golden Crown contest
- ^ Model agency "Koroleva" (official website)
External links
- Info on Miss Ukraine and participants of 2009 event
- Main site Template:Uk icon/Template:Ru icon
- Miss Ukraine 2007 at natali.ua
- Official website of InterModels model agency, the agency conducts the Golden Crown of Ukraine contest
- List of miscellaneous pageant contests in Ukraine.
- List of previous winners
- Another list