World Miss University

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

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.

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

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 21
1988 Kathryn Elizabeth Coonz  United States 43
1989 Priyadarshini Pradhan  India Tokyo, Japan 56
1990 Ekaterina Parfenova  Soviet Union Seoul, South Korea 73
1991 Celeste Weaver  United States 66
1992 Heiðrún Anna Björnsdóttir[6]  Iceland 59
1993 Ewa Wachowicz[7]  Poland Taejon, South Korea 68
1995 Birgitta Ína Unnarsdóttir[8]  Iceland Seoul, South Korea 46
1996 Laura García  Spain Gangwon, South Korea 45
1997 Jang Jee-hun (장지훈)[9]  South Korea Suwon, South Korea 50
2000 Renata Fan[10]  Brazil Seoul, South Korea 46
2001 Eleni Pechlivanidi[11]  Greece 33
2003 Ayusha Shrestha[12]  Nepal Daegu, South Korea 30
2004 Julija Djadenko[13]  Latvia Shenzhen, China 36
2005 Jade Collins[14]  New Zealand Seoul, South Korea 26
2006 Cristiana Frixione[15]  Nicaragua Busan, South Korea 43
2007 Aleksandra Plemic[16]  Germany Seoul, South Korea 46
2008 Sarnai Amar[17]  Mongolia Shenzhen, China 34
2009 Cho Eun-ju (조은주)[18]  South Korea Seoul, South Korea 36
2010 Katie Farr[19]  England 42
2011 Siria Ysabel Bojorquez[20]  United States Gangwon, South Korea 64
2012 Mia Hasanagic  Denmark Seoul, South Korea 44
2014 Karina Stephania Martin Jiménez[21]  Mexico Gangwon, South Korea 30
2016 Kelin Rivera[22]  Peru Beijing, China 57
2017 Claudia Moras Baez[23]  Cuba Phnom 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[24]  Costa Rica Seoul, South Korea 75
2026 TBA TBA Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Countries by number of title wins

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
  • World Miss University 2009
    Jo Eun-joo, South Korea
  • World Miss University 2006
    Cristiana Frixione, Nicaragua
  • World Miss University 2000
    Renata Fan, Brazil
  • World Miss University 1993
    Ewa Wachowicz, Poland

List of runners-up

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[25]
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[26]
 Thailand 		Claudia Patricia Alaniz
 Nicaragua 		Adriana Reis
 Brazil
2003 Roxana Florina Curelea[27]
 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[28]
 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 		not awarded not awarded not awarded
2011 Monika Plochocka
 Poland 		Swetha Sridhar
 India 		not awarded not awarded not awarded
2012 Elina Grundane[29]
 Latvia 		Kim Eun-sol[30]
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[31]
 Nepal 		not awarded not awarded
2017 Nina Yevtushenko
 Ukraine 		Daniela Gods Romanovska
 Latvia 		Suat Tomrongpich sao
 Cambodia 		Kasia Szklarczyk[32]
 Poland 		Mariana Ortega
 Mexico
2018 Matrosova Karolina[33]
 Latvia 		Yitong Xu
 China 		Cindy Han
 South Korea 		Plotytsia Bohdana
 Ukraine 		Michelle Garibay
 Mexico
2019 Ekaterina Petsonkina[34]
 Estonia 		Wichida Nuamsorn
 Thailand 		not awarded not awarded not awarded
2022 Dominique Doucette[35]
 Canada 		Montse Larrondo Avalos[36]
 Chile 		Jasmine Huang[37]
 New Zealand 		not awarded not awarded
2026

Continental Awards

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 		Valerie Gugulethu Chingonzo
 Zimbabwe[38] 		not awarded
2017 Loh Shi Min
 Malaysia[39] 		Makin Ellie
 England 		Lira Gonzalez Eilyn Pamela
 Guatemala 		Makune Queen Elizabeth William
 Tanzania 		Mariana Geranetzi Ortega Molina
 Mexico

Notes

Notes
List
    • (1987 Winner Choi Yeon-hee likely hand-picked by virtue of being 1st Runner-up in 1986)

    Crossover

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