Miss World Bulgaria
Miss World Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Мис България Свят) is a national beauty pageant in Bulgaria. It selects the Bulgarian representatives to compete in two of the Big international beauty pageants in the world Miss World and Miss Universe.
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| Motto | Beauty with a Purpose |
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| Formation | 1988 |
| Founder | Strahil Ganovski |
| Type | National beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Sofia |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World |
Official language | Bulgarian |
President | Veneta Krasteva |
Key people | Julia Morley |
| Website | bokstarmodels |
History
Miss World Bulgaria holds an annual pageant to identify young Bulgarian women who exemplify beauty, talent, intelligence and compassion. It aims to create and empower role models who will serve as ambassadors to charity, enrich the perception of beauty, and enhance a new strength, energy and spirit for the advancement of women, while positively impacting their communities.
Owners
Miss World Bulgaria is established in 1988. Strahil Ganovski founded and organized the first beauty contest in Bulgaria with international participation and named it "Miss Rodina" in 1988. That was the first time in the history of Bulgaria that the country sent a representative to the Miss World contest. Additionally, he is the exclusive licensee and national director of Miss World Bulgaria and Mister World Bulgaria, a national pageants that searches for Bulgarian' representative to the Miss World and Mister World contest respectively. At the moment the license for the contests is property of Fashion Agency "BokStarModels"
Over the years, Bulgarian representatives to the international Miss World pageants were chosen from candidates at the Miss World Bulgaria and Miss Bulgaria pageants.
Bulgarian representatives at Miss World
- Color key
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Miss World Bulgaria | Placement at Miss World |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Sonia Vassilieva | |
| 1990 | Violeta Galabova | |
| 1991 | Liubomira Slavcheva | |
| 1992 | Elena Draganova | |
| 1993 | Vera Roussinova | |
| 1994 | Stella Ognianova | |
| 1995 | Evgenia Kalkandzhieva | Top 10 |
| 1996 | Viara Kamenova | |
| 1997 | Simona Velitchkova | |
| 1998 | Polina Petkova | |
| 1999 | Violeta Zdravkova | |
| 2000 | Ivanka Peytcheva | |
| 2001 | Stanislava Karabelova | |
| 2002 | Desislava Antoniya Guleva | |
| 2003 | Rajna Naldzhieva | |
| 2004 | Gergana Guncheva | |
| 2005 | Rositsa Ivanova | |
| 2007 | Paolina Racheva | |
| 2008 | Julia Yurevich | |
| 2009 | Antonia Petrova | |
| 2010 | Romina Andonova | |
| 2011 | Vanya Peneva | |
| 2012 | Gabriela Vasileva | |
| 2013 | Nansi Karaboycheva | |
| 2015 | Veneta Krasteva | |
| 2016 | Galina Mihaylova | |
| 2017 | Veronika Stefanova | |
| 2018 | Kalina Miteva | |
| 2019 | Margo Cooper | |
| 2020 | TBA | TBA |
References
- "Miss World Bulgaria 2016 Galina Mihaylova on Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention". Missosology.org.
- "MISS BULGARIA WORLD 2015 is Veneta Krasteva". Missosology.info.
- "Vanya Peneva Miss Bulgaria 2012". novinite.com.