Belarus at major beauty pageants

This is a list of Belarus' representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has not yet win any crown.

Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]

The criteria for the Big Four inclusion are based on specific standards such as the pageant's global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media; the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados; the winner's post pageant activities; the pageant's longevity, consistency, and history; the sincerity of the pageant's specific cause, platform, and advocacy; the overall pre-pageant activities, production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.[13][14][15]

Belarus's Big Four titleholders

Belarus has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][16] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[17][18][19]

Color key
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YEAR MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD MISS INTERNATIONAL MISS EARTH
2020 ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1952 in California, United States. Belarus had never competed in Miss Universe)		 TBA TBA TBA
2019 Anastasia Laurynchuk Maria Perviy
Top 15		 Alisa Manenok
3rd Runner-Up
2018 Maria Vasilevich
Top 5		 × Anastasia Schipanova
2017 × Polina Pimahina Polli Cannabis
2016 Polina Borodacheva Palina Tsehalka ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Belarus had sent their first delegate in 2017.)
2015 × Alena Savchuk
2014 Viktoria Mihanovich Natallia Bryshten
2013 Mariya Velichko ×
2012 Julia Skalkovich Anastasiya Pogranichnaya
2011 Anastasiya Kharlanava Ulyana Volokhovskaya
2010 Ljudmila Jakimovi Darya Saladukha
2009 Yuliya Sindzeyeva Yana Supranovich
Top 15
2008 Volha Khizhynkova Tatyana Rineyskaya
2007 Alena Aladka Yuliya Sindzeyeva
2nd Runner-Up
2006 Ekaterina Litvinova ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1960 in California, United States. Belarus sent their first delegate in 2007.)
2005 ×
2004 Olga Antropova
2003 Olga Neudach
2002 ×
2001 ×
2000 Svetlana Kruk
↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. Belarus sent their first delegate in 2000.)


× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held

Pageant Placements Best result
Miss Universe 0 None
Miss World 1 Top 5 (2018)
Miss International 3 2nd Runner-Up (2009)
Miss Earth 1 3rd Runner-Up (2019)
Total 5 2nd Runner-up (2009) (Miss International)

References
  1. Ornos, Riza (30 September 2013). "Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. Kanja, Kirstin (20 December 2019). "Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe". Standard Media. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  4. Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  5. Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. News, China (3 November 2018). "Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  7. News, Reuters (13 December 2013). "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. Joel, Guinto (13 March 2015). "PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. Joel, Guinto (12 March 2015). "In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage". GMA News Online. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  10. Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  11. Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  12. Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2016-10-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. International Beauty Pageant Ranking
  15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2014-10-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  17. Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  18. Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  19. Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

See also
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