Curaçao at major beauty pageants

This is a list of Curaçao's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has yet to win any of the four pageants.

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 is based on specific standards such as the pageants 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 pageants longevity, consistency, and history; the pageant's specific purpose, relevance, and advocacy; the overall production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Curaçao's Big Four titleholders

Curacao has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][20] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[21][22][23]

Color Key
  •      Ended as Runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
YEAR MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD MISS INTERNATIONAL MISS EARTH
2020 Chantal Wiertz
TBA		 TBA TBA TBA
2019 Kyrsha Attaf Sharon Meyer x x
2018 Akisha Albert
Top 10		 Nazira Colastica Diona Angela Alexandra Atalita
2017 Nashaira Balentien Vanity Girigori Chanelle De Lau
1st Runner-Up		 x
2016 Chanelle De Lau Sabrina Namias de Castro x x
2015 Kanisha Sluis
Top 10		 Alexandra Krijger x x
2014 Laurien Angelista Gayle Sulvaran Chimay Ramos Akisha Albert
2013 Eline de Pool Xafira Urselita x Archangela Garcia
2012 Monifa Jansen Stephanie Rose-Chang x x
2011 Evalina van Putten Monifa Jansen x Miluska Willems
2010 Safira de Wit Angenie Simon x Norayla Francisco
2009 Angenie Simon Chantalle Thomassen x x
2008 Jenyfeer Mercelina Norayla Francisco x x
2007 Carolina Raven Mckeyla Richards x x
2006 x Fyrena Martha x Kristal Sprock
2005 Rychacviana Coffie x x x
2004 Angeline da Silva Sue-Ann Stephanie Hudson x x
2003 Vanessa van Arendonk Angeline Da Silva x x
2002 Ayanette Statia Ayanette Statia
Top 20		 Luz Thonysha De Souza x
2001 Fatima St. Jago x Vanessa van Arendonk x
2000 x Jozaine Wall Roselle Augusta ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines)
1999 Jouraine Ricardo x Pamela Winkel
Top 10
1998 Natacha Bloem Jearmeane Colastica Santa Tokaay
1997 Verna Vasquez
Top 6		 x Jadira Bislick
1996 Vanessa Mambi Yandra Faulborn x
1995 Maruschka Jansen Danique Regales x
1994 Jasmin Clifton Marisa Bos x
1993 Elsa Roozendal Sally Daflaar x
1992 Mijanou de Paula Christina Bakhuis x
1991 Jacqueline Krijger
Top 10		 Nashaira Desbarida x
1990 x Jacqueline Krijger x
1989 Anna Mosteiro Supharmy Sadjie x
1988 x Anushka Cova x
1987 Viennaline Arvelo Diana Fraai x
1986 Christine Sibilo x x
1985 Sheida Wever Lidushka Curiel x
1984 Susanne Verbrugge Ivette Atacho x
1983 Maybeline Snel Yvette Domacasse x
1982 Minerva Hierons Vendetta Roozendal x
1981 Maria Maxima Croes Mylene Gerard x
1980 Hassana Hammoud Soraida de Windt x
1979 x x x
1978 Solange de Castro Silvana Trinidad x
1977 Regine Tromp Xiomara Winklaar x
1976 Anneke Dijkhuizen
Top 12		 Viveca Marchena x
1975 Jamine Fraites Elvira Bakker x
1974 Catherine de Jongh ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Curaçao send their first delegate in 1975.)		 x
1973 Ingeborg Zielinski x
1972 Ingrid Prade x
1971 Maria Vonhogen Imelda Thodé
1970 Nilva Maduro ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Curaçao send their first delegate in 1971.)
1969 Yvonne Wardekker
1968 Annemarie Braafheid
1st Runner-Up
1967 Imelda Thodé
1966 Elizabeth Sánchez
1965 Ninfa Palm
1964 Iris de Windt
1963 Philomena Zielinski
↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Curacao send their first delegate in 1963)


× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
( * ) "unknown contestant name"

Pageant Placements Best result
Miss Universe 6 1st Runner-Up (1968)
Miss World 1 Top 20 (2002)
Miss International 2 1st Runner-Up (2017)
Miss Earth 0 None
Total 9 1st Runner-Up (1968) (Miss Universe), 1st Runner-Up (2017) (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. https://www.missuniverse.com/
  17. https://www.missworld.com/
  18. https://www.miss-international.org/en/
  19. http://www.missearth.tv
  20. Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  21. Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  22. Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  23. Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

See also
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