Poland at major beauty pageants

This is a list of Poland's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world.

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 country has won four victories:

• One — Miss World crown (1989)
• Three — Miss International crowns (1991 • 1993 • 2001)

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 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]

Poland's Big Four titleholders

Poland 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 Semi-finalists

YEAR	MISS UNIVERSE	MISS WORLD	MISS INTERNATIONAL	MISS EARTH
2020	Magdalena Kasiborska TBA	Karolina Bielawska TBA	↑ No Pageant Held	TBA
2019	Olga Buława	Milena Sadowska Top 40	Karina Szczepanek	Krystyna Sokołowska Top 10
2018	Magdalena Swat Top 20	Agata Biernat	Marta Pałucka	Aleksandra Grysz
2017	Katarzyna Włodarek	Magdalena Bieńkowska Top 40	Paulina Maziarz	Dominika Szymańska
2016	Izabella Krzan	Kaja Klimkiewicz	Magdalena Bieńkowska Top 15	Magdalena Kucharska
2015	Weronika Szmajdzińska	Marta Pałucka Top 20	Ewa Mielnicka	Magdalena Ho
2014	Marcela Chmielowska	Ada Sztajerowska	Zaneta Pludowska	Patrycja Dorywalska
2013	Paulina Krupińska	Katarzyna Krzeszowska	Katarzyna Oracka	Aleksandra Szczęsna Top 8
2012	Marcelina Zawadzka Top 16	Weronika Szmajdzińska	Rozalia Mancewicz	Justyna Rajczyk Top 16
2011	Rozalia Mancewicz	Angelika Ogryzek	Adrianna Olga Wojciechowska	x
2010	Maria Nowakowska	Agata Szewioła	Zaneta Sitko	Beata Polakowska
2009	Angelika Jakubowska	Anna Jamróz Top 16	Angelika Jakubowska	Izabela Wilczek Top 8
2008	Barbara Tatara	Klaudia Ungerman	Anna Maria Tarnowska 2nd Runner-Up	Karolina Filipkowska Top 16
2007	Dorota Gawron	Karolina Zakrzewska	Dorota Gawron	Barbara Tatara
2006	Francys Sudnicka	Marzena Cieślik	Marta Jakoniuk	Francys Sudnicka Top 8
2005	Marta Kossakowska	Malwina Ratajczak	Monika Szeroka	Katarzyna Borowicz 2nd Runner-Up
2004	Paulina Panek	Katarzyna Borowicz Top 5	Marta Matyjasik	Karolina Gorazda Top 16
2003	Iwona Makuch	Karolina Gorazda	x	Marta Matyjasik 3rd Runner-Up
2002	Joanna Drozdowska	Marta Matyjasik	Monika Angermann Top 12	Agnieszka Portka
2001	Monika Gruda	Joanna Drozdowska	Malgorzata Rozniecka WINNER	x
2000	Emilia Raszynska	Justyna Bergmann	Emilia Raszynska	↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines)
1999	Katarzyna Pakula	Marta Kwiecień	Adrianna Gerczew Top 12
1998	Sylwia Małgorzata Kupiec	Izabela Opęchowska	Agnieszka Osińska Top 12
1997	Agnieszka Zielińska	Roksana Jonek	Agnieszka Beata Myko Top 12
1996	Monika Chróścicka-Wnętrzak	Agnieszka Zielińska	Monika Marta Adamek
1995	Magdalena Pęcikiewicz	Ewa Jzabella Tylecka	x
1994	Joanna Brykczyńska	Jadwiga Flank	Ilona Felicjańska
1993	Marzenna Wolska	Aleksandra Spieczyńska	Agnieszka Pachalko WINNER
1992	Izabela Filipowska	Ewa Wachowicz Top 5	Elżbieta Dziech
1991	Joanna Michalska	Karina Wojciechowska	Agnieszka Kotlarska WINNER
1990	Małgorzata Obieżalska	Ewa Maria Szymczak Top 10	Ewa Maria Szymczak Top 10
1989	Joanna Gapińska 3rd Runner-Up	Aneta Kręglicka WINNER	Aneta Kręglicka 1st Runner-Up
1988	x	Joanna Gapińska	x
1987	x	Monika Nowosadko Top 6	Monika Nowosadko
1986	Brygida Bziukiewicz 3rd Runner-Up	Renata Fatla	Renata Fatla
1985	Katarzyna Zawidzka	Katarzyna Zawidzka Top 15	Katarzyna Zawidzka
1984	Joanna Karska	Magdalena Jaworska	x
1983	x	Lidia Wasiak	x
1982	x	↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Poland send their first delegate in 1983)	x
1981	x		x
1980	x		x
1979	x		x
1978	x		x
1977	x		x
1976	x		x
1975	x		x
1974	x		x
1973	x		x
1972	x		x
1971	x		x
1970	x		x
1969	x		x
1968	x		x
1967	x		x
1966	x		↑ No Pageant Held
1965	x		x
1964	x		x
1963	x		x
1962	x		x
1961	x		x
1960	x		Marzena Malinowska Top 15
1959	Zuzanna Cembrowska Top 16		↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan)
1958	Alicja Bobrowska 4th Runner-Up
	↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Poland send their first delegate in 1958)

× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held

Pageant	Placements	Best result
Miss Universe	6	3rd Runner-Up (1986, 1989)
Miss World	10	Winner (1989)
Miss International	12	Winner (1991 • 1993 • 2001)
Miss Earth	9	2nd Runner-Up (2005)
Total	37	4 TITLES

References

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• Miss Universe country participation lists.
• Miss World country participation lists.
• Miss International country participation lists.
• Miss Earth country participation lists.

See also

• Miss Polonia
• Miss Polski
• Miss World Poland
• Miss Earth Poland