Switzerland at major beauty pageants

This is a list of Switzerland's 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 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]

Switzerland's Big Four titleholders

Switzerland 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
2019 x × × ×
2018 Jastina Doreen Riederer × × ×
2017 × × × Sarah Laura Peyrel
Top 16
2016 Dijana Cvijetić × × Manuela Oppikofer
2015 × × × Corinne Schädler
2014 Zoé Metthez Dijana Cvijetić × Shayade Hug
2013 Dominique Rinderknecht
Top 16		 Cindy Williner × Djoa Strassburg
2012 Alina Buchschacher × × Lea Sara Wittwer
2011 Kerstin Cook × × Irina de Giorgi
2010 Linda Fäh × × Liza Andrea Kuster
2009 Whitney Toyloy
Top 10		 × × Graziella Rogers
2008 Amanda Ammann × × Nasanin Nuri
Top 8
2007 Christa Rigozzi × × Stephanie Gossweiler
Top 8
2006 Lauriane Gilliéron
2nd Runner-Up		 × × Laura Ferrara
2005 Fiona Hefti
Top 10		 Lauriane Gilliéron × ×
2004 Bianca Sissing
Top 15		 Fiona Hefti × Simone Röthlisberger
2003 Nadine Vinzens Bianca Sissing
Top 20		 × Catherine Waldenmeyer
2002 Jennifer Ann Gerber × × Jade Chang
2001 Mahara McKay Mascha Santschi × ×
2000 Anita Buri Mahara McKay × ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines)
1999 Sonja Grandjean Anita Buri ×
1998 Tanja Gutman Sonja Grandjean ×
1997 Melanie Winiger Tanja Gutmann ×
1996 Stéphanie Berger Melanie Winiger ×
1995 Sarah Briguet Stephanie Berger ×
1994 Patricia Fässler
Top 10		 Sarah Briguet ×
1993 Valérie Bovard Patricia Fässler Chantal Hediger
1992 Sandra Aegerter Valerie Bovard Sandra Anita Steffen
1991 × Sandra Aegerter Francesca Centamore
1990 Catherine Mesot Priscilla Leimgruber Rosemarie Roswitha Naef
1989 Karina Berger Catherine Mesot Françoise Bezzola
1988 Gabriela Bigler Karina Berger Corine Wittwer
1987 Renate Walther Gabriela Bigler Nathalie Amiet
1986 Eveline Nicole Glanzmann
Top 10		 Renate Walther Marianne Müller
1985 × Eveline Nicole Glanzmann
Top 7		 Lucienne Thiebaud
1984 Silvia Anna Affolter Silvia Anna Affolter
Top 15		 Gabrielle Amrein
1983 Lolita Morena
3rd Runner-Up		 Patricia Lang Barbara Zehnder
1982 Jeanette Linkenheil Lolita Morena
Top 7		 Ruth Heinder
1981 Brigitte Voss Margit Kilchoer Brigitte Voss
1980 Margrit Kilchoer Jeannette Linkenheil Jolanda Egger
1979 Birgit Krahel Barbara Meyer
4th Runner-Up		 ×
1978 Sylvia Vonarx Jeanette Keller
Top 7		 Daniela Patricia Haberli
1977 Anja Terzi Danielle Patricia Haberli
Top 15		 Brigitte Bocquet
1976 Isabelle Fischbacher Ruth Crottet Beatrice Aschwanden
1975 Beatrice Aschwanden Franziska Angst Isabelle Cathrine Michel
1974 Christine Lavanchy Astrid Maria Angst Astrid Maria Angst
1973 Barbara Schottli Magda Lepori Dunya Claudia Wiederkehr
Top 15
1972 Anne Lisse Weber Astrid Vollenweider Anneliese Weber
1971 Anita Andrini Patrice Sollner Regula Herrmann
1970 Diane Jane Roth
Top 15		 Sylvia Christina Weisser Yolanda Gahwiler
1969 Patricie Sollner
Top 15		 × Jeanette Biffiger
3rd Runner-Up
1968 Jeanette Biffiger Jeanette Biffiger Irene Stierli
Top 15
1967 Elsbeth Ruegger Edith Fraefel Ursula Isler
Top 15
1966 Hedy Frick Janine Solliner ↑ No pageant held
1965 Yvette Revelly × ×
1964 Sandra Susler × ×
1963 Diana Tanner × ×
1962 Francine DeLouille × Rosemarie Loeliger
1961 Liliane Burnier
Top 15		 × Michele Rossellat
1960 Elaine Maurath
Top 15		 × Mylene Delapraz
1959 × × ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan)
1958 × ×
1957 × ×
1956 × Yolanda Daetwyler
1955 × ×
1954 × ×
1953 Danielle Oudinet Odette Michel
1952 ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Switzerland send their first delegate in 1953)		 Sylvia Müller
1st Runner-Up
↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Switzerland send their first delegate in 1952)


× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held

Pageant Placements Best result
Miss Universe 12 2nd Runner-up (2006)
Miss World 8 1st Runner-up (1952)
Miss International 4 3rd Runner-up (1969)
Miss Earth 3 Top 8 (2007, 2008)
Total 27 1st Runner-up (1952) (Miss World)

References
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  14. International Beauty Pageant Ranking
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