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This is a list of Lebanon's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won two victories:
- One — Miss Universe crown (1971)
- One — Miss International crown (2002)
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]
Big Four pageants titleholders[]
Lebanon has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][13] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[14][15][16]
- Color key
- Miss Universe winner
- Miss World winner
- Miss International winner
- Miss Earth winner
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Semi-finalists
| YEAR | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TBA | Perla Harb TBA |
TBA | TBA |
| 2025 | Sarah Leena Bou Jaoude TBA |
Nada Koussa Top 20 |
TBA | Aline Ghanem |
| 2024 | Nada Koussa | ↑ No Pageant Held | × | × |
| 2023 | Maya Aboul Hosn | Yasmina Zaytoun 1st Runner-Up |
× | × |
| 2022 | Yasmina Zaytoun | ↑ No Pageant Held | × | × |
| 2021 | × | × | ↑ No Pageant Held | Tatyana Alwan TBA |
| 2020 | × | ↑ No Pageant Held | Dayana Soulayman | |
| 2019 | × | × | × | × |
| 2018 | Maya Reaidy | Mira Al-Toufaily | Rachel Younan | Salwa Akar (Withdrew) |
| 2017 | Jana Sader | Perla Helou Top 40 |
Dima Safi | Elsa Antoun |
| 2016 | × | Sandy Tabet | Stephanie Karam | Carole Kahwaji |
| 2015 | Cynthia Samuel | Valerie Abou Chacra Top 5 |
Cynthia Farah | Judy Hennawi |
| 2014 | Saly Greige | Saly Greige | Lia Saad | Amina El-Hassan |
| 2013 | Karen Ghrawi | Karen Ghrawi | Layla Yarak | Rita Houkayem |
| 2012 | Rina Chibany | Sonia-Lynn Gabriel | Cynthia Moukarzel | Patricia Gagea |
| 2011 | Yara Khoury-Mikhael | Yara Khoury-Mikhael | Maria Farah Top 15 |
Nathaly Farraj |
| 2010 | Rahaf Abdallah | Rahaf Abdallah | Daniella Rahme | Jihane Nehmé |
| 2009 | Martine Andraos | Martine Andraos | Sarah Mansour | Nicole Licha Khoury |
| 2008 | × | Rosarita Tawil | Jessica Kahawaty Top 12 |
Pamela Saadé |
| 2007 | Nadine Wilson Njeim | Nadine Wilson Njeim | Grace Beyani | Amale El-Khoder Top 16 |
| 2006 | Gabrielle Bou Rached | Annabella Hilal Top 17 |
× | Nahed El-Sagher |
| 2005 | Nadine Nassib Njeim | Lamitta Frangieh | × | Chantal Karam |
| 2004 | Marie-José Hnein | Nadine Nassib Njeim | Nathalie Nasrallah | Lana Khattab |
| 2003 | × | Marie-José Hnein Top 20 |
× | Mary Georges Hanna |
| 2002 | Christina Sawaya | Bethany Kehdy | Christina Sawaya WINNER |
Raghida Farah |
| 2001 | Sandra Rizk | Christina Sawaya | × | Adele Boustani |
| 2000 | Norma Naoum | Sandra Rizk | Sahar El-Ghazzawi | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines.) |
| 1999 | Clémence Achkar | Norma Naoum | Clémence Achkar | |
| 1998 | Nina Kaddis | Clémence Achkar | × | |
| 1997 | Dalida Chammai | Joëlle Behlock Top 10 |
Nisrine Naser | |
| 1996 | Julia Syriani | Nisrine Naser | × | |
| 1995 | × | Julia Syriani | × | |
| 1994 | Lara Badawi | Lara Badawi | × | |
| 1993 | Samaya El-Chedrawi | Ghada El-Turk | × | |
| 1992 | Abir El-Sharrouf | Nicole Bardawil | × | |
| 1991 | Fida El-Chehayeb | Diana Begdache | × | |
| 1990 | × | × | × | |
| 1989 | × | × | × | |
| 1988 | Elaine Fakhoury | Sylvia Hobeika | × | |
| 1987 | Sahar El-Haydar | Josiane Haddad | × | |
| 1986 | Reine Barakat | Mireille Fares | × | |
| 1985 | Joyce Sahab | Mary Khoury | × | |
| 1984 | Marie Ibrahim | Elaine Khoury | × | |
| 1983 | May Mansour Chahwan | Dochka Nader | × | |
| 1982 | Dolly Michelle El-Koury | May Mansour Chahwan | × | |
| 1981 | × | Zeina Challita | × | |
| 1980 | × | Céleste Asal | × | |
| 1979 | × | Jacqueline Daou | × | |
| 1978 | Renée Seman | × | × | |
| 1977 | Hyam Saadé | Vera Alouane | Katia Fakhry | |
| 1976 | Ramona Karam | × | × | |
| 1975 | Suad El-Nachoul | Ramona Karam Top 15 |
Ramona Karam | |
| 1974 | Laudy Slim Gabache | Gisèle Hachem | × | |
| 1973 | Marcèlle Herro Top 12 |
Sylvia Ohannessian Top 15 |
× | |
| 1972 | Christiane Accaoui | × | × | |
| 1971 | Georgina Rizk WINNER |
× | × | |
| 1970 | Georgette Gero | Georgina Rizk | × | |
| 1969 | × | Rola Mayzoub | × | |
| 1968 | Sonia Fares | × | × | |
| 1967 | × | Sonia Fares | × | |
| 1966 | Yolla Harb | Marlène Talih | ↑ No Pageant Held | |
| 1965 | × | Yolla Harb | × | |
| 1964 | × | Nana Barakat | × | |
| 1963 | × | × | × | |
| 1962 | Nouhad El-Cabbabe Top 15 |
× | Mona Slim | |
| 1961 | Leila Antaki | Leila Antaki | Éleonore Abi Karam | |
| 1960 | Gládys Tabet | Gisèle Naser | Juliana Reptsik | |
| 1959 | × | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. Lebanon sent their first delegate in 1960.) |
↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan.) | |
| 1958 | × | |||
| 1957 | × | |||
| 1956 | × | |||
| 1955 | Hania Beydun | |||
| 1954 | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Lebanon sent their first delegate in 1955.) | |||
| 1953 | ||||
| 1952 | ||||
| 1951 | ||||
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
| Pageant | Placements | Best result |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Universe | 3 | Winner  (1971)
|
| Miss World | 9 | 1st Runner-Up (2023) |
| Miss International | 3 | Winner (2002)
|
| Miss Earth | 1 | Top 16 (2007) |
| Total | 16 | 2 TITLES |
References[]
- ↑ Ornos, Riza (30 September 2013). "Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants". International Business Times. https://www.ibtimes.com.au/philippines-brazil-venezuela-three-countries-win-big-four-international-beauty-pageants-1318720.
- ↑ Kanja, Kirstin (20 December 2019). "Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe". Standard Media. https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/evewoman/article/2001353920/what-it-means-to-be-miss-world-miss-universe.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303562904579230743737206568. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-25550425. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. http://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/2017/01/27/miss-universe-cover.html.
- ↑ News, China (3 November 2018). "Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China". Xinhua News Agency. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/03/c_137579570.htm.
- ↑ News, Reuters (13 December 2013). "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. http://in.reuters.com/video/2013/12/19/the-philippines-earns-another-crown?videoId=276014896. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ Joel, Guinto (13 March 2015). "PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/187109/beauty-pageant-cinderellas-beat-poverty-in-ph-seize-world-stage. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Joel, Guinto (12 March 2015). "In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage". Agence France-Presse. GMA News Online. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/451153/lifestyle/in-beauty-pageants-philippines-modern-day-cinderellas-seize-world-stage. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. http://giaitri.vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/gioi-sao/trong-nuoc/nhung-scandal-cua-miss-world-1898682.html. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/09/13/urban-chat-the-misses-and-missuses-world.html. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/philippines-miss-universe/2455920.html. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000038924&pageNo=2. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. http://giaitri.vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/gioi-sao/trong-nuoc/nhung-scandal-cua-miss-world-1898682.html. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/09/13/urban-chat-the-misses-and-missuses-world.html. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/philippines-miss-universe/2455920.html. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
External links[]
- Miss Universe country participation lists.
- Miss World country participation lists.
- Miss International country participation lists.
- Miss Earth country participation lists.