This is a list of Portugal's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won one victory:
- One — Miss International crown (1996)
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]
Portugal's Big Four titleholders[]
Portugal 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 Finalists, Semi-finalists, or Quarter-finalists
| Year | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Gabriela Rodriguez TBA |
| 2020 | Cristiana Silva | ↑ No Pageant Held | Ivanna Rohashko Top 20 | |
| 2019 | Sylvie Silva Top 20 |
Inés Brusselmans Top 40 |
Ana Rita Aguiar | Bruna Silva Top 20 |
| 2018 | Filipa Barroso | Carla Rodrigues | Carina Neto | Telma Madeira Top 8 |
| 2017 | Matilde Lima | Filipa Barroso | Ana Marques | Glória Silva |
| 2016 | Flávia Brito | Cristiana Viana | Carina Frazão | Alexandra Marcenco |
| 2015 | Emilia Araújo | Rafaela Pardete | Isabel Vieira | Berth Elouga |
| 2014 | Patrícia Da Silva | Zita Oliveira | Rafaela Pardete | Raquel Fontes |
| 2013 | × | Elisabete Rodrigues | Ana Claudia Ornelas | Solange Duarte |
| 2012 | × | Melanie Vicente Top 30 |
Joana Peta | × |
| 2011 | Laura Gonçalves Top 10 |
Bárbara Franco | Patrícia Da Silva | Susana Nogueira Top 16 |
| 2010 | × | Catarina Aragonéz | × | × |
| 2009 | × | × | × | × |
| 2008 | × | Andréia Rodrigues | × | × |
| 2007 | × | × | × | × |
| 2006 | × | Sara Almeida | × | × |
| 2005 | × | Ângela Fonseca | × | Ângela Fonseca |
| 2004 | × | Patrícia Raposa | × | Frederica Santos |
| 2003 | × | Vanessa Job | × | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Portugal sent their first delegate in 2004.) |
| 2002 | Iva Lamarão | × | × | |
| 2001 | Claúdia Borges | Claúdia Borges | × | |
| 2000 | Licinia Macedo | Gilda Pe-Curto | Tania Campanacho | |
| 1999 | Marisa Ferreira | Joana Texeira | Andreia Antunes | |
| 1998 | Icília Berenguel | Marcia Vasconcelos | Icília Berenguel | |
| 1997 | Lara Antunes | Icília Berenguel | Lara Fonseca | |
| 1996 | Rita Carválho | Ana Schaefer | Fernanda Alves WINNER | |
| 1995 | Adrianna Iria | Suzana Leitao | Patrícia Trigo | |
| 1994 | Mónica Borges | Leonor Correia | Sónia Marques | |
| 1993 | Carla da Cruz | Ana Barbosa | Anabela Pacheco | |
| 1992 | Fernanda Silva | Fernanda Santos | × | |
| 1991 | × | Maria do Carmo | Gisela Galhavano | |
| 1990 | Angélica Rosado | Filomena Dias | Maria José Cardoso | |
| 1989 | Ana Gonçalves | Angélica Rosado | Helena da Silva | |
| 1988 | Isabel Rodrigues | Helena de Cunha | Helena Raposo | |
| 1987 | Noélia Chaves | Paula Leal | Susana da Silva | |
| 1986 | Mariana Dias | Elsa Rodrigues | Ana Pequito | |
| 1985 | Alexandra Gomes | Fátima da Silva | Ana Machado | |
| 1984 | Fátima Rodrigues | Leonor Mendes | Teresa Pinto Top 15 | |
| 1983 | Anabela Vissenjou | Cesaltina Lopes | Cesaltina Lopes | |
| 1982 | Ana Maria Valdiz | Suzana Walker | Helena Sousa | |
| 1981 | Paula Machado | × | × | |
| 1980 | × | × | × | |
| 1979 | Marta Mendonça | Ana Gonçalves | Luisa da Silva | |
| 1978 | × | × | × | |
| 1977 | × | × | × | |
| 1976 | × | × | × | |
| 1975 | × | × | × | |
| 1974 | Ana da Silva | × | Irene Mendes | |
| 1973 | Carla de Barros | Helene Pereira | Aida Silva | |
| 1972 | Iris dos Santos | Anita Marques | Gilda Abreu Top 15 | |
| 1971 | Celmira Pereira | Ana de Almeida 2nd Runner-Up |
Marie de Castro | |
| 1970 | Ana Lucas | Ana Lucas | Maria Freitas | |
| 1969 | × | × | Isabela Pinho | |
| 1968 | × | × | × | |
| 1967 | × | Teresa Amaro | × | |
| 1966 | × | × | × | |
| 1965 | Maria do Carmo | × | × | |
| 1964 | × | Rolanda Campos | × | |
| 1963 | × | Maria Penedo | × | |
| 1962 | Maria Santos | Palmira Ferreira | × | |
| 1961 | × | × | × | |
| 1960 | Teresa Motoa | × | Josabete Silva | |
| 1959 | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Portugal sent their first delegate in 1960.) |
Teresa Motoa | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan.) | |
| 1958 | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Portugal sent their first delegate in 1959.) | |||
| Pageant | Placements | Best result |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Universe | 2 | Top 10 (2011) |
| Miss World | 3 | 2nd Runner-Up (1971) |
| Miss International | 3 | Winner  (1996)
|
| Miss Earth | 4 | Top 8 (2018) |
| Total | 12 | 1 TITLE |
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.
See also[]
- Miss República Portuguesa
- Miss Queen Portugal