Miss Balaton
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Miss Balaton, officially called Gillette Venus Miss Balaton, is a national beauty contest
to choose the hostess of the Lake Balaton
, which is the largest lake and touristic attraction in Hungary (and also in Central-Europe).
The winner of this pageant has sometimes been sent to minor international pageants.
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
to choose the hostess of the Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of its foremost tourist destinations. As Hungary is landlocked , Lake Balaton is often affectionately called the "Hungarian Sea"...
, which is the largest lake and touristic attraction in Hungary (and also in Central-Europe).
The winner of this pageant has sometimes been sent to minor international pageants.
History
- 1999 The pageant started
- 2006 The winner of the pageant came as 1st runner-up in the Queen of the WorldQueen of the WorldQueen of the World is a remix album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2004. The album was reissued in 2011 with a revised running order that includes the previously unreleased track "Ravish" .- Release notes :...
2006 beauty pageant. - 2007 September: The pageant has a new owner and the new national director is former contestant Edina Bodogh
List of winners
Year | Miss Balaton | Competed in | Result |
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2008 | Lili Papp | - | - |
2007 | Dr. Eszter Finta | - | - |
2006 | Linda Zimany | Queen of the World 2006 | 1st runner-up |
2005 | Adrienn Gombosi | - | - |
2004 | Eszter Jonas | - | - |
2003 | Orsolya Sandor | - | - |
2002 | Andrea Lengyel | - | - |
2001 | Gloria Kozma | - | - |
2000 | Szilvia Magony | - | - |
1999 | Reka Jandzso | - | - |
Crossovers
Name | Miss Universe Hungary Miss Universe Hungary Miss Universe Hungary is a national beauty contest for Miss Universe. The pageant under the new management of Magyarorszag Szepe Kft. started to choose three equal winners in 2008 to represent Hungary in Miss Universe, Miss Earth, and Miss World competitions under the name of The Queen.-History:*... |
Miss World Hungary Miss World Hungary Miss World Hungary is a national beauty contest for Miss World. The pageant under the management of The Magyarorszag Szepe Kft. started to choose three equal winners in 2008 to represent Hungary in Miss Universe, Miss Earth, and Miss World competitions under the name of The Queen.-History:*... |
Miss Hungary Miss Hungary Miss Hungary is a national beauty contest in Hungary first held in 1929. Present titleholder is Anett Maximovits.-History:* 1929 - World War II The first pageant was held in 1929 and the winner of it won the Miss Europe title. In 1936 Zsa Zsa Gabor won the title, but she was underaged so she... |
Miss Balaton | Belle of the Anna-ball Belle of the Anna-ball This title is the most known one in Hungary, but this is not a national contest, because the winner of this title is chosen among the paying guests of the ball. This is the only pageant that was held under the communist era... |
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Jazmin Dammak | winner 2008 | winner 1999 | 1st runner-up 2007 | ||
Szilvia Magony | winner 2000 | winner 2000 | |||
Noemi Olah | 1st runner-up 2006 | winner 2005 | |||
Adrienn Bende Adrienn Bende Adrienn Bende is the winner of the Miss Universe Hungary contest in 2006, and one of the 20 semi-finalists of the Miss Universe 2006 contest from Los Angeles.-References:... |
winner 2006 | 1st runner-up 2005 | |||
Anett Maximovits | winner 2009 | 2nd runner-up 2006 |
See also
other Hungarian beauty pageants are- Miss Universe HungaryMiss Universe HungaryMiss Universe Hungary is a national beauty contest for Miss Universe. The pageant under the new management of Magyarorszag Szepe Kft. started to choose three equal winners in 2008 to represent Hungary in Miss Universe, Miss Earth, and Miss World competitions under the name of The Queen.-History:*...
- Miss World HungaryMiss World HungaryMiss World Hungary is a national beauty contest for Miss World. The pageant under the management of The Magyarorszag Szepe Kft. started to choose three equal winners in 2008 to represent Hungary in Miss Universe, Miss Earth, and Miss World competitions under the name of The Queen.-History:*...
- Miss HungaryMiss HungaryMiss Hungary is a national beauty contest in Hungary first held in 1929. Present titleholder is Anett Maximovits.-History:* 1929 - World War II The first pageant was held in 1929 and the winner of it won the Miss Europe title. In 1936 Zsa Zsa Gabor won the title, but she was underaged so she...
- the Belle of the Anna-ballBelle of the Anna-ballThis title is the most known one in Hungary, but this is not a national contest, because the winner of this title is chosen among the paying guests of the ball. This is the only pageant that was held under the communist era...
- Hungarian contestants on international beauty pageantsHungarian contestants on international beauty pageantsThese lists show all Hungarian contestants have ever competed in international beauty pageants with their result.-Miss Universe:The actual winner has the Miss Universe Hungary title* 1992 Dora Patko* 1993 Zsanna Pardy* 1994 Szilvia Forian* 1995 Andrea Harsanyi...