Miss Lebanon
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Miss Lebanon - Lebanon's Official National Beauty Pageant is a beauty contest
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...

 in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

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Miss Lebanon is the only national beauty contest that awards prizes worth more than one million US dollars to its winners. It is broadcast on Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation
Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation
The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation , widely known as LBC, is the first private television station in Lebanon. It went global in 1996 when it launched its satellite channel LBC Al-Fadha'iya Al-Lubnaniya covering the Arab World. It now has several channels covering Europe, America, Australia, and...

 (LBC), since 1991. Current Director is Antoine Maxud.

The pageant has been cancelled a few times due civil wars, conflicts with Israel and lack of protection for the delegates.

The winner of Miss Lebanon competes at Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 and Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

. The pageant also send representatives to Miss International
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...

, Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....

 and Miss Intercontinental pageants.

Format

Every year, the Miss Lebanon Pageant takes on a new format with a new number of contestants. On average, the pageant has taken form of a one night gala, several primes, and even reality television. Below is an outline of the recent years of the pageant's format:

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{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="efefef"
! Pageant
! Winner
! # of Contestants
! Format
! # of Primes
! Venue
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! 2003
! Marie Jose Hnein
! 16
! Reality TV (24/7)
! 8
! LBC Studio
|-
! 2004
! Nadine Njeim
! 16
! Reality TV (24/7)
! 7
! LBC Studio
|-
! 2005
! Gabrielle Bou Rached
! 30
! Weekly Primes
! 5
! Casino Du Liban
|-
! 2007
! Nadine Njeim
! 18
! Weekly Primes
! 3
! Casino Du Liban
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! 2008
! Rosarita Tawil
! 18
! Weekly Primes
! 2
! LBC Studio
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! 2009
! Martine Andraos
! 16
! Grand Gala
! 1
! LBC Studio
|-
! 2010
! Rahaf Abdallah
! 16
! Grand Gala
! 1
! LBC Studio
|-
! 2011
! Yara Khoury-Mikhael
! 16
! Grand Gala
! 1
! Beirut Souks
|}

Pageant Controversials

  • In the 1972 Miss Universe pageant
    Miss Universe 1972
    Miss Universe 1972 was held at Cerromar Beach Hotel in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, on July 29, 1972. Kerry Anne Wells earned Australia's first Miss Universe crown. The outgoing Miss Universe, Georgina Rizk of Lebanon, was not allowed to crown her successor due to government restrictions because of...

     in Dorado, Puerto Rico
    Dorado, Puerto Rico
    Dorado is a small tourist town in the northern coast of Puerto Rico, west of San Juan and is located in the northern region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Toa Alta, east of Vega Alta, and west of Toa Baja. Dorado is spread over five barrios and Dorado Pueblo...

    , the 1971 winner, Georgina Rizk
    Georgina Rizk
    Georgina Rizk was Lebanon's first and so far only Miss Universe.Rizk was born in Beirut to a Christian household. She was crowned in the Miss Universe pageant in 1971 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. She was the first woman from the Middle East and the fourth woman from Asia to win the title...

    , was not allowed to attend due to government restrictions because of fears of a terrorist attack. These fears were triggered when, two months prior to the pageant, bombings occurred outside the hotel in which Miss USA
    Miss USA
    The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...

    , Tanya Wilson
    Tanya Wilson
    Tanya Wilson is a beauty queen from Honolulu, Hawaii who held the Miss USA 1972 title.Wilson placed second runner-up in the Miss Nevada pageant in 1969 and also competed in 1970. After moving to Honolulu with her mother, Wilson won the Miss Hawaii USA title in early May 1972...

    , was then staying. Lebanon did not send a delegate to the pageant that year either.

  • In the 1993 Miss World pageant
    Miss World 1993
    Miss World 1993, the 43rd Miss World pageant was held on 27 November 1993 at the Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa. The pageant attracted 81 contestants from all over the world. This is the second consecutive staging of the pageant in Sun City. The event was hosted by actor...

    , in Sun City
    Sun City, North West
    Sun City is a luxury casino and resort, situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It is located about two hours' drive from Johannesburg, near the city of Rustenburg. The complex borders the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.- History :...

    , South Africa
    South Africa
    The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

    , a scandal had a share of controversy when Israel's Tamara Porat and Lebanon's Ghada Turk were photographed side by side each other. The photos caused uproar in their respective countries. It was four months before Ghada was allowed to return to her country, which is officially still at war with Israel
    Israel
    The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

    . The picture was scanned from the Times Magazine
    Time (magazine)
    Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...

    , November 22, 1993.

Winners

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|1952||Leila Saroufim||1953||Hania Beydun||1959||Gladys Tabet
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|1960||Leila Antaki||1961||Nohad Cabbabe||1962||Élénore Abi Karam
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|1963||Mona Slim||1964||Nani Barakat||1965||Yolla Georges Harb
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|1966||Marlène Tali||1969||Sonia Fares
Sonia Fares
Sonia Fares is a fashion designer and former Miss Lebanon who participated in Miss Universe 1968.-References:...

||1970||Georgina Rizk
Georgina Rizk
Georgina Rizk was Lebanon's first and so far only Miss Universe.Rizk was born in Beirut to a Christian household. She was crowned in the Miss Universe pageant in 1971 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. She was the first woman from the Middle East and the fourth woman from Asia to win the title...


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|1972||Marcelle Herro||1973||Sylvia Ohannessian||1974||Gisèle Hachem
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|1975||Ramona Karam||1977||Vera Aloune||1978||Katia Fakhry
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|1979||Jocelyne Daou||1980||Denise Sfeir||1981||Zeina Joseph Challita
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|1982||Batoul Attar||1983||Sylvia Hobeika||1984||Renée Philippe Barakat
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|1985||Mirelle Abi Fares||1986||Marie Khoury||1987||Eliane Georges
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|1991||Diana Bagdache||1992||Nicole Bardawil||1993||Ghada El Turk
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|1994||Lara Badawi||1995||Dina Azar
Dina Azar
Dina Azar is 1995 Miss Lebanon, she was born in Al-Ashrafeyeh- Beirut in 1972. She holds a BA degree in English Literature. She is currently a presenter for Celebrities Duet on LBC. She hosted Mahatat on Al Arabiya...

||1996||Nisrine Sami Nasser
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|1997||Joëlle Behlock||1998||Clémence Achkar||1999||Norma Elias Naoum
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|2000||Sandra Rizk||2001||Christina Sawaya
Christina Sawaya
Christina Sawaya , born 16 August 1980, is a Lebanese beauty queen.As part of her modelling career, Christina entered a series of pageants between 1998 and 2002 in which she became the winner of "Miss University" Lebanon in 1998, and was chosen as "Top Lebanon Model 1999".In 2001, Sawaya competed...

||2003||Marie José Hnein
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|2004||Nadine Nassib Njeim||2005||Gabrielle Bou Rached
Gabrielle Bou Rached
Gabrielle Bou Rached, is a Lebanese model and actress. In 2005 she was crowned Miss Lebanon.-Biography:Gabrielle Bou Rached was born in Jezzine. Her mother was from Bteghrine. She modeled during her teenage years, participating in music videos for popular Arab singers, in television commercials,...

||2007||Nadine Wilson Njeim
Nadine Njeim
Nadine Wilson Njeim is a beauty queen, former Miss Lebanon, who represented her country in Miss World 2007 in China and Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico.- Biography :Nadine Njeim was born in Lebanon to Colonel Wilson Njeim and Mrs...


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|2008||Rosarita Tawil
Rosarita Tawil
Rosarita Tawil was elected Miss Lebanon 2008 on July 11, 2008. She represented Lebanon in the Miss World 2008 pageant. The celebration was organized and aired live on Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation. Her runner-ups were Stephanie Salem and Michella Haddad....

||2009||Martine Andraos
Martine Andraos
Martine Tlete Andraos is Miss Lebanon for 2009. She was crowned Miss Lebanon on June 26, 2009 in a broadcast held LIVE in Beirut, Lebanon on LBC. She was succeeded in 2010 by the current Miss Lebanon, Rahaf Abdallah....

||2010||Rahaf Abdallah
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|2011||Yara Khoury Mikhael
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Representatives since 1995

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:91%;"
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! Year
! Miss World
! Result
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| 1995 || Julia Syriani ||
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| 1996 || Nisrine Sami Nasser ||
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| 1997 || Joëlle Buhlock || Top 10
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| 1998 || Clémence Achkar ||
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| 1999 || Norma Elias Naoum ||
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| 2000 || Sandra Rizk ||
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| 2001 || Christina Sawaya
Christina Sawaya
Christina Sawaya , born 16 August 1980, is a Lebanese beauty queen.As part of her modelling career, Christina entered a series of pageants between 1998 and 2002 in which she became the winner of "Miss University" Lebanon in 1998, and was chosen as "Top Lebanon Model 1999".In 2001, Sawaya competed...

 ||
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| 2002 || Bethany Kehdi ||
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| 2003 || Marie José Hnein || Top 15
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| 2004 || Nadine Nassib Njeim ||
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| 2005 || Lamita Frangieh ||
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| 2006 || Annabella Samir Hilal
Annabella Hilal
Annabella Semir Hilal is a Lebanese model and TV presenter.She was the first runner-up in the 2005 Miss Lebanon contest....

 || Top 16
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| 2007 || Nadine Wilson Njeim
Nadine Njeim
Nadine Wilson Njeim is a beauty queen, former Miss Lebanon, who represented her country in Miss World 2007 in China and Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico.- Biography :Nadine Njeim was born in Lebanon to Colonel Wilson Njeim and Mrs...

 ||
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| 2008 || Rosarita Tawil
Rosarita Tawil
Rosarita Tawil was elected Miss Lebanon 2008 on July 11, 2008. She represented Lebanon in the Miss World 2008 pageant. The celebration was organized and aired live on Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation. Her runner-ups were Stephanie Salem and Michella Haddad....

 ||
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| 2009 || Martine Albert Andraos
Martine Andraos
Martine Tlete Andraos is Miss Lebanon for 2009. She was crowned Miss Lebanon on June 26, 2009 in a broadcast held LIVE in Beirut, Lebanon on LBC. She was succeeded in 2010 by the current Miss Lebanon, Rahaf Abdallah....

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| 2010 || Rahaf Abdallah ||
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| 2011 || Yara Khoury Mikhael ||
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:91%;"
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! Year
! Miss Universe
! Result
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| 1996 || Julia Syriani ||
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| 1997 || Dalida Chammaï ||
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| 1998 || Nina Kadis ||
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| 1999 || Clémence Achkar ||
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| 2000 || Norma Elias Naoum ||
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| 2001 || Sandra Rizk ||
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| 2004 || Marie José Hnein ||
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| 2005 || Nadine Nassib Njeim ||
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| 2006 || Gabrielle Bou Rached
Gabrielle Bou Rached
Gabrielle Bou Rached, is a Lebanese model and actress. In 2005 she was crowned Miss Lebanon.-Biography:Gabrielle Bou Rached was born in Jezzine. Her mother was from Bteghrine. She modeled during her teenage years, participating in music videos for popular Arab singers, in television commercials,...

 ||
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| 2007 || Nadine Wilson Njeim
Nadine Njeim
Nadine Wilson Njeim is a beauty queen, former Miss Lebanon, who represented her country in Miss World 2007 in China and Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico.- Biography :Nadine Njeim was born in Lebanon to Colonel Wilson Njeim and Mrs...

 ||
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| 2008 || Rosarita Tawil
Rosarita Tawil
Rosarita Tawil was elected Miss Lebanon 2008 on July 11, 2008. She represented Lebanon in the Miss World 2008 pageant. The celebration was organized and aired live on Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation. Her runner-ups were Stephanie Salem and Michella Haddad....

 ||
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| 2009 || Martine Albert Andraos
Martine Andraos
Martine Tlete Andraos is Miss Lebanon for 2009. She was crowned Miss Lebanon on June 26, 2009 in a broadcast held LIVE in Beirut, Lebanon on LBC. She was succeeded in 2010 by the current Miss Lebanon, Rahaf Abdallah....

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| 2010 || Rahaf Abdallah ||
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| 2011 || Yara Khoury Mikhael ||
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:91%;"
|-
! Year
! Miss International
! Result
|-
| 1997 || Nisrine Sami Nasser ||
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| 1998 || Clémence Achkar ||
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| 2002 || Christina Sawaya
Christina Sawaya
Christina Sawaya , born 16 August 1980, is a Lebanese beauty queen.As part of her modelling career, Christina entered a series of pageants between 1998 and 2002 in which she became the winner of "Miss University" Lebanon in 1998, and was chosen as "Top Lebanon Model 1999".In 2001, Sawaya competed...

|| Winner
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| 2003 || Nathalie Nasrallah ||
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| 2007 || Grace Beyani ||
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| 2008 || Jessica Michelle Kahawati || Top 12
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| 2009 || Sarah Mansour ||
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| 2010 || Daniella Rahme ||
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:91%;"
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! Year
! Miss Intercontinental
! Result
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| 2000 || Nancy Korakezian ||
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| 2001 || Claudia Berberi ||
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| 2003 || Dominique Joseph Hourani
Dominique Hourani
Dominique Youssef Hourani , also known as Dominique, is a Lebanese singer, actress, model and designer. She is the daughter of the Lebanese historian Dr. Youssef Hourany.-Childhood and studies:...

|| Winner
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| 2004 || Amale Baltayi ||
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| 2007 || Nancy Afiouni || Winner
|-
| 2008 || Sheila Marouni ||
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| 2009 || Nicole Licha Khouri ||
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| 2010 || Nathalie Farrai ||
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:91%;"
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! Year
! Miss Earth
! Result
|-
| 2001 || Adelle Raymonde Boustani ||
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| 2002 || Regida Antoine Farah ||
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| 2003 || Mary Georges Hanna ||
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| 2004 || Lana Khattab ||
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| 2005 || Chantal Karam ||
|-
| 2007 || Amale Khoder || Top 15
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| 2008 || Pamela Saade ||
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| 2009 || Nicole Licha Khouri ||
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| 2010 || Jihane Nehme ||
|}

Best results

{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Pageant
! Year
! Placement
|-
! Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....


| 1971
Miss Universe 1971
Miss Universe 1971, the 20th Miss Universe pageant, was won by Georgina Rizk of Lebanon. It took place on July 24, 1971 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:...


| Winner
|-
! Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...


| 1997
Miss World 1997
Miss World 1997, the 47th Miss World pageant was held at the Baie Lazare, Seychelles on November 22, 1997. 86 delegates delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India's Diana Hayden came out victorious. Richard Steinmetz hosted the pageant, while Latin sensation Ricky...

, 2003
Miss World 2003
Miss World 2003, the 53rd Miss World pageant was held at Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on 6 December 2003. The pageant was presented by Phil Keoghan, Amanda Byram and Angela Chow. The contestants also visited Beijing, the national capital of People's Republic of China,...


| 9th Place
|-
! Miss International
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...


| 2002
Miss International 2002
Miss International 2002, the 42nd Miss International pageant, was won by Christina Sawaya of Lebanon. It took place on 30 September 2002 at the Century Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan.-Placements:-Special awards:*Friendship: '*Photogenic: '...


| Winner
|-
! Miss Intercontinental
| 2003, 2007
| Winner
|-
! Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....


| 2007
Miss Earth 2007
Miss Earth 2007, the seventh Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held on November 11, 2007 at the UP Theater in Quezon City, Philippines. The delegates also visited Nha Trang, Vietnam. 88 delegates competed for the title, making 2007 the largest edition of delegates for Miss Earth. The pageant was...


| Semi finalist
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