Miss Belarus

Miss Belarus (Belarusian: Міс Беларусь) is a national Beauty pageant in Belarus.

Miss Belarus
Міс Беларусь
MottoBeauty With A Purpose
Formation1998
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMinsk
Location
Membership
Miss World
Miss International
Miss Earth
Miss Europe
Miss Supranational
Official language
Belarusian
National Director
Olga Serejnikova
Websitebelarusmodels.by

History

The Miss Belarus beauty pageant was established in 1998 and allowed in Olga Serejnikova directorship since 2003.[1] The Miss Belarus traditionally holds in one time per two years. The winner expected to be national ambassador of her country.

Franchise holders

The Miss Belarus has experienced in International stage history. Although the country has never competed in Miss Universe, Miss Belarus received a mandate to send its winner to the Miss World, Miss International, Miss Europe, Miss Earth, Miss Supranational.[2]

Sponsors

The Miss Belarus crown made of white gold features half a thousand of cubic zirconia and topazes and weighs 120grams and received special prizes, including a BelGee offroader.[3]

Titleholders
Year Miss Belarus Hometown
1998 Svetlana Kruk Grodno
2000 Anna Stičjnskaja Mogilev
2002 Olga Neudach Brest
2004 Olga Antropova Vitebsk
2006 Ekaterina Litvinova Mogilev
2008 Olga Khizhynkova Vitebsk
2010 Ljudmila Jakimovič
(1st Runner-up)
Miss Supranational 2011		 Grodno
2012 Julia Skalkovich Brest
2014 Viktoria Mihanovich Minsk
2015 Yelizabeta Avatnyiur Gomel
2016 Polina Borodacheva [4] Minsk
2018 Maria Vasilevich Minsk
2019 Anastasia Laurynchuk Minsk
2020

Big Four pageants

Belarus has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[5][6] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[7][8][9]

Miss World Belarus
Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Year Miss World Belarus Placement at Miss World
2000 Svetlana Kruk Unplaced
2003 Olga Neudach Unplaced
2004 Olga Antropova Unplaced
2006 Ekaterina Litvinova Unplaced
2007 Alena Aladka Unplaced
2008 Volha Khizhynkova Unplaced
2009 Yuliya Sindzeyeva Unplaced
2010 Ljudmila Jakimovič Unplaced
2011 Anastasiya Kharlanava Unplaced
2012 Julia Skalkovich Unplaced
2013 Mariya Velichko Unplaced
2014 Viktoria Mihanovich Unplaced
2016 Polina Borodacheva Unplaced
2017 Ekaterina Savchuk Did not compete
2018 Maria Vasilevich Top 5 & Miss World Europe
2019 Anastasia Laurynchuk Unplaced
2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2021 TBA TBA

Miss International Belarus
Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Year Miss International Belarus Placement at Miss International
2007 Yuliya Sindzeyeva 2nd Runner-up
2008 Tatyana Rineyskaya Unplaced
2009 Yana Supranovich Top 15
2010 Darya Saladukha Unplaced
2011 Ulyana Volokhovskaya Unplaced
2012 Anastasiya Pogranichnaya Unplaced
2014 Natallia Bryshten Unplaced
2015 Elena Savchuk Unplaced
2016 Palina Tsehalka Unplaced
2017 Polina Pimahina Unplaced
2018 - Did not compete
2019 Maria Perviy Top 15
2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2021 TBA TBA

Miss Earth Belarus
Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Year Miss Earth Belarus Placement at Miss Earth
2017 Polli Cannabis Unplaced
2018 Anastasia Schipanova Unplaced
2019 Alisa Manenok Miss Earth-Fire / 3rd Runner-up
Resort Wear (Air), Miss Queen Lions, Miss Commerce & Miss Sutherland
2020 Mariia Rezniuk Top 20

Regional pageants

Miss Europe Belarus
Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Year Miss Europe Belarus Placement at Miss Europe
1995 Natalia Makei Unplaced
1996 Yelena Shcherbak 1st Runner-Up
1997 Anna Dierekh Unplaced
1999 Svetlana Kruk Top 15
2001 Alesya Shmigel'skaya Top 15
2002 Ol'ga Nevdakh Top 15
2003 Olga Serezhnikova Unplaced
2005 Ol'ga Gerasimovich Unplaced
2006 Yuliya Sindzeyeva 4th Runner-Up

References
  1. Prune Antoine (22 November 2010). "La beauté, une affaire d'État". Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  2. "Olga Khizhenkova to represent Belarus at Miss World 2008 in South Africa". dzerzhinsk.minsk-region.by. 12 November 2008.
  3. "Polina Borodacheva crowned Miss Belarus 2016". eng.belta.by. 20 June 2016.
  4. "Минчанка Полина Бородачева — новая "Мисс Беларусь"". naviny.by. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016.
  5. Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  6. Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  7. Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  8. Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  9. Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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