Miss Cote d'Ivoire

Miss Côte d'Ivoire is a national beauty pageant in Ivory Coast (also known as Cote d'Ivoire).

Miss Cote d'Ivoire Organization

Formation	1956
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Yamoussoukro
Location	Ivory Coast (aka Côte d'Ivoire)
Membership	Miss World Miss International
Official language	French
Chairman	Victor Yapobi
Staff	4

History

Miss Cote d'Ivoire has existed since 1956 but currently, Miss Cote d'Ivoire new team was placed since 1996. The committee Miss Côte d'Ivoire is an association chaired by Victor Yapobi (Comici). The organizing committee created in 1996 consists of an executive committee of six members and regional committees throughout Côte d'Ivoire. There are even elections were held for the Ivorian out in 2002, 2008, 2009 and 2010 organized by the EU-Comici under the supervision of the Secretary General of the Committee Miss Côte d'Ivoire.

International franchise titles

Miss Cote d'Ivoire sends delegates to participate in the Big Four international beauty pageants since 1985. Note that the year designates the time Cote d'Ivoire has acquired that particular pageant franchise.

Current franchise Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss World (1985–Present) Miss International (1986–Present) Previous franchise Miss Universe (1986) Titleholders The winner of Miss Côte d'Ivoire represents her country at the Miss World. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. — Marie-Françoise Kouamé was competed at Miss Universe 1986 in Panama City, Panama. She was represented CI at the pageant. Cote d'Ivoire competed at the pageant in only 1 year and never return again until now. Maria was appointed to compete at Miss International 1986 in Nagasaki, Japan. She failed at the pageant but she is the only one Ivorian who marked her country at two prestigious pageants in the World. Madaussou Kamara became the second representative at Miss International 1999 in Tokyo, Japan. She was the runner-up at Miss Cote d'Ivoire, in unknown reasons the reigning winner of Miss CI in that year, Sylviane Dodoo did not compete at all pageants. Year Miss Cote d'Ivoire 1956 Marthe Niankoury 1965 Monique Kessié 1985 Rose-Armande Oulla 1986 Marie-Françoise Kouamé 1987 Georgette Bailly 1988 Cecilia Valentin 1989 Muriel Edoukou 1993 Lydie Aka 1996 Hermine Mimi 1997 Aicha Rami Kéïta 1998 Laeticia N'Cho 1999 Sylviane Dodoo 2000 Linda Delon 2001 Nadia Gaëlle Yoboué 2002 Yannick Azébian 2004 Tania Kessié 2005 Séry Djehy Dorcas 2006 Alima Diomandé 2007 Bernadette N’zi 2008 Murielle-Claude Nanié 2009 Rosine Dacoury 2010 Inès Da Sylva 2011 Betty Kouadio 2012 Hélène Valérie Djouka 2013 Aissata Dia Ezzedine 2014 Yéo Jennifer 2015 Andréa Kakou N'Guessan 2016 Esther Memel 2017 Mandjalia Gbane[1] 2018 Fatem Suy[2] 2019 Tara Gueye 2020 Felice Nina Mawualawe See also Miss France References "Miss Côte d'Ivoire 2017: Mandjalia Gbané remporte la couronne". fratmat. 4 June 2017. "Concours de beauté: Fatem Suy élue Miss Côte d'Ivoire 2018". mobile.apanews.net. Retrieved 3 June 2018. External links Miss CI Official site