Slovakia at major beauty pageants
This is a list of Slovakia's (not Czechoslovakia) representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has yet to win a victory on the four major pageants.
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]
The criteria for the Big Four inclusion is based on specific standards such as the pageants global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media, the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados, the winner's post pageant activities; the pageants longevity, consistency, and history; the sincerity of the pageant's specific cause, platform, and advocacy; the overall pre-pageant activities, production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.[13][14]
Slovakia's Big Four Titleholders
Slovakia has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][15] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.
- Color Key
- Ended as Runner-up or Finalists
- Ended as one of the Semi-finalists or Quarter-finalists
| YEAR | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TBA | Leona Novoberdaliu TBA |
Viktória Podmanická TBA |
TBA |
| 2020 | TBA | ↑ No Pageant Held | x | |
| 2019 | Laura Longauerová | Frederika Kurtulíková | Alica Ondrášová | Stanislava Lučková |
| 2018 | Barbora Hanová | Dominika Grecová | Radka Grendová | x |
| 2017 | Vanessa Bottánová | Hanka Závodná | Petra Varaliová Top 15 |
x |
| 2016 | Zuzana Kollárová | Kristína Činčurová Top 20 |
Michaela Meňkyová | Kristína Šulová |
| 2015 | Denisa Vyšňovská | Lujza Straková | Barbora Bakošová | Anita Polgáriová |
| 2014 | Silvia Prochádzková | Laura Longauerová | Lucia Semanková | Dária Fabrici Top 8 |
| 2013 | Jeanette Borhyová | Karolína Chomisteková Top 20 |
Nikoleta Duchoňová | Lucia Slaninkova |
| 2012 | Ľubica Štepanová | Kristína Krajčírová | Denisa Krajčovičová | Martina Grešová |
| 2011 | Dagmar Kolesárová | Michaela Ňurciková | Dušana Lukáčová | Romana Procházková |
| 2010 | Anna Amenová | Marína Georgievová | Tatiana Kohútová | Timea Szabóová |
| 2009 | Denisa Mendrejová | Barbora Franeková | Soňa Skoncová | Lea Šindlerová |
| 2008 | Sandra Manáková | Edita Krešáková | Lenka Sýkorová | Martina Tóthová |
| 2007 | Lucia Senášiová' | Veronika Husárová | Kristina Valušková | Barbora Palovičová |
| 2006 | Judita Hrubyová | Dagmar Ivanová | Kateřina Pospíšilová | Judita Hrubyová Top 16 |
| 2005 | Michaela Drenčková | Ivica Sláviková | Lucia Debnárová | Diana Ondrejičková |
| 2004 | Zuzana Dvorská | Mária Sándorová | Michaela Wostlová | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Slovak Republic sent the first delegate in 2005.) |
| 2003 | Petra Mokrošová | Adriana Pospíšilová | x | |
| 2002 | Eva Džodlová | Eva Verešová | Zuzana Gunišová | |
| 2001 | Zuzana Uhrínová Baštúrová | Jana Ivanová | Andrea Vranová | |
| 2000 | Miroslava Kysucká | Janka Horečná | Michaela Strahlová Top 15 | |
| 1999 | Aneta Kuklová | Andrea Verešová | Adela Bartková | |
| 1998 | Vladimíra Hreňovčíková | Karolína Čičátková | Martina Kalmanová | |
| 1997 | Lucia Povrazniková | Marietta Senkacová | Monika Coculová | |
| 1996 | Iveta Jankulárová | Petra Minářová | Martina Jajcayová | |
| 1995 | Nikoleta Meszárošová | Zuzana Špatinová | Jana Slúková | |
| 1994 | Silvia Lakatošová Top 6 |
Karin Majtánová | Nikoleta Meszárošová | |
| 1993 | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States. Slovakia sent their first delegate in 1994.) |
Dana Vojtechovská | Karin Majtánová | |
| ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. Slovakia sent their first delegate in 1993.) |
↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States. Slovakia sent their first delegate in 1993.) | |||
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
| Pageant | Placements | Best result |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Universe | 1 | Top 6 (1994) |
| Miss World | 2 | Top 20 (2013, 2016) |
| Miss International | 2 | Top 15 (2000, 2017) |
| Miss Earth | 2 | Top 8 (2014) |
| Total | 7 | Top 6 (1994) (Miss Universe) |
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