Miss Croatia

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Formation| 1992

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Type| Beauty pageant
Headquarters| Zagreb
Location|

* Croatia

Membership

* Miss World
* Miss Earth
* Miss Supranational

Official language

| Croatian

National director

| Maja Vračarić
Website| www.miss.hr

Miss Croatia (Croatian: Miss Hrvatske) is a national beauty pageant in Croatia. Pageant held in Croatia since 1991, when Croatia gained its independence. The pageant is organized by the Miss Universe Croatia organization, with the winner representing Croatia in the Miss Universe pageant.[1][2]

The first Miss Croatia was Vanja Kovačević, who was crowned in 1991. Since then, Croatia has had a total of 15 Miss Universe Croatia winners.

## Miss World Croatia[edit]

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* Declared winner
* Ended as runner-up
* Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year  | Miss World Croatia  | Hometown  | Placement  | Special Awards

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1992 | Elena Šuran  | Rovinj  | Unplaced  |
1993 | Fani Čapalija  | Split  | 3rd Runner-up  | Queen of Europe
1994 | Branka Bebić  | Metković  | 4th Runner-up  | Queen of Europe
1995 | Anica Martinović | Berlin  | 1st Runner-up  | Queen of Europe
1996 | Vanja Rupena | Umag  | Unplaced  |
1997 | Martina Novosel  | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
1998 | Lejla Šehović  | Dubrovnik  | Unplaced  |
1999 | Ivana Petković  | Zagreb  | Top 15  |
2000 | Andreja Ćupor  | Ozalj  | Unplaced  |
2001 | Rajna Raguž  | Drenovci  | Unplaced  |
2002 | Nina Slamić  | Šibenik  | Unplaced  |
2003 | Aleksandra Grdić | Virovitica  | Unplaced  |
2004 | Ivana Žnidarić | Čakovec  | Unplaced  |
2005 | Maja Cvjetković | Šibenik  | Unplaced  |
2006 | Ivana Ergić  | Vodice  | Unplaced  | Best Dress Designer Award
2007 | Tajana Jeremić  | Vukovar  | Unplaced  |
2008 | Josipa Kusić  | Imotski  | Top 16  | Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 25), Miss World Top Model (Top 10), Miss World Talent (Top 19)
2009 | Ivana Vašilj  | Zagreb  | Unplaced  | Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 20)
2010 | Katarina Banić  | Trilj  | Unplaced  |
2011 | Katarina Prnjak  | Šibenik  | Unplaced  |
2012 | Maja Nikolić  | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2013 | Lana Gržetić  | Rijeka  | Unplaced  |
2014 | Antonija Gogić  | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2015 | Maja Spahija  | Šibenik  | Unplaced  |
2016 | Angélica Zacchigna[3] | Istria  | Unplaced  | Miss World Sport (1st Runner-up), Miss World Talent (Top 10)
2017 | Tea Mlinarić  | Senj  | Top 40  | Miss World Top Model (2nd Runner-up)
2018 | Ivana Mudnić Dujmina  | Dubrovnik  | Unplaced  | Miss World Top Model (Top 32)
2019 | Katarina Mamić  | Lika-Senj  | Unplaced  |  Miss World Top Model (Top 40)
2020  | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2021  | Did not compete
2022  | Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022
2023 | Lucija Begić[4] | Zagreb  | Top 40  | Sports challenge Awards
2024  | No competition held
2025 | Tomislava Dukić[5] | Tomislavgrad  | TBA  |

## Miss Earth Croatia[edit]

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* Declared winner
* Ended as runner-up
* Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year  | Miss Earth Croatia  | Hometown  | Placement  | Special Awards

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2001 | Ivana Galesic  | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2002 | Ivana Muciç  | Zagreb  | Did not compete  |
2014 | Ana Batarelo | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2015 | Ana Marija Jurišić  | Kiseljak  | Unplaced  | Snowman Building Competition (Bronze)
2016 | Nera Torlak | Baška Voda  | Unplaced  |
2017 | Bonita Kristić  | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2018 | Michelle Korenic  | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2019 | Nera Nikolić  | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2020 | Stefanie Topic[6] | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2021 | Ana Brajčić  | Vis  | Unplaced  |
2022 | Patricia Hanžek[7] | Osijek  | Unplaced  |
2023 | Michelle Salome Kursar[8] | Pula  | Unplaced  |
2024 | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  |

## Miss Supranational Croatia[edit]

Color key

* Declared winner
* Ended as runner-up
* Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year  | Miss Supranational Croatia  | Hometown  | Placement  | Special Awards

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2010  | Kristina Jezerniković  | Rijeka  | Unplaced  |
2011  | Lara Toplek  | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2012  | Ana Batarelo | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2015  | Lucija Grmuša  | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2016 | Petra Bojić[9] | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2017 | Eni Šukunda[10] | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2018 | Tihana Babij  | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2019 | Helena Krnetić  | Zagreb  | Unplaced  |
2020  | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2022  | Did not compete
2023 | Anetta Rajkovic[11] | Vinkovci  | Unplaced  |
2024 | Esmeralda Slavicek  | Zagreb  | TBA  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Miss Croatia departs for USA for Miss Universe pageant". Croatia Week. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
2. ^ "Mirna Naiia Marić crowned Miss Universe Croatia 2020 - BeautyPageants". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
3. ^ "Angelica Zacchigna nova je Miss Hrvatske!". Du List. 17 June 2016.
4. ^ "Miss World Croatia". 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
5. ^ "Miss Hrvatske je Tomislava Dukić iz Tomislavgrada: Fitness i putovanja njena su strast, a posebno je vezana i za Split". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian).
6. ^ "Stefanie Topic to represent Croatia at Miss Earth 2020". The Times of India. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
7. ^ "Mlada Vinkovčanka borit će se za titulu Miss Earth 2022. na Filipinima: Predviđate li joj pobjedu?". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
8. ^ "FOTO / Puljanka Michelle Salome Kursar ide na izbor za Miss Earth" [PHOTO / Michelle Salome Kursar from Pulja goes to the Miss Earth pageant]. glasistre.hr (in Croatian). April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
9. ^ "Zagrepčanka Petra Bojić (22), prva je hrvatska Miss Supranational". vecernji.hr. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
10. ^ "Eni Šukunda nova je Miss Supranational Hrvatske". vecernji.hr. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
11. ^ "Anetta Rajković nova je Miss Supranational Hrvatske 2023., trenira nogomet, nogometna je sutkinja i volontira..." slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-22.

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Miss Europe

Sovereign states|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* England
* Northern Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales

States with limited
recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* South Ossetia
* Transnistria

Dependencies and
other entities|

* Åland
* Faroe Islands
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Svalbard

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Miss World participant countries and territories

Active
(1951–present)

| Africa|

* Angola
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Cote d'Ivoire
* Ethiopia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Madagascar
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Tanzania
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

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Americas|

* Argentina
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Curaçao
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guadeloupe
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Martinique
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* Cambodia
* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Iraq
* Japan
* Korea
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

Inactive since 2023 (first edition after the COVID-19 pandemic)

| Africa|

* Algeria (2002)
* Cape Verde (2017)
* Chad (2014)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016)
* Egypt (2018)
* Equatorial Guinea (2021)
* Eswatini (2009)
* Gabon (2015)
* Gambia (1986)
* Malawi (2012)
* Rwanda (2021)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (2014)
* Seychelles (2017)

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Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda (2019)
* Aruba (2019)
* Bahamas (2021)
* Barbados (2019)
* Bermuda (2015)
* Bonaire (2012)
* British Virgin Islands (2019)
* Cuba (1975)
* Dominica (2013)
* Grenada (2007)
* Montserrat (1964)
* Saint Barthelemy (2011)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015)
* Saint Lucia (2021)
* Sint Maarten (2021)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1994)
* Suriname (2012)
* Turks and Caicos (2004)
* US Virgin Islands (2019)

Asia|

* Chinese Taipei (2013)
* Hong Kong China (2019)
* Israel (2017)
* Jordan (1981)
* Kyrgyzstan (2019)
* Syria (1966)
* Uzbekistan (2013)

Europe|

* Andorra (2003)
* Armenia (2021)
* Austria (2018)
* Belarus (2019)
* Cyprus (2018)
* Georgia (2019)
* Greenland (1992)
* Iceland (2021)
* Kosovo (2014)
* Lithuania (2014)
* Luxembourg (2021)
* Monaco (1955)
* North Macedonia (2015)
* Russia (2019)
* Switzerland (2014)

Oceania|

* Cook Islands (2019)
* Fiji (2017)
* French Polynesia (2010)
* Guam (2018)
* Northern Marianas (2003)
* Papua New Guinea (1990)
* Samoa (2015)
* Tonga (1986)

Inactive non-existing countries and former territories and others

* Africa South (Miss South Africa for Blacks) (1976)
* Czechoslovakia (1992)
* Hawaii (2001)
* Guernsey (1975)
* Isle of Man (1988)
* Jersey (1981)
* Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1965)
* Serbia and Montenegro (2005)
* Tanganyika (1960)
* United Kingdom (1999) (competed as England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales)
* USSR (1990)
* Yugoslavia (2002)

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Miss Earth participating countries and territories

Active
(2001–present)

| Africa|

* Angola
* Botswana
* Burundi
* Cape Verde
* Cameroon
* Democratic Republic of Congo
* Ethiopia
* Eswatini
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Madagascar
* Mauritius
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Reunion Island
* Rwanda
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Tanzania
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

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Americas|

* Argentina
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Guadeloupe
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* US Virgin Islands
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Crimea
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Malta
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* Wales

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Northern Marianas

Inactive since 2021 (contest began as virtual pageant)

| Africa|

* Burkina Faso (2020)
* Chad (2004)
* Côte d'Ivoire (2020)
* Egypt (2018)
* Gabon (2014)
* Republic of Congo (2007)

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Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda (2003)
* Aruba (2015)
* Bahamas (2018)
* Barbados (2002)
* Bonaire (2013)
* British Virgin Islands (2013)
* Cayman Islands (2010)
* Costa Rica (2020)
* Curaçao (2018)
* El Salvador (2015)
* Guyana (2020)
* Martinique (2013)
* Nicaragua (2012)
* Saint Lucia (2014)
* Suriname (2016)
* Turks & Caicos (2009)

Asia|

* Afghanistan (2005)
* Bhutan (2008)
* Chinese Taipei (2017)
* Israel (2019)
* Macau (2016)

Europe|

* Cyprus (2018)
* Finland (2020)
* Georgia (2009)
* Gibraltar (2003)
* Hungary (2019)
* Iceland (2020)
* Lithuania (2013)
* Luxembourg (2011)
* Northern Ireland (2019)
* Turkey (2015)
* United Kingdom (2020)

Oceania|

* Cook Islands (2017)
* Guam (2019)
* New Caledonia (2015)
* Niue (2007)
* Samoa (2018)
* Tahiti (2014)
* Tokelau (2005)
* Papua New Guinea (2019)
* Tonga (2019)

Inactive non-existing countries and former territories

* Serbia and Montenegro (2006)
* Tibet (2007)
* Zanzibar (2001)

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Miss Supranational participant countries and territories

List of Miss Supranational countries (Active since 2009–present)

| Africa|

* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Cote d'Ivoire
* Equatorial Guinea
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Mauritius
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Togo
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

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Americas|

* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Curaçao
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* US Virgin Islands
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* Cambodia
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* South Korea
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Belgium
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Finland
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Italy
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

Inactive since 2023

| Africa|

* Angola (2017)
* Cape Verde (2017)
* Egypt (2016)
* Ethiopia (2019)
* Gambia (2010)
* Guinea (2010)
* Gabon (2015)
* Lesotho (2022)
* Mali (2010)
* Morocco (2015)
* Réunion (2013)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (2017)

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Americas|

* Belize (2012)
* Bonaire (2011)
* Barbados (2019)
* Guadeloupe (2018)
* Martinique (2013)
* Suriname (2021)

Asia|

* China (2022)
* Chinese Taipei (2015)
* Iraq (2013)
* Israel (2015)
* Kyrgyzstan (2022)
* Lebanon (2018)
* Macau (2019)
* Mongolia (2016)
* Singapore (2022)
* Sri Lanka (2019)

Europe|

* Armenia (2010)
* Azerbaijan (2013)
* Belarus (2019)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (2012)
* Bulgaria (2011)
* Cyprus (2009)
* England (2022)
* Estonia (2015)
* France (2022)
* Georgia (2015)
* Ireland (2022)
* Kazakhstan (2022)
* Kosovo (2018)
* Latvia (2015)
* Lithuania (2019)
* Luxembourg (2015)
* Macedonia (2012)
* Montenegro (2018)
* Moldova (2018)
* Northern Ireland (2019)
* Russia (2021)
* Scotland (2019)
* Serbia (2013)
* Slovenia (2018)
* Switzerland (2018)
* Wales (2019)

Oceania|

* Polynesia (2011)

* List of Miss Supranational countries

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