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Miss Moldova Organization
Miss Universe Moldova OrganizationFormation| 1999

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Type| Beauty pageant
Headquarters| Chișinău
Location|

* Moldova

Membership|

* Miss Universe
* Miss World
* Miss International
* Miss Earth

Official language

| Romanian

National director

| Ernest Hadrian Böhm (Miss Universe Moldova)

Key people

| Royal Group Corporation
Website| missmoldova.md
missuniversemoldova.md

Miss Moldova or also Miss Universe Moldova Organization is a national beauty pageant responsible for selecting Moldova's representative to the Miss Universe and Miss World pageant.

## History

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The Miss Moldova pageant, established in 1999, is Moldova's premier national beauty competition. Its purpose is to select representatives for international pageants, primarily Miss World, with contestants evaluated across several categories including physical appearance, personality, communication skills, and social engagement. Over the years, Miss Moldova winners have also participated in other international competitions like Miss Earth and Miss International, reflecting the country's expanding presence in global beauty pageants.[1]

### Miss Universe Moldova Organization

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In 2024, the Miss Universe Organization announced that Moldova would participate in Miss Universe for the first time under the directorship of Ernest Hadrian Böhm. A separate selection event was held in Moldova, where Djulieta Calalb from Chișinău emerged as the first titleholder.[2]

## Titleholders

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### Miss Universe Moldova

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* : Declared as Winner
* : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
* : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
* : Ended as special awards winner

Year  | Adm. Division  | Miss Moldova  | Placement at Miss Universe  | Special awards  | Notes

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Ernest Hadrian Böhm directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2024
2024 |  Chișinău | Djulieta Calalb[citation needed] | Unplaced  |  |

### Miss World Moldova

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* : Declared as Winner
* : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
* : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
* : Ended as special awards winner

Year  | Adm. Division  | Miss Moldova  | Placement at Miss World  | Special awards  | Notes

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Miss Moldova Org. directorship — a franchise holder to Miss World from 2000
2025 |  Chișinău | Anghelina Chitaica  | TBA  |
Miss World 2023 was rescheduled to 2024 due to the change of host and when entering India as the new host, there were several issues that caused the postponement until March 2024.
2023 |  Găgăuzia | Diana Spotarenko[3] | Unplaced  |  |
Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022.
2021 |  Chișinău | Tatiana Ovcinicova  | Unplaced  |  |
Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held in 2020
2019 |  Left Bank of the Dniester | Elizaveta Kuznitova[4] | Top 40  |

* Miss World Sport (Top 32)
* Miss World Top Model (Top 40)

2018 |  Chișinău | Tamara Zarețcaia  | Unplaced  |

* Miss World Sport (Top 24)

2017 |  Chișinău | Ana Badaneu[5] | Top 40  |

* Head to Head Challenge (Winner)

2016 |  Leova | Daniela Marin  | Unplaced  |  |
2015 |  Chișinău | Anastasia Iacub  | Unplaced  |  |
2014 |  Ungheni | Alexandra Caruntu  | Unplaced  |  |
2013 |  Left Bank of the Dniester | Valeriya Tsurkan  | Unplaced  |

* Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 11)

Did not compete in 2012
2011 |  Chișinău | Veronica Popovici  | Unplaced  |

* Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 36)

2010 |  Chișinău | Daria Zaiteva  | Unplaced  |

* Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 40)

2009 |  Chișinău | Maria Bragaru  | Unplaced  |

* Miss World Dress Designer (Top 12)

2008 |  Chișinău | Iana Varnacova | Unplaced  |  |
2007 |  Chișinău | Ina Codreanu  | Unplaced  |

* Miss World Talent (Top 18)

2006 |  Chișinău | Alexandra Demciuk  | Unplaced  |  |
2005 |  Chișinău | Irina Dolovova  | Unplaced  |

* Miss World Beach Beauty (1st Runner-up)

2004 |  Chișinău | Marina Chivaciuc  | Unplaced  |  |
2003 |  Chișinău | Elena Danilciuc  | Unplaced  |  |
Did not compete between 2001 – 2002
2000 |  Chișinău | Mariana Moraru †  | Unplaced  |  |

### Miss Earth Moldova

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* : Declared as Winner
* : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
* : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
* : Ended as special awards winner

Year  | Adm. Division  | Miss Moldova  | Placement at Miss Earth  | Special awards  | Notes

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Miss Moldova Org. directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth from 2016
Did not compete since 2019–present
2018 |  Chișinău | Dumitrița Izbișciuc  | Unplaced  |  |
2017 |  Chișinău | Veronica Buzovoi  | Unplaced  |  |
2016 |  Chișinău | Tatiana Ovcinicová | Unplaced  |

* Best Eco-Beauty Video

Another agency directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth in 2012
Did not compete between 2013–2015
2012 |  Chișinău | Aliona Chitoroaga  | Unplaced  |  |

### Miss International Moldova

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* : Declared as Winner
* : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
* : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
* : Ended as special awards winner

Year  | Adm. Division  | Miss Moldova  | Placement at Miss International  | Special awards  | Notes

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Miss Moldova Org. directorship — a franchise holder to Miss International from 2015
2024 |  Strășeni | Arina Mardari  | Unplaced  |  |
2023 |  Chișinău | Djulieta Calalb  | Unplaced  |  |
Did not compete between 2019―2022
2018 |  Leova | Daniela Marin  | Unplaced  |  |
2017 |  Chișinău | Daniela Bejan  | Unplaced  |  |
2016 |  Chișinău | Alina Chirciu  | Unplaced  |

* Miss Perfect Body

2015 |  Chișinău | Anastasia Fotachi  | Unplaced  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Miss Moldova Organization" [Miss Moldova is national license holders for Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International]. missmoldova.md (in Romanian). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
2. ^ "Cine va reprezenta Republica Moldova, în premieră, la „Miss Universe 2024"" [Miss Universe Moldova]. evz.ro (in Romanian). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
3. ^ "O tânără din Găgăuzia, câștigătoarea concursului Miss Moldova 2023" [A young woman from Găgăuzia wins the Miss Moldova 2023 contest]. Știri.md (in Romanian). 9 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
4. ^ "Elizaveta Kuznitova Crowned Miss Moldova 2019". vidz.today.com. vidz.today. May 31, 2019.
5. ^ "Ana Badaneu Crowned Miss Moldova 2017". indiatimes.com. Bennett, Coleman. May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.

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recognition|

* Abkhazia
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Dependencies and
other entities|

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Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

| Africa|

* Angola
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Cote d'Ivoire
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Guinea
* Kenya
* Mauritius
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Tanzania
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

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Americas|

* Argentina
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* Bolivia
* Bonaire
* Brazil
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* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
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* Cuba
* Curaçao
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guadeloupe
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Martinique
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Lucia
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos
* Uruguay
* United States
* US Virgin Islands
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Samoa

Inactive since 2024 (under JKN Metaverse Inc.)

| Africa|

* Benin (1962)
* Ethiopia (2017)
* Eswatini (1994)
* Gabon (2015)
* Gambia (1986)
* Ghana (2022)
* Lesotho (1978)
* Liberia (1977)
* Madagascar (1961)
* Morocco (2021)
* Réunion (1986)
* Seychelles (2022)
* Sierra Leone (2019)
* Tunisia (1971)

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Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda (2008)
* Barbados (2020)
* Bermuda (1997)
* Dominica (1985)
* French Guiana (1984)
* Greenland (1990)
* Grenada (1964)
* Haiti (2022)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (1981)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2006)
* Sint Maarten (2006)

Asia|

* Bhutan (2022)
* Chinese Taipei (2004)
* Jordan (1960)

Europe|

* Austria (2017)
* Azerbaijan (2013)
* Georgia (2019)
* Lithuania (2019)
* Luxembourg (1994)
* Sweden (2021)

Oceania|

* American Samoa (1978)
* Cook Islands (1999)
* Guam (2019)
* New Caledonia (1982)
* Northern Marianas (2006)
* Papua New Guinea (1986)
* Tahiti (1985)
* Vanuatu (1978)

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–2006)

| Constituent countries of Great Britain
(began 1992, using Great Britain sash at Miss Universe)|

* England (1955–1990)
* Scotland (1961–1990)
* Wales (1961–1990)

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Prefecture of Japan|

* Okinawa (1963–1968)

Bantustans of South Africa|

* Bophuthatswana (1979)
* Transkei (1979–1983)

States of the United States|

* Alaska (1952–1958)
* Hawaii (1952–1959)

Former entities (1952–2006)|

* Commonwealth of Independent States (1992)
* Czechoslovakia (1970–1992)
* Micronesia (1975)
* Southern Rhodesia (1961)
* Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
* Soviet Union (1990–1991)
* West Indies (1954–1958)
* Yugoslavia (1968–2002)

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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
* North Macedonia
* 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)
* 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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* e

Miss International participant countries and territories

Active
(1960–present)

| Africa|

* Angola
* Cape Verde
* Cote d'Ivoire
* Ethiopia
* Ghana
* Lesotho
* Mauritius
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Sierra Leone
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Equatorial Guinea
* Uganda
* Zimbabwe

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Americas|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Martinique
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* United States
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Korea
* Laos
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Kyrgyzstan
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

Oceania|

* Australia
* Hawaii
* New Zealand

Inactive since 2024

| Africa|

* Burkina Faso (2019)
* Cameroon (2019)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (1987)
* Egypt (2018)
* Gabon (2014)
* Liberia (2019)
* Madagascar (2018)
* Morocco (2019)
* Republic of the Congo (2008)
* Kenya (2022)
* Senegal (2004)
* Seychelles (1995)
* Sudan (2009)
* Tanzania (2011)
* Zambia (2019)

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Americas|

* Aruba (2019)
* Bahamas (2010)
* Belize (2019)
* Bermuda (1971)
* Curaçao (2018)
* Guadeloupe (2019)
* Guyana (2014)
* Suriname (2013)
* Trinidad and Tobago (2011)
* Uruguay (1999)
* US Virgin Islands (2012)

Asia|

* Israel (2014)
* Jordan (1963)
* Lebanon (2018)
* Uzbekistan (2022)

Europe|

* Armenia (2019)
* Austria (1994)
* Belarus (2022)
* Croatia (2003)
* Cyprus (2006)
* Georgia (2014)
* Gibraltar (2017)
* Hungary (2018)
* Iceland (2013)
* Kazakhstan (2005)
* Latvia (2012)
* Malta (2004)
* North Macedonia (2002)
* Russia (2019)
* San Marino (2001)
* Serbia (2014)
* Sweden (2019)
* Switzerland (1993)
* Turkey (2015)

Oceania|

* Cook Islands (2018)
* Fiji (1996)
* Guam (2019)
* Tahiti (2019)
* Northern Marianas (2022)
* New Caledonia (2006)
* Palau (2001)

Inactive non-existing countries and former territories

* Borneo (1960)
* Czechoslovakia (1992)
* England (1986)
* Latin Mexico (Ethnic Representation) (2003)
* Malaya (1962)
* Native American (Ethnic Representation) (2003)
* Scotland (1986)
* Serbia and Montenegro (2006)
* South Pacific (Ethnic Representation) (1960)
* USSR (1990)
* Wales (1986)
* West Indies (1965)
* Yugoslavia (2002)

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Miss Earth participating countries and territories

Active
(2001–present)

| Africa|

* Angola
* Algeria
* Botswana
* Burundi
* Cape Verde
* Cameroon
* 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
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guadeloupe
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* 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
* United Arab Emirates
* Vietnam

Europe|

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

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* Northern Marianas

Inactive since 2023

| Africa|

* Burkina Faso (2020)
* Chad (2004)
* Côte d'Ivoire (2020)
* DR Congo (2022)
* 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)
* Curaçao (2018)
* Guyana (2020)
* Martinique (2013)
* Saint Lucia (2014)
* Suriname (2016)
* Turks & Caicos (2009)

Asia|

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

Europe|

* North Macedonia (2022)
* Cyprus (2018)
* Finland (2020)
* Georgia (2009)
* Gibraltar (2003)
* Hungary (2019)
* Lithuania (2013)
* Luxembourg (2011)
* Northern Ireland (2019)
* Turkey (2015)

Oceania|

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

Inactive non-existing countries and former territories

* Serbia and Montenegro (2006)
* Tibet (2007)
* United Kingdom (2020) (competed as England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales)
* Zanzibar (2001)

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