Top Model of the World

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The Top Model of the World is an international search for the ultimate model. The event started in 1993 in Miami, organised by the Globana Group.[1] It is now owned and managed by the World Beauty Organization.[2]

The current Top Model of the World for 2024 is Maria Katren Varzaru from Romania.

## Winners

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Top Model of the World 2006, Natália Guimarães of Brazil Year | Winner | Country/Territory | Venue  | Entrants

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2025  | Natalia Garizabal Vera  |  Colombia  | Hurghada, Egypt  | 44
2024  | Maria Katren Varzaru  |  Romania  | Ain Sokhna, Egypt  | 38
2023  | Mariana Macias[3] |  Mexico  | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt  | 41
2022  | Natalie Kocendova  |  Czech Republic  | Hurghada, Egypt  | 47
2020  | Pierinna Patino  |  Peru  | 35
2019  | Nicole Menayo  |  Spain  | 35
2018  | Janet Leyva  |  Peru  | 41
2017 | Julya Gershun |  Ukraine | El Gouna, Egypt  | 41
2016 | Margo Cooper [4] |  Bulgaria | Bremen, Germany  | 41
2015 | Elena Kosmina[5] |  Ukraine | Red Sea, Egypt  | 49
2014 | Tania Valencia [6] |  Colombia | Red Sea, Egypt  | 41
2013 | Monica Palacios |  Caribbean
(Colombia) | Red Sea, Egypt  | 47
2012 | Luna Voce |  Italy | Dortmund, Germany  | 43
2011 | Loredana Salanță |  Romania | Usedom, Germany  | 44
2009 | Carolina Rodríguez Ferrero |  Colombia | Dortmund, Germany  | 40
2008 | Débora Lyra |  Brazil | Berlin, Germany  | 41
2007 | Alessandra Alores |  Germany | Hurghada, Egypt  | 41
2006 | Natália Guimarães |  Brazil | Kunming, China  | 64
2005 | Dominika van Santen |  Margarita Island
(Venezuela) | Humen, China  | 68
2004 | Sun Na |  China | Karlsruhe, Germany  | 34
2003 | Nihan Akkuş |  Turkey | Aachen, Germany  | 38
2002 | Natascha Börger |  Germany | Aachen, Germany  | 33
2001 | Renata Janetkova |  Czech Republic | Kaiserslautern, Germany  | 28
2000 | Yeliz Çalışkan |  Turkey | Vreden, Germany  | 30
1999 | Suzana Fabriova |  Slovak Republic | Frankfurt, Germany  | unknown
1998 | Michelle Khan |  Trinidad and Tobago | Magdeburg, Germany  | 28
1997 | Franzisca Schaub |  Germany | Legden, Germany  | 45
1996 | Selinée Méndez |  Dominican Republic | Koblenz, Germany  | 26
1995 | Jacqueline Aguilera |  Venezuela | Moscow, Russia  | 36
1994 | Claudine Obert |  France | Miami, United States  | 24
1993 | Francesca Bologna |  Italy | Miami, United States  | unknown

* Natália Guimarães, winner of the 2006 edition, resigned her title as she represented Brazil in Miss Universe 2007. She was replaced by Michele de Leon (Philippines) and 1st runner-up.

### By number of wins

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Country  | Titles  | Winning Years

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Colombia  | 3  | 2009, 2014, 2025
Germany  | 1997, 2002, 2007
Romania  | 2  | 2011, 2024
Peru  | 2018, 2020
Italy  | 1993, 2011
Brazil  | 2006, 2008
Turkey  | 2000, 2003
Mexico  | 1  | 2023
Czech Republic  | 2022
Spain  | 2019
Bulgaria  | 2016
Ukraine  | 2015
Caribbean (Colombia)  | 2013
Margarita Island (Venezuela)  | 2005
China  | 2004
Czech Republic  | 2001
Slovak Republic  | 1999
Trinidad and Tobago  | 1998
Dominican Republic  | 1996
Venezuela  | 1995
Russia  | 1994

## List of runners-up

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Year | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd Runner-up | 4th Runner-up

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1994  | Yelena "Lena" Boyarinova
Russia  | Pinar Tezcan
Turkey  | not awarded
1995  | Paula Andrea Betancourt
Colombia  | Leen Ragis
Kenya  | Lorena de Leon Pangan
Philippines  | not awarded
1996  | Jana Festova
Czech Republic  | Andrea Deak
Hungary  | Anja Haertel
Germany  | Vierushka Algandona Viera
Panama
1997  | Cris Tomaszeck
Brazil  | not awarded
1998  | Tanisha Drummond
Panama  | Agnes Nagy
Hungary  | Dania Prince Méndez
Honduras  | Jonna Kauppila
Finland
1999  | Monica Escolar Danko
Colombia  | Dayanarah Roozendaal
Curaçao  | Emily Ruiz
Puerto Rico  | not awarded
2000  | Nina Kavecevic
Yugoslavia  | Jerika Hoffman Leal
Venezuela  | not awarded
2001  | Jenny Díaz Batista
Dominican Republic  | Mónica Caicedo Valencia
Colombia  | Zornitsa Hristova
Bulgaria  | Basak Sahin
Turkey
2002  | Nikki Formann
United States  | Kristina Tudikova
Slovak Republic  | Adanelli Nuñez
Mexico  | Justine Vinluan Gabionza
Philippines
2003  | Daniela Scholz
Germany  | Huan Lulu
China  | Desirée Virginia Pallotta Peña
Venezuela  | Lorena Irene Velarde Briceño
Mexico
2004  | Yordanos Teshager Bitew
East Africa (Ethiopia)  | Mirjana Gmitrovic
Serbia and Montenegro  | Viktoria Stadtlander
Germany  | Irina Stikanova
Estonia
2005  | Maria Joseph Kidumbuyo
Tanzania  | Katarzyna Blazko
Poland  | not awarded
2006  | Michelle de Leon
Philippines  | Tatyana Dmitrivenko
Kazakhstan
2007  | Yelena Aladko
Belarus  | Lobna Amin
Egypt  | Luciana de Oliveira Pinheiro
Brazil  | Yuliya Andrushchenko
Ukraine
2008  | Yolimar Sánchez
United States  | Diana Ivancheva
Bulgaria  | Rosa Abreu[7]
La Española  | Marta Marciszak
Poland
2010  | Gabriela Nidioska Concepción Guzmán
Venezuela  | Muriel Susana Viera
United States  | Xenia Lamber
Ukraine  | Daniela Arkenberg
Germany
2011  | Katerina Fedosejeva
Baltic Sea (Latvia)  | Vanessa Gayle Sibanda
Zimbabwe  | Zuzanna Brzezińska
Poland  | Yasmine Ouchene
Algeria
2012  | Malaika Maidei Mushandu
Zimbabwe  | Melina Ramirez Serna
Colombia  | Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos
Denmark  | Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos
Venezuela
2013  | Inara Anthonia Isaiah
Guinea  | Burcu Taynaz
Turkey  | Savanagh-Ray Walker
Canada  | Ganna Oleksiyivna Zhadan
Ukraine
2014  | Jailenne Rivera Rodríguez
Puerto Rico  | Anrónet Ann Roelofsz
South Africa  | Niler Bernard Mruma
Tanzania  | Giulia Campesi
Italy
2015  | Celeste Marshall
Bahamas  | Irene Valeria Velásquez
Venezuela  | Stephany Souza Silva
Brazil  | Madison Anderson Berrios
Puerto Rico
2016  | Franceska Marisabel Toro Medina
Puerto Rico  | Paththage Visna Kaumini Fernando
Sri Lanka  | Emanuelle de Maria Costa Assunção
Brazil  | Anchana Artklom
Thailand
2017  | María Camila Medrano Camargo
San Andrés (Colombia)  | Norhely Celaya Bracamontes
Mexico  | not awarded
2018  | Harini Silva
Sri Lanka  | Natalia La Torre Santana
Puerto Rico
2019  | Vishakha Tania René
Mauritius  | Carmen Sofia Maury Atencia
Colombia
2020  | Priscila Moreno Valverde
Mexico  | Giselle Archbold Davis
Colombia
2022  | Nicole Zambrano
Ecuador  | Dayana Cardenas
Colombia
2023  | Leicy Rivas Moreno
Colombia  | Sandani Peiris
Sri Lanka
2024  | Geysel Vaillant
Cuba  | Sarah Sherwood
United States
2025  | Lorena Suárez
Cuba  | Hanā Warissaya
Thailand

## See also

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* List of beauty contests

## References

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1. ^ "Celeste Marshall named first runner-up at Top Model of the World competition". The Nassau Guardian.
2. ^ Yu, Florence Pia G (August 24, 2016). "Dubai resident to compete in Top Model of the World in Germany". Gulf News. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
3. ^ "Caribbean Queens shine at Top Model of the World 2023". Loop News. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
4. ^ "Sri Lanka placed third". The Island. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
5. ^ "Celeste Marshall wins Best Costume and 1st Runner up at Top Model of the World". The Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
6. ^ "La caleña Tania Valencia ganó por Colombia el concurso Top Model of the World". El País (in Spanish). April 11, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
7. ^ "Suspicious Netizens' Attention, Take A Peek At 7 Beautiful Portraits Of WHulandary Herman Who Responded Comments With Miss Israel". VOI. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

## Further reading

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* "Malaika heads for Miss Top Model of the World". News Day.
* "Christina is 'Top Model of the World' Zambia". Zambia Daily Mail.
* "Pushpika Sandamali brimming with confidence". Sunday Observer
* "Pushpika to Make a Dream Debut". Archived from the original on 2018-11-17.
* "Yuen proves she's the next top model".[dead link]
* "Baci represents Ghana at the Top Model of the World Pageant". Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
* Abigail O'Leary (16 August 2015). "Aigburth model jetting to Egypt for Top Model of the World competition". Liverpool Echo.
* "Jade eyes up model trophy ..." Archived from the original on 2018-11-15.
* "Bahamas' Celeste Marshall begins stay in Egypt for Top Model of the World".
* "Zimbabwe: Zim in World's Next Top Model Pageant". AllAfrica.