Miss Ukraine (Міс України or Панна України, Panna Ukrayiny) is a national beauty pageant in Ukraine.
Today it is one of the top three national beauty contests in Ukraine, others being Miss Ukraine Universe and Queen of Ukraine. Miss Ukraine serves as preliminary for the Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth. Until 2006 it was the only national beauty contest, participants of which were qualifying for all the international pageant contests. Miss Ukraine still is the most prestigious and broadcast, however other concourses such as Miss Ukraine Universe with the help from Oleksandra Nikolayenko becomes well accepted also.
Historical overview
The first national pageant Miss Ukraine became an 18-year-old university student Olha Ovcharenko/Rechdouni, who was also a semi-finalist in "Miss USSR" beauty pageant, and the first runner-up in 1990 Miss Kyiv beauty pageant. The participants of Miss Ukraine would qualify to represent Ukraine on the international level such as the Big Four Pageants, Miss Intercontinental, and continental beauty contests. Miss Universe contest usually was attended by the first runner-up of Miss Ukraine but sometimes the winner can also compete. The national beauty contest was reorganized after Miss Ukraine Organization lost its franchise to one of the former pageant winners Oleksandra Nikolayenko (2001). Since 2006, Oleksandra Nikolayenko organizes Miss Ukraine Universe concourse as qualification to Miss Universe independently.
The contest takes place out of 26 candidates from all the regions of Ukraine. The major regional contests are Miss Kyiv, Miss Odesa, Miss Donbass, Miss Western Ukraine and Bukovina, Miss Dnipropetrovsk, and others.
In 2002 Miss World 2002 was attended by the first runner-up of Miss Ukraine Iryna Udovenko as the winner of the national contest Yelena Stohniy was over the age restriction to participate on the international level.
Since 2005, Miss Ukraine has been broadcast every year by one of the leaders of the national TV-networks Inter.
In 2010, the Ukrainian National pageant took place on September 4. The winner received a crown estimated at 250,000 euros, a Renault car, and various make-up products.
Guests and jury Elizabeth Hurley Pamela Anderson Jean-Claude Van Damme Viktoria Tigipko, President of Odesa International Film Festival Chris Norman Ani Lorak Taisia Povaliy Verka Serduchka Natasha Koroleva Yuriy Pavlenko, Minister of Ukraine Julia Morley, President of Miss World Zhang Zilin Stas PiekhaStas Piekha is a grandson of Edita Piekha
Venues 2013: Fairmont Grand Hotel"Miss Ukraine-2013": Van Damm offered me a role. Tablo ID. April 1, 2013 2012: National Opera of UkraineMiss Ukraine-2012 became the home girl of Kernes and Dobkin 2010-2011: Palace UkrainaThe daughter of Chris de Burg crowned the Miss Ukraine 2011A girl from Odesa won Miss Ukraine 2010
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Miss Ukraine World
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The winner of Miss Ukraine 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. Traditionally there are titles for Winner, Runners-up and People's Choice Award.21-year-old citizen of Odesa becomes Miss Ukraine 2010 YearMiss Ukraine WorldTownPlacementSpecial Awards 2027 TBA TBA TBA 2026 Valeriia Lisovska Odesa Top 20 2025 Maria Melnychenko Kyiv Top 8 2024 colspan=5 2023 Sofia Shamia Kyiv Top 40 Continental Winner Beauty With A Purpose 2022 colspan=5 2021 Oleksandra Yaremchuk Vinnytsia Unplaced 2020 colspan=5 2019 Marharyta Pasha Kharkiv Top 40 (Top 40) Miss World Top Model, (Top 32) Miss World Sport, (Top 27) Miss World Talent 2018 Veronika Didusenko (Dethroned) Kyiv Did not compete Leonila Huz (Assumed) Kherson Unplaced 2017 Polina Tkach Kyiv Top 40 Top 30 Miss World Top Model, Top 20 Miss World Talent 2016 Oleksandra Kucherenko Dnipro Unplaced 2015 Khrystyna Stoloka Kyiv Unplaced 2014 Andriana Khasanshin Lviv Unplaced 2013 Anna Zayachkivska Ivano-Frankivsk Top 20 3rd Runner-up Top Model, 2nd Runner-up Best Talent, Top 11 Beach Beauty 2012 Karyna Zhyronkina Kharkiv Unplaced 2011 Yaroslava KuryachaMiss Ukraine 2011 Vinnytsia Top 15 2010 Kateryna Zakharchenko Odesa Unplaced 2009 Evheniya Tulchevska Dnipro Unplaced 2008 Iryna ZhuravskaDetails on 18th contest Kyiv Top 15 2007 Lika Roman17th Miss Ukraine contest Uzhhorod Unplaced 2006 Olha Shylovanova17th Miss Ukraine contest Kharkiv Unplaced 2005 Yuliya Pinchuk Novovolynsk Unplaced 2004 Olesya Matveyeva Kyiv Unplaced 2003 Ilona YakovlevaIlona lived Moscow, but for the contest she was from Kharkiv Kharkiv Unplaced 2002 Olena Stohniy Kyiv Unplaced 2001 Oleksandra Nikolayenko Odesa Top 10 2000 Olena Scherban Nikopol Top 10 Top 7 Model 1999 Olha Savinska Kharkiv Unplaced 1998 Olena Spirina Kharkiv Unplaced 1997 Kseniya Kuzmenko Kharkiv Unplaced 1996 Natalya ShvachkoNatalia went for Miss Universe, rather than the World Yenakieve Unplaced 1995 Natalya Shvachiy Kyiv Unplaced 1994 Terezia LazarenkoMISS UKRAINE Kyiv Unplaced 1993 Iryna Barabash Kharkiv Did not compete 1992 Oksana Szabo Kirovohrad Unplaced 1991 Olha OvcharenkoMiss Uzhhorod 91 and Shufrych Kyiv Did not compete 1990 Yuliya ShestopalovaThe vice-Miss World 91 Mykolaiv Did not compete
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The second title of Miss Ukraine represents her country at the Miss International. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. The other delegates might compete after Miss Ukraine Organization cast their official recruitment. YearMiss Ukraine InternationalTownPlacementSpecial Awards 2025 Anna Lutsenko Uman Unplaced 2024 Sofia Zghoba Lviv Unplaced 2023 rowspan="2" colspan="2" 2022 Olga Shamrai Vinnytsia 2021 colspan=5 2020 colspan=5 2019 Maryna Kiose Odesa Unplaced 2018 Bohdana Tarasyk Kryvyi Rih Top 15 2017 Kseniya Chifa Zaporizhia Unplaced 2016 Viktoriya Kiose Kyiv Unplaced 2015 Nina Horyniuk Lviv Unplaced 2014 Sofia Oliynyk Ternopil Unplaced 2013 Marharyta Horbyk Kyiv Unplaced 2012 Yuliya Hershun Dnipro Unplaced 2011 Oleksandra Krysha Kyiv Unplaced 2010 Inna Bezobchuk Kyiv Unplaced 2008 Yuliya Halychenko Mariupol Unplaced 2007 Mariya Varyvoda Kyiv Unplaced 2006 Inna Horuk Kyiv Unplaced 2005 Mariya Zhukova Kyiv Top 12 2004 Yuliya Kumpan Kyiv Unplaced 2003 Veronika Bondarenko Kyiv Top 10 2002 Mariia Grazhina Chaplin Lviv Unplaced 2001 Natalya Bakulina Kyiv Top 10 2000 Yana Razumovska Kyiv Unplaced 1999 Liliya Zalunina Kyiv Unplaced 1997 Yuliya Zharkova Kyiv Unplaced 1996 Natalya Kozitska Kyiv Top 10 1994 Olena Vladimirova Kyiv Unplaced 1993 Natalya Vorona Kyiv 2nd Runner-up
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In 2013 to 2015 the winner of Queen of Ukraine represented her country at the Miss Earth. Began in 2016 the third title of Miss Ukraine represents her country at the Miss Earth. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. YearMiss Ukraine EarthTownPlacementSpecial Awards 2026 Sofia Orel TBA TBA 2025 Maria Zheliaskova Odesa Top 8 2024 colspan=5 2023 Anastasia Feier Zakarpattia Unplaced 2022 colspan=5 2021 Marina Litvin Zaporizhzhia Unplaced 2020 colspan=5 2019 Diana Shabas Novovolynsk Unplaced Swimsuit (Water) 2018 Anastasiya Kryvokhyzha Kyiv Unplaced 2017 Diana Mironenko Odesa Unplaced Resorts Wear (Group 3) 2016 Olena Beylova Vinnytsia Unplaced Resorts WearBest Eco-Beauty Video (Top 3) 2015 Viktoriya Orel Sumy Top 16 Snowman Building, National Costume (Eastern Europe) 2014 Valeriya Poloz Poltava Unplaced Evening Gown, Miss Friendship 2013 Anastasiya Sukh Kyiv Unplaced Best in Swimsuit, Resorts Wear, Most Child Friendly 2012 Kristin Sagan Sumy Unplaced Eco - Ambassadress 2011 Khrystyna Oparina Kharkiv Top 16 Miss Eco - Tourism 2010 Valentyna Zhytnyk Kharkiv Top 14 2009 Karyna Holovata Kyiv Unplaced 2008 Olha Bilousova Kyiv colspan=5 2007 Halyna Andreyeva Odesa Unplaced 2006 Karyna Kharchynska Kyiv Unplaced 2005 Yevheniya Rudenko Kyiv Unplaced Miss Talent 2004 Tetiana Rodina Kyiv Unplaced 2003 Diana Starkova Kyiv colspan=5
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YearMiss Ukraine Supranational TownPlacementSpecial Awards 2025 Kateryna Bilyk Bohuslav Top 12 Supra Fan Vote 2024 Marina Mizhnova Ternopil Unplaced 2023 Alina Liashuk Rivne Oblast Unplaced 2022 Diana Mironenko Odesa Unplaced 2019 Ołena Łaszuk Lutsk Unplaced 2018 Snizhana Tanchuk Lviv Top 25 2016 Anastasia Lenna Kyiv Top 25 2015 Alina Sapiha Ternopil Unplaced 2014 Viktoriya Nimets Uzhhorod Unplaced 2013 Kateryna Sandułowa Kyiv Top 20 2011 Natalia Sitnikova Kyiv Unplaced Miss Photogenic 2010 Alona Liashchuk Kyiv Unplaced 2009 Oksana Moria Dnipro Miss Supranational 2009 Miss Photogenic
Other contests Golden Crown of Ukraine (Золота Корона України) was conducted for the first time on November 6, 2004 at the Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet. The winner of the contest Olena Klepko from Poltava won the automobile Peugeot-206, a golden crown, and the title Miss Transport of Ukraine 2004. She also was allowed to participate at the Top Model of the World contest.Golden Crown contest In March 2010 there took place a Miss Bukovel contest as part of popularization of the Prykarpattya ski-resort Bukovel. The contest was won by a representative from Luhansk who later participated in Miss Ukraine 2010 as Miss Bukovel.Model agency "Koroleva" (official website) Throughout Ukraine take place numerous other regular regional pageant contests among such are Transcarpathian Open ( 2010), Miss Kyiv City (2009), Miss Crimean Champaign (2010), Miss Sevastopol (2009, 2010), pageant contest of Chernihiv Region (1996), and others. In Chicago every year from about a thousand Ukrainian Americans one Miss Ukrainian Diaspora is chosen. Finalist beauty starred in the "Crimea - Ukraine is"
See also Miss Ukraine Universe Miss Europe Miss Grand Ukraine Miss Ukraine 2017
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Further reading
External links Info on Miss Ukraine and participants of 2009 event Main site Miss Ukraine 2007 at natali.ua , the agency conducts the Golden Crown of Ukraine contest List of miscellaneous pageant contests in Ukraine.
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