World Miss University is an international beauty contest held annually in Seoul, Korea since 1986, with an average of about 70 contestants every year. The event is to select World Miss University Peace Corp Representatives.
This event was organized by the International Association of University Presidents. After the United Nations named 1986 the Year of Peace, the organizing committee dispatched peace missions to regions in conflict like Kosovo and Rwanda. These days, the event is organized by the World Miss University Organizing Committee which has headquarter in Manhattan, New York, United States.
Winners Year Contestant Country Place of Venue Entrants 1986 Rosalie van Breemen Seoul, South Korea 21 1987 Choi Yeon-hee (최연희) 21 1988 Kathryn Elizabeth Coonz 43 1989 Priyadarshini Pradhan Tokyo, Japan 56 1990 Ekaterina Parfenova Seoul, South Korea 73 1991 Celeste Weaver 66 1992 Heiðrún Anna Björnsdóttir 59 1993 Ewa Wachowicz Taejon, South Korea 68 1995 Birgitta Ína Unnarsdóttir Seoul, South Korea 46 1996 Laura García Gangwon, South Korea 45 1997 Jang Jee-hun (장지훈) Suwon, South Korea 50 2000 Renata Fan Seoul, South Korea 46 2001 Eleni Pechlivanidi 33 2003 Ayusha Shrestha Daegu, South Korea 30 2004 Julija Djadenko Shenzhen, China 36 2005 Jade Collins Seoul, South Korea 26 2006 Cristiana Frixione Busan, South Korea 43 2007 Aleksandra Plemic Seoul, South Korea 46 2008 Sarnai Amar Shenzhen, China 34 2009 Cho Eun-ju (조은주) Seoul, South Korea 36 2010 Katie Farr 42 2011 Siria Ysabel Bojorquez Gangwon, South Korea 64 2012 Mia Hasanagic Seoul, South Korea 44 2014 Karina Stephania Martin Jiménez Gangwon, South Korea 30 2016 Kelin Rivera Beijing, China 57 2017 Claudia Moras Baez Phnom Penh, Cambodia 83 2018 Adriana Moya Seoul, South Korea 50 2019 Nguyễn Thị Thanh Khoa Jeju Island, South Korea 36 2022 Isabella Oldenburg Seoul, South Korea 75 2026 TBA TBA
Countries by number of title wins Country Titles Year(s) 3 1988, 1991, 2011 1987, 1997, 2009 2 1992, 1995 2018, 2022 1 2019 2017 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2001 2000 1996 1993 1990 1989 1986
Winners gallery
List of runners-up
Year 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up 3rd Runner-up 4th Runner-up 5th Runner-up 1986 Choi Yeon-hee 1987 Endang Lilyanne Lie Catherine Lalice Goh Wen Xia 1988 Mervi Hannele Lehto Ghyong Ying Chen 1989 Han Heui-jeong Kyle Allison Kirby 1990 Luh Ayu Ariestanti Veronika Gerynne 1991 Yuliya Shestopalova Ni Putu Khatalia Prabasari Elina Kefi 1992 Polina Zhuravlyova-Vikhovskaya Susanty Manuhutu 1993 Viive Saul Lirian Souza Soares 1995 Jo Hee-seon Lee Suk-gyeong Mônica Regina Guimarães Ferreira Holga Stiereshkovac 1996 Sun Song-ji Julia Kowalska 1997 Agnieszka Zielinska Bellatrix Amanda Juin 2000 Sandra Bretones Lilita Leice Ha So-young Anna Dantchenko Ganna Vruglevska 2001 Daniela Estefania Puig Emelie Lundqvist Tipsupar Rungreungsri Claudia Patricia Alaniz Adriana Reis 2003 Roxana Florina Curelea Medha Raghunath Lee Soo-jin Shana Van Beers 2004 Ahn Ji-soo Yang Hua 2005 Varga Tiffany Katrine Ozolina 2006 Marcela De Almeida Aurelie Bonvalet 2007 Rita Bernotaite Chukwudube Usowanne 2008 Mariana Oliveira Marques Jang Ye-eun 2009 Salcy Lima Anna Maria Tarnowska 2010 Katarzyna Kuziemska Choi Jung-hwa 2011 Monika Plochocka Swetha Sridhar 2012 Elina Grundane Kim Eun-sol 2014 Juliete de Pieri Sisse Houlberg Winther Demi-Lee Rebula Jovana Maksimovic 2016 Heyi Li Anzhelika Rublevska Nagma Shrestha 2017 Nina Yevtushenko Daniela Gods Romanovska Suat Tomrongpich sao Kasia Szklarczyk Mariana Ortega 2018 Matrosova Karolina Yitong Xu Cindy Han Plotytsia Bohdana Michelle Garibay 2019 Ekaterina Petsonkina Wichida Nuamsorn 2022 Dominique Doucette Montse Larrondo Avalos Jasmine Huang 2026
Continental Awards
Year World Miss University Asia World Miss University Europe World Miss University South America World Miss University Africa World Miss University North America 2016 Rewati Chetri Moreira Ana Catarina Pereira Lourdes Merli Salinas Valerie Gugulethu Chingonzo 2017 Loh Shi Min Makin Ellie Lira Gonzalez Eilyn Pamela Makune Queen Elizabeth William Mariana Geranetzi Ortega Molina
Notes Notes
References
External links World Miss University official website