Miss Cote d'Ivoire

Miss Côte d'Ivoire
Formation	1956
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Yamoussoukro
Location	Côte d'Ivoire
Membership	Miss World Miss Universe Miss International Miss Grand Universe
Official language	French
Chairman	Victor Yapobi
Website	Miss CI Official site

Miss Côte d'Ivoire or Miss Ivory Coast is a national beauty pageant for young Ivorians in Ivory Coast. The pageant was founded in 1956 and nowadays, its winner goes to Miss World.

History

Miss Cote d'Ivoire has existed since 1956 but currently, Miss Cote d'Ivoire new team was placed since 1996. The committee Miss Côte d'Ivoire is an association chaired by Victor Yapobi (Comici). The organizing committee created in 1996 consists of an executive committee of six members and regional committees throughout Côte d'Ivoire. There are even elections were held for the Ivorian out in 2002, 2008, 2009 and 2010 organized by the EU-Comici under the supervision of the Secretary General of the Committee Miss Côte d'Ivoire.

In 1956, Miss Cote d'Ivoire organized by another partner group.
In 1985, Miss Cote d'Ivoire debut at Miss World 1985 in the United Kingdom.
In 1986, Miss Cote d'Ivoire debut at Miss Universe 1986 in Panama and Miss International 1986 in Japan.
In 2009, Miss Cote d'Ivoire returned at Miss World 2009 in South Africa.

Titleholders

The winner of Miss Côte d'Ivoire represents her country at Miss World. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Miss Côte d'Ivoire
1956	Marthe Niankoury	1965	Monique Kessié	1985	Rose-Armande Oulla
1986	Marie-Françoise Kouamé	1987	Georgette Bailly	1988	Cecilia Valentin
1989	Muriel Edoukou	1993	Lydie Aka	1996	Hermine Mimi
1997	Aicha Rami Kéïta	1998	Laeticia N'Cho	1999	Sylviane Dodoo
2000	Linda Delon	2001	Nadia Gaëlle Yoboué	2002	Yannick Azébian
2004	Tania Kessié	2005	Séry Djehy Dorcas	2006	Alima Diomandé
2007	Bernadette N’zi	2008	Murielle-Claude Nanié	2009	Rosine Dacoury
2010	Inès Da Sylva	2011	Betty Kouadio	2012	Hélène Valérie Djouka
2013	Aissata Dia Ezzedine	2014	Yéo Jennifer	2015	Andréa N'Guessan
2016	TBA	2017		2018

Representatives at International pageants

Below are Miss Cote d'Ivoire winners at International pageants.

Year	Miss Cote d'Ivoire	Miss World	Miss Universe	Miss International
2016	TBA	2016 - TBA
2015	Andréa N'Guessan	2015 - Unplaced Top 30 at Miss World Top Model Top 10 at World Fashion Designer Dresses Top 25 at Peoples Choice	Did not compete
2014	Yéo Jennifer	2014 - Unplaced	Did not compete	Did not compete
2013	Aissata Dia Ezzedine	2013 - Unplaced	Did not compete	Did not compete
2012	Hélène Valérie Djouka	2012 - Unplaced	Did not compete	Did not compete
2011	Betty Kouadio	2011 - Unplaced	Did not compete	Did not compete
2010	Inès Da Sylva	2010 - Unplaced	Did not compete	Did not compete
2009	Rosine Dacoury	2009 - Unplaced	Did not compete	Did not compete
1999	Madaussou Kamara	Did not compete	Did not compete	1999 - Unplaced
1986	Marie-Françoise Kouamé	Did not compete	1986 - Unplaced	1986 - Unplaced
1985	Rose-Armande Oulla	1985 - Unplaced	Did not compete	Did not compete

Notes

1986: Marie-Françoise Kouamé was competed at Miss Universe 1986 in Panama City, Panama. She was represented CI at the pageant. Cote d'Ivoire competed at the pageant in only 1 year and never return again until now. Maria was appointed to compete at Miss International 1986 in Nagasaki, Japan. She failed at the pageant but she is the only one Ivorian who marked her country at two prestigious pageants in the World.
1999: Madaussou Kamara became the second representative at Miss International 1999 in Tokyo, Japan. She was the runner-up at Miss Cote d'Ivoire, in unknown reasons the reigning winner of Miss CI in that year, Sylviane Dodoo did not compete at all pageants.

References

External links

Miss CI Official site

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Inactive

Belize (2007)
Benin (1962)
Bermuda (1997)
Bonaire (1999)
Chinese Taipei (2004)
Cook Islands (1999)
Cote d'Ivoire (1986)
Cuba (1967)
Dominica (1985)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1986)
Fiji (1981)
Gambia (1986)
Gibraltar (1990)
Grenada (1964)
Iraq (1972)
Jordan (1960)
Latvia (2006)
Lesotho (1978)
Liberia (1977)
Luxembourg (1994)
Madagascar (1961)
Micronesia (1975)
Morocco (1978)
Papua New Guinea (1986)
Samoa (1986)
Senegal (1987)
Seychelles (1995)
St. Kitts & Nevis (1981)
St. Martin (2006)
St. Vincent & the Grenadines (2006)
Suriname (1999)
Swaziland (1994)
Tunisia (1971)
Vanuatu (1978)
Zambia (2010)
Zimbabwe (2001)

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–1990)

Region of China	Hong Kong (1952–2000)

Constituent country of Denmark	Greenland (1987–1990)

Overseas regions of France	French Guiana (1977–1984) Guadeloupe (1977–1984) Martinique (1957–1984) New Caledonia (1982) Réunion (1977–1986) Tahiti (1962–1985)

Part of United Kingdom	England (1955–1990) Scotland (1961–1990) Wales (1961–1990)

Part of Japan	Okinawa (1963–1968)

Bantustans of South Africa	Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979–1983)

Territories of USA	Alaska (1952–1958) Hawaii (1952–1959)

Miss World participant countries and territories

Active (1951–present)	Albania Angola Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Chad Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Guadeloupe Guam Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia FYRO Malawi Malaysia Malta Martinique Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Samoa Scotland Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts & Nevis Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Wales Zambia Zimbabwe

Inactive	Algeria (2002) Andorra (2003) Antigua & Barbuda (2008) Bangladesh (2001) Bonaire (2012) Cape Verde (2010) Cambodia (2006) Cayman Islands (2011) Cook Islands (1990) Cuba (1975) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008) Dominica (2013) Estonia (2005) Gambia (1986) Greenland (1992) Grenada (2007) Guernsey (1975) Hawaii (2001) Isle of Man (1988) Jersey (1981) Jordan (1981) Madagascar (2001) Monaco (1955) Montserrat (1964) Morocco (1968) Northern Marianas (2003) Papua New Guinea (1990) São Tomé and the Príncipe (2014) St. Barthelemy (2011) St. Lucia (2010) St. Martin (2001) St. Vincent and Grenadines (1994) Suriname (2011) Swaziland (2009) Syria (1966) Tahiti (2010) Tonga (1986) Turks & Caicos (2004) Uzbekistan (2013)

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