Miss Cyprus

Miss Cyprus
Motto	Feel Fantastic
Formation	1973
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Nicosia
Location	Cyprus
Membership	Miss Universe Miss World Miss Earth Miss International
Official language	Greek
Team	Mega TV Cyprus
Website	starcyprus.com

Miss Cyprus is a national Beauty pageant in Cyprus.

History

The first modern Cypriot competition took place in 1973. the organization has been financed by the famed brewing company Carlsberg. the competition has taken place at the Carlsberg-festival location.

The winners receive the titles "Star Kypros", '"Miss Kypros", "Miss Carlsberg" and "Miss Mediterranean". Winners of the event go on to represent Cyprus at the Miss Universe (Star Kypros), Miss World (Miss Kypros), plus two runners-up. The following abbreviations are used for the different titles: Only one person has gone to place in the beauty pageants which is Miss Cyprus 2002 who finished 8th.

The winners receive the title:

SK = Star Kypros (Greek: Σταρ Κύπρος)
MK = Miss Kypros (Greek: Μις Κύπρος)

In 2000 Star Kypros was handled the Millennium Miss Universe 2000 in Nicosia, Cyprus with the Miss Universe Organization. Miss India, Lara Dutta was crowned as Miss Universe 2000 in that year.

In 2010 Star Kypros was cancelled after rescheduling date between Miss Universe Organization International pageant and Star Kypros National pageant.

Titleholders

Year	Star Cyprus	Notes
1973	Joanna Melanidou
1974	Andri Tsangaridou
1976	Georgia Georgiou
1977	Mary Adamou
1978	Eliana Djiaboura Chr
1979	Parthenopi Vassiliadou
1980	Elena Andreou
1981	Katia Angelidou
1982	Marina Elena Rauscher
1983	Katia Chrysochou
1984	Zsa Zsa Melodias
1985	Andri Andreou
1986	Christina Vassaliadou
1987	Natasha Papademetriou
1988	Aphrodite Theophanous
1989	Irma Voulgari
1990	Emilia Groutidou
1991	Militsa Papadopoulou
1992	Photini Spyridonos
1993	Maria Vasiliou
1994	Clara Davina Rainbow
1995	Froso Spyrou
1996	Korina Nicolaou
1997	Daniella Iordanova
1998	Valentini Dionysiou
1999	Christi Groutidou
2000	Stella Demetriou
2001	Demetra Eleftheriou
2002	Ivi Lazarou
2003	Nayia Iacovidou
2004	Elena Hadjidemetriou
2005	Elena Gerodiakonou
2006	Polyvia Achilleos
2007	Dimitra Sergiou
2008	Kielia Giasemidou
2009	Demetra Olimpiou
2011	Andriani Karantoni
2012	Ntaniella Kefala^[1]	Did not compete
2013	Elisa Georgiou^[2]
2014	Markélla Konstantínou^[3]
2015	Maria Morarou

Representatives at Miss Universe

Color key

Declared as Winner
Ended as runner-up
Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

The winner of Star Kypros represents her country at the Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Traditionally the winner selected in previous year to the Miss Universe pageant.

In 2013-2014 Cyprus did not participate at the Miss Universe pageant, due to lack of sponsorship.^[4] Perhaps in 2015 Cyprus will return with the new titleholder of Star Kypros 2014, Markélla Marína Konstantínou.

Year	Miss Cyprus	Placement	Special Awards
1973	Joanna Melanidou	Unplaced
1974	Andri Tsangaridou	Unplaced
1981	Katia Angelidou	Unplaced
1983	Marina Elena Rauscher	Unplaced
1984	Zsa Zsa Melodias	Unplaced
1985	Andri Andreou	Unplaced
1986	Christina Vassaliadou	Unplaced
1987	Natasha Papademetriou	Unplaced
1992	Militsa Papadopoulou	Unplaced
1993	Photini Spyridonos	Unplaced
1994	Maria Vasiliou	Unplaced
1995	Clara Davina Rainbow	Unplaced
1996	Froso Spyrou	Unplaced
1997	Korina Nicolaou	Unplaced
1998	Daniella Iordanova	Unplaced
1999	Valentini Dionysiou	Unplaced
2000	Christi Groutidou	Unplaced
2001	Stella Demetriou	Unplaced
2002	Demetra Eleftheriou	Top 10
2003	Ivi Lazarou	Unplaced
2004	Nayia Iacovidou	Unplaced
2005	Elena Hadjidemetriou	Unplaced
2006	Elena Gerodiakonou	Unplaced
2007	Polyvia Achilleos	Unplaced
2008	Dimitra Sergiou	Unplaced
2009	Kielia Giasemidou	Unplaced
2010	Demetra Olimpiou	Unplaced
2011	Andriani Karantoni	Unplaced
2012	Ioanna Yiannakou*	Unplaced
2016	Maria Morarou	TBA	TBA

(*) 2012: Ioanna Yiannakou was appointed to represent Cyprus at the Miss Universe. She was the 2nd Runner-up of Star Kypros. The winner was withdrew, due to lack preparation at the pageant.

Representatives at Miss World

Cyprus debuts at the Miss World pageant since 1960. Miss Kypros represents her country at the Miss World pageant. On occasion, when the position does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a contestant is sent.

Year	Miss Cyprus	Placement	Special Awards
2000	Ifigéneia Papaïoánnou	Unplaced
2001	Christiána Chrysostómou	Unplaced
2002	Antzela Drousiótou	Unplaced
2003	Stélla Stylianoú	Unplaced
2004	Konstantína Euripídou	Unplaced	Top 20 at Miss World Top Model
2005	Orthodoxia Moutsouri*	Unplaced
2006	Elli Manoli	Unplaced
2007	Dora Anastasiou	Unplaced	Top 18 at Miss World Talent
2008	Mari Vasiliou*	Unplaced
2009	Chrystalla Tsialli	Unplaced
2010	Andrea Kkolou*	Unplaced	Top 15 at Miss World Talent
2011	Orthodoxia Panagi	Unplaced	Top 77 at Beauty with a Purpose
2012	Georgia Georgiou	Unplaced	Top 40 at Miss World Beach Beauty
2013	Kristi-Mari Agapiou*	Unplaced	Top 10 at Miss World Top Model
2014	Ioanna Fillipou	Unplaced
2015	Rafaéla Charalámpous	Unplaced
2016	María Kósta	TBA

(*) 2013: Kristi-Mari Agapiou was appointed to represent Cyprus at the Miss World pageant. She was the 2nd Runner-up of Star Kypros 2011.
(*) 2010: Andrea Kkolou was appointed to represent Cyprus at the Miss World pageant. She was the 2nd Runner-up of Star Kypros 2009.
(*) 2008: Mari Vasiliou was appointed to represent Cyprus at the Miss World pageant. She was the 3rd Runner-up of Star Kypros 2008.
(*) 2005: Orthodoxia Moutsouri was designated to be "Miss World Cyprus 2005" by Star Kypros Organization.

Representatives at Miss Earth

Year	Miss Cyprus	Placement	Special Awards
2003	Krystiana Aristotelou	Top 10
2015	Markélla Konstantínou	Unplaced
2016	Athena Loizou	TBA	TBA

Representatives at Miss International

Cyprus debuts at the Miss International pageant since 1995. The 3rd Runner-up of Star Kypros or called as Miss Mediterranean represents her country at the Miss International pageant. On occasion, when the position does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a contestant is sent. Since 2007, in unknown reasons, the Miss Mediterranean did not compete at the pageants excluded in 2008 and 2012 in appointing by Star Kypros Organization.

Year	Miss Cyprus	Placement	Special Awards
2000	Nikoletta Violari	Top 10
2001	Maria Chatzivasiliou	Unplaced
2002	Nikol Stylianou	Unplaced
2003	Maria Pelekanou	Unplaced
2004	Dimitra Mouski	Unplaced
2005	Charis Dimitriou	Unplaced
2006	Elena Georgiou	Unplaced

References

↑ "Star Cyprus 2012 Replacements". missosology.info. Retrieved 2012.
↑ won the title of Star Cyprus 2013
↑ Star Cyprus 2014 is Markélla Marína Ko̱nstantínou
↑ "Miss Universe 2013 Candidates Withdrawals". au.ibtimes.com. Retrieved 2013.

External links

Miss Europe

Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria

Dependencies and other territories	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Jersey Isle of Man Svalbard

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Inactive

Barbados (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)
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)

Miss Earth participating countries and territories

Active (2001–present)	Albania Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Belgium Belize Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Chile China Colombia Democratic Republic of Congo Crimea Croatia Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England France Fiji Gabon Germany Ghana Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kosovo Latvia Lebanon Macau Madagascar Malaysia Malta Martinique Mauritius Mexico Myanmar Mongolia Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Reunion Island Romania Russia Rwanda Samoa Scotland Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Lucia Suriname Sweden Switzerland Tahiti Chinese Taipei Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Turkey Uganda Ukraine United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Wales Zambia Zimbabwe

Inactive	Afghanistan (2005) Antigua and Barbuda (2003) Barbados (2002) Bhutan (2008) Bonaire (2013) Bulgaria (2004) Cambodia (2005) Cameroon (2010) Cayman Islands (2010) Chad (2004) Cook Islands (2012) Cuba (2009) Estonia (2011) Ethiopia (2008) Finland (2012) Georgia (2009) Gibraltar (2003) Greece (2009) Hong Kong (2011) Iceland (2007) Jamaica (2010) Liberia (2008) Lithuania (2013) Luxembourg (2011) Macedonia FYRO (2006) Moldova (2012) Nicaragua (2012) Niue Islands (2007) Republic of Congo (2007) Tibet (2007) Tokelau (2005) Turks & Caicos (2009) Uganda (2008)

Miss International participant countries and territories

Active (1960–present)	Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Belarus Belgium Bolivia Brazil Cameroon Canada Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Gibraltar Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guyana Haiti Hawaii (Special Region) Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Israel Italy Japan Kenya Korea Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Malaysia Martinique Mauritius Mexico Mongolia Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Northern Marianas Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Serbia Singapore Slovakia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Sweden Tahiti Tanzania Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom USA US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Zambia

Inactive	Angola (2004) Austria (1994) Bahamas (2010) Belize (2012) Bermuda (1971) Bulgaria (1970) Croatia (2003) Cote d'Ivoire (1999) Cyprus (2006) Czech Republic (2010) Democratic Republic of the Congo (1987) Ethiopia (2009) Fiji (1996) Greece (2010) Ireland (1994) Jamaica (2010) Jordan (1963) Kazakhstan (2005) Liberia (2008) Madagascar (1961) Malta (2004) Moldova (2009) Morocco (1969) New Caledonia (2006) Palau (2001) Republic of the Congo (2008) San Marino (2001) Senegal (2004) Seychelles (1995) Switzerland (1993) Togo (2000) Uganda (2009) Uruguay (1999) Zimbabwe (2011)

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