Miss Kosovo
| Formation | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Pristina |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Earth |
Official language | Albanian |
National Director | Agnesa Vuthaj |
| Website | www.misskosova.net |
Miss Kosovo (Miss Kosova) is a national beauty pageant in Kosovo since 1994. Since 2008, Miss Kosova is responsible for selecting the country's representative to Miss Earth, which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.[1][2][3]
The current titleholder is Vjosa Gega.
History
1994-2007:Early years
In the years 1998, 2004 and 2005, the contest was not held. Between 1994 and 2007, whilst Kosovo was a part of Yugoslavia or just Serbia, the contest was confined to Kosovo and recognized only by its organizers. Pre-2008 winners of the contest were able to represent Miss Albania owing to agreements with its sister organisation across the border.
Two winners had a successful pageant in Miss Albania: Venera Mustafa (1999 winner of both titles) and Agnesa Vuthaj (winning Miss Kosovo 2003 and Miss Albania 2004), who also participated internationally as Miss Albania.
2008-2012: Miss Earth franchise
From 2008 after independence was declared, Miss Kosovo has been permitted to take part at the Miss Earth pageant. The Miss Kosovo pageant is organized by former titleholder Agnesa Vuthaj under her Agnesa Vuthaj Association. After Kosovo's declaration of independence, Miss Kosovo 2007 Yllka Berisha participated in the Miss Earth 2008 pageant but was unplaced. The Kosovar delegates from 2002 and 2003 for Miss Earth were from a different organization.
2013-present: Miss Earth with Miss Universe
In 2013 Fadil Berisha and Agnesa Vuthaj took control of Miss Kosovo and retrieved the Miss Universe franchise. This happened after the previous Miss Universe Kosovo directors made the decision to send their winner to Miss World. Hence, there are two titleholders from this pageant - one for Miss Universe and one for Miss Earth.
Titleholders
Miss Kosova
This list includes from the inception of Miss Kosova where the winners were usually sent to Miss Earth from 2008, until before the merging of the Miss Universe and Miss Earth franchises.
| Year | Miss Kosova |
 1988 | Afërdita Paçarada |
| 1995 | Blerta Syla |
| 1996 | Diellza Kollgeci |
| 1997 | Adelina Ismajli |
 1999 | Venera Mustafa |
| 2000 | Mimoza Harxhi |
| 2001 | Albina Hashani |
| 2002 | Njomëza Rozhaja |
| 2003 | Agnesa Vuthaj |
| 2006 | Besa Gashi |
| 2007 | Yllka Berisha |
 2008 | Kaqusha Thaci |
| 2009 | Elza Marku |
| 2010 | Morena Taraku |
| 2011 | Nora Asani |
| 2012 | Ajshe Babatinca |
Miss Earth Kosovo
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
The first ever delegate for Miss Earth from Kosovo is Mirjeta Zeka in 2002. She is the first ever delegate from Kosovo to join in a major beauty pageant while Kosovo was still then part of Yugoslavia or Serbia. However, as when the pageant concluded, she went home unplaced.
The organization responsible for sending a delegate to Miss Earth was a different organization in 2002 and in 2003. It was in 2007 when Agnesa Vuthaj acquired the franchise and sent Miss Kosovo 2007 winner, Yllka Berisha, to Miss Earth 2008. However, she was unable to grab a spot in the semifinals as well.
In 2014, Kaltrina Neziri was supposed to compete for Miss Earth but her visa was denied and was not able to compete. The organizer decided that she would compete for the following year, instead.
To date, there is yet a Kosovan delegate to place in the Miss Earth pageant.
One of the winners of Miss Kosovo represents her country at Miss Earth. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
| Year | Miss Earth Kosovo | Region | Placement | Special Awards |
 2002 |
Mirjeta Zeka | Pristina | Unplaced | |
| 2003 |
Teuta Hoxha | Pristina | Unplaced | |
| 2008 |
Yllka Berisha | Pristina | Unplaced | |
| 2009 |
Elsa Marku | Pristina | Unplaced | |
 2010 |
Morena Taraku | Pejë | Unplaced | |
| 2011 |
Nora Asani | Pristina | Unplaced | |
| 2012 |
Ajshe Babatinca | Pristina | Unplaced | |
| 2013 |
Donika Emini[4] | Pristina | Unplaced | |
| 2014 |
Kaltrina Neziri[5] | Pristina | Did not compete | Did not compete |
 2015 |
Unplaced |  Long Gown | ||
See also
- Miss Universe Kosovo
- Kosovo at the Big Four pageants
References
- ↑ New York Times, World News (2003-10-30). "Afghanistan: Anti-Pageant Judges". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ↑ News, Reuters (2004-10-25). "Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant". China Daily. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ↑ Enriquez, Amee (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ "Mirjeta Shala dhe Donika Emini janë fituese në ‘Miss Kosova 2013’". telegrafi.com. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ "Kaltrina e Agnesa, drejt ‘Miss Earth’ dhe ‘Miss Universe’ (in Albanian)". Tribuna. 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.