Miss Liberia

Miss Liberia
Formation	1962
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Monrovia
Location	Liberia
Membership	Miss World Miss Universe Miss International
Official language	English
Committee	Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism (MICAT)^[1]

Miss Liberia is a national Beauty pageant in Liberia.

History

Miss Liberia pageant was held for first time in 1962. The pageant is sponsored by Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism (MICAT). Traditionally, the winner will represent Liberia at Miss World pageant. In 1974 - 1977 the winner represented the country at Miss Universe pageant. This pageant is not related to Miss Liberia U.S.A pageant.

Titleholders

Color key

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

The winner of Miss Liberia 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.

Year	Miss Liberia	International	Placement	Special Awards
2012	Leda Knowlden	Did not compete
2010	Meenakshi Monica Subramani	Miss World 2011	Unplaced
2009	Shu-rina Rosie Wiah	Miss World 2009	Unplaced
2006	Patrice Daiemole Juah	Miss World 2006	Unplaced	Top 10 at Miss World Talent
2005	Snoti Muna Forh	Miss World 2005	Unplaced
1999	Sebah Esther Tubman	Miss World 1999	4th Runner-up
1998	Olivia Precious Cooper	Miss World 1998	Unplaced
1988	Ollie White	Miss World 1988	Unplaced
1985	Sarah-Laurine Horton	Miss World 1985	Unplaced
1983	Annie Broderick	Miss World 1983	Unplaced
1977	Welma Campbell	Miss Universe 1977	Unplaced
1976	Laurine Wede Johnson	Miss Universe 1976	Unplaced
1975	Aurelia Sancho	Miss Universe 1975	Unplaced
1974	Maria Yatta Johnson	Miss Universe 1974	Unplaced
1972	Cecelia Armena King	Miss World 1972	Unplaced
1970	Florence Wiles	Miss World 1970	Unplaced
1969	Antionette Coleman	Miss World 1969	Unplaced
1968	Wilhelmina Nadieh Brownell	Miss World 1968	Unplaced
1965	Melvilla Harris	Miss World 1965	Unplaced
1964	Norma Dorothy Davis	Miss World 1964	Top 15
1963	Ethel Zoe Norman	Miss World 1963	Top 15
1962	Agnes Elizabeth Anderson	Miss International 1962	Unplaced

Notes

2012: Cellcom GSM Company has promised to sponsor the communication aspect of this year’s Miss Liberia Beauty Pageant expected to be hosted by CT. Com Liberia Incorporated. The organizers of the pageant have budgeted a little over US$98,000 for the program. Cellcom has promised to contribute US$22,000 to the budget for publicity. The GSM Company says it believes in the improvement of any Liberian, who believes in achieving results for the benefit of all Liberians.^[2]
2014: After absent at the beauty contest, Miss Liberia is back in 2014. The Steering Committee of the Miss Liberia Beauty Pageant has announced 11 stripes Incorporated as the company to organize the prestigious Miss Liberia 2013/2014 beauty pageant in Monrovia.^[3]

References

Miss World participant countries and territories

Active (1951–present)	Albania Angola Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bolivia Bonaire Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Chad Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia 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 Northern Marianas Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Samoa São Tomé & Príncipe Scotland Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Barthelemy St. Kitts & Nevis Suriname Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Wales Zambia Zimbabwe

Inactive (Since 2011)	Algeria (2002) Andorra (2003) Antigua & Barbuda (2008) Bangladesh (2001) Cambodia (2006) Cape Verde (2010) Cook Islands (1990) Cuba (1975) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008) 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) Papua New Guinea (1990) St. Lucia (2010) St. Martin (2001) St. Vincent and Grenadines (1994) Swaziland (2009) Syria (1966) Tahiti (2010) Tonga (1986) Turks & Caicos (2004)

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Inactive
(since 2011)

Antigua & Barbuda (2008)
Barbados (2007)
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)
Grenada (1964)
Iraq (1972)
Jordan (1960)
Latvia (2006)
Lesotho (1978)
Liberia (1977)
Luxembourg (1994)
Madagascar (1961)
Micronesia (1975)
Morocco (1978)
Northern Marianas (2006)
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)
US Virgin Islands (2011)
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) Gibraltar (1981-1990) 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 International participant countries and territories

Active (1960–present)	Algeria Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Belarus Belgium Belize 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 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 & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom USA US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe

Inactive (Since 2011)	Angola (2004) Austria (1994) Bahamas (2010) 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) Kenya (2010) 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)

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