Miss Mauritius

Miss Mauritius
Formation	1970
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Port Louis
Location	Mauritius
Membership	Miss Universe Miss World Miss International
Official language	English
President	Primerose Obeegadoo
Website	missmauritius.net

Miss Mauritius is the biggest beauty pageant in Mauritius that sends the winner to the Miss Universe pageant. The pageant was established in 1970 and is considered the oldest pageant in Mauritius, although the first Miss Mauritius, Florence Muller who was crowned as Miss Mauritius 1970 and participated in Miss World 1970 in London, Great Britain. This pageant is unrelated to Miss Earth Mauritius contest.

In 1970, Sir Seewoosagar Ramgoolam, Sir Gaetan Duval et Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo, have encouraged Mrs Primerose Obeegadoo to place Mauritius on the world map for fashion & beauty. Ever since, young Mauritian ladies have represented with pride Mauritius and its quadricolor flag at Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Intercontinental and Top Model of the World.

Titleholders

Miss Mauritius
1970	Florence Muller	1971	Marie-Anne Ng Sik Kwong	1972	Marie Ange Bestel
1973	Daisy Ombrasine	1974	Nirmala Sohun	1975	Marielle Tse-Sik-Sun
1976	Danielle Marie Françoise Bouic	1977	Geneviève Chanea	1978	Maria Chanea Allard
1979	Christiane Carol Mackay	1980	Carole Fitzgerald	1986	Michelle Sylvie Geraldine Pastor
1987	Marie-Geraldine Mamet	1988	Jacky Randabel	1989	Anita Ramgutty
1990	Dhandevy Jeetun	1991	Stephanie Raymond	1992	Danielle Pascal
1993	Viveka Babajee	1994	Marie Priscilla Mardaymootoo	1996	Cindy Cesar
1997	Leena Ramphul	1998	Oona Sujaya Fulena	1999	Micaella L'Hortalle
2000	Jenny Arthémidor	2001	Karen Alexandre	2002	Marie-Aimée Bergicourt
2003	Sabine Bourdet	2004	Marie-Natacha Magalie Antoo	2005	Isabelle Antoo
2006	Melody Selvon	2007	Olivia Carey	2008	Anaïs Veerapatren
2009	Dalysha Doorga	2010	Laetitia Darche	2011	Ameeksha Dilchand
2012	Diya Beeltah	2013	Pallavi Gungaram	2014	Kushboo Ramnawaj
2015	Danika Atchia	2016	TBA	2017	TBA

Representatives at Big Four pageants

Representatives at Miss Universe

Color key

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

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

Year	Miss Mauritius	Placement	Special Awards
2016	Danika Atchia	TBA
2015	Sheetal Khadun (*)	Unplaced
2014	Pallavi Gungaram	Unplaced
2013	Diya Beeltah	Unplaced
2012	Ameeksha Dilchand	Unplaced
2011	Laetitia Darche	Unplaced
2010	Dalysha Doorga	Unplaced
2009	Anaïs Veerapatren	Unplaced
2008	Olivia Carey	Unplaced
2007	Sandra Faro	Unplaced
2006	Isabelle Antoo	Unplaced
2005	Marie-Natacha Antoo	Unplaced
2003	Marie-Aimée Bergicourt	Unplaced
2002	Karen Alexandre	Unplaced
2000	Jenny Arthémidor	Unplaced
1999	Micaella L'Hortalle	Unplaced
1998	Leena Ramphul	Unplaced
1997	Cindy Cesar	Unplaced
1995	Marie Mardaymootoo	Unplaced
1994	Viveka Babajee	Unplaced
1993	Danielle Pascal	Unplaced
1992	Stephanie Raymond	Unplaced
1991	Dhandevy Jeetun	Unplaced
1990	Anita Ramgutty	Unplaced
1989	Jacky Randabel	Unplaced
1984	Sawsan El Sayed	Did not compete
1981	Carole Fitzgerald	Unplaced
1979	Maria Chanea Allard	Unplaced
1977	Danielle Françoise Bouic	Unplaced
1976	Marielle Tse-Sik-Sun	Unplaced
1975	Nirmala Sohun	Unplaced

(*) Sheetal Khadun was appointed as Miss Universe Mauritius 2015. The reigning Miss Mauritius, Kushboo Ramnawaj withdrew her participation for the Miss Universe 2015 contest for personal reasons.

Representatives at Miss World

Between 1970 and 2010 the winners of Miss Mauritius mostly competed at the annual Miss World competition before participating in the Miss Universe competition the following year. Miss Mauritius has placed in the top 15 in 1975 with Mariella Tse-Sik-Sun and in the Top 10 in 1989 with Jeanne Marie Clement. In 2009, Anais Veerapatren was a semifinalist for the Miss World Talent competition. In 2011, Joelle Nagapen was a semifinalist for the Beach Beauty Award. As of 2010, the first runner-up is automatically crowned as "Miss World Mauritius". Occasionally, when the titleholder does not qualify (due to age) for the contest, another contestant is sent.

Year	Miss Mauritius	Placement	Special Awards
2016	Véronique Allas	TBA
2015	Aurellia Bégué	Unplaced
2014	Sheetal Khadun	Unplaced
2013	Nathalie Lesage	Unplaced
2012	Shalini Panchoo	Unplaced
2011	Joelle Nagapen	Unplaced	Beach Beauty Award(Top 36)
2010	Dalysha Doorga	Unplaced
2009	Anaïs Veerapatren	Unplaced	Miss World Talent(Top 22)
2008	Olivia Carey	Unplaced
2007	Melody Selvon	Unplaced
2006	Vanesha Seetohul	Unplaced	Best Dress Designer Award(Top 20)
2005	Shivani Putty	Unplaced
2004	Marie-Natacha Antoo	Unplaced
2003	Marie-Aimée Bergicourt	Unplaced
2002	Karen Alexandre	Did not compete
1999-2001	No contestant was sent to Miss World
1998	Oona Sujaya Fulena	Unplaced
1995-1997	No contestant was sent to Miss World
1994	Marie Priscilla Mardaymootoo	Unplaced
1993	Viveka Babajee	Unplaced
1992	Sarasvadee Rengassamy	Unplaced
1991	Marie Geraldine Deville	Unplaced
1990	Marie Desirée Audrey Pitchen	Unplaced
1989	Jeanne Françoise Nathalie Clement	Top 10	Continental Queen of Beauty Of Africa
1988	Veronique Ash	Unplaced
1987	Marie-France Geraldine Mamet	Unplaced
1986	Michelle Sylvie Geraldine Pastor	Unplaced
1980	Christiane Carol Mackay	Unplaced
1979	Marie Chanea Allard	Unplaced
1978	Genevieve Chanea	Unplaced
1975	Marielle Tse Sik-Sun	Top 15
1973	Daisy Ombrasine	Unplaced
1972	Marie Ange Bestel	Unplaced
1971	Marie-Anne Ng Sik Kwong	Unplaced
1970	Florence Muller	Unplaced

Representatives at Miss International

Between 2010 and 2012 the winners of Miss Mauritius mostly competed at Miss International. As of 2013, the second runner-up is automatically crowned as "Miss International Mauritius". Occasionally, when the titleholder does not qualify (due to age) for the contest, another contestant is sent.

Year	Miss Mauritius	Placement	Special Awards
2016	Manjusha Faugoo	TBA
2015	Anoushka Ah Keng	Unplaced
2014	Shiksha Matabadul	Unplaced
2012	Ameeksha Dilchand	Unplaced	Miss Friendship
2010	Anaïs Veerapatren	Unplaced	Goodwill Ambassador

References

External links

missmauritius.net

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 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 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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