Miss Switzerland

Miss Schweiz
Formation	1951
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Bern
Location	Switzerland
Membership	Miss Universe
Official language	German
National Director	Christopher Locher
Website	Official website

Alina Buchschacher, Miss Switzerland 2011.

Miss Switzerland is a national Beauty pageant in Switzerland.

History

Miss Switzerland pageant was held for first time in 1951. The pageant is the national franchise holder for Miss Universe currently. The organisation held the franchise for Miss World until 2005, Miss International until 1993, and Miss Europe until 2006.

Candidates are selected by television viewers and a jury. The winner is awarded the title Miss Switzerland (German: Miss Schweiz, French: Miss Suisse, Italian: Miss Svizzera, Romansh: Miss Svizra). Since 1976, the pageant is organized by "Miss Schweiz Organisation AG".

Titleholders

Year	Miss Schweiz	Represented	Notes
1951	Jacqueline Genton	Vaud
1952	Sylvia Müller	Basel-City
1953	Danielle Oudinet	Appenzell Ausserrhoden
1960	Elaine Maurath	Ticino
1961	Liliane Burnier	Fribourg
1962	Francine DeLouille	Ticino
1963	Diana Tanner	Grisons
1964	Sandra Susler	Vaud
1965	Yvette Revelly	Glarus
1966	Hedy Frick	Schwyz
1967	Elsbeth Ruegger	Basel-Landschaft
1968	Jeanette Biffiger	Valais
1969	Patricie Sollner	Aargau
1970	Diane Jane Roth	Thurgau
1971	Anita Andrini	Ticino
1972	Anne Lisse Weber	Zurich
1973	Barbara Schottli	Zurich
1974	Christine Lavanchy	Zurich
1975	Beatrice Aschwanden	Solothurn	Elected by Sylvia Grivelli (Valais)
1976	Isabelle Fischbacher	Vaud
1977	Anja Terzi	Geneva
1978	Sylvia Vonarx	Appenzell Innerrhoden
1979	Barbara Mayer	Fribourg
1980	Margrit Kilchoer	Geneva
1981	Brigitte Voss	Berne
1982/1983	Lolita Morena(*)	Geneva
1984	Silvia Anna Affolter	Zurich
1985	Eveline Nicole Glanzmann	Aargau
1986/1987	Renate Walther	Lucerne
1988	Karina Berger ()	Zurich	Miss Globe International 1989
1989	Catherine Mesot	Fribourg
1991	Sandra Aegerter	Aargau
1992	Valérie Bovard	Vaud
1993	Patricia Fässler	Zurich
1994	Sarah Briguet	Valais
1995	Stéphanie Berger	Zurich
1996	Melanie Winiger	Ticino
1997	Tanja Gutmann	Solothurn
1998	Sonja Grandjean	Zurich
1999	Anita Buri	Thurgau
2000	Mahara McKay	Aargau
2001	Jennifer Ann Gerber	Aargau
2002	Nadine Vinzens	Grisons
2003	Bianca Nicole Sissing	Lucerne
2004	Fiona Hefti	Zurich
2005	Lauriane Gilliéron	Vaud
2006	Christa Rigozzi	Ticino
2007	Amanda Ammann	St. Gallen
2008	Whitney Toyloy	Vaud
2009	Linda Fäh	St. Gallen
2010	Kerstin Cook^[1]	Lucerne
2011	Alina Buchschacher	Berne
2013	Dominique Rinderknecht	Zurich
2015	Laetitia Guarino(***)	Vaud
2016	Lauriane Sallin	Fribourg

(*) Jeanette Linkenheil was handpicked for Miss Universe 1982.
(**) Gabriela Bigler of Zurich was handpicked for Miss Universe 1988 and Miss World 1987.
(***) Zoé Metthez was handpicked for Miss Universe 2014.

Representatives at Miss Universe

Color key

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

Since 1953 Switzerland debut at Miss Universe pageant. The winner of Miss Switzerland represents her country at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Year	Miss Schweiz	Placement	Special Awards
1953	Danielle Oudinet	Unplaced
1960	Elaine Maurath	Top 15
1961	Liliane Burnier	Top 15
1962	Francine DeLouille	Unplaced
1963	Diana Tanner	Unplaced
1964	Sandra Susler	Unplaced
1965	Yvette Revelly	Unplaced
1966	Hedy Frick	Unplaced
1967	Elsbeth Ruegger	Unplaced
1968	Jeanette Biffiger	Unplaced
1969	Patricie Sollner	Top 15
1970	Diane Jane Roth	Top 15
1971	Anita Andrini	Unplaced
1972	Anne Lisse Weber	Unplaced
1973	Barbara Schottli	Unplaced
1974	Christine Lavanchy	Unplaced
1975	Beatrice Aschwanden	Unplaced
1976	Isabelle Fischbacher	Unplaced
1977	Anja Terzi	Unplaced
1978	Sylvia Vonarx	Unplaced
1979	Birgit Krahel	Unplaced
1980	Margrit Kilchoer	Unplaced
1981	Brigitte Voss	Unplaced
1982	Jeanette Linkenheil	Unplaced
1983	Lolita Morena	3rd Runner-up	Miss Photogenic
1984	Silvia Anna Affolter	Unplaced
1986	Eveline Nicole Glanzmann	Top 10
1987	Renate Walther	Unplaced
1988	Gabriela Bigler	Unplaced
1989	Karina Berger	Unplaced
1990	Catherine Mesot	Unplaced
1992	Sandra Aegerter	Unplaced
1993	Valérie Bovard	Unplaced
1994	Patricia Fässler	Top 10
1995	Sarah Briguet	Unplaced
1996	Stéphanie Berger	Unplaced
1997	Melanie Winiger	Unplaced
1998	Tanja Gutmann	Unplaced
1999	Sonja Grandjean	Unplaced
2000	Anita Buri	Unplaced
2001	Mahara McKay	Unplaced
2002	Jennifer Ann Gerber	Unplaced
2003	Nadine Vinzens	Unplaced
2004	Bianca Nicole Sissing	Top 15
2005	Fiona Hefti	Top 10
2006	Lauriane Gilliéron	2nd Runner-up
2007	Christa Rigozzi	Unplaced
2008	Amanda Ammann	Unplaced
2009	Whitney Toyloy	Top 10
2010	Linda Fäh	Unplaced
2011	Kerstin Cook	Unplaced
2012	Alina Buchschacher	Unplaced
2013	Dominique Rinderknecht	Top 16
2014	Zoé Metthez	Unplaced

Hosts

Matteo Pelli

References

↑ "Kerstin Cook Miss Switzerland 2010". TSR. September 25, 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.

External links

Beauty pageants in Switzerland

Miss Switzerland Miss World Switzerland Miss Earth Switzerland Miss & Mister Suisse Francophone

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

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)

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