Miss Georgia (country)

Miss Georgia
მის საქართველო
Mis Sakartvelo
Formation	2003
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Tbilisi
Location	Georgia
Membership	Miss Universe Miss World
Official language	Georgian
Organizer	IC Model Management
Website	missgeorgia.ge

Miss Georgia (Georgian: მის საქართველო, Mis Sakartvelo) is a national beauty pageant in Georgia.

History

Georgia has participated in international pageants since 2003 when it made its debut in Miss World in China. Traditionally, the winner of Miss Georgia has gone to Miss World since 2003.

In 2004 Georgia was debuted at the Miss Universe with Nino Murtazashvili. The 1st Runner-up of Miss Georgia is sent to Miss Universe.

Since 2012 the winner competes at the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants.

Titleholders

Year	Miss Georgia	Georgian Name
2003	Irina Onashvili	ირინა ონაშვილი
2004	Salome Chikviladze	სალომე ჩიკვილაძე
2005	Salome Khelashvili	სალომე ხელაშვილი
2006	Nino Kalandadze	ნინო კალანდაძე
2007	Tamar Nemsitsveridze	თამარ ნემსიწვერიძე
2008	Khatuna Skhirtladze	ხათუნა სხირტლაძე
2009	Tsira Suknidze	ცირა სუქნიძე
2010	Dea Arakishvili	დეა არაყიშვილი
2011	Janeta Kerdikoshvili	ჟანეტ ქერდიყოშვილი
2012	Tamar Shedania	თამარ შედანია
2013	Ana Zubashvili	ანა ზუბაშვილი
2015	Nino Karalashvili	ნინო ყარალაშვილი

Tamar Nemsitsveridze was the 2nd Runner-up in Miss Georgia 2007. She is considered Miss Georgia 2007, because the winner and the 1st runner-up were dethroned.
Miss Georgia 2013 was actually held in 2014 as the pageant was postponed from December 2013 to the following year.

Representatives at Miss Universe

Year	Miss Georgia	Georgian Name	Placement
2003	Nino Murtazashvili	ნინო მურთაზაშვილი	2004 - Unplaced
2004	Rusudan Bochoidze	რუსუდან ბოჩოიძე	2005 - Top 30
2005	Ekaterine Buadze	ეკატერინე ბუაძე	2006 - Unplaced
2006	Ana Giorgelashvili	ანა გიორგელაშვილი	2007 - Unplaced
2007	Gvantsa Daraselia	გვანცა დარასელია	2008 - Unplaced
2008	Lika Ordzhonikidze	ლიკა ორჯონიკიძე	2009 - Top 30
2009	Nanuka Gogichaishvili	ნანუკა გოგიჩაიშვილი	2010 - Top 40
2010	Eka Gurtskaia^[1]	ეკა ღურწკაია	2011 - Top 30
2012	Tamar Shedania	თამარ შედანია	2012 - Top 25
2013	Janeta Kerdikoshvili	ჟანეტ ქერდიყოშვილი	2013 - Withdrew
2014	Ana Zubashvili	ანა ზუბაშვილი	2014 - Unplaced
2015	Janeta Kerdikoshvili	ჟანეტ ქერდიყოშვილი	2015 - Top 25
2016	Nino Karalashvili	ნინო ყარალაშვილი	2016 - TBA

Janeta Kerdikoshvili did not participate because of unexpected health problems. The official statement about her withdrawal was announced by Miss Georgia Organization.

Representatives at Miss World

Year	Miss Georgia	Georgian Name	Placement	Special Awards
2003	Irina Onashvili	ირინა ონაშვილი	2003 - Top 20	Miss World Talent
2004	Salome Chikviladze	სალომე ჩიკვილაძე	2004 - Unplaced
2005	Salome Khelashvili	სალომე ხელაშვილი	2005 - Unplaced
2006	Nino Kalandadze	ნინო კალანდაძე	2006 - Unplaced
2007	Tamar Nemsitsveridze	თამარ ნემსიწვერიძე	2007 - Unplaced
2008	Khatuna Skhirtladze	ხათუნა სხირტლაძე	2008 - Unplaced
2009	Tsira Suknidze	ცირა სუქნიძე	2009 - Top 30
2010	Dea Arakishvili	დეა არაყიშვილი	2010 - Unplaced
2011	Janeta Kerdikoshvili	ჟანეტ ქერდიყოშვილი	2011 - Unplaced
2012	Salome Khomeriki	სალომე ხომერიკი	2012 - Unplaced
2013	Tamar Shedania	თამარ შედანია	2013 - Top 30
2014	Ana Zubashvili	ანა ზუბაშვილი	2014 - Unplaced
2015	Nino Karalashvili	ნინო ყარალაშვილი	2015 -Top 30

Salome Khomeriki was the 1st Runner-up in Miss Georgia 2011. She was replaced by Tamar Shedania due to schedule time of Miss World competition.

References

↑ "Miss Georgia 2010". angel.ge. September 21, 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010. Eka Gurtskaia, ეკა ღურწკაია, to Miss Universe 2011.

External links

Official Miss Georgia website

Miss Georgia winners

Irina Onashvili (2003) Salome Chikviladse (2004) Salome Chelashvili (2005) Nino Kalandadze (2006) Tamar Nemsitsveridze (2007) Khatuna Skhirtladze (2008) Tsira Suknidze (2009) Dea Arakishvili (2010) Janeta Kerdikoshvili (2011) Tamar Shedania (2012) Ana Zubashvili (2013) Nino Karalashvili (2015)

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)

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)

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