Miss Switzerland is a Swiss beauty pageant for young women. 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".
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Winners
Year | Name | Canton Represented | Placement at Miss Universe |
Award |
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1951 | Jacqueline Genton | Vaud | ||
1952 | Sylvia Müller | |||
1953 | Danielle Oudinet | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | ||
1960 | Elaine Maurath | Ticino | Top 15 semifinalist | |
1961 | Liliane Burnier | Fribourg | Top 15 semifinalist | |
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 | Top 15 semifinalist | |
1970 | Diane Jane Roth | Thurgau | Top 15 semifinalist | |
1971 | Anita Andrini | Ticino | ||
1972 | Anne Lisse Weber | Zurich | ||
1973 | Barbara Schottli | Zurich | ||
1974 | Christine Lavanchy | Zurich | ||
1975 | Beatrice Aschwanden | Solothurn | another group elected 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 | 3rd runner-up | Miss Photogenic at both Miss Universe 1983[1] and Miss World 1982 |
1984 | Silvia Anna Affolter | Zurich | ||
1985 | Eveline Nicole Glanzmann | Aargau | Top 10 semifinalist | |
1986/1987 | Renate Walther | Lucerne | ||
1988 | Karina Berger (**) | Zurich | Miss Globe International 1989 | |
1989/1990 | Catherine Mesot | Fribourg | ||
1991 | Sandra Aegerter | Aargau | ||
1992 | Valérie Bovard | Vaud | ||
1993 | Patricia Fässler | Zurich | Top 10 semifinalist | |
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 | Top 15 semifinalist (2004) | |
2004 | Fiona Hefti | Zurich | Top 10 finalist (2005) | |
2005 | Lauriane Gilliéron | Vaud | 2nd runner-up (2006) | |
2006 | Christa Rigozzi | Ticino | ||
2007 | Amanda Ammann | St. Gallen | ||
2008 | Whitney Toyloy | Vaud | Top 10 finalist (2009) | |
2009 | Linda Fäh | St. Gallen | ||
2010 | Kerstin Cook[2] | Lucerne | ||
2011 | Alina Buchschacher | Berne |
(*) Jeanette Linkenheil was handpicked for Miss Universe 1982.
(**) Gabriela Bigler of Zurich was handpicked for Miss Universe 1988 and Miss World 1987.
See also
References
- ^ "Miss Universe Crowned". Bangor Daily News. United Press International (Bangor, Maine). July 12, 1983. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mCA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=KuEIAAAAIBAJ&dq=&pg=2906%2C3582687. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ "Kerstin Cook Miss Switzerland 2010". TSR. September 25, 2010. http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http://www.tsr.ch/info/suisse/2513384-la-lucernoise-kerstin-cook-est-miss-suisse-2010.html%3Fwysistatpr%3Dads_rss_texte. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
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