Miss Switzerland

Miss Schweiz Organisation
(in Italian) Miss Svizzera
(in French) Miss Suisse
(in German) Miss Schweiz
(in Romansh) Miss Svizra
Formation1951; 73 years ago (1951)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersBern
Location
MembershipMiss Universe
Official language
National director
Bernard Poffet
Websitewww.missuniverseswitzerland.ch

The Miss Switzerland or Miss Universe Switzerland (German: Miss Schweiz; French: Miss Suisse; Italian: Miss Svizzera) is a national Beauty pageant in Switzerland. The pageant was founded in 1951, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe.

History

Nadine Vinzens, Miss Switzerland 2003, in 2017
Alina Buchschacher, Miss Switzerland 2011
Jastina Doreen Riederer, Miss Switzerland 2018

Began in 1951 the Miss Switzerland resulted Jacqueline Genton as the first ever Miss Switzerland and won the Miss Europa 1951 title. In 1953 Miss Switzerland was sponsored by Bea Kasse4. Since that year Miss Switzerland winning title automatically competes at Miss Universe competition. Between 1975 and 1976 Miss Switzerland was handled by Sylvia Grivelli (Valais) and founded the "Miss Suisse Organisation AG" (also referred to as "Miss Schweiz Organisation AG"). Later the organization was handled by Raffy Locher, Christoph Locher, and Karina Berger. In the past, the Miss Switzerland also franchised the Miss Europe, Miss World and Miss International. The pageants languages are French and German. The Miss Universe representative is chosen through an independent pageant organised by the Miss and Mister Suisse Francophone Organisation.

Procedure

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". Began in 2018 the new leaders of Miss Switzerland Organization will be handled by Angela Fuchs, Iwan Meyer and Andrea Meyer.

Franchise holders

The Miss Switzerland pageant is the national franchise holder for Miss Universe.

Titleholders

Year Miss Suisse / Miss Schweiz / Miss Switzerland Canton Notes
1951 Jacqueline Genton Vaud Miss Europa 1951
1952 Sylvia Müller Basel-Stadt
1953 Danielle Oudinet Appenzell Ausserrhoden Sponsored by Bea Kasse4
1954 Claudine Bühler[1][2]
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 Sylvia Grivelli (Valais) directorship
1976 Isabelle Fischbacher Vaud Raffy Locher, Christoph Locher, and Karina Berger (Miss Schweiz Organisasion AG)
1977 Anja Terzi Geneva
1978 Sylvia Vonarx Appenzell Innerrhoden
1979 Barbara Mayer Fribourg
1980 Margrit Kilchoer Geneva
1981 Brigitte Voss Bern
1982 Lolita Morena Geneva
1984 Silvia Anna Affolter Zurich
1985 Eveline Nicole Glanzmann Aargau
1986 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 Switzerland and New Zealand citizenship — Maori origins on her father's side
2001 Jennifer Ann Gerber Aargau
2002 Nadine Vinzens Grisons
2003 Bianca Nicole Sissing Lucerne
2004 Fiona Hefti Zurich
2005 Lauriane Gilliéron Vaud A daughter of the mayor of Prilly, Alain Gilliéron
2006 Christa Rigozzi Ticino
2007 Amanda Ammann St. Gallen
2008 Whitney Toyloy Vaud
2009 Linda Fäh St. Gallen
2010 Kerstin Cook[3] Lucerne
2011 Alina Buchschacher Bern
2013 Dominique Rinderknecht Zurich
2014 Laetitia Guarino Vaud
2015 Lauriane Sallin[4] Fribourg Longer "reign" of two years and four months
2018 Jastina Doreen Riederer Aargau Dethroned — The first Miss Switzerland who dismissed from her title · Angela Fuchs, Iwan Meyer and Andrea Meyer directorship[5]
Year Miss Universe Switzerland Canton Notes
2014 Zoé Metthez Zürich François Matthey directorship
2016 Dijana Cvijetić St. Gallen Veeranda Aeberli directorship
2022 Alia Giundi Valais Bernard Poffet directorship
2023 Lorena Santen[citation needed] Aargau
2024 Laura Bircher Nidwalden

Canton Ranking of Winners

Canton Total Years
Zürich 10 1972, 1973, 1974, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2013
Vaud 7 1951, 1964, 1976, 1992, 2005, 2008, 2014
Aargau 1969, 1985, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2018, 2023
Ticino 5 1960, 1962, 1971, 1996, 2006
Fribourg 4 1961, 1979, 1989, 2015
Valais 3 1968, 1994, 2022
Lucerne 1986, 2003, 2010
Geneva 1977, 1980, 1982
Bern 2 1981, 2011
St. Gallen 2007, 2009
Grisons 1963, 2002
Thurgau 1970, 1999
Solothurn 1975, 1997
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 1953, 1978
Nidwalden 1 2024
Basel-Landschaft 1967
Schwyz 1966
Glarus 1965
Basel-Stadt 1952

Titleholders at Miss Universe pageant

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
The main winner of Miss Switzerland represents her country at Miss Universe.
Year Canton Miss Switzerland Placement at Miss Universe Special awards Notes
Bernard Poffet directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2022
2024 Nidwalden Laura Bircher[citation needed] Unplaced
2023 Aargau Lorena Santen Unplaced
2022 Valais Alia Giundi Unplaced
Angela Fuchs, Iwan Meyer, and Andrea Meyer directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 2018
Did not compete between 2019—2021
2018 Aargau Jastina Doreen Riederer Unplaced Dethroned — The first Miss Switzerland who dismissed from her title.
Veeranda Aeberli directorship "Miss Universe Switzerland" — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 2016
Did not compete in 2017
2016 St. Gallen Dijana Cvijetić Unplaced
François Matthey directorship "Miss Universe Switzerland" — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 2014
Did not compete in 2015
2014 Zürich Zoé Metthez Unplaced
Miss Schweiz Organisation AG directorship "Miss Schweiz" — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1976―2013
2013 Zürich Dominique Rinderknecht Top 16
2012 Bern Alina Buchschacher Unplaced
2011 Lucerne Kerstin Cook Unplaced
2010 St. Gallen Linda Fäh Unplaced
2009 Vaud Whitney Toyloy Top 10
2008 St. Gallen Amanda Ammann Unplaced
2007 Ticino Christa Rigozzi Unplaced
2006 Vaud Lauriane Gilliéron 2nd Runner-up
2005 Zürich Fiona Hefti Top 10
2004 Lucerne Bianca Nicole Sissing Top 15
2003 Grisons Nadine Vinzens Unplaced
2002 Aargau Jennifer Ann Gerber Unplaced
2001 Aargau Mahara McKay Unplaced
2000 Thurgau Anita Buri Unplaced
1999 Zürich Sonja Grandjean Unplaced
1998 Solothurn Tanja Gutman Unplaced
1997 Ticino Melanie Winiger Unplaced
1996 Zürich Stéphanie Berger Unplaced
1995 Valais Sarah Briguet Unplaced
1994 Zürich Patricia Fässler Top 10
1993 Vaud Valérie Bovard Unplaced
1992 Aargau Sandra Aegerter Unplaced
Did not compete in 1991
1990 Fribourg Catherine Mesot Unplaced
1989 Zürich Karina Berger Unplaced Miss Globe International 1989
1988 Zürich Gabriela Bigler Unplaced Designation — Gabriela was designated as Miss Universe Switzerland by Miss Schweiz Organization.
1987 Lucerne Renate Walther Unplaced
1986 Aargau Eveline Nicole Glanzmann Top 10
Did not compete in 1985
1984 Zürich Silvia Anna Affolter Unplaced
1983 Geneva Lolita Morena 3rd Runner-up
  • Miss Photogenic
1982 Zürich Jeanette Linkenheil Unplaced Designation — Jeanette was designated as Miss Universe Switzerland by Miss Schweiz Organization.
1981 Bern Brigitte Voss Unplaced
1980 Geneva Margrit Kilchoer Unplaced
1979 Geneva Birgit Krahel Unplaced Runner-up took over after the winner did not compete at Miss Universe 1979.
1978 Appenzell Innerrhoden Sylvia Vonarx Unplaced
1977 Geneva Anja Terzi Unplaced
1976 Vaud Isabelle Fischbacher Unplaced
1975 Solothurn Beatrice Aschwanden Unplaced
1974 Zürich Christine Lavanchy Unplaced
1973 Zürich Barbara Schottli Unplaced
1972 Zürich Anne Lisse Weber Unplaced
1971 Ticino Anita Andrini Unplaced
1970 Thurgau Diane Jane Roth Top 15
1969 Aargau Patricie Sollner Top 15
1968 Valais Jeanette Biffiger Unplaced
1967 Basel-Landschaft Elsbeth Ruegger Unplaced
1966 Schwyz Hedy Frick Unplaced
1965 Glarus Yvette Revelly Unplaced
1964 Vaud Sandra Susler Unplaced
1963 Grisons Diana Tanner Unplaced
1962 Ticino Francine DeLouille Unplaced
1961 Fribourg Liliane Burnier Top 15
1960 Ticino Elaine Maurath Top 15
Did not compete between 1954—1959
1953 Appenzell Ausserrhoden Danielle Oudinet Unplaced Sponsored by Bea Kasse4.

See also

References

  1. ^ "THIS IS THE WAY THE BEAUTY ENTRANTS". The Calgary Herald. 22 October 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. ^ "'MISS WORLD' ENTRIES". St. Joseph Gazette. Vol. 110, no. 126. 18 October 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Kerstin Cook Miss Switzerland 2010". TSR. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Die Freiburgerin Lauriane Sallin erbt die Krone". NZZ. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  5. ^ Huber, Sarah (24 January 2019). "Miss Schweiz Eklat: Jetzt äussert sich Jastina Doreen Riederer". Schweizer Illustrierte (in German). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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