Bangladesh at major beauty pageants

This is a list of Bangladesh's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world.

Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]

The Bangladesh franchise holders of the four major beauty pageants are the following:

• Miss Universe Bangladesh - for Miss Universe

• Miss World Bangladesh - for Miss World

• Miss Earth Bangladesh - for Miss Earth

Bangladesh at major beauty pageants

Bangladesh has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][13] These are Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth.[14][11][12]

Color Key
  •   Miss Universe winner
  •   Miss World winner
  •   Miss International winner
  •   Miss Earth winner
  •   Ended as Runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the Finalists, Semi-finalists, or Quarter-finalists
YEAR Miss Universe Miss World Miss International Miss Earth
2020 TBA ↑ No Pageant Held Miss International
established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Bangladesh had never competed in Miss International.		 Meghna Alam
2019 Shirin Akter Shila Rafah Nanjeba Torsa (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Bangladesh has sent their first delegate in 2020.)
2018 Miss Universe
established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Bangladesh had sent their first delegate in 2019.		 Jannatul Ferdous Oishee
Top 30
2017 Jessia Islam
Top 40
2016 x
2015 x
2014 x
2013 x
2012 x
2011 x
2010 x
2009 x
2008 x
2007 x
2006 x
2005 x
2004 x
2003 x
2002 x
2001 Tabassum Ferdous Shaon
2000 Sonia Gazi
1999 Shaila Simi
1998 Tania Rahman Tonni
1997 x
1996 Rehnuma Dilruba Chitra
1995 Yasmin Bilkis Sathi
1994 Anika Taher
Miss World
established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Bangladesh sent their first delegate in 1994.


× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held

Pageant Placements Best result
Miss Universe 0 None
Miss World 2 Top 30 (2018)
Miss International 0 0
Miss Earth 0 None
Total 2 Top 30 (2018) (Miss World)

See also

References
  1. Ornos, Riza (30 September 2013). "Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. Kanja, Kirstin (20 December 2019). "Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe". Standard Media. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. Jun, Kwanwoo (2013-12-02). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  4. Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  5. Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. "Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China". Xinhua News Agency. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  7. "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. Joel, Guinto (13 March 2015). "PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. Joel, Guinto (12 March 2015). "In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage". GMA News Online. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  10. "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. 2008-10-08. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  11. Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  12. Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  13. "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  14. "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. 2008-10-08. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.