The first contest to choose the most beautiful girl in the world, Miss World, was organized in 1954 in Great Britain, and continued to be held there regularly until 1989. Growing interest from the media and the public has led to high viewership, which actually exceeded three billion viewers on more than one occasion. In the last several years, Slovakia was successfully represented at Miss World by Karolína Čičátková, Andrea Verešová, Janka Horečná, Jana Ivanová, Eva Verešová, Adriana Pospíšilová, Mária Sándorová, Ivica Sláviková, Magdaléna Šebestová, Veronika Husárová, Edita Kresáková and Barbora Franeková, Marína Georgievová, Michaela Ňurciková. Miss Slovakia 2012 Kristína Krajčírová will represent the Slovak Republic at Miss World 2012.
MISS INTERNATIONAL
This is the only worldwide beauty pageant that takes place on an annual basis in Asia. Its beginnings can be traced back to the year 1961. The current president of the Miss International contest is Katsumi Ishida from Japan. In 2000, a representative from Slovakia, Michaela Strählová, placed in the contest’s top 15. Slovakia was successfully represented by Barbara Pappová and Zuzana Gunišová in subsequent years as well. In the 43rd year of this prestigious contest, Slovakia was successfully represented by Second Vice Miss 2003, Simona Slobodníková, who won the title MISS Internet International 2003. In 2004, Slovakia was represented by Second Vice Miss Aneta Kailingová, in 2005 by Lucia Debnárová, in 2006 by Second Vice Miss 2006 Dagmar Ivanová, in 2007 by Second Vice Miss Kristína Valúšková, in 2008 Lenka Sýkorová, in 2009 Sońa Skoncová, in 2010 Tatiana Kohútová, in 2011 Dušana Lukáčová and in the year 2012 will represent Second Vice Miss Slovakia 2012 Denisa Krajčovičová at contest Miss International.
This is the only worldwide beauty pageant that takes place on an annual basis in Asia. Its beginnings can be traced back to the year 1961. The current president of the Miss International contest is Katsumi Ishida from Japan. In 2000, a representative from Slovakia, Michaela Strählová, placed in the contest’s top 15. Slovakia was successfully represented by Barbara Pappová and Zuzana Gunišová in subsequent years as well. In the 43rd year of this prestigious contest, Slovakia was successfully represented by Second Vice Miss 2003, Simona Slobodníková, who won the title MISS Internet International 2003. In 2004, Slovakia was represented by Second Vice Miss Aneta Kailingová, in 2005 by Lucia Debnárová, in 2006 by Second Vice Miss 2006 Dagmar Ivanová, in 2007 by Second Vice Miss Kristína Valúšková, in 2008 Lenka Sýkorová, in 2009 Sońa Skoncová, in 2010 Tatiana Kohútová, in 2011 Dušana Lukáčová and in the year 2012 will represent Second Vice Miss Slovakia 2012 Denisa Krajčovičová at contest Miss International.