Miss Seychelles

Miss Seychelles
Motto	Beauty with A Purpose
Formation	1969
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Victoria
Location	Seychelles
Membership	Miss World
Official language	English
Organization	Seychelles Tourism Board
Website	Official website

Miss Seychelles is the annual national beauty pageant of Seychelles responsible for selecting representatives to Miss World.

History

The Miss Seychelles Beauty Pageant was relaunched in 2012 after 4 year’s absence from the Seychelles’ events calendar, the Seychelles Tourism Board will be hosting on the 4th edition of the Miss Seychelles another world Beauty Pageant on Saturday 30 May 2015. The aim is to highlight the high standards of feminine beauty and elegance found among our islands.

Mission

The Miss Seychelles another world Beauty Pageant continues to propose a new era of involvement for the winner of the competition, opening the door of opportunity in the form of travelling abroad to represent Seychelles, not only in the Miss World pageant, but also at trade fairs and other international events as an ambassadress and spokesperson for our islands - their culture, spectacular natural beauty and national identity.

National franchise

The National Contest is conducted in agreement with Miss World Limited, the owners and organizers of the Miss World Contest, to elect "Miss World" and it is also an official preliminary contest to select a representative to participate in the Miss World Contest.

Titleholders

Color key

Declared as Winner
Ended as runner-up
Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year	Miss World Seychelles	Hometown	Placement at Miss World
1969	Sylvia Labonte	Victoria
1970	Nicole Barallon	Victoria
1971	Nadia Morel du Boil	Victoria
1972	Jane Edna Straevens	Victoria	Top 15
1973	June Gouthier	Victoria	Top 15 and Miss Personality
1975	Amelie Lydia Michel	Victoria
1992	Myrna Chantal Hoareau	La Digue
1994	Marquise David	Victoria
1995	Shirley Low-Meng	Victoria
1996	Christina Pillay	Victoria
1997	Michelle Lane	Victoria
1998	Alvina Antoinette Grandcourt	Victoria
1999	Anne-Mary Jorre	Victoria
2008	Elena Angione	Mahé
2012	Sherlyn Ferneau	Victoria
2013	Agnes Gerry	Victoria
2014	Camila Estico	Victoria
2015	Linne Freminot	Mahé	Miss World Sport (1st Runner-up)
2016	Christine Barbier	Mahé	TBA

References

External links

Miss Seychelles Another World Site

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Inactive since 2013

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–2000)

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 United States	Alaska (1952-1958) Hawaii (1952-1959)

Miss World participant countries and territories

Active (1951–present)	Albania Angola Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Chad Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Congo DR Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica 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 Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali 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 Rwanda Samoa Scotland Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia 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) Bonaire (2012) Cape Verde (2010) Cambodia (2006) Cuba (2011) Estonia (2005) Gambia (1986) Greenland (1992) Grenada (2007) Guernsey (1975) Hawaii (2001) Isle of Man (1988) Jersey (1981) Jordan (1981) Monaco (1955) Montserrat (1964) Morocco (1968) Northern Marianas (2003) Papua New Guinea (1990) São Tomé and Príncipe (2014) St. Barthelemy (2011) 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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