Miss Kazakhstan facts for kids
Formation | 1997 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Almaty |
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Membership
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Official language
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Kazakh |
President
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Aiday Isaeva |
Key people
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Sovet Seitov |
Website | misskazakhstan.kz |
Miss Kazakhstan, also known as Miss Qazaqstan (Kazakh: Мисс Қазақстан), is a big national beauty contest in Kazakhstan. It started in 1997. The winners of this contest get to represent Kazakhstan in major international pageants like Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Earth.
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History of Miss Qazaqstan
The Miss Kazakhstan pageant began in 1997. It was started by Sovet Seitov. This contest quickly became the most important beauty pageant in Kazakhstan. It was the first of its kind in the country.
Girls from 17 regions and 3 major cities across Kazakhstan compete for the main crown. Miss Kazakhstan is the official organization that chooses who will represent Kazakhstan in global events. For example, they have sent representatives to Miss World since 1998, Miss Universe since 2006, and Miss Earth since 2021.
In 2022, Aiday Isaeva became the President of Miss Kazakhstan. She was Miss Kazakhstan herself in 2014 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2014. When she took over, the pageant's name was changed to "Miss Qazaqstan" to use the local Kazakh language name.
How the Competition Works
The Miss Qazaqstan competition usually holds smaller contests in different provinces each year. Girls from 17 regions and 3 cities in Kazakhstan then come together to compete in the final event.
At the end of the competition, there are several winners. They announce a Second Runner-up and a First Runner-up. Then, three main winners are chosen: Miss Earth Qazaqstan, Miss Universe Qazaqstan, and Miss Qazaqstan.
Here are the regions and cities that usually take part:
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Past Winners
The winners of Miss Qazaqstan often go on to compete in international beauty pageants. Here's a look at some of the past titleholders.
- Miss Universe Kazakhstan
- Miss World Kazakhstan
- Miss Earth Kazakhstan
Miss Qazaqstan Winners
Year | Miss Qazaqstan | Kazakh Name | Region |
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1997 | Dzhamilia Bisembayeva | Джемилия Бисембаева | Almaty |
1998 | Dana Tolesh | Дана Төлеш | Almaty |
1999 | Asel Isabayeva | Әсел Исабаева | Almaty |
2000 | Margarita Kravtsova | Маргарита кравцова | Rostov-on-Don |
2001 | Gulmira Mahambetova | Гүлмира Махамбетова | Almaty |
2002 | Olga Sidorenko | Ольга Сидоренко | Almaty |
2003 | Saule Zhunusova | Саили Жүнісова | Pavlodar |
2004 | Alexandra Kazakova | Александра Казакова | Almaty |
2005 | Dina Nuraliyeva | Дина Нұралиева | Shymkent |
2006 | Gaukhar Rakhmetaliyeva | Гаухар Рахметалиева | Almaty |
2007 | Alfina Nasyrova | Альфина Насырова | Almaty |
2008 | Olga Nikitina | Ольга Никитина | Karaganda |
2009 | Symbat Madyarova | Симбиан Мадярова | Almaty |
2010 | Zhanna Zhumaliyeva | Жанна Жұмалиева | Oral |
2011 | Aynur Toleuova | Айнұр Төлеуова | Taldykorgan |
2012 | Zhazira Nurimbetova | Жазира Нұрымбетова | Kentau |
2013 | Aiday Isaeva | Айдай Исаева | Almaty |
2014 | Regina Vandysheva | Регина Вандишева | Almaty |
2015 | Alia Mergenbaeva | Әлиа Мергенбаева | Aktau |
2016 | Gulbanu Azimkhanova | Гүлбану Әзімханова | Kyzylorda |
2018 | Alfiya Yersayin | Альфия Ерсайын | Atyrau |
2019 | Madina Batyk | Мәдина Балық | Pavlodar |
Miss Universe Kazakhstan Winners
For a while, the winner of Miss Almaty (a regional contest) was chosen to represent Kazakhstan at Miss Universe. This changed in 2019. Since 2021, Miss Kazakhstan crowns three winners at once for Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Earth.
Year | Miss Universe Kazakhstan | Kazakh Name | Region |
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2015 | Regina Valter | Реджина Вальтер | Almaty |
2016 | Darina Kulsitova | Дарина Күлситова | Semey |
2017 | Kamilla Asylova | Камилла Асылова | Almaty |
2018 | Sabina Azimbayeva | Сабина Әзімбаева | Taldykorgan |
2020 | Kamilla Serikbay | Камилла Серікбай | Pavlodar |
2021 | Aziza Tokashova | Азиза Тоқашова | Almaty |
Miss Qazaqstan Winners (2021-Present)
Since 2021, the Miss Kazakhstan Organization has chosen three main winners: Miss Universe Qazaqstan, Miss World Qazaqstan, and Miss Earth Qazaqstan. With Aiday Isaeva becoming president in 2022, the winner of Miss Qazaqstan now represents the country at Miss World. The other two winners go to Miss Universe and Miss Earth.
Year | Qazaqstan Miss Universe | Kazakh Name | Region | Qazaqstan Miss World | Kazakh Name | Region | Miss Qazaqstan Earth | Kazakh Name | Region |
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2021 | Aidana Akhantaeva | Айдана Ахантаева | Astana | Nazerke Karmanova | Назерке Карманова | Aktobe | Anna Glubokovskaya | Анна Глубоковская | Karaganda |
Year | Miss Qazaqstan | Kazakh Name | Region | Miss Universe Qazaqstan | Kazakh Name | Region | Miss Earth Qazaqstan | Kazakh Name | Region |
2022 | Tomiris Kakimova | Томирис Кәкімова | Astana | Diana Tashimbetova Dethroned |
Диана Тәшімбетова | Almaty | Dilnaz Tilaeva | Дильназ Тілаева | Almaty |
Tomiris Zair Assumed |
Томирис Заир | Almaty | |||||||
2023 | Sabina Idrissova | Сабина Идрисова | Astana | Madina Almukhanova | Мадина Альмуханова | Almaty | Ayaulym Alimkhaliyeva | Аяулым Алимхалиева | Almaty |
2024 | Bagym Baltabaeva | Багым Балтабаева | East Kazakhstan | Dana Almasova | Дана Алмасова | Kostanay | Tomiris Kadyrkhan | Томирис Кадырхан | Almaty |
Kazakhstan at International Pageants
The Miss Qazaqstan organization helps prepare and send representatives to major international beauty pageants.
Miss Universe Kazakhstan Representatives
This section shows how Kazakhstan's representatives have done at the Miss Universe pageant.
- : Winner
- : Runner-up or Top 5/6
- : Finalist or Semi-finalist
- : Special award winner
Year | Region | Miss Qazaqstan | Kazakh Name | Placement at Miss Universe | Special awards | Notes |
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Aiday Isaeva's leadership (since 2022) | ||||||
2025 | Kostanay | Dana Almassova | Дана Алмасова | TBA | ||
2024 | Almaty | Madina Almukhanova | Мадина Альмуханова | Unplaced | ||
2023 | Almaty | Tomiris Zair | Томирис Заир | Unplaced | Tomiris was the Vice Miss Qazaqstan 2022. | |
2022 | Almaty | Diana Tashimbetova | Диана Тәшімбетова | Did not compete | Diana withdrew due to lack of support. | |
Astana | Aidana Akhantaeva | Айдана Ахантаева | Replaced by another delegate. | |||
Sovet Seitov's leadership (2019-2021) | ||||||
2021 | Almaty | Aziza Tokashova | Азиза Тоқашова | Unplaced | ||
2020 | Pavlodar | Kamilla Serikbay | Камилла Серікбай | Unplaced | ||
2019 | Atyrau | Alfïya Ersayın | Альфия Ерсайын | Unplaced | ||
Sovet Seitov's "Miss Almaty" leadership (2015-2018) | ||||||
2018 | Taldykorgan | Sabina Azimbayeva | Сабина Әзімбаева | Unplaced | ||
2017 | Almaty | Kamilla Asylova | Камилла Асылова | Unplaced | ||
2016 | Semey | Darina Kulsitova | Дарина Күлситова | Unplaced | ||
2015 | Almaty | Regina Valter | Реджина Вальтер | Did not compete | Regina withdrew and was later replaced. | |
Sovet Seitov's leadership (2006-2014) | ||||||
2014 | Almaty | Aiday Isaeva | Айдай Исаева | Unplaced | ||
2013 | Almaty | Aygerim Kozhakanova | Айгерім Қожақанова | Unplaced | Aygerim was Miss Almaty 2013. | |
Kentau | Zhazira Nurimbetova | Жазира Нұрымбетова | Did not compete | |||
2012 | Taldykorgan | Aynur Toleuova | Айнұр Төлеуова | Did not compete | Aynur was too young to compete. | |
2011 | Almaty | Valeriya Aleinikova | Валерия Алейникова | Unplaced | Valeriya was 1st Runner-up at Miss Kazakhstan 2010. | |
2010 | Almaty | Asselina Kuchukova | Әселина Кучукова | Unplaced | ||
Almaty | Symbat Madyarova | Симбиан Мадярова | Did not compete | Symbat was replaced by Asselina Kuchukova. | ||
2009 | Karaganda | Olga Nikitina | Ольга Никитина | Did not compete | Olga withdrew due to lack of sponsorship. | |
2008 | Almaty | Alfina Nasyrova | Альфина Насырова | Unplaced |
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2007 | Almaty | Gaukhar Rakhmetaliyeva | Гаухар Рахметалиева | Unplaced | ||
2006 | Shymkent | Dina Nuraliyeva | Дина Нұралиева | Unplaced |
Miss World Kazakhstan Representatives
This section shows how Kazakhstan's representatives have done at the Miss World pageant.
- : Winner
- : Runner-up or Top 5/6
- : Finalist or Semi-finalist
- : Special award winner
Year | Region | Miss Qazaqstan | Kazakh Name | Placement at Miss World | Special awards | Notes | |
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Aiday Isaeva's leadership (since 2022) | |||||||
2026 | Oskemen | Bagim Baltabaeva | Бағым Балтабаева | TBA | TBA | ||
2025 | Astana | Sabina Idrissova | Сабина Идрисова | Unplaced | |||
The Miss World 2023 contest was moved to 2024. | |||||||
2023 | Astana | Tomiris Kakimova | Томирис Кәкімова | Unplaced | |||
The Miss World 2021 contest was moved to 2022. | |||||||
Sovet Seitov's leadership (1998-2021) | |||||||
2021 | Aktobe | Nazerke Karmanova | Назерке Карманова | Did not compete | Nazerke got married before the competition. | ||
No competition was held in 2020-2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||||||
2019 | Pavlodar | Madina Batyk | Мәдина Балық | Unplaced |
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2018 | Karaganda | Yekaterina Dvorechkaya | Екатерина Дворечкая | Unplaced | Yekaterina was 1st Runner-up at Miss Kazakhstan 2018. | ||
2017 | Kyzylorda | Gulbanu Azimkhanova | Камилла Асылова | Top 40 |
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2016 | Aktau | Alia Mergenbaeva | Әлиа Мергенбаева | Unplaced | |||
2015 | Almaty | Regina Vandysheva | Регина Вандишева | Top 20 |
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2014 | Almaty | Madina Davletova | Мадина Давлетова | Did not compete | Madina was 2nd Runner-up at Miss Kazakhstan 2013. | ||
2013 | Taldykorgan | Aynur Toleuova | Айнұр Төлеуова | Unplaced | |||
2012 | Yevgeniya Klishina | Евгения Кlishина | Top 30 | Yevgenia was 1st Runner-up at Miss Kazakhstan 2010. | |||
2011 | Oral | Zhanna Zhumaliyeva | Жанна Жұмалиева | Top 15 |
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2010 | Almaty | Asselina Kuchukova | Әселина Кучукова | Unplaced | |||
2009 | Shymkent | Dina Nuraliyeva | Дина Нұралиева | Top 15 | |||
2008 | Almaty | Alfina Nasyrova | Альфина Насырова | Top 15 | |||
2007 | Nur-Sultan | Dana Kaparova | Дана Капарова | Unplaced | Dana was 1st Runner-up at Miss Kazakhstan 2006. | ||
2006 | Karaganda | Sabina Chukayeva | Сабина Чөкайова | Unplaced | Sabina was 1st Runner-up at Miss Kazakhstan 2005. | ||
Did not compete in 2005 | |||||||
2004 | Almaty | Alexandra Kazakova | Александра Казакова | Unplaced | |||
2003 | Pavlodar | Saule Zhunusova | Саили Жүнісова | Unplaced | |||
2002 | Almaty | Olga Sidorenko | Ольга Сидоренко | Unplaced | |||
Did not compete in 2001 | |||||||
2000 | Rostov-on-Don | Margarita Kravtsova | Маргарита кравцова | Top 5 |
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1999 | Almaty | Asel Isabayeva | Әсел Исабаева | Unplaced | |||
1998 | Almaty | Anna Kirpota | Анна Кирпота | Unplaced | Anna was 1st Runner-up at Miss Kazakhstan 1998. |
Miss Earth Kazakhstan Representatives
This section shows how Kazakhstan's representatives have done at the Miss Earth pageant.
- : Winner
- : Runner-up
- : Finalist or Semi-finalist
- : Special award winner
Year | Region | Miss Qazaqstan | Kazakh Name | Placement at Miss Earth | Special awards | Notes |
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Aiday Isaeva's leadership (since 2022) | ||||||
2024 | Almaty | Ayaulym Alimkhaliyeva | Аяулым Алимхалиева | Did not compete | ||
2023 | Almaty | Dilnaz Tilaeva | Дильназ Тілаева | Top 8 (Runner-up) |
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2022 | Karaganda | Anna Glubokovskaya | Анна Глубоковская | Did not compete | Withdrew for unknown reasons. | |
Other agencies' leadership (2007-2019) | ||||||
No representative between 2020-2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||
2019 | Almaty | Altynay Assenova | Алтынай Әсенова | Unplaced | ||
Did not compete between 2015-2018 | ||||||
2014 | Nur-Sultan | Assel Zholdassova | Әсел Жолдасова | Unplaced |
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2013 | Almaty | Kumis Bazarbayeva | Күміс Базарбаева | Unplaced |
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Did not compete between 2008-2012 | ||||||
2007 | Almaty | Zhazira Nurkhodjaeva | Жазира Нұрходжаева | Unplaced | ||
Sovet Seitov's leadership (2001) | ||||||
Did not compete between 2002-2006 | ||||||
2001 | Almaty | Margarita Kravtsova | Маргарита Кравцова | Miss Earth Water 2001 (2nd Runner-up) |
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See also
In Spanish: Miss Kazajistán para niños