Miss Romania facts for kids
Elena Roxana Azoitei, Miss Romania 2007
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| Formation | 1928 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Bucharest |
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Membership
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Miss Universe |
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Official language
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Romanian |
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Key people
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Ernest Hadrian Böhm |
The Miss Universe România is a national beauty pageant that chooses Romania's representative for the Miss Universe competition. It's a contest where young women compete to show their beauty, talent, and personality. The winner then gets to represent Romania on a global stage.
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History of Miss Romania Pageants
The first Miss Romania contest started way back in the late 1920s. A woman named Magda Demetrescu won the very first pageant in 1929. She then went on to compete in an early version of the Miss Universe pageant in Texas, where she placed sixth. The next year, Mariana Mirica placed third. After this international contest ended in 1932, another Romanian contestant, Dorothee Cristescu, took part in a "Miss Universe" event in Brussels in 1935.
Romania stopped sending representatives to international pageants for a long time. There was a local contest in the 1970s, but it wasn't for Miss Universe.
Romania Joins Modern Miss Universe
Romania started participating in the modern Miss Universe pageant in 1991. Daniella Nane was the first Miss Romania to compete. A very famous Romanian gymnast, Nadia Comăneci, was even one of the judges that year! After 1998, Romania didn't send anyone to Miss Universe for 11 years. They finally returned in 2009. In 2016, a company called Royal Business Corporation, led by Mr. Ernest Hadrian Böhm, took over the rights to organize the Miss Universe Romania contest.
Past Miss Romania Winners
This table shows the young women who have won the Miss Romania title over the years.
| Year | Miss România | County |
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| 1928 | Marioara Ganesco | Bucharest |
| 1929 | Magda Demetrescu | Bucharest |
| 1930 | Mariana Mirica | Bucharest |
| 1931 | Erastia Peretz | Bucharest |
| 1979 | Matilda Pascal Cojocarita | Bucharest |
| 1991 | Daniela Nane | Iași |
| 1992 | Corina Corduneanu | Bucharest |
| 1993 | Angelica Nicoară | Arad |
| 1994 | Angelica Nicoară | Bucharest |
| 1995 | Monika Grosu | Bucharest |
| 1996 | Roberta Anastase | Prahova |
| 1997 | Diana Maria Urdareanu | Timiș |
| 1998 | Iuliana Elena Verdeș | Bucharest |
| 1999 | Nicoleta Luciu | Bucharest |
| 2000 | Alexandra Cosmoiu | Bucharest |
| 2001 | Vanda Petre | Bucharest |
| 2002 | Cleopatra Popescu | Sibiu |
| 2003 | Patricia Chifor | Bucharest |
| 2004 | Adina Maria Cotuna | Arad |
| 2005 | Raluca Voina | Bucharest |
| 2006 | Ioana Valentina Boitor | Satu Mare |
| 2007 | Elena Roxana Azoitei | Bucharest |
| 2008 | Ruxandra Popa | Prahova |
| 2009 | Elena Bianca Constantin | Bucharest |
| 2010 | Alexandra Cătălina Filip Resigned |
Bucharest |
| Oana Paveluc | Brașov | |
| 2011 | Larisa Popa | Olt |
| 2012 | Evelyn Iulia Dicu | Râmnicu Vâlcea |
| 2013 | Roxana Oana Andrei | Dâmbovița |
| 2016 | Teodora Dan | Dolj |
| 2017 | Ioana Mihalache | Constanța |
| 2019 | Dorina Chihaia | Iași |
| 2020 | Bianca Tirsin | Arad |
| 2021 | Carmina Cotfas | Cluj |
Miss Universe Romania Contestants
The winner of Miss Universe Romania gets to represent the country at the Miss Universe pageant. If the winner cannot fulfill her duties, the runner-up takes her place.
- : 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
| Year | County | Hometown | Miss Universe România | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes |
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| 2024 | colspan=6 TBA | |||||
| Did not compete between 2022—2023 | ||||||
| 2021 | Cluj County | Cluj-Napoca | Carmina Cotfas | Unplaced | ||
| 2020 | Arad | Arad | Bianca Tirsin | Unplaced | Bianca had already done well in other big pageants. She was 2nd Runner-up at Miss Supranational 2017 and 3rd Runner-up at Miss International 2018. | |
| 2019 | Iași | Iași | Dorina Chihaia | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Did not compete | |||||
| 2017 | Constanța | Constanța | Ioana Mihalache | Unplaced | ||
| 2016 | Dolj | Bucharest | Teodora Dan | Unplaced | Ernest Hadrian Böhm's company, ExclusivEvent, started directing the pageant this year. Teodora was also Miss Tourism Universe 2015. | |
| Did not compete between 2014—2015 | ||||||
| 2013 | Dâmbovița | Târgoviște | Roxana Oana Andrei | Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | Brașov | Brașov | Delia Monica Duca | Unplaced | Delia had a lot of experience in other pageants. She was Miss Diamond of the World 2015 and placed well in many others. | |
| 2011 | Olt | Slatina | Larisa Popa | Unplaced | ||
| 2010 | Brașov | Brașov | Oana Paveluc | Unplaced | Oana became the new Miss Universe Romania 2010 on July 14, 2010. The first winner, Alexandra Cătălina Filip, gave up the title because she didn't want to sign the contract. | |
| 2009 | Bucharest | Bucharest | Elena Bianca Constantin | Unplaced | Miss Universe România was directed by Mike Costache and Valentina Ionescu (from TVR/TV Romania) this year. | |
Miss Romania at Miss Universe (1991-1998)
This table shows the Miss Romania winners who competed in Miss Universe between 1991 and 1998.
- : 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
| Year | County | Hometown | Miss Universe România | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes |
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| 1998 | Bucharest | Bucharest | Iuliana Elena Verdeș | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | Timiș | Timișoara | Diana Maria Urdareanu | Unplaced | ||
| 1996 | Prahova | Ploiești | Roberta Anastase | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | Bucharest | Bucharest | Monika Grosu | Unplaced | ||
| 1994 | Bucharest | Bucharest | Mihaela Ciolacu | Unplaced | ||
| 1993 | Arad | Lipova | Angelica Nicoară | Unplaced | ||
| 1992 | Bucharest | Bucharest | Corina Corduneanu | Unplaced | ||
| 1991 | Iași | Iași | Daniela Nane | Unplaced | The Romanian Beauty Committee was in charge of the pageant this year. |
Hosts of the Pageant
- Valentina Ionescu
See also
- List of Romania representatives at international beauty pageants
