Top Model of the World
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The Top Model of the World is an international search for the ultimate model. The event started in 1993 in Miami, organised by the Globana Group.[1] It is now owned and managed by the World Beauty Organization.[2]
The current Top Model of the World for 2024 is Maria Katren Varzaru from Romania.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country/Territory | Venue | Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Maria Katren Varzaru |  Romania
|
Ain Sokhna, Egypt | 38 |
| 2023 | Mariana Macias[3] |  Mexico
|
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 41 |
| 2022 | Natalie Kocendova |  Czech Republic
|
Hurghada, Egypt | 47 |
| 2020 | Pierinna Patino |  Peru
|
35 | |
| 2019 | Nicole Menayo |  Spain
|
35 | |
| 2018 | Janet Leyva | Peru
|
41 | |
| 2017 | Julya Gershun |  Ukraine |
El Gouna, Egypt | 41 |
| 2016 | Margo Cooper [4] |  Bulgaria |
Bremen, Germany | 41 |
| 2015 | Elena Kosmina[5] | Ukraine |
Red Sea, Egypt | 49 |
| 2014 | Tania Valencia [6] |  Colombia |
Red Sea, Egypt | 41 |
| 2013 | Monica Palacios | Caribbean (Colombia) |
Red Sea, Egypt | 47 |
| 2012 | Luna Voce |  Italy |
Dortmund, Germany | 43 |
| 2011 | Loredana Salanță | Romania |
Usedom, Germany | 44 |
| 2010 | Carolina Rodríguez Ferrero | Colombia |
Dortmund, Germany | 40 |
| 2008 | Débora Lyra |  Brazil |
Berlin, Germany | 41 |
| 2007 | Alessandra Alores |  Germany |
Hurghada, Egypt | 41 |
| 2006 | Natália Guimarães | Brazil |
Kunming, China | 64 |
| 2005 | Dominika van Santen |  Venezuela |
Humen, China | 68 |
| 2004 | Sun Na |  China |
Karlsruhe, Germany | 34 |
| 2003 | Nihan Akkuş |  Turkey |
Aachen, Germany | 38 |
| 2002 | Natascha Börger | Germany |
Aachen, Germany | 33 |
| 2001 | Renata Janetkova | Czech Republic |
Kaiserslautern, Germany | 28 |
| 2000 | Yeliz Çalışkan | Turkey |
Vreden, Germany | 30 |
| 1999 | Suzana Fabriova |  Slovak Republic |
Frankfurt, Germany | unknown |
| 1998 | Michelle Khan |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Magdeburg, Germany | 28 |
| 1997 | Franzisca Schaub | Germany |
Legden, Germany | 45 |
| 1996 | Selinée Méndez |  Dominican Republic |
Koblenz, Germany | 26 |
| 1995 | Jacqueline Aguilera | Venezuela |
Moscow, Russia | 36 |
| 1994 | Claudine Obert |  France |
Miami, United States | 24 |
| 1993 | Francesca Bologna | Italy |
Miami, United States | unknown |
- Natália Guimarães, winner of the 2006 edition, resigned her title as she represented Brazil in Miss Universe 2007. She was replaced by Michele de Leon (Philippines) and 1st runner-up.
By number of wins
| Country | Titles | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia
|
3 | 2009, 2013, 2014 |
| Germany
|
1997, 2002, 2007 | |
| Romania
|
2 | 2011, 2024 |
| Turkey
|
2000, 2003 | |
| Italy
|
1993, 2011 | |
| Brazil
|
2006, 2008 | |
| Peru
|
2018, 2020 | |
| Mexico
|
1 | 2023 |
| Czech Republic
|
2022 | |
| Spain
|
2019 | |
| Bulgaria
|
2016 | |
| Ukraine
|
2015 | |
| Margarita Island (Venezuela)
|
2005 | |
| China
|
2004 | |
| Czech Republic
|
2001 | |
| Slovak Republic
|
1999 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
1998 | |
| Dominican Republic
|
1996 | |
| Venezuela
|
1995 | |
| France
|
1994 |
List of runners-up
| Year | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd Runner-up | 4th Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Pinar Tezcan Turkey
|
Mariya Sukhareva Belarus
|
not awarded | |
| 1995 | Paula Andrea Betancourt Arroyave Colombia
|
Leen Ragis Kenya
|
Lorena de Leon Pangan Philippines
|
not awarded |
| 1996 | Jana Festova Czech Republic
|
Andrea Deak Hungary
|
Anja Haertel Germany
|
Vierushka Algandona Viera Panama
|
| 1997 | Cris Tomaszeck Brazil
|
not awarded | ||
| 1998 | Tanisha Drummond Panama
|
Agnes Nagy Hungary
|
Dania Patricia Prince Méndez Honduras
|
Jonna Kauppila Finland
|
| 1999 | Monica Elizabeth Escolar Danko Colombia
|
Dayanarah Zulay del Carmen Roozendaal Curaçao
|
not awarded | |
| 2000 | Nina Kavecevic Yugoslavia
|
Jerika de los Angeles Hoffman Leal Venezuela
| ||
| 2001 | Jenny Díaz Batista Dominican Republic
|
Mónica Caicedo Valencia Colombia
|
Zornitsa Hristova Bulgaria
|
Basak Sahin Turkey
|
| 2002 | Nikki Formann United States
|
Kristina Tudikova Slovak Republic
|
Adanelli Nuñez Mexico
|
Justine Vinluan Gabionza Philippines
|
| 2003 | Daniela Scholz Germany
|
Huan Lulu China
|
Desirée Virginia Pallotta Peña Venezuela
|
Lorena Irene Velarde Briceño Mexico
|
| 2004 | Yordanos Teshager Bitew East Africa (Ethiopia)
|
Mirjana Gmitrovic Serbia and Montenegro
|
Viktoria Stadtlander Germany
|
Irina Stikanova Estonia
|
| 2005 | Maria Joseph Kidumbuyo Tanzania
|
Katarzyna Blazko Poland
|
not awarded | |
| 2006 | Michelle de Leon Philippines
|
Tatyana Dmitrivenko Kazakhstan
| ||
| 2007 | Yelena Aladko Belarus
|
Lobna Amin Egypt
|
Luciana de Oliveira Pinheiro Brazil
|
Yuliya Andrushchenko Ukraine
|
| 2008 | Yolimar Sánchez United States
|
Diana Ivancheva Bulgaria
|
Whulandary Herman[7] Indonesia
|
not awarded |
| 2010 | Gabriela Nidioska Concepción Guzmán Venezuela
|
Muriel Susana Viera United States
|
Xenia Lamber Ukraine
|
Daniela Arkenberg Germany
|
| 2011 | Katerina Fedosejeva Baltic Sea (Latvia)
|
Vanessa Gayle Sibanda Zimbabwe
|
Zuzanna Brzezińska Poland
|
Yasmine Ouchene Algeria
|
| 2012 | Malaika Maidei Mushandu Zimbabwe
|
Melina Ramirez Serna Colombia
|
Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos Denmark
|
Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos Venezuela
|
| 2013 | Inara Anthonia Isaiah Gulf of Guinea
|
Burcu Taynaz Turkey
|
Savanagh-Ray Walker Canada
|
Ganna Oleksiyivna Zhadan Ukraine
|
| 2014 | Jailenne Rivera Rodríguez Puerto Rico
|
Anrónet Ann Roelofsz South Africa
|
Niler Bernard Mruma Tanzania
|
Giulia Campesi Italy
|
| 2015 | Celeste Marshall Bahamas
|
Irene Valeria Velásquez Venezuela
|
Stephany Souza Silva Brazil
|
Madison Anderson Berrios Puerto Rico
|
| 2016 | Franceska Marisabel Toro Medina Puerto Rico
|
Paththage Visna Kaumini Fernando Sri Lanka
|
Emanuelle de Maria Costa Assunção Brazil
|
Anchana Artklom Thailand
|
| 2017 | María Camila Medrano Camargo San Andrés (Colombia)
|
Norhely Celaya Bracamontes Mexico
|
Naomy Dennisia Seychelles
|
not awarded |
| 2018 | Harini Silva Sri Lanka
|
Natalia La Torre Santana Puerto Rico
|
not awarded | |
| 2019 | Vishakha Tania René Mauritius
|
Carmen Sofia Maury Atencia Colombia
| ||
| 2020 | Priscila Moreno Valverde Mexico
|
Giselle Archbold Davis Colombia
| ||
| 2022 | Nicole Zambrano Ecuador
|
Dayana Cardenas Colombia
| ||
| 2023 | Leicy Rivas Moreno Colombia
|
Sandani Peiris Sri Lanka
| ||
| 2024 | Geysel Vaillant Cuba
|
Sarah Sherwood United States
| ||
Continental Top Model
| Year | Top Model of Africa | Top Model of Asia | Top Model of Central & North America | Top Model of Europe | Top Model of Oceania | Top Model of South America |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lobna Amin Egypt
|
Chang Hsin-Chin Taiwan
|
Maridelys Valdez Caribbean islands
|
Sandra Obradovic Serbia
|
Sally Anne Arnott Australia
|
Luciana de Oliveira Pinheiro Brazil
|
See also
References
- ^ "Celeste Marshall named first runner-up at Top Model of the World competition". The Nassau Guardian.
- ^ Yu, Florence Pia G (August 24, 2016). "Dubai resident to compete in Top Model of the World in Germany". Gulf News. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ "Caribbean Queens shine at Top Model of the World 2023". Loop News. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Sri Lanka placed third". The Island. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ "Celeste Marshall wins Best Costume and 1st Runner up at Top Model of the World". The Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "La caleña Tania Valencia ganó por Colombia el concurso Top Model of the World". El País (in Spanish). April 11, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ "Suspicious Netizens' Attention, Take A Peek At 7 Beautiful Portraits Of WHulandary Herman Who Responded Comments With Miss Israel". VOI. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
Further reading
- "Malaika heads for Miss Top Model of the World". News Day.
- "Christina is 'Top Model of the World' Zambia". Zambia Daily Mail.
- "Pushpika Sandamali brimming with confidence". Sunday Observer
- "Pushpika to Make a Dream Debut". Archived from the original on 2018-11-17.
- "Yuen proves she's the next top model".[dead link]
- "Baci represents Ghana at the Top Model of the World Pageant".
- Abigail O'Leary (16 August 2015). "Aigburth model jetting to Egypt for Top Model of the World competition". Liverpool Echo.
- "Jade eyes up model trophy ..." Archived from the original on 2018-11-15.
- "Bahamas' Celeste Marshall begins stay in Egypt for Top Model of the World".
- "Zimbabwe: Zim in World's Next Top Model Pageant". AllAfrica.