| Formation | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Vilnius |
| Location | |
| Membership | |
Official language | Lithuanian |
President | Edward Walson |
Miss Lithuania (Lithuanian: Mis Lietuva) is a national Beauty pageant in Lithuania.
History
Miss Lithuania began in 1988, and Lithuania debuted at the Miss World 1993 competition. The pageant traditionally broadcast live on "Lietuvos rytas TV". Since 2012, the Miss Lithuania Organization sends the second title to the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Lithuania pageant organizes by Benas Gudelis in Vilnius, Lithuania. Due to a lack of sponsorship, the contest was cancelled in 2015 and not held since, nor any representatives sent to international pageants.
Began in 2019 Edward Walson took over the franchise of Miss Universe in Lithuania by holding independently Miss Universe Lithuania competition. Walson was owning Miss Universe Italy and Miss Universo Portugal between 2016 and 2017.
Titleholders
Miss Lithuania 1988—2014
- The following is a list of winners. From 1988 to present.
| Year | Miss Lietuva |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Ingrida Mikelionytė |
| 1989 | Liucija Gruzdytė |
| 1992 | Rasa Kukenytė |
| 1993 | Jūratė Mikutaitė |
| 1994 | Jurga Tautkutė |
| 1995 | Gabrielė Bartkutė |
| 1996 | Daiva Anužytė |
| 1997 | Asta Vyšniauskaitė |
| 1998 | Kristina Pakarnaitė |
| 1999 | Renata Mackevičiūtė |
| 2000 | Martyna Bimbaitė |
| 2001 | Oksana Semenišina |
| 2002 | Vaida Grikšaitė |
| 2004 | Agnė Maliaukaitė |
| 2005 | Gabrielė Saldaitė |
| 2007 | Jurgita Jurkutė |
| 2008 | Gabrielė Martirosianaitė |
| 2009 | Vaida Petraškaitė |
| 2010 | Gritė Maruškevičiūtė |
| 2011 | Ieva Gervinskaitė |
| 2012 | Rasa Vereniūtė |
| 2013 | Rūta Elžbieta Mazurevičiūtė |
| 2014 | Agnė Kavaliauskaitė |
Miss Universe Lithuania 2019—Present
- The following is a list of winners. From 2019 to present.
| Year | Miss Universe Lithuania |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Paulita Baltrusaityte |
Big Four pageants representatives
Miss Universe Lithuania
- : 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
- Miss Lietuva has started to send a Miss Lithuania to Miss Universe from 2012. In recent years a second title of Miss Lithuania Beauty Pageant crowned as "Miss Universe Lithuania". On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
| Year | County | Miss Lietuva | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Award(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not compete since 2020 | |||||
| Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no representative between 2020—2023 | |||||
| 2019 | Vilnius | Paulita Baltrusaityte | Unplaced | ||
| Miss Lietuva | |||||
| Did not compete between 2015—2018 | |||||
| 2014 | Vilnius | Patricija Belousova | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Panevėžys | Simona Burbaitė[1] | Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | Šiauliai | Greta Mikalauskytė | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | Klaipėda | Ieva Šimkūnaitė | Did not compete | ||
| 1994 | Kaunas | Loreta Brusokaitė | Did not compete | ||
Miss World Lithuania
- : 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
- Miss Lietuva has started to send a Miss Lithuania to Miss World from 1993. In recent years the Miss Lithuania Beauty Pageant crowned a winner as "Miss World Lithuania". On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
| Year | County | Miss Lietuva World | Placement at Miss World | Special Award(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not compete since 2015—Present | ||||
| 2014 | Vilnius | Agnė Kavaliauskaitė | Unplaced | |
| 2013 | Vilnius | Rūta Elžbieta Mazurevičiūtė | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Vilnius | Rasa Vereniūtė | Unplaced | |
| 2011 | Klaipėda | Ieva Gervinskaitė | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Vilnius | Gritė Maruškevičiūtė | Unplaced | |
| 2009 | Kaunas | Vaida Petraškaitė | Unplaced | |
| 2008 | Kaunas | Gabrielė Martirosianaitė | Unplaced | |
| 2007 | Telšiai | Jurgita Jurkutė | Unplaced | |
| Did not compete between 2005—2006 | ||||
| 2004 | Panevėžys | Agnė Maliaukaitė | Unplaced | |
| 2003 | — | Vaida Grikšaitė | Unplaced | |
| 2002 | — | Oksana Semenišina | Unplaced | |
| 2001 | Did not compete - Pageant Delayed until December 2001 | |||
| 2000 | — | Martyna Bimbaitė | Unplaced | |
| 1999 | — | Renata Mackevičiūtė | Unplaced | |
| 1998 | — | Kristina Pakarnaitė | Unplaced | |
| 1997 | — | Asta Vyšniauskaitė | Unplaced | |
| 1996 | — | Daiva Anužytė | Unplaced | |
| 1995 | — | Gabrielė Bartkutė | Unplaced | |
| 1994 | — | Jurga Tautkutė | Did not compete | |
| 1993 | — | Jūratė Mikutaitė | Unplaced | |
Miss International Lithuania
- : 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
- Miss International Lithuania has opened to call the official casting format to Lithuanian delegate to Miss International.
| Year | County | Miss Lietuva International | Placement at Miss International | Special Award(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vilnius | Irmina Preišegalavičiūtė[2] | Unplaced | |
| Did not compete since 2018—2022 | ||||
| 2017 | Vilnius | Patricija Belousova | Unplaced | |
| Did not compete between 2014—2016 | ||||
| 2013 | Vilnius | Elma Segzdaviciute | Top 15 |
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| Did not compete between 2011—2012 | ||||
| 2010 | Vilnius | Enrika Trepkute | Unplaced | |
References
- ^ ""Mis Lietuva 2013": S.Burbaitė praeityje patyrė skaudžių išgyvenimų / Mis Lietuva 2013 / lrytas.lt". 2013-08-13. Archived from the original on 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "BREAKING NEWS 🇱🇹 Lithuania is coming back at the Miss International stage stunning Irmina Preišegalavičiūtė". @missinternationaloffcial. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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