Miss Germany


Miss Germany is a national beauty pageant in Germany. The contest was held for the first time in 1927.

History

In the past there were several organisations which claimed the title: In the 1920s already, German jurisdiction decided that the title Miss Germany could not be patented or registered, thus everybody was allowed to run a contest and name the winner Miss Germany. A similar decision followed in 1982. This resulted in having two titleholders in some years, elected by different associations.
In 1953, the new organiser and main sponsor of the pageant, the Opal stocking industries, acquired the international franchises for Miss Europe, Miss World, and Miss Universe and built up a kind of monopoly: Other promoters could not delegate their winners to international competitions, thus such rival contests became unattractive. The election of Heidi Krüger by the daily newspaper Hamburger Morgenpost remained an exception for many years.
During the National Socialist era there were no beauty contests. The Nazi government prohibited them as "Jewish-Bolshevik decadence", and instead of them publicised the election of Harvest, Bloom, and Wine Queens. The government forbade Charlotte Hartmann from taking part in the Miss Europe contest in Paris, France. She had been elected Miss Germany a few days before the beginning of the Nazi rule, and secretly took part in the pageant, nevertheless. However, the Saar Territory which was governed by the League of Nations chose a Miss, who was allowed to travel to international competitions.
In the GDR, beauty pageants were also forbidden as "degradation and exploitation of the woman by capitalism". Nevertheless, in the Eastern part of Berlin some contests were held, camouflaged as culture evenings, in the second half of the 1980s. The winners received a cake and a bouquet as a prize. In 1990, the MGC held the only official election for Miss DDR. The winner, Leticia Koffke, became the first all-German Miss Germany a few months later following reunification.
In some years, no national contests were held: the German delegates for international pageants were handpicked from the regional winners, without a final, as happened from 1972 to 1978. In 1971, the term of Irene Neumann was even extended for another year.
After the bankruptcy of the Opal company, a period of decline followed. There were no financially strong sponsors. Members of the Revolution of 1968 and feminists mobilized against the "meat-inspects". Public interest diminished. Influential organisers became not active before the end of the 1970s. The international franchises held by Opal became vacant. In 1979, Miss Germany was elected live in the German television for the first time. It was not until 1982 that the first rival contest was held again after a long interval.
Since 1985, at least two organisations run rival pageants:

1927-1933

Notes: Daisy d’Ora was a pseudonym. The real name of the 1931 winner was Daisy, Baronesse von Freyberg. – In 1935, Elisabeth Pitz from Saarbrücken participated in the Miss Europe Pageant in Paris as last German delegate before World War II. But she was not Miss Germany.

1949-1984

Note: In 1979, the Miss Germany election was broadcast live on German TV for the first time.

From 1985 : MGC - Miss Germany Corporation GmbH (Oldenburg)

1985-1991 : Miss Germany Company

Miss Germany Company winner was sending to Miss Universe.

1991-1999 : MGA - Miss Germany Association GmbH (Bergheim near Cologne)

Miss Germany Association GmbH winner was sending to Miss Universe.

1999-2000 : Other organizers

Notes: Yvonne Wölke became Miss Berlin and participated in Miss Deutschland in 2002. – The pageant and the title of Model of Germany Productions later had to be renamed Model of Germany.

Miss Deutschland

Miss Deutschland from 2000 : MGO - Komitee Miss Deutschland (Bergheim near Cologne)

From the following competitions, certainly, only Miss Deutschland is of importance. In the inland it does not have the same prestige as Miss Germany, but compensates this, as the election always takes place some weeks before. One can estimate the international presence of the organization by the four assigned titles for 2006. For the other contests there are no complete data available. Also it is not always known whether they still exist. They are only shown here in order to obtain an impression how unclear the situation still is, although there is only one Miss Germany since 2000. Since 2009 German representative to Miss Universe has selected from Miss Universe Germany Organization.

Miss Universe Deutschland

Model of Germany from 2000 : Model of Germany Productions (Stuttgart)

Note: The first pageant was held in the end of 1999 under the title of Miss Germany, but later had to be renamed.

Miss World Germany

1992-1999 : Miss World Germany : MGC

2000-2001 : German Miss World: MGC

2008-2009 : Miss World Deutschland

Beauty Queen of Germany: MGC

Beauty-Queen of Germany: BQOG-Management

Queen of Germany: MGC

Miss Germany 50 plus: From 2012 by MGC - Miss Germany Corporation GmbH

Queen of Germany: QGE - Queen of Germany Entertainment (Neuhardenberg, near Frankfurt/Oder)

Miss Millennium Deutschland: MGF - Miss Germany Foundation (Barby, Sachsen-Anhalt)

Princess of Germany: Princess Entertainment & Media Group (Barby, Sachsen-Anhalt)

Princess Entertainment is successor of MGF. – The pageants concentrate on the new lands of the Federal Republic. Note: Mirjana Bogojevic had been elected also as Miss Germany of MGC in 2001.

Top Model of Germany: MGA/MGO Komitee Miss Deutschland (Bergheim near Cologne)

Top Model of Germany: Yet-Set Corporation (Cologne)

This pageant was promoted by MGA and MGO from 1993 to 2000. In 2001, Yet-Set Corporation in Cologne claims title protection according to German law.

Model of the World Germany

Miss Millennium Deutschland: MGF - Miss Germany Foundation (Barby, Sachsen-Anhalt)

Miss Allemagne: Yet-Set Corporation (Cologne)

For this pageant Yet-Set Corporation in Cologne also claims title protection in 2001. For winners' names there are contradictory information: In 2001, both Jennifer Dietrich and Eileen Bali are named. In 2003, the pageant happened in Kiel. It seems to have been the last edition.

Miss pageants in the GDR

Miss DDR and predecessors
Note: Leticia Koffke later became Miss Germany for united Germany.

Titles at major international competitions

Miss World

This is a list of Germany's representatives and their placements at the beauty contest#Around the globe, considered the most important in the world. The country has won two of the four pageants, two Miss Universe crowns and three Miss International crowns.
''The criteria for the Big Four international beauty pageants inclusion is based on specific standards such as the pageants global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media, the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados, the winner's post pageant activities; the pageants longevity, consistency, and history; the sincerity of the pageant's specific cause, platform, and advocacy; the overall pre-pageant activities, production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.
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YEARMiss UniverseMiss WorldMiss InternationalMiss Earth
2019Miriam Rautert
TBA		xAnnabella FleckKristyna Losova
2018Celine WillersChristine KellerxMaren Tschinkel
2017Sophia KochDalila JabrixSoraya Kohlmann
2016Johanna AcsSelina KriechbaumxLena Bröder
2015Sarah-Lorraine RiekAlbjona MuharremajxMelanie Sofia Bauer
2014Josefin DonatEgzonita AlaKatharina RodinArta Muja
2013Anne-Julia HagenAmina SabbahOksana KorolevaCaroline Noeding
2012Alicia EndemannMartina IvezajAline Marie MasselNel-Linda Zublewitz
Top 16
2011Valeria BystritskaiaSabrina-Nathalie ReitzSandra Barbara KaczmarczykManou Vivien Volkmer
2010Kristiana RohderSusanna Marie Kobylinski
Top 25		Johanna Acs
Top 15		Reingard Hagenmann
2009Martina LeeAlessandra AloresValora Roucekx
2008Madina TaherAnne Katrin WalterKatharina BondarenkoDayana Schult
2007Angelina GlassJanice BehrendtSvetlana TsysSinem Ramazanoglu
2006Natalie MontealegreEdita OrascaninHiltja MüllerFatima Funk
2005Asli BayramDaniela RischAnnika PinterRebecca Kurnikowski
2004Shermine ShahrivarInka WeickelNatascha Börger
Top 12		x
2003Alexandra VodjanikovaBabett KonauAlexandra VodjanikovaJolena Kwasow
2002Natascha Börger
Top 10		Indira SelmicEva DedeckeMiriam Thiele
2001Claudia BechsteinAdina WilhelmiAnna Ziemskix
2000Sabrina SchepmannNatascha BergDoreen Adler↑ No Pageant Held
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Miss World17Winner
Miss International19 Winner
Miss Earth1Top 16
Total635 Winners