Miss Polonia
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Miss Polonia is an annual, national beauty pageant held in Poland
. Winner and runners-up represent Poland in Miss Universe
, Miss Europe
, Miss Earth
, Miss International
and Miss Baltic Sea
. The pageant is not related to Miss Polski.
Note: During 1939-1945 there was no Miss Polonia pageant due to the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Winner and runners-up represent Poland in Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
, Miss Europe
Miss Europe
Miss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr...
, Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
, Miss International
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
and Miss Baltic Sea
Miss Baltic Sea
Miss Baltic Sea was a beauty pageant for countries that border the Baltic Sea: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden. It merged with Miss Scandinavia for the years 2007 and 2008 and then that merged pageant was discontinued.-Winners:...
. The pageant is not related to Miss Polski.
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Remark |
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| 1929 | Władysława Kostakówna | Warszawa | |
| 1930 | Zofia Batycka | Lwów | |
| 1932 | Zofia Dobrowolska | Poznań Poznan Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be... |
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| 1934 | Maria Żabkiewiczówna | Wilno | |
| 1937 | Józefa Kaczmarkiewiczówna | ||
| 1956 | Krystyna Lobodzinska | Kraków Kraków Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life... |
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| 1957 | Alicja Bobrowska | Kraków Kraków Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life... |
4th RU - Miss Universe 1958 Miss Universe 1958 The 7th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 1958 was held in Long Beach, California, USA for the 7th time. In this pageant, thirty six contestants competed, where finally, Miss Colombia, 19-year-old Luz Marina Zuluaga won the competition... |
| 1958 | Zuzanna Cembrowska | Warszawa | Semifinalist - Miss Universe 1959 Miss Universe 1959 The 8th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 1959 was held in Long Beach, California, USA for the 8th time. Thirty four contestants competed and in the end Miss Japan, 22-year-old Akiko Kojima won the competition. She was crowned by Miss Universe 1958, Luz Marina Zuluaga from Colombia... |
| 1983 | Lidia Wasiak | Szczecin Szczecin Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427.... |
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| 1984 | Magdalena Jaworska† | Warszawa | |
| 1985 | Katarzyna Zawidzka | Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants... |
Semifinalist - Miss World 1985 Miss World 1985 Miss World 1985, the 35th Miss World pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom. 78 contestants from all over the world competed for the coveted title... Semifinalist - Miss International 1985 Miss International 1985 The 25th Miss International pageant was held on 15 September 1985 at Tsukuba's Expo Plaza. The pageant was hosted by Masumi Okada.- Results :-Special awards:*Miss Friendship: Susan Boje Rasmussen... |
| 1986 | Renata Fatla | Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała -Economy and Industry:Nowadays Bielsko-Biała is one of the best-developed parts of Poland. It was ranked 2nd best city for business in that country by Forbes. About 5% of people are unemployed . Bielsko-Biała is famous for its textile, machine-building, and especially automotive industry... |
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| 1987 | Monika Nowosadko | Kołobrzeg | 3rd RU - Miss World 1987 Miss World 1987 The 37th Miss World Pageant was held on November 12, 1987 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Ulla Weigerstorfer from Austria. Runner up was Albani Josefina Lozada Jimenez from Venezuela, and third was Anna Margret Jonsdottir from Iceland.-Results:-Order of Semi-finalists:* 1.... 1st RU - Miss Europe 1988 |
| 1988 | Joanna Gapińska | Szczecin Szczecin Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427.... |
3rd RU - Miss Universe 1989 Miss Universe 1989 Miss Universe 1989, the 38th Miss Universe pageant was held at Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico on May 23, 1989. Angela Visser of Holland was crowned as Miss Universe 1989. Seventy-six contestants competed for the crown.... |
| 1989 | Aneta Kręglicka Aneta Kreglicka Aneta Beata Kręglicka won the Miss World contest on 22 November 1989 in Hong Kong, representing Poland. She became the first and only woman from Poland to win the title... |
Gdańsk Gdansk Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the... |
Winner - Miss World 1989 Miss World 1989 The 39th Miss World marked the very first staging of the Miss World pageant in a foreign location. The pageant was held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. 78 contestants took part in the pageant... 1st RU - Miss International 1989 Miss International 1989 The 29th Miss International pageant was held on 17 September 1989 at Kanazawa's Kagekiza. The pageant was hosted by Masumi Okada.-Results:-Special awards:*Friendship: Lilia Andanar *Photogenic: Sherri Teixeira... |
| 1990 | Joanna Michalska | Warszawa | |
| 1991 | Karina Wojciechowska | Mysłowice | |
| 1992 | Ewa Wachowicz | Klęczany Kleczany, Gorlice County Klęczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gorlice, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gorlice and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:... |
3rd RU - Miss World 1992 Miss World 1992 Miss World 1992, the 42nd Miss World pageant was held on December 12, 1992 in Sun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa. The winner was Julia Alexandrovna Kourotchkina from Russia.-Results:-Order of Semi-finalists:*1. Finland*2. Venezuela... |
| 1993 | Aleksandra Spieczyńska | Wrocław | |
| 1994 | Jadwiga Flank | Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała -Economy and Industry:Nowadays Bielsko-Biała is one of the best-developed parts of Poland. It was ranked 2nd best city for business in that country by Forbes. About 5% of people are unemployed . Bielsko-Biała is famous for its textile, machine-building, and especially automotive industry... |
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| 1995 | Ewa Tylecka | Dzierżoniów Dzierzoniów Dzierżoniów is a town in southwestern Poland. It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship... |
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| 1996 | Agnieszka Zielińska | Poznań Poznan Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be... |
1st RU - Miss Europe 1997 |
| 1997 | Roksana Jonek | Mikołów | Winner - Miss Tourism International 1998 |
| 1998 | Izabela Opęchowska | Biskupiec Biskupiec Biskupiec is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located in Olsztyn County and has a predominantly Catholic population of approximately 11,400... |
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| 1999 | Marta Kwiecień | Lublin Lublin Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river... |
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| 2000 | Justyna Bergmann | Grudziądz Grudziadz Grudziądz is a city in northern Poland on the Vistula River, with 96 042 inhabitants . Situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , the city was previously in the Toruń Voivodeship .- History :-Early history:... |
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| 2001 | Joanna Drozdowska | Szczecin Szczecin Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427.... |
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| 2002 | Marta Matyjasik | Zgorzelec Zgorzelec Zgorzelec is a town in south-western Poland with 33,278 inhabitants . It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Zgorzelec County, and also of the smaller district of Gmina Zgorzelec... |
3rd RU - Miss Earth 2003 Miss Earth 2003 Miss Earth 2003, the 3rd edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held on November 9, 2003 at the UP Theater, in Quezon City, Philippines. Fifty-seven delegates from all over the globe participated in the event. The pageant was broadcast live via ABS-CBN in the Philippines and to many countries... 4th RU - Miss Europe 2003 |
| 2003 | Karolina Gorazda | Kraków Kraków Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life... |
Semifinalist - Miss Earth 2004 Miss Earth 2004 Miss Earth 2004, the 4th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines on October 24, 2004... Semifinalist - Miss Europe 2005 |
| 2004 | Katarzyna Borowicz Katarzyna Borowicz Katarzyna Weronika Borowicz is a beauty queen who has competed in the Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss Europe pageants.... |
Ostrów Wielkopolski Ostrów Wielkopolski Ostrów Wielkopolski is a town in central Poland with 72,360 inhabitants , situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; the seat of Ostrów Wielkopolski County.-History:Recently, a small fortified dwelling dating from the 10th century was discovered on the north-east side of... |
Beauty Queen of Europe & 3rd RU - Miss World 2004 Miss World 2004 Miss World 2004, the 54th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 6, 2004. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant. Miss World 2003, Rosanna Davison of Ireland crowned her successor María... 2nd RU - Miss Earth 2005 Miss Earth 2005 Miss Earth 2005, the 5th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place on October 23, 2005 in Quezon City, Philippines. A total of 80 candidates from around the globe took part in the event.... 3rd RU - Miss Europe 2006 Miss Europe 2006 Miss Europe 2006, was held in Kiev, Ukraine on October 27, 2006. Alexandra Rosenfeld of France, was crowned Miss Europe 2006 by outgoing titleholder Shermine Shahrivar of Germany.-Placements: - Order of announcements :Top 12*1. Finland... |
| 2005 | Malwina Ratajczak | Krapkowice Krapkowice Krapkowice is a town in south-western Poland with 17,840 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship, straddling both banks of the Oder River at the point where it joins with the Osobłoga. It is the regional capital of Krapkowice County.... |
Winner - Miss Baltic Sea 2006 |
| 2006 | Marzena Cieślik Marzena Cieślik Marzena Cieślik is a model from Wolin, Poland who was crowned Miss Polonia 2006. She was Poland's representative at Miss World 2006. She featured in a photoshoot and on the cover of the Polish edition of Playboy in January 2009.... |
Wolin Wolin (town) Wolin is a town situated on the southern tip of the Wolin island off the Baltic coast of Poland. The island lies at the edge of the strait of Dziwna in Kamień Pomorski County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship.... |
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| 2007 | Barbara Tatara | Łódź | |
| 2008 | Angelika Jakubowska Angelika Jakubowska Angelika Jakubowska is a model from Lubań, Poland who was crowned Miss Polonia 2008. She was Poland's representative at Miss Universe 2009 and Miss International 2009. Jakubowska posed for Playboy Poland in September 2010.-External:... |
Lubań Luban Lubań is a town in southwest Poland north of the Jizera Mountains on the Kwisa river, with 22,137 inhabitants . Situated within the historic Upper Lusatia region, it today belongs to the Lower Silesian Voivodeship... |
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| 2009 | Maria Nowakowska | Legnica Legnica Legnica is a town in south-western Poland, in Silesia, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the plain of Legnica, riverside: Kaczawa and Czarna Woda. Between 1 June 1975 and 31 December 1998 Legnica was the capital of the Legnica Voivodeship. It is currently the seat of the county... |
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| 2010 | Rozalia Mancewicz Rozalia Mancewicz Rozalia Mancewicz is a Polish beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Polonia 2010 and will represent her country in Miss Universe 2011.-Early life:... |
Białystok | Miss Teen Poland 2004 3rd RU - Miss Tourism Queen International 2005 |
Note: During 1939-1945 there was no Miss Polonia pageant due to the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany
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