Miss Lithuania Explained

Mis Lietuva
Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:Vilnius
Location:Lithuania
Language:Lithuanian
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Edward Walson

Miss Lithuania (Lithuanian: Mis Lietuva) is a national Beauty pageant in Lithuania.

History

Miss Lithuania began in 1993 and debuted at the Miss World 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.

YearMiss Lietuva
1988Ingrida Mikelionytė
1989Liucija Gruzdytė
1992Rasa Kukenytė
1993Jūratė Mikutaitė
1994Jurga Tautkutė
1995Gabrielė Bartkutė
1996Daiva Anužytė
1997Asta Vyšniauskaitė
1998Kristina Pakarnaitė
1999Renata Mackevičiūtė
2000Martyna Bimbaitė
2001Oksana Semenišina
2002Vaida Grikšaitė
2004Agnė Maliaukaitė
2005Gabrielė Saldaitė
2007Jurgita Jurkutė
2008Gabrielė Martirosianaitė
2009Vaida Petraškaitė
2010Gritė Maruškevičiūtė
2011Ieva Gervinskaitė
2012Rasa Vereniūtė
2013Rūta Elžbieta Mazurevičiūtė
2014Agnė Kavaliauskaitė

Miss Universe Lithuania 2019—Present

The following is a list of winners. From 2019 to present.

YearMiss Universe Lithuania
2019Paulita Baltrusaityte

Big Four pageants representatives

Miss Universe Lithuania

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.

YearCountyMiss Universe LithuaniaPlacement at Miss UniverseSpecial Awards
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2019VilniusPaulita BaltrusaityteUnplaced
Miss Lietuva
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2014VilniusPatricija BelousovaUnplaced
2013PanevėžysSimona Burbaitė[1] Unplaced
2012ŠiauliaiGreta MikalauskytėUnplaced

Miss World Lithuania

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.

YearCountyMiss LithuaniaPlacement at Miss WorldSpecial Awards
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2014VilniusAgnė KavaliauskaitėUnplaced
2013VilniusRūta Elžbieta MazurevičiūtėUnplaced
2012VilniusRasa VereniūtėUnplaced
2011KlaipėdaIeva GervinskaitėUnplaced
2010VilniusGritė MaruškevičiūtėUnplaced
2009KaunasVaida PetraškaitėUnplaced
2008KaunasGabrielė MartirosianaitėUnplaced
2007TelšiaiJurgita JurkutėUnplaced
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2004PanevėžysAgnė MaliaukaitėUnplaced
2003Vaida GrikšaitėUnplaced
2002Oksana SemenišinaUnplaced
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2000Martyna BimbaitėUnplaced
1999Renata MackevičiūtėUnplaced
1998Kristina PakarnaitėUnplaced
1997Asta VyšniauskaitėUnplaced
1996Daiva AnužytėUnplaced
1995Gabrielė BartkutėUnplaced
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1993Jūratė MikutaitėUnplaced

Miss International Lithuania

Miss International Lithuania has opened to call the official casting format to Lithuanian delegate to Miss International.

YearCountyMiss International LithuaniaPlacement at Miss InternationalSpecial Awards
2023VilniusIrmina Preišegalavičiūtė[2] Unplaced
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2017VilniusPatricija BelousovaUnplaced
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2013VilniusElma SegzdaviciuteTop 15
  • Miss Photogenic
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2010VilniusEnrika TrepkuteUnplaced

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-08-13. "Mis Lietuva 2013": S.Burbaitė praeityje patyrė skaudžių išgyvenimų / Mis Lietuva 2013 / lrytas.lt. 2020-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20130813123902/http://www.lrytas.lt/pramogos/mis-lietuva-2013/mis-lietuva-2013-s-burbaite-praeityje-patyre-skaudziu-isgyvenimu.htm. 2013-08-13.
  2. Web site: BREAKING NEWS Lithuania is coming back at the Miss International stage stunning Irmina Preišegalavičiūtė. . July 31, 2023. @missinternationaloffcial . en.