Miss Global Explained

Miss Global
Type:	Beauty pageant
Purpose:	Empowering Women, Embracing Cultures, and Embodying the Beauty Within
Headquarters:	Orange County, California, United States
Language:	English
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Phạm Minh Vân
Leader Title2:	Current Titleholder
Leader Name2:	Ashley Melendez (Puerto Rico)
Parent Organization:	Miss Global Organization

Miss Global is an international beauty pageant established in 2013.^[1] The Miss Global pageant is one of the international pageants that accept single mothers, as a result, it is the only pageant with the widest age range from 18 to 35 years old, after Miss Universe.

The reigning Miss Global 2023 is Ashley Melendez of Puerto Rico. She was crowned by Marie Sherry Ann Tormes of the Philippines on January 18, 2024.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

History

Miss Global was first held in 2013 with California in United States as the host city. The first edition of beauty pageant Miss Global was held on August 3, 2013 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center in Redondo Beach, California, United States.

Editions

Edition	Year	Date	Venue		Entrants	Ref.
1st	2013	August 3	Redondo Beach Performing Arts Centre, California	United States	36	^[8]
2nd	2014	December 19	Crown Princess Cruise, California		21
3rd	2015	October 22	Newport Performing Arts Theater, Manila	Philippines	44
4th	2016	September 24	Philippine International Convention Center, Manila		40	^[9]
5th	2017	November 17	Koh Pich Theatre, Phnom Penh	Cambodia	60
6th	2018	February 11, 2019	Newport Performing Arts Theater, Manila	Philippines	41
7th	2019	January 18, 2020	Guelaguetza Auditorium, Oaxaca	Mexico	55
8th	2021	June 11, 2022	Virtual Pageant	Virtual Pageant	62
9th	2022		Bali Nusa Dua International Convention Center, Bali	Indonesia		^[10]
10th	2023	January 18, 2024	Corona Resort & Casino Phú Quốc, Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang (Preliminary)	Vietnam	70
			Bayon TV Steung Meanchey Studio, Phnom Penh (Final)	Cambodia

Note: The 2nd edition of the contest (2014) was held on a Crown Princess cruise ship voyaging from Los Angeles, U.S. to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Titleholders

Year		Runner Up				Ref.
2023	Ashley Melendez	Haylani Pearl Kuruppu	Chonnikarn Supittayaporn	Louise Katrina Pearl Hung	Đoàn Thu Thủy	^[11]
2022	Philippines Marie Sherry Ann Tormes	Malaysia Sandra Lim^[12]	Australia Brooke Rankin	Lithuania Sandra Boris	Brazil Natalia Gurgel	^[13]
2021	Jessica Da Silva					^[14]
2019	Czech Republic Karolína Kokešová	Peru Hany Portocarrero Novoa	Brazil Adrielle de Castro	Philippines Riza Santos	Australia Mikaela-Rose Fowler	^[15]
2018	Hong Kong Sophia Ng	Canada Amber Bernachi	Uzbekistan Tamila Khodjaeva	Haiti Seydina Allen	United States Pamela Lee	^[16]
2017	Brazil Bárbara Vitorelli	Bahamas Tenielle Adderley	Germany Selina Kriechbaum	Ayan Said	China Lily Wu	^[17]
2016	Ecuador Ángela Bonilla	Philippines Camille Jensen	Australia Caitlynn Henry	Czech Republic Nikola Bechyňová	Norway Britt Rekkedal	^[18]
2015	Australia Jessica Peart	Cambodia Virginia Prak	Ireland Lorna Murphy	Bulgaria Gergana Doncheva	Philippines Candice Ramos	^[19]
2014	Canada Rasela Mino	Australia Elise Duncan	Philippines Catherine Almirante	Kazakhstan Aizhan Lighg	Sri Lanka Benazir Thaha	^[20]
2013	Canada Emily Kiss	Armenia Emilia Ares Zoryan	Joanna Hill	India Apneet Mann	Gabon Reine Abahala

Country/Territory by number of wins

Country/Territory	Titles	Year(s)
Canada	2	2013, 2014
Puerto Rico	1	2023
Philippines		2022
United Arab Emirates		2021
Czech Republic		2019
Hong Kong		2018
Brazil		2017
Ecuador		2016
Australia		2015

Miss Global editions results

Miss Global 2023 Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Global 2023	– Ashley Melendez
1st Runner-Up	– Haylani Pearl Kuruppu
2nd Runner-Up	– Chonnikarn Supittayaporn
3rd Runner-Up	– Louise Katrina Pearl Hung
4th Runner-Up	– Đoàn Thu Thủy
Top 13	– Janaya Reimers – Leak Monyanita – Francheska Pujols – Cynthia Ong – Taanusiya Chetty – Zainab Jama ∆ – Simphiwe Ntombela – Tasabeh Diab §
Top 20	– Marcela Araki Yamaguti – Valeriya Georgieva Dokuzova – Dahiana Aguilar – Zlata Kozlova – Jade Parsons – Chinelo Ibegbunam – Raquel Robles – Danielle Alura – Iriana Pinto

§ – Voted into the Top 13 by viewers
∆ – Voted into the Top 13 by the contestants

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Best in National Costume	– Louise Katrina Pearl Hung
Best Intro Video	– Taanusiya Chetty
Miss Fitness	– Francheska Pujols
Miss Congeniality	– Shafina Shah
Miss Goodwill	– Marcela Araki Yamaguti
Fan Vote Winner	– Tasabeh Diab
Sisterhood Vote	– Zainab Jama

Miss Global 2021/2022 results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Global 2021	– Jessica da Silva
Miss Global 2022	– Marie Sherry Ann Tormes
1st Runner-Up	– Sandra Lim
2nd Runner-Up	– Brooke Rankin
3rd Runner-Up	– Sandra Boris
4th Runner-Up	– Natalia Gurgel
Top 13	– Lauralyn Vermeersch – Natasha Palachkovich § – Farah Fourcand ∆ – Fanney Albertsdòttir – Olivia Aten – Eleanor Musangi – Massiel Suarez
Top 25	– Andrea Almeida – Lili Rich – Charlee Berbicks – Jessica VanGaalen – Valentina Dettori – Lauren Imseeh – Katarina Munjic – Alina Garaeva – Sara Burd – Liz Arbelaez – Đoàn Thị Hồng Trang – Tania Aaron

§ - Voted into the Top 13 by viewers
∆ - Voted into the Top 13 by contestants

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Press Favorite	– Sandra Lim – Olivia Aten - Songyi Kim
Best in National Costume	– Olivia Aten
Miss Photogenic	– Alina Garaeva
Miss Fashion	- Em Kunthong
Miss Runway	- Rozelle Bester
Miss Goodwill	– Olivia Aten
Miss Fitness	– Fanney Albertsdòttir
Miss Aesthetics	– Jessica da Silva
Miss Popularity	– Jessica da Silva
Best in Talent	– Shane Tormes
Top Model	- Eleonor Musangi
Fan Vote Winner	- Natasha Palachkovich
Sisterhood Vote	- Farah Fourcand

Miss Global 2019 Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Global 2019	– Karolína Kokesová
1st Runner-Up	– Hany Portocarrero Novoa
2nd Runner-Up	– Adrielle Pieve de Castro
3rd Runner-Up	– Riza Santos
4th Runner-Up	– Mikaela-Rose Fowler
Top 12	– Tiyana Cackovic – Yeniffer Marin – Palmira Ruiz – Christie Fewry – Katherine Peña – Mariangela Marin – Nguyen Thi My Duyên
Top 16	– Angel Bhathal – Ashleigh Wild – Tashiana Buller – Santa Igaune
Top 25	– Jerchovia Moxey – Mayelita Estefania Velarde Fernandez – Marlyne Ledoux – Kumiko Lau – Hend Kamel Ajeel – Dojeong Lee – Rowena Waveren – Emily Sullivan – Veronika Denisova – Tanja Grubnic

Miss Global 2018 Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Global 2018	– Sophia Ng
1st Runner-Up	– Amber Bernachi
2nd Runner-Up	– Tamila Khodjaeva
3rd Runner-Up	– Seydina Allen
4th Runner-Up	– Pamela Lee Urbina
Top 11	– Lauriane Almeda – Rachel Falzon – Juliana Soares da Silva – Soriyan Hang – Dayanna Lucia Mendez – Phamolchanok Dhilokratchatasakul
Top 20	– Hanna Maroz – Eleonora Stoyanova – Nikola Uhlirová – Fabienne Nicole Groeneveld – Rachel Park – Grecia Yazmin Montañez – Uchka Jimsee – Mary Eileen Gonzales – Liz Carolina Cabrera
Special Awards	Delegate
Best in Evening Gown	Indonesia - Fabienne Nicole Groeneveld Philippines - Mary Eileen Palencia Gonzales United States - Pamela Lee Urbina
Best in Swimsuit	United States - Pamela Lee Urbina Czech Republic - Nikola Uhlirová - Liz Carolina Cabrera Silva
Darling of the Press	Philippines - Mary Eileen Palencia Gonzales United States - Pamela Lee Urbina Uzbekistan - Tamila Khodjaeva
Best Philippine Cultural Wear	Philippines - Mary Eileen Palencia Gonzales Uzbekistan - Tamila Khodjaeva Italy – Samantha Mazocco
Miss Photogenic	Indonesia - Fabienne Nicole Groeneveld
Miss Congeniality	Netherlands - Chaiyenne Huisman
Miss Lady Grace	Czech Republic - Nikola Uhlirová
Awardee	Brazil - Juliana Soares da Silva
Miss Talent	Uzbekistan - Tamila Khodjaeva
Miss Enterprise	- Rachel Park
Miss Enterprise	Mexico - Grecia Yazmin Montañez Ochoa
Miss Fashion	- Thiihomvong Phoukham
Miss Social Media	Egypt - Dala Elmohands

Miss Global 2017 Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Global 2017	– Barbara Vitorelli
1st Runner-Up	– Tenielle Adderley
2nd Runner-Up	– Selina Kriechbaum
3rd Runner-Up	– Ayan Said
4th Runner-Up	– Lily Wu
Top 11	– Sophia Harris – Paulina Yos – Bianca Eid – Karla Isabel Peniche Hernández – Laura Elizabeth Hubbard – Samantha Joy Hart
Top 20	– Katherine Vega Triviño – Zuzana Straková – Mary Ann Mungcal – Mariana Degener Tomaz – Palesa Belinda Tsuai – Naomi Imanuel Elizabeth Trotz – Sukanya Samut – Tenzin Paldon – Vindy Krejcí
Special Awards	Delegate
Best in National Costume	Chile - Maria Tello Duarte Thailand - Sukanya Samut Philippines - Mary Ann Mungcal
Miss Ganzberg	Czech Republic - Zuzana Straková Cambodia - Paulina Yos Indonesia – Cynthia Monica Rizkyawati
Miss Photogenic	- Vindy Krejcí
Miss Congeniality	Congo - Rebecca Bakhole
Miss Fitness	Lebanon - Bianca Eid
Miss Goodwill	Bulgaria - Elena Burbuchukova
Best in Swimsuit	Thailand - Sukanya Samut
Miss Popularity	Indonesia – Cynthia Monica Rizkyawati
Miss Fashion	Thailand - Sukanya Samut
Miss Talent	Sri Lanka - Roja Santhakumaran

Miss Global 2016 Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Global 2016	– Ángela Bonilla
1st Runner-Up	– Camille Hirro Jensen
2nd Runner-Up	– Caitlynn Henry
3rd Runner-Up	– Nikola Bechynová
4th Runner-Up	– Britt Camillo Rekkedal
Top 10	– Trisha Vergo – Helen Zhong – Sonam Patel – Tima Keilah – Valeriya Vergunova
Top 20	Botswana – Khumo Leburu Bulgaria – Steliyana Filipova Cambodia – Dane Ny Chile – Katherine Saavedra – Melika Razavi Nigeria – Faith Obaegbulam – Marina Shameeva Sweden – Linnea Johanson Trinidad and Tobago – Adrianna Edwards Ukraine – Daryna Ilvoska
Special Awards	Delegate
Best in National Costume	Philippines - Camille Hirro Jensen Australia - Caitlynn Henry Ecuador - Ángela Bonilla
Best in Swimsuit	Ecuador - Ángela Bonilla Philippines - Camille Hirro Jensen Australia - Caitlynn Henry
Best in Long Gown	Philippines - Camille Hirro Jensen Ecuador - Ángela Bonilla United States - Nataliya Baltsevych
Darling of the Press	Philippines - Camille Hirro Jensen Australia - Caitlynn Henry Sweden - Linnea Johanson
Miss Congeniality	Kenya - Tima Keilah
Miss Photogenic	Ecuador - Ángela Bonilla
Miss Nazareth	Sweden - Linnea Johanson
Miss Ageless Beauty	Australia - Caitlynn Henry
Miss Fitness	- Melika Razavi
Miss Enterprise	China - Helen Zhong
Miss Lady Grace	Ecuador - Ángela Bonilla
Miss Talent	Ukraine - Daryna Ilvoska
Miss Fashion	Philippines - Camille Hirro Jensen

Miss Global 2015 Results

Placements

Final Result	Delegate
Miss Global 2015	Australia - Jessica Peart
1st Runner-Up	Cambodia - Virginia Prak
2nd Runner-Up	Ireland - Lorna Murphy
3rd Runner-Up	Bulgaria - Gergana Doncheva
4th Runner-Up	Philippines - Candice Ramos
Top 11	Colombia - Luisa Fernanda Millan El Salvador - Angie Durkee Myanmar - Htet Yee Aungi South Africa - Zandile Tanda - Jollie Chi United States - Mariah Coogan
Top 20	Dominican Republic - Saudhi Rodriguez - Sophie Rankin Guyana - Ariella Basdeo Israel - Bareket Drori Jordan - Katia Zakaria - Jiyoug Yung Poland - Karolina Jazwinski - Huynh Thi Yén Nhi - Rubia Bari
Special Awards	Delegate
Best in Long Gown	Japan - Megumi Munakata Philippines - Candice Ramos Ireland - Lorna Murphy
Best in Swimsuit	Ireland - Lorna Murphy Philippines - Candice Ramos Cambodia - Virginia Prak
Miss Photogenic	South Africa - Zandile Tanda
Miss Fitness	Ireland - Lorna Murphy
Miss Talent	Bulgaria - Gergana Doncheva
Miss Fashion	Myanmar - Htet Yee Aungi
Miss Goodwill	Canada - Eden Boutilier
Ms. Redfox	Philippines - Candice Ramos
Miss Azumi	- Sophie Rankin
Miss Enterprise	Guyana - Ariella Basdeo
Miss Congeniality	- Jollie Chi
Miss New Placenta	Philippines - Candice Ramos

Miss Global 2014 Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Global 2014	– Ella Mino
1st Runner-Up	– Elise Natalie Duncan
2nd Runner-Up	– Catherine Almirante
3rd Runner-Up	– Aizhan Lighl
4th Runner-Up	– Benazir Thaha
Top 10	– Fulya Azzghayer – Christina Chelliah – Madison O'Neill – Carole Schell – Alli Garcia
Special Award	Contestant
Best in National Costume	– Catherine Almirante
Best in Evening Gown	– Catherine Almirante
Miss Fashion	– Catherine Almirante
Miss Fitness	– Elise Natalie Duncan

Miss Global 2013 Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Global 2013	– Emily Kiss
1st Runner-Up	– Emilia Zoryan
2nd Runner-Up	– Sophie Rankin
3rd Runner-Up	– Apneet Mann
4th Runner-Up	– Reine Abahala
Top 10	– Emily Rogers – Naiane Nunes – Marilyn Mark – Sierra Caldwell – Jeniffer Kelly
Top 20	– Elissa Sarah – Shamika Wells – Natasha Di Flore – Soojeong Shin – Cristal Aguirre – Charmaine Chiong – Willow Garcia – Natasha Gulina – Viktoria Sorokhmanluk – Tran Ngóc Nguyên Khánh
Special Award	Contestant
Miss Fitness	– Emily Rogers
Miss Photogenic	– Emilia Zoryan
Miss Enterprise	– Apneet Mann

Controversy

In January 2020, Miss Global organizers violated the pageant's rules, and as a result all jury members left the event, and the audience booed the event. Miss Global 2019 technically ended after the sportswear competition, after the top 11 contestants were announced. Next, the president of Miss Global, Van Pham, announced the winner by a single decision, without the presence of the jury. That same evening Miss Global staff advised the contestants to leave the hotel immediately and head to the airport as it was "not safe" anymore.^[21] The first Miss Global staff member to react to the show's breach was Geri Doncheva, who resigned in protest against the breach of principle, but the pageant's chief executive, Van Pham, assured the model the withdrawal had nothing to do with the pageant.^[22]

Notes and References

1. Web site: AFP . 2013-12-18 . Philippines wins Miss International 2013 . 2024-07-13 . DAWN.COM . en.
2. Web site: Philippines' Pearl Hung places 3rd runner-up in Miss Global 2024 Lifestyle GMA News Online . 2024-01-19 . www.gmanetwork.com.
3. Web site: Miss Puerto Rico crowned Miss Global 2023; PH bet Pearl Hung is 3rd runner-up . 2024-01-19 . PEP.ph . en.
4. Web site: 2024-01-18 . Haylani Kuruppu of Samoa Makes History: 1st Runner Up in Miss Global 2023 - Samoa Global News . 2024-01-19 . en-US.
5. Web site: 2024-01-19 . Haylani Kuruppu creates history at Miss Global beauty pageant . 2024-01-19 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
6. Web site: Báo VietnamNet . 2024-01-19 . VietNamNet News . vietnamese.
7. Web site: Haylani to be 'Miss Global Samoa 2023' . 2024-01-19 . Samoa Observer . en.
8. Web site: CNCNEWS – Miss global 2013 pageant to promote diversity . dead . February 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228155607/http://www.cncworld.tv/news/v_show/35235_Miss_global_2013_pageant_to_promote_diversity.shtml . February 28, 2014.
9. News: Rodriguez . Bea . August 17, 2016 . GMA Network to air Miss Global 2016 this October . . September 25, 2016.
10. Web site: 2022-06-10 . TS Suites Seminyak hosts the Miss Global 2022 pageant . 2022-06-13 . Prestige Online - Indonesia . en-US.
11. Web site: Hoài Phương . Người đẹp Puerto Rico đăng quang Miss Global 2023, Đoàn Thu Thủy là á hậu 4 . 2024-01-19 . Tuổi Trẻ Online . January 19, 2024 . vi.
12. Web site: Malaysian is second in Miss Global pagaent, but wins hearts for her kindness . 2022-07-01 . The Star . en.
13. Web site: Viernes . Franchesca . Philippines' Shane Tormes wins Miss Global 2022 . 2022-06-13 . GMA News Online . June 12, 2022 . en.
14. Web site: D'Mello . Sandhya . How UAE's Jessica Da Silva became Miss Global's most decorated participant . 2022-11-14 . Khaleej Times . en.
15. Web site: MISS GLOBAL – Photo Gallery . February 8, 2016 . missglobal.com.
16. Web site: Sophia Ng crowned Miss Global 2018 - BeautyPageants . 2022-06-13 . Femina Miss India.
17. Web site: Barbara Vitorelli of Brazil crowned Miss Global 2017 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes . 2022-06-13 . Femina Miss India.
18. Web site: 2016-09-24 . Ecuador's Angela Bonilla crowned Miss Global 2016 . 2022-06-13 . Miss Global Organization . en-US.
19. Web site: Miss Global 2015 Jessica Peart back in the Philippines for Miss Global 2016 pageant . 2022-11-14 . PEP.ph . en.
20. Web site: 2014-12-21 . Ela Mino of Canada wins Miss Global 2014; Philippines 2nd Runner-Up . 2022-06-13 . normannorman.com . en.
21. News: January 3, 2024 . Reina colombiana que hizo cambiar el fallo en Miss Global . 5 . Agencia de Periodismo Investigativo .
22. Web site: Model's nasty Miss Global experience. newsday. 21 February 2020. NewsDay Zimbabwe. en-US. 26 April 2020.