Top Model of the World explained

The Top Model of the World is aninternational search for the ultimate model. The event started in 1993 in Miami, organised by the Globana Group.[1] It is now owned and managed by the World Beauty Organization.[2]

The current Top Model of the World for 2024 is Maria Katren Varzaru from Romania.

Winners

Year Winner Country/Territory VenueEntrants
2024Maria Katren Varzaru RomaniaAin Sokhna, Egypt38
2023Mariana Macias[3] MexicoSharm El Sheikh, Egypt41
2022Natalie KocendovaHurghada, Egypt47
2020Pierinna Patino Peru35
2019Nicole Menayo Spain35
2018Janet Leyva41
2017 Julya GershunEl Gouna, Egypt41
2016 Margo Cooper [4] Bremen, Germany41
2015 Elena Kosmina[5] Red Sea, Egypt49
2014 Tania Valencia [6] Red Sea, Egypt41
2013 Monica Palacios Colombia (Colombia) Red Sea, Egypt47
2012 Dortmund, Germany43
2011 Loredana Salanță Usedom, Germany44
2010 Carolina Rodríguez Ferrero Dortmund, Germany40
2008 Berlin, Germany41
2007 Alessandra Alores Hurghada, Egypt41
2006 Kunming, China64
2005 Humen, China68
2004 Sun Na Karlsruhe, Germany34
2003 Nihan AkkuşAachen, Germany38
2002 Natascha Börger Aachen, Germany33
2001 Renata Janetkova Kaiserslautern, Germany28
2000 Yeliz ÇalışkanVreden, Germany30
1999 Suzana Fabriova Frankfurt, Germanyunknown
1998 Michelle Khan Magdeburg, Germany28
1997 Franzisca Schaub Legden, Germany45
1996 Selinée Méndez Koblenz, Germany26
1995 Moscow, Russia36
1994 Claudine Obert Miami, United States24
1993 Francesca Bologna Miami, United Statesunknown

By number of wins

CountryTitlesWinning Years
32009, 2013, 2014
1997, 2002, 2007
22011, 2024
2000, 2003
1993, 2011
2006, 2008
2018, 2020
Mexico12023
Czech Republic2022
Spain2019
2016
2015
(Venezuela)2005
2004
2001
1999
1998
1996
1995
1994

List of runners-up

Year1st Runner-up2nd Runner-up3rd Runner-up4th Runner-up
1994Pinar Tezcan
Mariya Sukhareva
Belarus
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1995Paula Andrea Betancourt Arroyave
Leen Ragis
Kenya
Lorena de Leon Pangan
1996Jana Festova
Czech Republic
Andrea Deak
Hungary
Anja Haertel
Germany
Vierushka Algandona Viera
Panama
1997Cris Tomaszeck
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1998Tanisha Drummond
Panama
Agnes Nagy
Hungary
Dania Patricia Prince Méndez
Honduras
Jonna Kauppila
Finland
1999Monica Elizabeth Escolar Danko
Dayanarah Zulay del Carmen Roozendaal
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2000Nina Kavecevic
Jerika de los Angeles Hoffman Leal
2001Jenny Díaz Batista
Dominican Republic
Mónica Caicedo Valencia
Zornitsa Hristova
Bulgaria
Basak Sahin
2002Nikki Formann
United States
Kristina Tudikova
Adanelli Nuñez
Mexico
Justine Vinluan Gabionza
2003Daniela Scholz
Germany
Huan Lulu
China
Desirée Virginia Pallotta Peña
Lorena Irene Velarde Briceño
Mexico
2004Yordanos Teshager Bitew
Ethiopia (Ethiopia)
Mirjana Gmitrovic
Viktoria Stadtlander
Germany
Irina Stikanova
Estonia
2005Maria Joseph Kidumbuyo
Katarzyna Blazko
Poland
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2006Michelle de Leon
Tatyana Dmitrivenko
Kazakhstan
2007Yelena Aladko
Belarus
Lobna Amin
Egypt
Luciana de Oliveira Pinheiro
Yuliya Andrushchenko
2008Yolimar Sánchez
United States
Diana Ivancheva
Bulgaria
Whulandary Herman[7]
Indonesia
2010Gabriela Nidioska Concepción Guzmán
Muriel Susana Viera
United States
Xenia Lamber
Daniela Arkenberg
Germany
2011Katerina Fedosejeva
Latvia (Latvia)
Vanessa Gayle Sibanda
Zimbabwe
Zuzanna Brzezińska
Poland
Yasmine Ouchene
Algeria
2012Malaika Maidei Mushandu
Zimbabwe
Melina Ramirez Serna
Colombia
Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos
Denmark
Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos
2013Inara Anthonia Isaiah
Gulf of Guinea
Burcu Taynaz
Savanagh-Ray Walker
Canada
Ganna Oleksiyivna Zhadan
2014Jailenne Rivera Rodríguez
Puerto Rico
Anrónet Ann Roelofsz
South Africa
Niler Bernard Mruma
Giulia Campesi
Italy
2015Celeste Marshall
Bahamas
Irene Valeria Velásquez
Stephany Souza Silva
Madison Anderson Berrios
Puerto Rico
2016Franceska Marisabel Toro Medina
Puerto Rico
Paththage Visna Kaumini Fernando
Sri Lanka
Emanuelle de Maria Costa Assunção
Anchana Artklom
Thailand
2017María Camila Medrano Camargo
Colombia (Colombia)
Norhely Celaya Bracamontes
Mexico
Naomy Dennisia
Seychelles
2018Harini Silva
Sri Lanka
Natalia La Torre Santana
Puerto Rico
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2019Vishakha Tania René
Mauritius
Carmen Sofia Maury Atencia
2020Priscila Moreno Valverde
Mexico
Giselle Archbold Davis
2022Nicole Zambrano
Ecuador
Dayana Cardenas
2023Leicy Rivas Moreno
Colombia
Sandani Peiris
Sri Lanka
2024Geysel Vaillant
Cuba
Sarah Sherwood
United States

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thenassauguardian.com/lifestyles/home-and-fashion/58919-celeste-marshall-named-first-runner-up-at-top-model-of-the-world-competition "Celeste Marshall named first runner-up at Top Model of the World competition"
  2. Web site: Yu . Florence Pia G . Dubai resident to compete in Top Model of the World in Germany . . August 24, 2016 . September 12, 2016.
  3. Web site: Caribbean Queens shine at Top Model of the World 2023. Loop News. en. 5 March 2023. 6 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Sri Lanka placed third . The Island . September 7, 2016 . September 12, 2016.
  5. Web site: Celeste Marshall wins Best Costume and 1st Runner up at Top Model of the World. The Bahamas Weekly. 3 January 2016.
  6. Web site: La caleña Tania Valencia ganó por Colombia el concurso Top Model of the World . . April 11, 2014 . es . September 12, 2016.
  7. Web site: Suspicious Netizens' Attention, Take A Peek At 7 Beautiful Portraits Of WHulandary Herman Who Responded Comments With Miss Israel. VOI. 2 November 2023. 2 November 2023.