Miss Mauritius
| Formation | 1970 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Port Louis |
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Membership
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Miss World Miss International |
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Official language
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English |
| Website | www |
Miss Mauritius is the oldest beauty pageant in Mauritius established in 1970 by Miss Mauritius National Organisation. The first Miss Mauritius, Florence Muller who was crowned as Miss Mauritius 1970 and participated in Miss World 1970 in London, Great Britain. The First Miss Universe Mauritius was in 1975, Nirmala Sohun.
In 1970, Sir Seewoosagar Ramgoolam, Sir Gaetan Duval et Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo, have encouraged Mrs Primerose Obeegadoo to place Mauritius on the world map for fashion & beauty. Ever since, young Mauritian ladies have represented with pride Mauritius and its quadricolor flag at Miss World, Miss International, Miss European Union, Miss Intercontinental, Top Model of the World, Miss Tourism World, Miss Africa. Miss Mauritius National Organisation has many preliminary contests such as Elegance Award, Talent Award, Sport Award, Beach Beauty Award, Best Dress Award, Amity Award, Photogenic Award, Marketing Award and Multimedia Award.
Our Miss Mauritius/ Miss World Mauritius 2016 is Bessika Bucktawor, Miss European Union Mauritius 2016 & Miss Intercontinental Mauritius 2016 is Julie Charles and Miss International Mauritius 2016 is Shavina Hulkua.
Between 1970 and 2010 the winners of Miss Mauritius mostly competed at the annual Miss World competition before participating in the Miss Universe competition the following year. Miss Mauritius has placed in the top 15 in 1975 with Mariella Tse Sik Sun and in the Top 10 in 1989 with Jeanne Marie Clement. In 2009, Anais Veerapatren was a semifinalist for the Miss World Talent competition. In 2011, Joelle Nagapen was a semifinalist for the Beach Beauty Award. As of 2010, the first runner-up is automatically crowned as "Miss World Mauritius". Occasionally, when the titleholder does not qualify (due to age) for the contest, another contestant is sent.
For the first time in its 65-year history, the Miss World pageant is coming to the United States.
Its destination: The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, just down the river from the nation’s capital, where contestants from 140 countries will compete for a gilded crown, bringing in an estimated $20 million to the local economy.
“This is even better than the Super Bowl,” said Jim Coleman, president and chief executive of the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation, which has been lobbying for the event for nearly a year. “This is a huge win for our county.”
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