Miss Gibraltar
| Miss Gibraltar | |
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 Logo of the Miss Gibraltar event |
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| Formation | 1959 |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Miss Gibraltar Office, Ministry of Culture, 10 Main Street, Gibraltar |
| Location |  Gibraltar |
| Official languages | English |
| Website | MissGibraltar.gi |
Miss Gibraltar is a the main annual beauty pageant of Gibraltar that selects the official representative to the Miss World pageant. The incumbent Miss Gibraltar is Michelle Gillingwater Pedersen, who was crowned on 25 June 2011 at a program held at the Alameda Open-Air Theatre.
History
The first Miss Gibraltar pageant was held in 1959, however, it did not resume until 1964. From 1981 to 1990, the winner also represented Gibraltar at Miss Universe.[1]
Winners
| Year | Miss Gibraltar | Placement |
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| 1959 | Viola Abudarham | |
| 1964 | Lydia Davis | |
| 1965 | Rosemary Viñales | |
| 1966 | Grace Valverde | |
| 1967 | Laura Bassadone | |
| 1968 | Sandra Sanguinetti | |
| 1969 | Marliou Chiappe | |
| 1970 | Carmen Gomez | |
| 1971 | Lisette Chipolina | |
| 1972 | Rosemary Catania | |
| 1973 | Josephine Rodriguez | |
| 1974 | Patricia Orfila | |
| 1975 | Lilian Lara | |
| 1976 | Rosemary Parody | |
| 1977 | Lourdes Holmes | |
| 1978 | Rosanna Bonfante | |
| 1979 | Audrey Lopez | |
| 1980 | Yvette Dominguez | |
| 1981 | Michelle Lara | |
| 1982 | Louise Gillingwater | |
| 1983 | Jessica Palao | Miss Universe 1984 (Miss Congeniality) |
| 1984 | Karina Hollands | |
| 1985 | Gail Francis | |
| 1986 | Dominique Martinez | Miss World 1986 (Miss Personality) |
| 1987 | Maite Sanchez | |
| 1988 | Tatiana Desoiza | |
| 1989 | Audrey Gingel | |
| 1990 | Sarah Yeats | |
| 1991 | Ornella Costa | |
| 1992 | Michelle Torres | |
| 1993 | Jenifer Ainsworth | |
| 1994 | Melissa Berllaque | |
| 1995 | Monique Chiara | |
| 1996 | Samantha Lane | |
| 1997 | Rossanna Ressa | |
| 1998 | Melanie Soiza | |
| 1999 | Abigail Garcia | |
| 2000 | Tessa Sacramento | |
| 2001 | Luann Richardson | |
| 2002 | Natalie Monteverde | |
| 2003 | Kim Falzun | |
| 2004 | Helen Gustafson | |
| 2005 | Melanie Chipolina | |
| 2006 | Hayley O`Brien | |
| 2007 | Danielle Perez | |
| 2008 | Krystle Robba | |
| 2009 | Kaiane Aldorino | Miss World 2009 (Winner) |
| 2010 | Larissa Dalli | |
| 2011 | Michelle Gillingwater Pedersen |
Best Result
Miss Gibraltar 2009, Miss World 2009, Kaiane Aldorino during her homecoming celebrations in Gibraltar, 17 December 2009.
| Contestant | Competition | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kaiane Aldorino | Miss World 2009 | Winner |
The 59th Miss World pageant was held on December 12th 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant’s history. Gibraltar’s Kaiane Aldorino, aged 23, was crowned Miss World 2009.Kaiane won Miss World Beach Beauty en route to the top prize sparking off mass celebrations in Gibraltar as the population watched the event unfold live on television.
Kaiane was flown to Gibraltar from London on a private jet on the 17th December where she was greeted at Gibraltar Airport by Government, family and friends. From there, Kaiane was paraded down Main Street on an open-top car (the same one used by Charles and Diana when they visited Gibraltar to embark the Royal Yacht Britannia to start their honeymoon cruise) preceded by the band of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment and then appeared at the City Hall balcony. The celebrations culminated with a fireworks display from Gibraltar Harbour. All in all it was described as the most significant homecoming in history.
As a tribute to Kaiane Aldorino, the Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau issued a special sheet of stamps.[2]
References
- ^ "Miss Gibraltar history". Government of Gibraltar. http://www.missgibraltar.gi/content/history. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Gibraltar will release a Miss World stamp". World Stamp News. http://www.worldstampnews.com/2010/06/just-in-gibraltar-will-release-a-miss-world-stamp/#more-1526. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
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