# World Miss University

World Miss University is an international beauty contest held annually in Seoul, Korea since 1986, with an average of about 70 contestants every year. The event is to select World Miss University Peace Corp Representatives.
This event was organized by the International Association of University Presidents. After the United Nations named 1986 the Year of Peace, the organizing committee dispatched peace missions to regions in conflict like Kosovo and Rwanda. These days, the event is organized by the World Miss University Organizing Committee which has headquarter in Manhattan, New York, United States.

## Winners

| Year | Contestant | Country | Place of Venue | Entrants |
| 1986 | Rosalie van Breemen | Netherlands | Seoul, South Korea | 21 |
| 1987 | Choi Yeon-hee (최연희) | South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | 21 |
| 1988 | Kathryn Elizabeth Coonz | United States | Seoul, South Korea | 43 |
| 1989 | Priyadarshini Pradhan | India | Tokyo, Japan | 56 |
| 1990 | Ekaterina Parfenova | Soviet Union | Seoul, South Korea | 73 |
| 1991 | Celeste Weaver | United States | Seoul, South Korea | 66 |
| 1992 | Heiðrún Anna Björnsdóttir | Iceland | Seoul, South Korea | 59 |
| 1993 | Ewa Wachowicz | Poland | Taejon, South Korea | 68 |
| 1995 | Birgitta Ína Unnarsdóttir | Iceland | Seoul, South Korea | 46 |
| 1996 | Laura García | Spain | Gangwon, South Korea | 45 |
| 1997 | Jang Jee-hun (장지훈) | South Korea | Suwon, South Korea | 50 |
| 2000 | Renata Fan | Brazil | Seoul, South Korea | 46 |
| 2001 | Eleni Pechlivanidi | Greece | Seoul, South Korea | 33 |
| 2003 | Ayusha Shrestha | Nepal | Daegu, South Korea | 30 |
| 2004 | Julija Djadenko | Latvia | Shenzhen, China | 36 |
| 2005 | Jade Collins | New Zealand | Seoul, South Korea | 26 |
| 2006 | Cristiana Frixione | Nicaragua | Busan, South Korea | 43 |
| 2007 | Aleksandra Plemic | Germany | Seoul, South Korea | 46 |
| 2008 | Sarnai Amar | Mongolia | Shenzhen, China | 34 |
| 2009 | Cho Eun-ju (조은주) | South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | 36 |
| 2010 | Katie Farr | England | Seoul, South Korea | 42 |
| 2011 | Siria Ysabel Bojorquez | United States | Gangwon, South Korea | 64 |
| 2012 | Mia Hasanagic | Denmark | Seoul, South Korea | 44 |
| 2014 | Karina Stephania Martin Jiménez | Mexico | Gangwon, South Korea | 30 |
| 2016 | Kelin Rivera | Peru | Beijing, China | 57 |
| 2017 | Claudia Moras Baez | Cuba | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 83 |
| 2018 | Adriana Moya | Costa Rica | Seoul, South Korea | 50 |
| 2019 | Nguyễn Thị Thanh Khoa | Vietnam | Jeju Island, South Korea | 36 |
| 2022 | Isabella Oldenburg | Costa Rica | Seoul, South Korea | 75 |
| 2025 | TBA | TBA | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |

## Countries by number of title wins

| Country | Titles | Year(s) |
| United States | 3 | 1988, 1991, 2011 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1987, 1997, 2009 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1992, 1995 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 2018, 2022 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 2019 |
| Cuba | 1 | 2017 |
| Peru | 1 | 2016 |
| Mexico | 1 | 2014 |
| Denmark | 1 | 2012 |
| England | 1 | 2010 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 2008 |
| Germany | 1 | 2007 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 2006 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2005 |
| Latvia | 1 | 2004 |
| Nepal | 1 | 2003 |
| Greece | 1 | 2001 |
| Brazil | 1 | 2000 |
| Spain | 1 | 1996 |
| Poland | 1 | 1993 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 1990 |
| India | 1 | 1989 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1986 |

## Winners gallery

* World Miss University 2009 Jo Eun-joo, South Korea
* World Miss University 2006 Cristiana Frixione, Nicaragua
* World Miss University 2000 Renata Fan, Brazil
* World Miss University 1993 Ewa Wachowicz, Poland

## List of runners-up

| Year | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd Runner-up | 4th Runner-up | 5th Runner-up |
| 1986 | Choi Yeon-hee South Korea | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1988 | Mervi Hannele Lehto Finland | Ghyong Ying Chen Taiwan | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1989 | Han Heui-jeong South Korea | Kyle Allison Kirby Ireland | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1990 | Luh Ayu Ariestanti Indonesia | Veronika Gerynne Netherlands | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1991 | Yuliya Shestopalova Ukraine | Elina Kefi Greece | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1992 | Polina Zhuravlyova-Vikhovskaya Russia | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1993 | Viive Saul Estonia | Lirian Souza Soares Brazil | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1995 | Jo Hee-seon South Korea 2 | Lee Suk-gyeong South Korea 4 | Mônica Regina Guimarães Ferreira Brazil | Holga Stiereshkovac Kazakhstan 2 | not awarded |
| 1996 | Sun Song-ji South Korea | Julia Kowalska Poland | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1997 | Agnieszka Zielinska Poland | Bellatrix Amanda Juin Indonesia | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2000 | Sandra Bretones France | Lilita Leice Latvia | Ha So-young South Korea | Anna Dantchenko Greece | Ganna Vruglevska Ukraine |
| 2001 | Daniela Estefania Puig Argentina | Emelie Lundqvist Sweden | Tipsupar Rungreungsri Thailand | Claudia Patricia Alaniz Nicaragua | Adriana Reis Brazil |
| 2003 | Roxana Florina Curelea Moldova | Medha Raghunath India | Lee Soo-jin South Korea | Shana Van Beers Belgium | not awarded |
| 2004 | Ahn Ji-soo South Korea | Yang Hua China | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2005 | Varga Tiffany South Africa | Katrine Ozolina Latvia | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2006 | Marcela De Almeida Brazil | Aurelie Bonvalet France | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2007 | Rita Bernotaite Lithuania | Chukwudube Usowanne Nigeria | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2008 | Mariana Oliveira Marques Brazil | Jang Ye-eun South Korea | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2009 | Salcy Lima Brazil | Anna Maria Tarnowska Poland | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2010 | Katarzyna Kuziemska Poland | Choi Jung-hwa South Korea | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2011 | Monika Plochocka Poland | Swetha Sridhar India | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2012 | Elina Grundane Latvia | Kim Eun-sol South Korea 1 | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2014 | Juliete de Pieri Brazil | Sisse Houlberg Winther Denmark | Demi-Lee Rebula Lebanon | Jovana Maksimovic Serbia | not awarded |
| 2016 | Heyi Li Macau | Anzhelika Rublevska Pakistan | Nagma Shrestha Nepal | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2017 | Nina Yevtushenko Ukraine | Daniela Gods Romanovska Latvia | Alyna Somnang Cambodia | Kasia Szklarczyk Poland | Mariana Ortega Mexico |
| 2018 | Matrosova Karolina Latvia | Yitong Xu China | Cindy Han South Korea | Plotytsia Bohdana Ukraine | Michelle Garibay Mexico |
| 2019 | Ekaterina Petsonkina Estonia | Wichida Nuamsorn Thailand | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2022 | Dominique Doucette Canada | Montse Larrondo Avalos Chile | Jasmine Huang New Zealand | not awarded | not awarded |

## Continental Awards

| Year | Miss Model of Asia | Miss Model of Europe | Miss Model of Americas | Miss Model of Africa | Miss Model of Oceania |
| 2016 | Rewati Chetri India | Moreira Ana Catarina Pereira Portugal | Lourdes Merli Salinas Argentina | Valerie Gugulethu Chingonzo Zimbabwe | not awarded |
| 2017 | Loh Shi Min Malaysia | Makin Ellie England | Lira Gonzalez Eilyn Pamela Guatemala | Makune Queen Elizabeth William Tanzania | Mariana Geranetzi Ortega Molina Mexico |