List of beauty queen-politicians

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A number of beauty queens have run and been elected for political office and have become prominent politicians,^[1][2] and it has been said that "participation in beauty pageants can serve as a path to power for women".^[3]

List of political officeholders

Federal/national

The following is a list of beauty pageant winners who have held a federal or national political office.
  – Incumbent officeholder

Portrait	Name	Country	Title	Office	Ref.
	Maria Kalaw Katigbak	Philippines	Queen of the Orient of the Manila Carnival 1931	Chairperson of the Board of Censors for Motion Pictures (1981–1985) Senator of the Philippines (1961–1967)	[4][5]
	Imelda Marcos	Philippines	Miss Manila 1953	Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte's 2nd district (2010–2019) Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's 1st district (1995–1998) Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa from Metro Manila (1978–1984) Governor of Metro Manila (1975–1986)	[6]
	Rosana Vinueza	Ecuador	Miss Ecuador 1969	Undersecretary of Tourism (2000–2003) Undersecretary of Social Welfare (1994–1996) Member of the Guayaquil City Council (1986–1987)	[7]
	Marsha Blackburn	United States	Oil Festival Queen 1969	U.S. Senator from Tennessee (2019–present) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district (2003–2019) Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 23rd district (1999–2003)	[8]
	Shelley Moore Capito	United States	West Virginia Cherry Blossom Princess 1972	U.S. Senator from West Virginia (2015–present) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd district (2001–2015) Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 30th district (1996–2000)	[8][9]
	Carmen Elena Figueroa	El Salvador	Miss El Salvador 1975	Member of the Legislative Assembly (2006–2021)	[10]
	Dagmar Wöhrl	Germany	Miss Germany 1977	Member of the Bundestag from Nuremberg North (1994–2017)	[11]
	Jennifer Granholm	United States	Miss San Carlos 1977	U.S. Secretary of Energy (2021–2025) Governor of Michigan (2003–2011) Attorney General of Michigan (1999–2003)	[8]
	Helena Dalli	Malta	Miss World Malta 1979	European Commissioner for Equality (2019–present) Maltese Minister for European Affairs and Equality (2017–2019) Maltese Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties (2013–2017)	[12]
	Lisa Murkowski	United States	Alaska Cherry Blossom Princess 1980	U.S. Senator from Alaska (2002–present) Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 14th district (1999–2002)	[8][9]
	Rosy Senanayake	Sri Lanka	Mrs. World 1984 Mrs. World Sri Lanka 1984 Miss World Sri Lanka 1980	Mayor of Colombo (2018–present) Deputy Head of the Prime Minister's Office (2015–2018) State Minister for Child Affairs (2015) Member of Parliament from Colombo District (2010–2015) Opposition Leader of the Western Province Provincial Council (2009–2010) High Commissioner to Malaysia (2001–2004)	[13][14]
	Goedele Liekens	Belgium	Miss Belgium 1986	Member of the Chamber of Representatives (2019–present)	[15]
	Limor Magen Telem	Israel	Malkat Hayofi-Esreh 1988 Miss Europe Israel 1988	Member of the Knesset (2021–present)	[16][17]
	Kristi Noem	United States	South Dakota Snow Queen 1990	United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2025-present) Governor of South Dakota (2019–2025) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's at-large district (2011–2019) Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 6th district (2007–2011)	[18][19]
	Anke Van dermeersch	Belgium	Miss Belgium 1991	Member of the Belgian Senate (2003–present)	[20]
	Tanja Karpela	Finland	Miss Finland 1991	Minister for Culture (2003–2007) Member of the Finnish Parliament from Uusimaa (1999–2011)	[21]
	Inese Šlesere	Latvia	Miss Latvia 1991	Member of the Saeima (2002–2011)	[22]
	Lisa Hanna	Jamaica	Miss World 1993 Miss Jamaica World 1993	Minister of Youth and Culture (2012–2016) Member of the Parliament of Jamaica from Saint Ann South Eastern (2007–present)	[23][24]
	Anastassia Michaeli	Russia  Israel	Miss Saint Petersburg 1995	Member of the Knesset (2009–2013)	[25][26]
	Mary Peltola	United States	Miss National Congress of American Indians 1995	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large district (2022–present) Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 38th district (2003–2009) Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 39th district (1999–2003)	[27]
	Roberta Anastase	Romania	Miss Universe Romania 1996	President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania (2008–2012) Member of the European Parliament from Romania (2007–2008)	[28]
	Yedda Marie Romualdez	Philippines	Binibining Pilipinas International 1996	Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Tingog Party List (2019–present) Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's 1st district (2016–2019)	[29]
	Elizabeth Prelogar	United States	Miss Idaho Teen USA 1998 Miss Idaho USA 2001 Miss Idaho 2004	Solicitor General of the United States (2021–present)	[30]
	Mitzi Cajayon	Philippines	Miss Caloocan 2000	Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Caloocan's 2nd district (2007–2013; 2022–present) Member of the City Council of Caloocan (2004–2007)	[31]
	Vanessa Mendoza	Colombia	Miss Colombia 2001	Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia (2017–2018)	[32][33]
	Andi Tenri Natassa	Indonesia	Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2011	Member of People's Representative Council from South Sulawesi (2013–present)	[34]

Local

The following is a list of beauty pageant winners who have held a local or otherwise non-federal political office.
  – Incumbent officeholder

Portrait	Name	Country	Title	Office	Ref.
	Bess Myerson	United States	Miss America 1945 Miss New York City 1945	Commissioner of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (1983–1987) Commissioner of the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (1969–1973)	[35][36]
	Franca Dall'Olio	Italy	Miss Italy 1963
	Jane Anne Jayroe	United States	Miss America 1967 Miss Oklahoma 1966	Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism and Recreation (1999–2003) Director of the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation (1999–2003)	[37]
	Feliza Teresa Miro	Philippines	Miss Republic of the Philippines 1969	Mayor of Villasis (1988–1992)	[38]
	Sue Lowden	United States	Miss District of Columbia USA 1971 Miss New Jersey 1973	Member of the Nevada Senate from the Clark 3 district (1993–1997)	[39]
	Ana Nisi Goyco	United States  Puerto Rico	Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 1972	Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Ponce district (1980–1992)	[40][41][42]
	Raquel Argandoña	Chile	Miss Universo Chile 1975	Mayor of Pelarco (2000–2004)	[43]
	Rio Diaz	Philippines	Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia-Pacific 1977	President of the Vice-Mayors' League of Negros Occidental Vice-Mayor of Pontevedra (1998–2004)	[44]
	Beverley Pinder	Australia	Miss Australia 1978	Councillor of the City of Melbourne (2012–2016)	[45]
	Irene Sáez	Venezuela	Miss Universe 1981 Miss Venezuela 1981	Governor of Nueva Esparta (1999–2000) Mayor of Chacao Municipality (1992–1999)	[46]
	Sarah Palin	United States	Miss Wasilla 1984	Governor of Alaska (2006–2009) Chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (2003–2004) Mayor of Wasilla (1996–2002) Member of the Wasilla City Council from Ward E (1992–1996)	[47]
	Lynette Boggs	United States	Miss Oregon 1989	Member of the Clark County Commission (2004–2006) Member of the Las Vegas City Council (1999–2004)	[48]
	Shelli Yoder	United States	Miss Indiana 1993	Member of the Indiana Senate from the 40th district (2020–present) Member of the Monroe County Council from the 1st district (2013–2020)	[49]
	Marie-Rose Morel	Belgium	Miss Flanders 1994	Member of the Municipal Council of Schoten (2006–2009) Member of the Flemish Parliament (2004–2009)	[50]
	Rebecca Kleefisch	United States	Miss Ohio Teen USA 1994	Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin (2011–2019)	[51]
	Daisy Reyes	Philippines	Binibining Pilipinas World 1996 Mutya ng Pilipinas Expo-International 1995	Member of the Municipal Council of Pateros (2010-2016)	[52][53]
	Shantel Krebs	United States	Miss South Dakota 1997	Secretary of State of South Dakota (2015–2019) Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 10th district (2011–2015) Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 10th district (2005–2011)	[54][55]
	Evelyn Vázquez	United States  Puerto Rico	Mrs. Puerto Rico	Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Mayagüez-Aguadilla district (2009–2013; 2017–2020)	[56][57]
	Élodie Gossuin	France	Miss Europe 2001 Miss France 2001 Miss Picardy 2000	Member of the Regional Council of Picardy (2004–2010; 2010–2015)	[58]
	Teresa Benitez-Thompson	United States	Miss Nevada 2002	Majority Leader of the Nevada Assembly (2016–present) Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 27th district (2011–present)	[59][60]
	Airin Rachmi Diany	Indonesia	Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 1996	Mayor of South Tangerang (2011–2021)
	Kaiane Aldorino	United Kingdom  Gibraltar	Miss World 2009 Miss Gibraltar 2009	Mayor of Gibraltar (2017–2019)	[61][62]
	Melanie Stambaugh	United States	Daffodil Queen 2009	Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 25th district (2015–2019)	[63][64]
	Lauren Matsumoto	United States	Miss Hawaii 2011	Member of Hawaii House of Representatives from the 45th district (2012–present)	[65]
	Delphine Wespiser	France	Miss France 2012 Miss Alsace 2011	Member of the Municipal Council of Magstatt-le-Bas (2014–2020)	[66][67]
	Jeanné Kapela	United States	Miss Hawaii 2015	Member of Hawaii House of Representatives from the 5th district (2020–present)	[68]
	Mayra Dias	Brazil	Miss Brazil 2018 Miss Amazonas 2018	State Deputy of Amazonas (2023–present)	[69]
	Leren Bautista	Philippines	Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2019 Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2015 Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific International 2015	Member of the Municipal Council of Los Baños, Laguna (2022–present)	[70]
	Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers	Great Britain  Anguilla	Miss Universe Great Britain 2018 Miss Anguilla 2017	Minister for Education and Social Development (2020–present) Member of the Anguilla House of Assembly for Valley South (2020–present)	[71]

List of political candidates

The following is a list of beauty pageant titleholders who have been candidates for political offices, but have not been elected.

Portrait	Name	Country	Title	Elections	Ref.
	Michele Rollins	United States	Miss USA World 1963 Miss New York City World 1963 Miss District of Columbia USA 1963	2010 Republican primary for the U.S. House of Representatives election in Delaware's at-large congressional district	[72]
	Nafisa Ali	India	Femina Miss India 1976	2009 Indian general election	[2]
	Carmen María Montiel	United States	Miss Venezuela 1984	2022 U.S. House of Representatives election in Texas's 18th district	[73]
	Lupita Jones	Mexico	Miss Universe 1991 Señorita México 1990	2021 Baja California gubernatorial election	[74]
	Amie Beth Dickinson	United States	Miss Alabama 1994	2014 Republican primary for the Alabama House of Representatives election in the 43rd district	[75]
	Angela McGlowan	United States	Miss District of Columbia USA 1994	2010 Republican primary for the U.S. House of Representatives election in Mississippi's 1st district	[76]
	Gul Panag	India	Femina Miss India 1999	2014 Indian general election	[2]
	Gabriela Markus	Brazil	Miss Brazil 2012 Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2012	2014 Brazilian general election	[77]
	Jade Simmons	United States	Miss Illinois 1999	2020 United States presidential election	[78][79]
	Heather French Henry	United States	Miss America 2000 Miss Kentucky 1999	2019 Kentucky Secretary of State election	[80]
	Erika Harold	United States	Miss America 2003 Miss Illinois 2002	2018 Illinois Attorney General election 2014 Republican primary for the U.S. House of Representatives election in Illinois's 13th district	[81]
	Ericka Dunlap	United States	Miss America 2004 Miss Florida 2003	2017 Orlando City Council election in the 5th district	[82]
	Jessica Jordan	Bolivia	Miss Bolivia 2007	2013 Beni special gubernatorial election 2010 Beni gubernatorial election	[83][84][85]
	Shamcey Supsup-Lee	Philippines	Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2011	2022 Philippine House of Representatives Party-list election	[86]
	Mallory Hagan	United States	Miss America 2013 Miss New York 2012	2018 U.S. House of Representatives election in Alabama's 3rd district	[87]
	Lisa Song Sutton	United States	Miss Nevada United States 2014	2020 Republican primary for the U.S. House of Representatives election in Nevada's 4th district	[88]
	Madison Gesiotto Gilbert	United States	Miss Ohio USA 2014	2022 U.S. House of Representatives election in Ohio's 13th district	[89]
	Aurore Kichenin	France	Miss World France 2017	2021 French regional elections in Occitanie	[90]
	Cara Mund	United States	Miss America 2018 Miss North Dakota 2017	2022 U.S. House of Representatives election in North Dakota's at-large district	[91]
	Sharifa Akeel	Philippines	Miss Asia Pacific International 2018 Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific International 2018	2022 Sultan Kudarat gubernatorial election	[92]