The Miss Globe

Not to be confused with Miss Global.

The Miss Globe is an international beauty pageant held annually since 1925. Initially known as Dream Girl International, the contest was rebranded as Miss Globe in 1975. There are three Miss Globe pageants, which are spin-offs from the original Miss Globe founded by Charlie See. The founder and coordinator of these trademarks is Mr. Alien Mouradian, also known as Charlie See. Miss Globe was registered with the Bureau of Patents and Trademarks in Washington, D.C., in 1975. As The Miss Globe, organized by the Deliart Association, the pageant is now officially headquartered in Albania.

The Miss Globe

The Miss Globe
Formation	1925; 100 years ago (1925)
Founder	Alien Mouradian
Purpose	Beauty pageant
Location	Albania
Owner	Deliart Association
Key people	Petri Bozo
Parent organization	The Miss Globe Beauty Pageant Ltd
Website	www.themissglobe.com

The current titleholder, Diana Moreno from Colombia, was crowned on 15 October 2024, at the Tirana Olympic Park in Albania. She succeeded Miss Globe 2023, Manvin Khera from Malaysia.

History

Logos of the three organizations after and before splitting, The Miss Globe beauty pageant, Miss Globe and Miss Globe International.

The Miss Globe pageant originated in 1925 with a competition held at Emek Cinema in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was conceived by Alien Mouradian, a director at the cinema, as a way to attract audiences. Originally named Dream Girl International, the pageant reportedly crowned Alma F. Cavagnaro from the United States as its first winner, although Arak Çetin from Turkey has also been cited as the inaugural titleholder. Some contemporary reports, however, suggested that the competition was unfairly judged, leading the cinema operators to announce its discontinuation shortly after its launch.^[1]

Following this controversy, Mouradian relocated to the United States, where he continued organizing the Miss Globe contest, including an event held at a models' ball in Winnipesaukee, where Alma Cavagnaro was crowned.^[1]

Initially, names like Miss Globe Beauty, Miss Globe Beauty Pageant, and Miss Globe were not registered trademarks. In subsequent years, Mouradian registered these names under the pseudonym Charlie See, a name he was widely known by in Hollywood. Under this pseudonym, he established a film company, "Charlie See Pictures," gaining recognition in the industry. Due to illness, Mouradian sold his shares in 1948 to RCA Global Company to fund his treatment, but he soon passed away. After his death, the pageant's organization was taken over by Mr. Li Sun, a former stagehand in the production company. Under RCA Global, the pageant grew into a significant recurring event, with Li Sun also adopting the Charlie See pseudonym, gaining recognition in the industry under this name.^[1]

The first official trademark registration for the Miss Globe Beauty Contest was made in Turkey in 1950, under the auspices of RCA. The pageant became a tradition and, in 1975, was acquired by Charlie See after Mouradian's death.^[1]

Under See's leadership, the Miss Globe International contest expanded significantly. The final competition in Turkey was chaired by Süha Özgermi and held at the Halikarnas stage in Bodrum, Muğla, marking a pivotal moment as the pageant grew into a global event with national competitions in various countries.^[1]

In 2003, due to retirement, Mr. Süha Özgermi passed the chairmanship to Mr. Rasim Aydin, a fellow RCA board member, who assumed legal ownership of the Miss Globe Organization. Consequently, the international finals, held in Turkey for 16 years, were relocated to Tirana, Albania. This change was announced at a press conference by Mr. Li Sun, honorary president of Charlie See Pictures, and Mr. Petri Bozo, chairman of Deliart Associate. Initially, the agreement to host the pageant in Albania was for one year, later extended to five years at Deliart's request. The Albania chapter concluded with the Miss Globe International 2009 event.^[1][2]

In 2023, Manvin Khera from Malaysia won its first crown after sending a representative for over a decade.^[3][4][5] Making history for her country as the first Malaysian who won the title.^[6]

Titleholders

• 
  Map of The Miss Globe 2022 pageant.

The following are the winners of The Miss Globe pageant since 2004, organized by the Deliart Association after its 2016 split from Miss Globe (Miss Globe Inc.) and the dissolution of all other organizations.^[2]

Year	Country/Territory	The Miss Globe	Official venue	Entrants
2024	Colombia	Diana Moreno[7][8][9][10]	Tirana, Albania	43
2023	Malaysia	Manvin Khera[11][12][13][14]	Durrës, Albania	51
2022 [vi]	Dominican Republic	Anabel Payano[15][16][17][18]	Tirana, Albania	49
2021	Philippines	Maureen Montagne		50
2020 [vi]	Kosovo	Lorinda Kolgeci		42
2019 [vi]	Mexico	Alejandra Diaz de Leon	Ulcinj, Montenegro	46
2018 [vi]	China	Yu Yizhou	Tirana, Albania	45
2017 [vi]	Vietnam	Đỗ Trần Khánh Ngân		53
2016	India	Dimple Patel		43
2015	Philippines	Ann Colis	Toronto, Canada	38
2014	Canada	Jacqueline Wojciechowski	Tirana, Albania	40
2013	Romania	Bianca Maria Paduraru		36
2012	Albania	Kleoniki Delijorgji		43
2011	Germany	Stephanie Alice		41
2010	Lithuania	Laura Urbonite		40
2009	Algeria	Samah Gahfaz	Durrës, Albania	47
2008	Albania	Almeda Abazi		37
2007	Brazil	Helen Da Silva		40
2006	Venezuela	Viviana Ramos		41
2005	Slovakia	Lucia Liptakova		41
2004	Russia	Kristina Slavinskaya		44

Miss Globe

The following are the winners of the Miss Globe pageant, organized by Miss Globe Group Inc. since 1974. In 2016, the pageant began to split, and the following year the organization stopped operating.^[19][20]

Year	Country/territory	Miss Globe	Venue	Entrants
2018	United States	Alyssha Shanks[21][19][22][23]	Beijing, China	48
2017	Canada	Kara Granger[24]		23
2016	United States	Mary Ryelle Espiritu[25]	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic	10
2015	Philippines	Ann Colis	Toronto, Canada	38
2014	Canada	Jacqueline Wojciechowski	Tirana, Albania	40
2013	Romania	Bianca Maria Paduraru		36
2012	Albania	Kleoniki Delijorgji		43
2011	Germany	Stephanie Ziolko		41
2010	Lithuania	Laura Urbonaite		40
2009	Algeria	Samah Gahfaz	Durrës, Albania	47
2008	Albania	Almeda Abazi		37
2007	Brazil	Helen Da Silva		40
2006	Venezuela	Viviana Ramos		41
2005	Slovakia	Lucia Liptakova		41
2004	Russia	Kristina Slavinskaya		44
2003	Germany	Lena Kwasow	United States	34
2002	United States	Jennifer Schooler	Istanbul, Turkey	18
2001	Philippines	Maricar Balagtas[26]		76
2000	Venezuela	Joan Carolina Chópite Sute		76
1999	Turkmenistan	Jana Tairova		34
1998	Estonia	Karin Laasmäe		73
1997	Czech Republic	Petra Hlavacova		41
1996	United States	Kimberly Lawrence		71
1995	Finland	Minna Mäki-Kala		70
1994	Australia	Skye-Jilly Edwards		69
1993	Russia	Polina Vikhovskaya		68
1992	Argentina	Laura Verónica Rafael		67
1991	Finland	Minna Kuukka	Aspendos, Turkey	31
1990	Venezuela	Yormery Ortega Sánchez		65
1989	Switzerland	Karina Berger		64
1988	Venezuela	Yajaira Vera		63
1974	France	Donna Clark		50

Miss Globe International

The following are the original titleholders of the Miss Globe International beauty contest, which was founded in 1925. In 2003, the pageant split into two organizations, and Miss Globe established its own separate competition.^[27][28]

Year	Country/territory	Miss Globe International	Venue	Entrants
2016	Philippines	Toni Alyssa Hipolito[29]	Antalya, Turkey	50
2014	Australia	Esma Voloder	Baku, Azerbaijan	53
2013	No contest held.
2012	Brazil	Jakelyne Oliveira	Famagusta, Cyprus	41
2011	Norway	Nina Elisa Fjalestad		41
2010	Spain	Yenifer Solis	Kyrenia, Cyprus	40
2003	Brazil	Priscilla Meirelles	Antalya, Turkey	78
2002	United States	Jennifer Schooler	Istanbul, Turkey	77
2001	Philippines	Maricar Balagtas[30][31]		76
2000	Venezuela	Joan Carolina Chópite Sute	Girne, Turkey	75
1999	Albania	Valbona Selimllari	Istanbul, Turkey	74
1998	Estonia	Karin Laasmäe		73
1997	Czech Republic	Petra Hlavacova		72
1996	United States	Kimberly Lawrence		71
1995	Finland	Minna Mäki-Kala		70
1994	Australia	Skye-Jilly Edwards		69
1993	Russia	Polina Vikhovskaya	Istanbul, Turkey	68
1992	Argentina	Laura Verónica Rafael	Aspendos, Turkey	67
1991	Finland	Minna Kuukka		66
1990	Venezuela	Yormery Ortega Sánchez	Bursa, Turkey	65
1989	Switzerland	Karina Berger	Istanbul, Turkey	64
1988	Venezuela	Yajaira Vera	Bodrum, Turkey	63
1974	France	Dona Clark	Aspendos, Turkey

Notable winners

• Maricar Balagtas Miss Globe International 2001 is a Filipino model who represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 2004.^[32][26]
• Priscilla Meirelles Miss Globe International 2003 is a Brazilian model, television host and actress who also won Miss Earth 2004, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.^[33][34]
• Jakelyne Oliveira Miss Globe International 2012 is a Brazilian dancer and model who won Miss Brazil 2013 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2013 and was fourth runner-up.^[35][36]
• Esma Voloder Miss Globe International 2014 is a Bosnian-Australian actress and model who entered many pageants including Miss Supranational 2013 where she reached the top 10, and Miss World Australia 2017.^[37][38][39]
• Almeda Abazi Miss Globe 2008 is an Albanian actress, model who was crowned Miss Tirana 2007 and Miss Albania 2008.^[40][41]
• Ann Colis The Miss Globe 2015 is a Filipino actress and model who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Tourism 2015, she also appeared in Pinoy Dream Academy (season 3) a Philippine television reality competition.^{[42][43][44][45]}

Winners gallery

• 
  The Miss Globe 2021
  Maureen Montagne
   Philippines
• 
  Miss Globe International 2014
  Esma Voloder
   Australia
• 
  Miss Globe International 2012
  Jakelyne Oliveira
   Brazil
• 
  Miss Globe International 2003
  Priscilla Meirelles
   Brazil

See also

• List of beauty contests