 Logo of the Miss Gibraltar event | |
| Formation | 1959 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Gibraltar |
| Location | |
Membership | |
Official language | English |
Key people | Gibraltar Cultural Services |
| Website | MissGibraltar.gi |
Miss Gibraltar is a national beauty pageant in Gibraltar.
The first Miss Gibraltar pageant was held in 1959, however, it did not resume until 1964. The winner represents her nation at Miss World annually.[1]
The winners of Miss Gibraltar competed at Miss Universe from 1981 to 1990. In 1984 Jessica Palao awarded Congeniality award at Miss Universe 1984 at James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida, United States.
In 2009, the 59th Miss World pageant was held on 12 December, at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 112 contestants worldwide 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 live on television.
Kaiane was flown to Gibraltar from London on a private jet on 17 December where she was greeted at Gibraltar Airport by the Government, family and friends. From there, Kaiane was paraded down Main Street in 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.
As a tribute to Kaiane Aldorino, the Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau issued a special sheet of stamps.[2]
Besides the main winners, the pageant's runners-up were occasionally sent to compete at the international stage, such as the 2013 1st runner-up, Jamielee Randall, who was placed among the top 15 finalists at Miss International 2013 in Tokyo, Japan, and the 2022 1st runner-up, Jaylynn Cruz, was sent to compete at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam.[3]
| Year | Miss Gibraltar | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Viola Abudarham | ||
| 1964 | Lydia Davis | ||
| 1965 | Rosemary Viñales | ||
| 1966 | Grace Valverde | ||
| 1967 | Laura Bassadone | ||
| 1968 | Sandra Sanguinetti | ||
| 1969 | Marliou Chiappe | ||
| 1970 | Carmen Gómez | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1984 | Karina Hollands | ||
| 1985 | Gail Francis | ||
| 1986 | Dominique Martinez | ||
| 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 | |
| 2010 | Larissa Dalli | ||
| 2011 | Michelle Gillingwater Pedersen | ||
| 2012 | Jessica Baldachino | ||
| 2013 | Maroua Kharbouch | Top 6 Finalist & People's Choice | |
| 2014 | Shyanne Azzopardi | ||
| 2015 | Hannah Bado | ||
| 2016 | Kayley Mifsud | ||
| 2017 | Jodie Garcia[4] | ||
| 2018 | Star Farrugia | ||
| 2019 | Celine Bolaños | ||
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 | ||
| 2021 | Janice Sampere[5] | ||
| 2022 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2022 | ||
| 2023 | Faith Torres[6] | ||
| 2024 | TBA | TBA | |
| Year | Miss World Gibraltar | Placement at Miss World | Special Awards | Notes | |
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| 2025 | TBA | TBA | |||
| 2024 | No competition held | ||||
| 2023 | Faith Torres | Top 40 | Top 14 at Miss World Talent | ||
| 2022 | Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022 | ||||
| 2021 | Janice Sampere | Unplaced | |||
| 2020 | Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held in 2020 | ||||
| 2019 | Celine Bolaños | Unplaced | |||
| 2018 | Star Farrugia | Unplaced | |||
| 2017 | Jodie Garcia | Unplaced | |||
| 2016 | Kayley Mifsud | Unplaced | |||
| 2015 | Hannah Bado | Unplaced | |||
| 2014 | Shyanne Azzopardi | Unplaced | |||
| 2013 | Maroua Kharbouch | Top 6 |
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| 2012 | Jessica Baldachino[7] | Unplaced | |||
| 2011 | Michelle Gillingwater Pedersen | Unplaced | |||
| 2010 | Larissa Dalli | Unplaced | |||
| 2009 | Kaiane Aldorino | Miss World 2009 | |||
| 2008 | Krystel Robba | Unplaced | |||
| 2007 | Danielle Pérez | Unplaced | |||
| 2006 | Hayley O'Brien | Unplaced | |||
| 2005 | Melanie Chipolina | Unplaced | |||
| 2004 | Helen Gustafson | Unplaced | |||
| 2003 | Kim Marie Falzun | Unplaced | |||
| 2002 | Damaris Hollands | Unplaced | |||
| 2001 | Luann Richardson | Unplaced | |||
| 2000 | Tessa Sacramento | Unplaced | |||
| 1999 | Abigail Garcia | Unplaced | |||
| 1998 | Melanie Soiza | Unplaced | |||
| 1997 | Rosanna Ressa | Unplaced | |||
| 1996 | Samantha Lane | Unplaced | |||
| 1995 | Monique Chiara | Unplaced | |||
| 1994 | Melissa Berllaque | Unplaced | |||
| 1993 | Jennifer Jane Ainsworth | Unplaced | |||
| 1992 | Michelle Torres | Unplaced | |||
| 1991 | Ornella Costa | Unplaced | |||
| 1990 | Sarah Yeats | Unplaced | |||
| 1989 | Audrey Gingell | Unplaced | |||
| 1988 | Tatiana Desoiza | Unplaced | |||
| 1987 | Mayte Sanchez | Unplaced | |||
| 1986 | Dominique Martinez | Unplaced | |||
| 1985 | Gail Francis | Unplaced | |||
| 1984 | Karina Hollands | Unplaced | |||
| 1983 | Jessica Palao | Unplaced | |||
| 1982 | Louise Gillingwater | Unplaced | |||
| 1981 | Yvette Maria Bellido | Unplaced | |||
| 1980 | Yvette Domínguez | Unplaced | |||
| 1979 | Audrey Lopez | Unplaced | |||
| 1978 | Rosanna Bonfante | Unplaced | |||
| 1977 | Lourdes Holmes | Unplaced | |||
| 1976 | Rosemarie Parody | Unplaced | |||
| 1975 | Lillian Anne Lara | Unplaced | |||
| 1974 | Patricia Orfila | Unplaced | |||
| 1973 | Josephine Rodríguez | Unplaced | |||
| 1972 | Rosemarie Vivian Catania | Unplaced | |||
| 1971 | Lisette Chipolina | Unplaced | |||
| 1970 | Carmen Gomez | Unplaced | |||
| 1969 | Marilou Chiappe | Unplaced | |||
| 1968 | Sandra Sanguinetti | Unplaced | |||
| 1967 | Laura Bassadone | Unplaced | |||
| 1966 | Grace Valverde | Unplaced | |||
| 1965 | Rosemarie Viňales | Unplaced | |||
| 1964 | Lydia Davis | Unplaced | |||
| 1959 | Viola Howells | Unplaced | |||
| Year | Miss Supranational Gibraltar | Placement at Miss Supranational | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBA | TBA | ||
| 2023 | Jaylynn Cruz[3] | Unplaced |
| Year | Miss Supranational Gibraltar | Placement at Miss Supranational | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBA | TBA | ||
| 2023 | Michelle Lopez Desoisa[8] | Top 12 | ||
| Did not compete since 2018—2022 | ||||
| 2017 | Sian Dean[9] | Unplaced | ||
| 2016 | Aisha Ben Yahya | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | Nathalie Núñez | Unplaced |
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| 2014 | Claire Nuñez | Unplaced | ||
| Year | Miss Universe Gibraltar | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not compete since 1990—Present | ||||
| 1990 | Audrey Gingell | Unplaced | ||
| 1989 | Tatiana Desoisa | Unplaced | ||
| 1988 | Mayte Sánchez | Unplaced | ||
| 1986 | Gail Anne May Francis | Unplaced | ||
| 1985 | Karina Hollands | Unplaced | ||
| 1983 | Louise Gillingwater | Unplaced | ||
| 1981 | Jodie Garcia | Unplaced | ||
| Year | Miss International Gibraltar | Placement at Miss International | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not compete since 2017—Present | ||||
| 2017 | Tessa Britto[10] | Unplaced | ||
| 2016 | Joseanne Bear | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | Bianca Pisharello | Unplaced | ||
| 2014 | Kristy Torres[11] | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Jamielee Randall | Top 15 | ||
| 2012 | Kerrianne Massetti | Unplaced | ||
