World_Miss_University

World Miss University

World Miss University

South Korean beauty contest

World Miss University is an international beauty contest held annually in Seoul, Korea since 1986,[1] with an average of about 70 contestants every year.[2] The event is to select World Miss University Peace Corp Representatives.

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This event was organized by the International Association of University Presidents. After the United Nations named 1986 the Year of Peace,[3] the organizing committee dispatched peace missions to regions in conflict like Kosovo and Rwanda.[1] These days, the event is organized by the World Miss University Organizing Committee which has headquarter in Manhattan, New York, United States.

Winners

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Countries by number of title wins

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  • 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

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Continental Awards

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References

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    "Frixione won world title". La Prensa. November 12, 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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    "News archive: October - December 2007". Pageant News Bureau. October 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2010. Aleksandra Plemic, 22, of Germany won the Miss World University Pageant in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 31, 2007. "Profile of Aleksandra Plemic". modelome.com. Retrieved 25 October 2010. "Charming does not pass". Kölnische Rundschau. March 3, 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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    "Karina Martin - World Miss University 2014. from Mexico". Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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    "Claudia Moras Baez crowned World Miss University 2017". Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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