Miss Austria
Beauty contest
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Miss Austria is a national beauty pageant in Austria.
| Formation | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Steyr |
| Location | |
Official language | German |
National Director | Kerstin Rigger |
| Website | Official website |
History
- Between 1929 and 1931, the Miss Austria was managed by Neues Wiener Tagblatt. The winner went to International Pageant of Pulchritude, the first pageant to crown a Miss Universe. Lisl Goldarbeiter, Miss Austria 1929 of Vienna, won the first International competition.
- Starting in 1929, Miss Austria franchised the Miss Europe license.
- After World War II, Illustrierte Kronen Zeitung managed the contest for some time.
- Starting in 1953, Miss Austria franchised the Miss Universe license.
- Starting in 1955, Miss Austria franchised the Miss World license.
- In 1956 Erich Reindl took over the brand of Miss Österreich or Miss Austria.
- Starting in 1960, Miss Austria franchised the Miss International license.
- In 1992, Emil Bauer bought the Miss Austria Corporation.
- Beginning in 2012, Silvia Schachermayer (formerly Silvia Hackl, Miss Austria 2004) handled the Miss Austria Corporation.[1]
- Starting in 2016, Miss Austria franchised the Miss Earth license.
- In 2018, Jörg Rigger made his debut as the CEO of Miss Austria Corporation, where later on Kerstin Rigger took over as CEO of Mission Austria.
- The Miss Austria Organization has returned the Miss World and Miss Universe participation franchises. Therefore, Austria is not allowed to compete on both Miss World and Miss Universe pageants starting in 2018.[2]
Note: In the pageant of Miss Austria, the first and second placed candidates of each federal state take part. So in the final there are 18 delegates from the 9 Bundesländer.
Franchise holders
The Miss Austria winner traditionally goes to Miss Universe and Miss World competitions; sometimes it could be allocated to Miss Europe. A runner-up will take over if the winner does not qualify to represent Austria on the world stage. In Schachermayer directorship between 2015 and 2017, the Miss Austria result divided into Top 3 classification winners. Before announcing the grand winner of Miss Austria, the Top 3 were automatically awarded as Miss Earth Austria, Miss World Austria and lastly, Miss Universe Austria.
| Number of wins under Miss Austria | |
|---|---|
| Pageant | Wins |
| Miss Europe | 5 |
| Miss World | 2 |
| International Pageant of Pulchritude | 1 |
| Miss Universe | 0 |
| Miss International | 0 |
| Miss Earth | 0 |
- Miss Europe (1950, 1958, 1959, 1978, 1980) – Beginning in 2006, Miss Austria did not send a contestant to Miss Europe, after the organization had been absent for a long time.
- Miss International (1963, 1972, 1982) – Since 1995, Austria has not presented a representative at Miss International.
- Miss World (1969, 1987)
- Miss Earth (2013) – Beginning in 2018, a delegate from Austria was selected by another franchise holder.
- Miss Universe (1977 – 1st Runner-up)
- International Pageant of Pulchritude (1929)
Titleholders
| Year | Miss Austria | Province/State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Elisabet "Lisl" Goldarbeiter | Vienna | Miss Universe 1929 International Pageant of Pulchritude |
| 1930 | Ingeborg von Grienberger | Styria | |
| 1931 | Hertha van Haentjens | Vienna | |
| 1949 | Nadja Tiller | Vienna | |
| 1950/51 | Hanni Schall | Vienna | Miss Europe 1950 |
| 1952 | Inge Freuis | Vorarlberg | |
| 1953 | Lore Felger | Wien | |
| 1954 | Sonja Waltraude Edelmann | Vienna | |
| 1955 | Felicitas von Goebel | Vienna | |
| 1956 | Traudl Eichinger | Burgenland | |
| 1957 | Elisabeth "Sissy" Schübel-Auer | Vienna | |
| 1958 | Johanna "Hanni" Ehrenstrasser | Vienna | Miss Europe 1958 |
| 1959 | Christine "Christl" Spazier[3] | Vienna | Miss Europe 1959 |
| 1960 | Luise Kammermeier | Burgenland | |
| 1961 | Heidi Fischer | Vienna | |
| 1962 | Dorli Lazek | Vienna | |
| 1963 | Xenia Doppler | Burgenland | Did not compete |
| 1964 | Erika Kambach (?) | Did not compete | |
| 1965 | Carin Schmidt | Salzburg | |
| 1966 | Evi Rieck | Lower Austria | Did not compete |
| 1967 | Christl Bartu[4] | Vorarlberg | |
| 1968 | Brigitte Krüger | Salzburg | |
| 1969 | Eva Rueber-Staier | Styria | Miss World 1969 |
| 1970 | Eva "Evi" Kurz | Upper Austria | |
| 1971 | Sonja Milnaric | Tyrol | Did not compete; got married |
| 1972 | Ursula "Uschi" Pacher | Carinthia | |
| 1973 | Roswitha Kobald[5] | Styria | |
| 1974 | Evelyn Engleder | Upper Austria | |
| 1975 | Rosemarie Holzschuh | Lower Austria | |
| 1976 | Heidi Passian | Lower Austria | |
| 1977 | Eva Düringer | Vorarlberg | Miss Europe 1978 |
| 1978 | Doris Anwander | Vorarlberg | |
| 1979 | Karin Zorn | Styria | Miss Europe 1980 |
| 1980 | Helga Scheidl | Lower Austria | Did not compete |
| 1981 | Edda Schnell | Lower Austria | |
| 1982 | Elisabeth Kawan | Styria | |
| 1983 | Mercedes Stermitz | Styria | |
| 1984 | Michaela Nußbaumer | Vorarlberg | |
| 1985 | Elfriede Heindl | Styria | Did not compete |
| 1986 | Ulrike "Ulli" Harb | Styria | Did not compete |
| 1987 | Marielle Moosmann | Vorarlberg | Did not compete |
| 1988 | Sabine Grundner | Carinthia | Did not compete |
| 1989 | Nicole Natter | Vorarlberg | Did not compete |
| 1990 | Susanne Hausleitner | Styria | Did not compete |
| 1991 | Christine Heiss | Vorarlberg | Did not compete |
| 1992 | Tamara Mock | Vorarlberg | Did not compete |
| 1993 | Jutta Mirnig | Carinthia | Did not compete |
| 1994 | Eva Medosch | Vienna | Did not compete |
| 1995 | Dagmar Perl | Styria | Did not compete |
| 1996 | Sonja Horner | Upper Austria | Did not compete |
| 1997 | Susanne Nagele | Tyrol | |
| 1998 | Sabine Lindorfer | Upper Austria | |
| 1999 | Sandra Kölbl | Vorarlberg | |
| 2000 | Patricia Kaiser | Upper Austria | |
| 2001 | Daniela Rockenschaub | Upper Austria | |
| 2002 | Céline Roscheck | Lower Austria | Did not compete |
| 2003 | Tanja Duhovich | Vienna | Did not compete |
| 2004 | Silvia Hackl | Upper Austria | Did not compete |
| 2005 | Isabella Stangl | Salzburg | Did not compete |
| 2006 | Tatjana Batinić | Vienna | |
| 2007 | Christine Reiler | Lower Austria | |
| 2008 | Marina Schneider | Tyrol | Did not compete |
| 2009 | Anna Hammel | Upper Austria | |
| 2010 | Valentina Schlager | Carinthia | Did not compete |
| 2011 | Carmen Stamboli | Vienna | Did not compete |
| 2012 | Amina Dagi | Vorarlberg | |
| 2013 | Ena Kadic | Tyrol | |
| 2014 | Julia Furdea | Upper Austria | |
| 2015 | Annika Grill | Upper Austria | |
| 2016 | Dragana Stanković | Lower Austria | |
| 2017 | Celine Schrenk | Lower Austria | |
| 2018 | Daniela Zivkov | Upper Austria | Dethroned Did not compete |
| Izabela Ion | Vorarlberg | Successor | |
| 2019 | Larissa Robitschko | Styria | Did not compete |
| 2021 | Linda Lawal | Upper Austria | Did not compete |
| 2023 | Valentina Bleckenwegner | Upper Austria | Did not compete |
| 2024 | Lucia Sisic | Vienna | Did not compete |
Gallery
- Miss Austria 2018 (dethroned)
Daniela Zivkov - Miss Austria 2017
Celine Schrenk - Miss Austria 2016
Dragana Stanković - Miss Austria 2015
Annika Grill - Miss Austria 2014
Julia Furdea - Miss Austria 2013
Ena Kadic - Miss Austria 2012
Amina Dagi - Miss Austria 2009
Anna Hammel - Miss Austria 2007
Christine Reiler - Miss Austria 2004
Silvia Hackl - Miss Austria 2000
Patricia Kaiser - Miss Austria 1977
Eva Cavalli - Miss Austria 1974
Evelyn Engleder - Miss Austria 1968
Eva Rueber-Staier - Miss Austria 1930
Ingeborg von Grienberger - Miss Austria 1929
Lisl Goldarbeiter