Miss Switzerland
National beauty pageant competition in Switzerland
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The Miss Switzerland or Miss Universe Switzerland (French: Miss Suisse; German: Miss Schweiz; Italian: Miss Svizzera) is a national beauty pageant in Switzerland.
| (in French) Miss Suisse (in German) Miss Schweiz (in Italian) Miss Svizzera (in Romansh) Miss Svizra | |
| Formation | 1949[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Bern |
| Location | |
| Members | Miss Universe |
Official language | |
National director | Bernard Poffet |
| Website | www.missuniverseswitzerland.ch |
History
Titleholders
| Year | Miss Suisse / Miss Schweiz / Miss Switzerland | Canton | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Noëlle Stern[1] | Bern | Comité Miss Suisse |
| 1950 | France Freiburghaus[2] | Geneva | |
| 1951 | Jacqueline Genton | Vaud | Miss Europa 1951 |
| 1952 | Sylvia Müller | Basel-Stadt | |
| 1953 | Danielle Oudinet | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Sponsored by Bea Kasse4 |
| 1954 | Claudine Chaperon Du Larrêt-Bühler[3][4][5][6] | Vaud[3] | |
| 1960 | Elaine Maurath | Ticino | |
| 1961 | Liliane Burnier | Fribourg | |
| 1962 | Francine DeLouille | Ticino | |
| 1963 | Diana Tanner | Grisons | |
| 1964 | Sandra Susler | Vaud | |
| 1965 | Yvette Revelly | Glarus | |
| 1966 | Hedy Frick | Schwyz | |
| 1967 | Elsbeth Ruegger | Basel-Landschaft | |
| 1968 | Jeanette Biffiger | Valais | |
| 1969 | Patricie Sollner | Aargau | |
| 1970 | Diane Jane Roth | Thurgau | |
| 1971 | Anita Andrini | Ticino | |
| 1972 | Anne Lisse Weber | Zurich | |
| 1973 | Barbara Schottli | Zurich | |
| 1974 | Christine Lavanchy | Zurich | |
| 1975 | Beatrice Aschwanden | Solothurn | Sylvia Grivelli (Valais) directorship |
| 1976 | Isabelle Fischbacher | Vaud | Raffy Locher, Christoph Locher, and Karina Berger (Miss Suisse Organisasion AG) |
| 1977 | Anja Terzi | Geneva | |
| 1978 | Sylvia Vonarx | Appenzell Innerrhoden | |
| 1979 | Barbara Mayer | Fribourg | |
| 1980 | Margrit Kilchoer | Geneva | |
| 1981 | Brigitte Voss | Bern | |
| 1982 | Lolita Morena | Geneva | |
| 1984 | Silvia Anna Affolter | Zurich | |
| 1985 | Eveline Nicole Glanzmann | Aargau | |
| 1986 | Renate Walther | Lucerne | |
| 1988 | Karina Berger | Zurich | Miss Globe International 1989 |
| 1989 | Catherine Mesot | Fribourg | |
| 1991 | Sandra Aegerter | Aargau | |
| 1992 | Valérie Bovard | Vaud | |
| 1993 | Patricia Fässler | Zurich | |
| 1994 | Sarah Briguet | Valais | |
| 1995 | Stéphanie Berger | Zurich | |
| 1996 | Melanie Winiger | Ticino | |
| 1997 | Tanja Gutmann | Solothurn | |
| 1998 | Sonja Grandjean | Zurich | |
| 1999 | Anita Buri | Thurgau | |
| 2000 | Mahara McKay | Aargau | Switzerland and New Zealand citizenship — Maori origins on her father's side |
| 2001 | Jennifer Ann Gerber | Aargau | |
| 2002 | Nadine Vinzens | Grisons | |
| 2003 | Bianca Nicole Sissing | Lucerne | |
| 2004 | Fiona Hefti | Zurich | |
| 2005 | Lauriane Gilliéron | Vaud | A daughter of the mayor of Prilly, Alain Gilliéron |
| 2006 | Christa Rigozzi | Ticino | |
| 2007 | Amanda Ammann | St. Gallen | |
| 2008 | Whitney Toyloy | Vaud | |
| 2009 | Linda Fäh | St. Gallen | |
| 2010 | Kerstin Cook[7] | Lucerne | |
| 2011 | Alina Buchschacher | Bern | |
| 2013 | Dominique Rinderknecht | Zurich | |
| 2014 | Laetitia Guarino | Vaud | |
| 2015 | Lauriane Sallin[8] | Fribourg | Longer "reign" of two years and four months |
| 2018 | Jastina Doreen Riederer | Aargau | Dethroned — The first Miss Switzerland who dismissed from her title · Angela Fuchs, Iwan Meyer and Andrea Meyer directorship[9] |
| Year | Miss Universe Switzerland | Canton | Notes |
| 2014 | Zoé Metthez | Zürich | François Matthey directorship |
| 2016 | Dijana Cvijetić | St. Gallen | Veeranda Aeberli directorship |
| 2022 | Alia Giundi | Valais | Bernard Poffet directorship |
| 2023 | Lorena Santen[citation needed] | Aargau | |
| 2024 | Laura Bircher | Nidwalden | |
| 2025 | Naima Acosta | Ticino | |
Canton Ranking of Winners
| Canton | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 10 | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2013 |
| Vaud | 8 | 1951, 1954, 1964, 1976, 1992, 2005, 2008, 2014 |
| Aargau | 7 | 1969, 1985, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2018, 2023 |
| Ticino | 6 | 1960, 1962, 1971, 1996, 2006, 2025 |
| Fribourg | 4 | 1961, 1979, 1989, 2015 |
| Geneva | 1950, 1977, 1980, 1982 | |
| Valais | 3 | 1968, 1994, 2022 |
| Bern | 1949, 1981, 2011 | |
| Lucerne | 1986, 2003, 2010 | |
| St. Gallen | 2 | 2007, 2009 |
| Grisons | 1963, 2002 | |
| Thurgau | 1970, 1999 | |
| Solothurn | 1975, 1997 | |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1953, 1978 | |
| Nidwalden | 1 | 2024 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 1967 | |
| Schwyz | 1966 | |
| Glarus | 1965 | |
| Basel-Stadt | 1952 | |
Titleholders at Miss Universe pageant
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
- The main winner of Miss Switzerland represents her country at Miss Universe.
| Year | Canton | Miss Switzerland | Placement at Miss Universe | Special awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Poffet directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2022 | |||||
| 2025 | Ticino[10] | Naima Acosta[10] | Unplaced | ||
| 2024 | Nidwalden | Laura Bircher[citation needed] | Unplaced | ||
| 2023 | Aargau | Lorena Santen | Unplaced | ||
| 2022 | Valais | Alia Giundi | Unplaced | ||
| Angela Fuchs, Iwan Meyer, and Andrea Meyer directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 2018 | |||||
| Did not compete between 2019—2021 | |||||
| 2018 | Aargau | Jastina Doreen Riederer | Unplaced | Dethroned — The first Miss Switzerland who dismissed from her title. | |
| Veeranda Aeberli directorship "Miss Universe Switzerland" — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 2016 | |||||
| Did not compete in 2017 | |||||
| 2016 | St. Gallen | Dijana Cvijetić | Unplaced | ||
| François Matthey directorship "Miss Universe Switzerland" — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 2014 | |||||
| Did not compete in 2015 | |||||
| 2014 | Zürich | Zoé Metthez | Unplaced | ||
| Miss Schweiz Organisation AG directorship "Miss Schweiz" — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1976―2013 | |||||
| 2013 | Zürich | Dominique Rinderknecht | Top 16 | ||
| 2012 | Bern | Alina Buchschacher | Unplaced | ||
| 2011 | Lucerne | Kerstin Cook | Unplaced | ||
| 2010 | St. Gallen | Linda Fäh | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | Vaud | Whitney Toyloy | Top 10 | ||
| 2008 | St. Gallen | Amanda Ammann | Unplaced | ||
| 2007 | Ticino | Christa Rigozzi | Unplaced | ||
| 2006 | Vaud | Lauriane Gilliéron | 2nd Runner-up | ||
| 2005 | Zürich | Fiona Hefti | Top 10 | ||
| 2004 | Lucerne | Bianca Nicole Sissing | Top 15 | ||
| 2003 | Grisons | Nadine Vinzens | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | Aargau | Jennifer Ann Gerber | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Aargau | Mahara McKay | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | Thurgau | Anita Buri | Unplaced | ||
| 1999 | Zürich | Sonja Grandjean | Unplaced | ||
| 1998 | Solothurn | Tanja Gutman | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | Ticino | Melanie Winiger | Unplaced | ||
| 1996 | Zürich | Stéphanie Berger | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | Valais | Sarah Briguet | Unplaced | ||
| 1994 | Zürich | Patricia Fässler | Top 10 | ||
| 1993 | Vaud | Valérie Bovard | Unplaced | ||
| 1992 | Aargau | Sandra Aegerter | Unplaced | ||
| Did not compete in 1991 | |||||
| 1990 | Fribourg | Catherine Mesot | Unplaced | ||
| 1989 | Zürich | Karina Berger | Unplaced | Miss Globe International 1989 | |
| 1988 | Zürich | Gabriela Bigler | Unplaced | Designation — Gabriela was designated as Miss Universe Switzerland by Miss Schweiz Organization. | |
| 1987 | Lucerne | Renate Walther | Unplaced | ||
| 1986 | Aargau | Eveline Nicole Glanzmann | Top 10 | ||
| Did not compete in 1985 | |||||
| 1984 | Zürich | Silvia Anna Affolter | Unplaced | ||
| 1983 | Geneva | Lolita Morena | 3rd Runner-up |
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| 1982 | Zürich | Jeanette Linkenheil | Unplaced | Designation — Jeanette was designated as Miss Universe Switzerland by Miss Schweiz Organization. | |
| 1981 | Bern | Brigitte Voss | Unplaced | ||
| 1980 | Geneva | Margrit Kilchoer | Unplaced | ||
| 1979 | Geneva | Birgit Krahel | Unplaced | Runner-up took over after the winner did not compete at Miss Universe 1979. | |
| 1978 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | Sylvia Vonarx | Unplaced | ||
| 1977 | Geneva | Anja Terzi | Unplaced | ||
| 1976 | Vaud | Isabelle Fischbacher | Unplaced | ||
| 1975 | Solothurn | Beatrice Aschwanden | Unplaced | ||
| 1974 | Zürich | Christine Lavanchy | Unplaced | ||
| 1973 | Zürich | Barbara Schottli | Unplaced | ||
| 1972 | Zürich | Anne Lisse Weber | Unplaced | ||
| 1971 | Ticino | Anita Andrini | Unplaced | ||
| 1970 | Thurgau | Diane Jane Roth | Top 15 | ||
| 1969 | Aargau | Patricie Sollner | Top 15 | ||
| 1968 | Valais | Jeanette Biffiger | Unplaced | ||
| 1967 | Basel-Landschaft | Elsbeth Ruegger | Unplaced | ||
| 1966 | Schwyz | Hedy Frick | Unplaced | ||
| 1965 | Glarus | Yvette Revelly | Unplaced | ||
| 1964 | Vaud | Sandra Susler | Unplaced | ||
| 1963 | Grisons | Diana Tanner | Unplaced | ||
| 1962 | Ticino | Francine DeLouille | Unplaced | ||
| 1961 | Fribourg | Liliane Burnier | Top 15 | ||
| 1960 | Ticino | Elaine Maurath | Top 15 | ||
| Did not compete between 1954—1959 | |||||
| 1953 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Danielle Oudinet | Unplaced | Sponsored by Bea Kasse4. | |