{{Short description|Beauty pageant}} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Armenia <br>Միսս Հայաստան | logo = | formation = {{start date and age|1996}} | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Yerevan]] | location = [[Armenia]] | membership = {{Hlist|[[Miss Universe]]|[[Miss Grand International]]|[[Miss Cosmo]]}} | language = [[Armenian language|Armenian]] | leader_title = President | leader_name = Gohar Harutunyan (2017―2022)<br>Yuliia Pavlikova (Separated contest, Miss Universe Armenia in 2024)<br>Edgar Saakyan (2025―present) | parent_organization = Edgar Entertainment | website = https://missuniversearmenia.com/ }} '''Miss Armenia''' ([[Armenian language|Armenian]]: Միսս Հայաստան; Miss Hayastan) is the national [[beauty pageant]] in [[Armenia]]. Its winners represent Armenia in [[Miss Universe]].<ref name=style>{{cite web|url=https://style.news.am/arm/news/84751/exclusive-inch-zgestnerov-en-mirna-pstikyann-u-nane-avetisyany-nerkayanalu-miss-ashkharh-ev-miss-tiezerq-mrcuytnerin-axjikneri-huyzern-u-gohari-khorhurdyfoto.html|title=Exclusive. Ի՞նչ զգեստներով են Միրնա Պստիկյանն ու Նանե Ավետիսյանը ներկայանալու "Միսս Աշխարհ" եւ "Միսս Տիեզերք" մրցույթներին. աղջիկների հույզերն ու Գոհարի խորհուրդը (ֆոտո)|accessdate=28 November 2021|date=25 November 2021|language=hy|work=News.am|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125085311/https://style.news.am/arm/news/84751/exclusive-inch-zgestnerov-en-mirna-pstikyann-u-nane-avetisyany-nerkayanalu-miss-ashkharh-ev-miss-tiezerq-mrcuytnerin-axjikneri-huyzern-u-gohari-khorhurdyfoto.html|archivedate=25 November 2021}}</ref>
==History== Armenia debuted at [[Miss World]] and [[Miss Universe]] in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Through the Miss Armenia pageant, the winner represents her country at the mentioned pageants.
Originally, the contest wasn't held in Armenia. It was first held in 1996, with certain intervals, up to 2012.
After 6 years of hiatus, the Miss Armenia returned in 2017 under the support of Armenian ministry of culture. The contest took take place at the Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet in [[Yerevan]].
There are two Miss Armenia contests — Miss Hayastan (''Miss Armenia'') and Miss Armenia (for ''Miss Universe Armenia and Miss World Armenia'').
In 2021, the Miss Armenia organization purchased the license for [[Miss Grand International]], although no contest was held, instead Kristina Ayanian was appointed to represent the country at the pageant.<ref name=kristina/> Ayanian was the second Armenian candidate to compete at the pageant following Lily Sargsyan (Miss Armenia 2017) who participated in the pageant way back in [[Miss Grand International 2019|2019]].<ref name=lily>{{cite web|url=https://bavnews.am/հիմա-ավելի-ինքնավստահ-եմ․-լիլի-սարգ/|title=«Հիմա ավելի ինքնավստահ եմ»․ Լիլի Սարգսյանը Հայաստանը կներկայացնի Miss Grand International 2019 գեղեցկության միջազգային մրցույթին|language=hy|date=7 September 2019|accessdate=14 November 2021|author=Մարիամ Արզոյան|work=Bavnews.am|archivedate=27 August 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827020923/https://bavnews.am/%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B4%D5%A1-%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%AB-%D5%AB%D5%B6%D6%84%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B0-%D5%A5%D5%B4%E2%80%A4-%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%AB-%D5%BD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A3/}}</ref> ;International representatives <gallery> File:Kristina Goharik Ayanian.png|{{center|Kristina Ayanian<br>Representative to [[Miss Grand International 2021]]}} File:Haykanush Mkrtchyan.png|{{center|Haykanush Mkrtchyan<br>Representative to [[Miss Grand International 2024]]}} File:Armenia - Lilia Gzraryan.png|{{center|Lilia Gzraryan<br>Representative to [[Miss Grand International 2025]]}} </gallery> ==Titleholders== ;Color key {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} Ended as runner-up * {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=silver}} Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists }}
===1996—2017=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60"|Year||width="250"|Miss Armenia||width="250"|Armenian Name||width="250"|Region||width="250"|Notes ||width="250"|International |- | 1996 | Karine Khachatrian | Կարինե Խաչատրյան | rowspan="13" | [[Yerevan]] | {{n/a|Armenian sport master in artistic gymnastics}} | align="left"| * Miss Europe 1996 (13th) |- | 1997 | Angelina Babajanyan | Անգելինա Բաբաջանյան | {{n/a|Miss Caucasus}} | — |- |-style="background-color:gold; font-weight: bold" | 1998 | {{ill|lt=Gohar Harutyunyan|Gohar Harutyunyan (model)|fr|Gohar Harutyunyan}} | Գոհար Հարությունյան | {{n/a|CEO of Miss Armenian org. — Franchise holder to Miss Universe and Miss World in Armenia}} | align="left"| * Mrs Globe 2009 * Miss Commonwealth of CIS 1998 |- | 2000 | Kristina Babayan | Քրիստինա Բաբայան | {{n/a|Doctor-cosmetologist}} | — |- | 2001 | Irina Tovmasyan | Իրինա Թովմասյան | — | — |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | 2003 | [[Lusine Tovmasyan]] | Լուսինե Թովմասյան | {{n/a|Vitsemiss Europe 2005}} | align="left"| * Miss Europe 2005 (1st Runner-up) |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 2006 | Marina Vardanyan | Մարինա Վարդանյան | — | align="left"| * Miss Europe 2006 (Top 12) |- | 2007 | Margarita Sarukhanyan | Մարգարիտա Սարուխանյան | — | — |- | 2008 | Anna Galstyan | Աննա Գալստյան | — | — |- | 2010 | Lilit Karapetyan | Լիլիթ Կարապետյան | {{n/a|Miss Supranational Armenia 2010}} | — |- | 2012 | Anna Arakelyan | Աննա Առաքելյան | {{n/a|An Economist}} | — |- | 2017 | Lili Sargsyan<ref name=lily/> | Լիլի Սարգսյան | {{n/a|Miss World Armenia 2017}}<ref name=lily/><br>Miss Grand Armenia 2019<ref name=lily/> | — |- |}
===2018—Present=== ::''Began 2018 the Miss Armenian separated the franchise of Miss Universe and Miss World national contest in two selections. First, the Miss Universe Armenia will crown the winner earlier than Miss World Armenia in different date before coming to International pageants. The Miss World Armenia will be crowned the new title holder in the last ending of Miss Armenia section. Armenia debuts at Miss Universe in 2018 while in 2017 Armenia started to join at the Miss World in China. Later in 2021, the organization also acquired the license of the Miss Grand International for Armenia.<ref name=kristina/>''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60" rowspan="2"|Year||width="500" colspan="2"|Miss Universe Armenia||width="250" rowspan="2"|Notes||width="500" colspan="2"|Miss World Armenia||width="250" rowspan="2"|Notes||width="500" colspan="2"|Miss Grand Armenia||width="250" rowspan="2"|Notes |- !width="250"|Romanized name!!width="250"|Armenian Name!!width="250"|Romanized name!!width="250"|Armenian Name!!width="250"|Romanized name!!width="250"|Armenian Name |- | 2018 | [[Eliza Muradyan]] | Էլիզա Մուրադյան | {{n/a|Business Woman, Owner & CEO of Elysee™}} | Arena Zeynalyan | Արենա Զեյնալյան | | colspan=4 rowspan=3 {{n/a|Acquired the license in 2021}} |- | 2019 | Dayana Davtyan | Դայանա Դավթյան | {{n/a|Architect — Miss Planet 2015 ('''Elegance award''')}} | Liana Voskerchyan | Լիանա Ոսկերչյան | |- | 2020 | Monika Grigoryan | Մոնիկա Գրիգորյան | {{n/a|Miss Tourism Globe Armenia 2019}} | colspan=3 {{n/a|No Titleholder, the international pageant was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].}} |- | 2021 | Nane Avetisyan<ref name=style/> | Նանե Ավետիսյան | | [[Mirna Bzdigian]]<ref name=style/> | Միրնա Պզտիկեան | {{n/a|Armenian-Syrian}} | Kristina Ayanian<ref name=style/> | Քրիստինա Այանյան | {{n/a|Miss Boston 2020 (Armenian-American)}} |- | 2022 | Kristina Ayanian | Քրիստինա Այանյան | {{n/a|Miss Boston 2020 (Armenian-American)}} | colspan=6 {{n/a|No Titleholder}} |}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60" rowspan="2"|Year||width="500" colspan="2"|Miss World Armenia||width="250" rowspan="2"|Notes||width="500" colspan="2"|Miss Cosmo Armenia||width="250" rowspan="2"|Notes||width="500" colspan="2"|Miss Grand Armenia||width="250" rowspan="2"|Notes |- !width="250"|Romanized name!!width="250"|Armenian Name!!width="250"|Romanized name!!width="250"|Armenian Name!!width="250"|Romanized name!!width="250"|Armenian Name |- | 2024 | Adrine Achemyan | Ադրինե Աճեմյանը | | Lilia Gzraryan | Լիլիա Գզրարյան | | Haykanush Mkrtchyan | Հայկանուշ Մկրտչյանը | |}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60" rowspan="2"|Year||width="500" colspan="2"|Miss Universe Armenia||width="250" rowspan="2"|Notes||width="500" colspan="2"|Miss Grand Armenia||width="250" rowspan="2"|Notes |- !width="250"|Romanized name!!width="250"|Armenian Name!!width="250"|Romanized name!!width="250"|Armenian Name |- | 2025 | [[Peggy Garabekian]] | Փեգի Գարաբեկյան | {{n/a|Armenian-American}} | Lilia Gzraryan | Լիլիա Գզրարյան | |}
===2024=== ::''Began 2024 Yuliia Pavlikova, a Bulgarian businesswoman and former Miss Bulgaria 2023 took over a Miss Universe license for Armenia since the organization of Miss Armenian is no longer to hold Miss Universe and Miss World licenses. The pageant suspended since 2022, due to lack of sponsorships. The separation competition for the first time was happening in Moscow under Pavlikova.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60"|Year||width="250"|Miss Armenia||width="250"|Armenian Name||width="250"|Region||width="250"|Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 2024 | Emma Avanesyan<br>''(Replaced)'' | Էմմա Ավանեսյան | [[Yerevan]] | rowspan="2" | Founder of Brilliant Partner (Law Firm) ― Irini did not go to Miss Universe due to citizenship approval by Miss Universe Organization. Her 3rd Runner-up, Emma Avanesyan replaced her and represented Armenia at Miss Universe 2024. |- | Irina Zakharova<br>''(Did not compete)'' | Իրինա Զախարովա | [[Yerevan]] |}
==Titleholders under Miss Armenia org.== {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }} ::''The following women have represented [[Armenia]] in the international beauty pageants. The highest placement was the winner of Miss Commonwealth of CIS in 1998, won by Gohar Harutunyan, the current CEO of Miss Armenian organization.''
===Miss Universe Armenia=== {| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 95%;" !width="60" |Year !width="150" |Region !width="250" |Miss Universe Armenia !width="250" |Armenian Name !width="250" |Placement at Miss Universe !width="250" |Special awards |- ! colspan="6"|Edgar Saakyan directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe since 2025 |- ! [[Miss Universe 2025|2025]] | | [[Peggy Garabekian]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 September 2025|title=Հայաստանը «Միսս Տիեզերք»-ում կներկայացնի Փեգի Գարաբեկյանը|trans-title=Peggy Garabekian will represent Armenia at Miss Universe|url=https://style.news.am/arm/news/109973/hayastany-miss-tiezerq-um-knerkayacni-pegi-garabekyany.html|url-status=live|access-date=12 September 2025|website=[[News.am]]|language=hy|archive-date=12 September 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250912123658/https://style.news.am/arm/news/109973/hayastany-miss-tiezerq-um-knerkayacni-pegi-garabekyany.html}}</ref> | Փեգի Գարաբեկյան | Unplaced | |- ! colspan="6"|Yuliia Pavlikova directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 2024 |- ! rowspan="2" | [[Miss Universe 2024|2024]] | [[Yerevan]] | Emma Avanesyan | Էմմա Ավանեսյան | Unplaced | |- | [[Yerevan]] | Irina Zakharova {{cn|date=August 2024}} | Իրինա Զախարովա | colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- ! colspan="6"|Gohar Harutunyan directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2018―2022 |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete in 2023}} |- ! [[Miss Universe 2022|2022]] | [[Yerevan]] | Kristina Ayanian<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 November 2022|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CkdwaGvLGFL/|title=Introducing our Miss Universe Armenia 2022, Kristina Ayanian|access-date=2022-11-02|website=[[Instagram]]}}</ref> | Քրիստինա Այանյան | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2021|2021]] | [[Yerevan]] | Nane Avetisyan<ref name=style/> | Նանե Ավետիսյան | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2020|2020]] | [[Yerevan]] | Monika Grigoryan | Մոնիկա Գրիգորյան | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2019|2019]] | [[Yerevan]] | Dayana Davtyan | Դայանա Դավթյան | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2018|2018]] | [[Etchmiadzin]] | [[Eliza Muradyan]] | Էլիզա Մուրադյան | Unplaced | |- |}
===Miss World Armenia=== {| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 95%;" !width="60" |Year !width="150" |Region !width="250" |Miss World Armenia !width="250" |Armenian Name !width="250" |Placement at Miss Universe !width="250" |Special awards |- ! colspan="6"|Miss Yerevan Production directorship — a franchise holder to World since 2025 |- ! [[Miss World 2026|2026]] | [[Yerevan]] | Monika Harutjunjanova<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 February 2026|title=Չեխահայ Մոնիկա Հարությունյանը «Հայաստանի գեղեցկուհի» 2026 ազգային մրցույթի հաղթող|trans-title=Czech-Armenian Monika Harutjunjanova is the winner of the "Miss Armenia 2026" national contest|url=https://orer.eu/hy/2026/02/09/monika-harutuinian-2026-miss-armenia/|access-date=10 February 2026|work=Orer Armenian European Magazine|language=Armenian}}</ref> | Մոնիկա Հարությունյանովա | TBA | TBA |- ! [[Miss World 2025|2025]] | [[Yerevan]] | Adrine Achemyan | Ադրինե Աճեմյանը | Unplaced | |- ! 2024 | colspan=5 {{n/a|No competition held}} |- ! colspan="6"|Gohar Harutunyan directorship — a franchise holder to Miss World between 2017―2021 |- ! [[Miss World 2023|2023]] | colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- ! 2022 | colspan=5 {{n/a|[[Miss World 2021]] was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] outbreak in [[Puerto Rico]], no edition started in 2022}} |- ! [[Miss World 2021|2021]] | [[Yerevan]] | [[Mirna Bzdigian]]<ref name=style/> | Միրնա Պզտիկեան | Unplaced | align="left"| * [[Miss World Sport]] (Top 32) |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Due to the impact of [[COVID-19 pandemic]], no competition held in 2020}} |- ! [[Miss World 2019|2019]] | [[Yerevan]] | Liana Voskerchyan | Լիանա Ոսկերչյան | Unplaced | align="left"| * [[Miss World Talent]] (Top 5) |- ! [[Miss World 2018|2018]] | [[Yerevan]] | Arena Zeynalyan | Արենա Զեյնալյան | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss World 2017|2017]] | [[Yerevan]] | Lili Sargsyan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianandworldpageant.com/2017/09/25/lily-sargsyan-is-miss-armenia-2017/|title=Lily Sargsyan is Miss Armenia 2017|work=Indian and World Pageant|date=September 25, 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004034446/https://indianandworldpageant.com/2017/09/25/lily-sargsyan-is-miss-armenia-2017/|archivedate=October 4, 2017}}</ref> | Լիլի Սարգսյան | Unplaced | |- |}
=== Miss Grand Armenia === ::''Armenia made its debut at the [[Miss Grand International]] pageant in 2019 by Lili Sargsyan, Miss Armenia 2017 winner, under the direction of Janna Gregory.<ref name=lily/> The Miss Armenia organization later purchased the franchise in 2021.<ref name=kristina/>''.
{| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 95%;" !width="60" |Year !width="150" |Region !width="250" |Miss Grand Armenia !width="250" |Armenian Name !width="250" |Placement at Miss Grand International !width="250" |Special awards |- ! colspan="6"|Edgar Saakyan directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Grand International since 2025 |- ! [[Miss Grand International 2025|2025]] | [[Yerevan]] | Lilia Gzraryan | Լիլիա Գզրարյան | Unplaced | |- ! colspan="6"|Miss Yerevan Production directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Grand International in 2024 |- ! [[Miss Grand International 2024|2024]] | [[Yerevan]] | Haykanush Mkrtchyan | Հայկանուշ Մկրտչյանը | Unplaced | |- ! colspan="6"|Gohar Harutunyan directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Grand International between 2019―2021 |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete since 2022—2023; in 2024 the Armenian representative was designated by another organization. Mrs. Gohar did not extend the license.}} |- |-style="background-color:#FADADD;" ! [[Miss Grand International 2021|2021]] | [[Yerevan]] | Kristina Ayanian<ref name=kristina>{{cite web|url=https://armenianweekly.com/2021/10/20/the-weeklys-kristina-ayanian-crowned-miss-grand-armenia/|title=The Weekly's Kristina Ayanian crowned Miss Grand Armenia|language=en|author=Leeza Arakelian|work=[[Armenian Weekly]]|archivedate=5 November 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105222740/https://armenianweekly.com/2021/10/20/the-weeklys-kristina-ayanian-crowned-miss-grand-armenia/|date=20 October 2021|accessdate=14 November 2021}}</ref> | Քրիստինա Այանյան | Unplaced | align="left"| * Miss Grand Spirit Award |- ! [[Miss Grand International 2020|2020]] | [[Yerevan]] | Nare Zakaryan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newslivetv.com/miss-india-goa-trisha-shetty-to-represent-india-at-miss-grand-international-2020/|title=Trisha Shetty to represent India at Miss Grand International 2020|date=21 February 2021|accessdate=29 October 2023|work=[[News Live (Indian TV channel)|News Live]]|archivedate=21 February 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221050445/https://newslivetv.com/miss-india-goa-trisha-shetty-to-represent-india-at-miss-grand-international-2020/}}</ref> |Նարե Զաքարյան |colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- ! [[Miss Grand International 2019|2019]] | [[Yerevan]] | Lili Sargsyan<ref name=lily/> | Լիլի Սարգսյան | Unplaced | |- |}
===Miss Grand All Stars Armenia=== {| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 95%;" !width="60" |Year !width="150" |Region !width="250" |Miss Armenia !width="250" |Armenian Name !width="250" |Placement at Miss Cosmo !width="250" |Special awards |- ! colspan="6"|Edgar Saakyan directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Grand All Stars since 2026 |- ! [[MGI All Stars 1st Edition|2026]] | [[Yerevan]] | Lilia Gzraryan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertainment.is/lilia-gzraryan-jiji-heads-to-miss-grand-all-stars-with-an-ai-driven-vision-for-armenia/}}</ref> | Լիլիա Գզրարյան | | |}
===Miss Cosmo Armenia=== {| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 95%;" !width="60" |Year !width="150" |Region !width="250" |Miss Armenia !width="250" |Armenian Name !width="250" |Placement at Miss Cosmo !width="250" |Special awards |- ! colspan="6"|Edgar Saakyan directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Cosmo since 2024 |- ! [[Miss Cosmo 2025|2025]] | colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- ! [[Miss Cosmo 2024|2024]] | [[Yerevan]] | Lilia Gzraryan | Լիլիա Գզրարյան | Unplaced | |}
== References == {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
==External links== * [https://missarmenia.org/ missarmenia.org]
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