{{Short description|Beauty contest}} {{Infobox organization |name = Miss Kosovo |native_name = Miss Kosova |native_name_lang = sq |logo = |logo_size = |logo_caption = |successor = [[Miss Universe Kosovo]] |established = {{start date and age|1970}} |defunct = {{end date and age|2012}} |type = [[Beauty pageant]] |headquarters = [[Pristina]] |location = [[Kosovo]] |language = [[Albanian language|Albanian]] |affiliations = [[Miss Universe Albania|Miss Albania]] (1999–2007) |website = [http://www.misskosova.net www.misskosova.net] }}
'''Miss Kosovo''' (Miss Kosova) is a national [[Beauty pageant]] in [[Kosovo]]. Since 2008, Miss Kosova is responsible for selecting the country's representative to [[Miss Earth]], which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting [[environmental awareness]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Afghanistan: Anti-Pageant Judges|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E3DC1430F933A05753C1A9659C8B63&scp=1&sq=miss%20earth%20vida%20samadzai&st=cse|publisher=The New York Times Company|first=World News|last=New York Times|date=2003-10-30|accessdate=2009-01-03}}</ref><ref name="chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/25/content_385531.htm">{{cite news|title=Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/25/content_385531.htm|publisher=China Daily|agency=Reuters|date=2004-10-25|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref><ref name=make-beauty>{{cite news|last=Enriquez|first=Amee|title=Philippines: How to make a beauty queen|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25550425|accessdate=3 February 2014|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=2 February 2014}}</ref>
==History== ===1994–2007: Early years=== In the years 1998, 2004 and 2005, the contest was not held. Between 1994 and 2007, whilst Kosovo was a part of Yugoslavia or just Serbia, the contest was confined to Kosovo and recognized only by its organizers. Pre-2008 winners of the contest were able to represent [[Miss Albania]] owing to agreements with its sister organisation across the border. Two winners had a successful pageant in Miss Albania: Venera Mustafa (1999 winner of both titles) and Agnesa Vuthaj (winning Miss Kosovo 2003 and Miss Albania 2004), who also participated internationally as Miss Albania.
===2008–2012: Miss Earth franchise=== From 2008 after [[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|independence was declared]], Miss Kosovo has been permitted to take part at the [[Miss Earth]] pageant. The Miss Kosovo pageant is organized by former titleholder Agnesa Vuthaj under her ''Agnesa Vuthaj Association''. After Kosovo's declaration of independence, Miss Kosovo 2007 [[Yllka Berisha]] participated in the [[Miss Earth 2008]] pageant but was unplaced. The Kosovar delegates from [[Miss Earth 2002|2002]] and [[Miss Earth 2003|2003]] for Miss Earth were from a different organization.
===2013–present: Miss Earth with Miss Universe=== {{main|Miss Universe Kosovo}} In 2013 Fadil Berisha and Agnesa Vuthaj took control of Miss Kosovo and retrieved the Miss Universe franchise. This happened after the previous [[Miss Universe Kosovo]] directors made the decision to send their winner to [[Miss World]]. Hence, there are two titleholders from this pageant - one for [[Miss Universe]] and one for [[Miss Earth]].
==Titleholders==
===Miss Kosova=== [[File:Yllka Berisha.JPG|200px|thumb| [[Yllka Berisha]], Miss Kosova 2007 / [[Miss Earth 2008]] delegate.]] This list includes from the inception of Miss Kosova where the winners were usually sent to [[Miss Earth]] from 2008, until before the merging of the Miss Universe and Miss Earth franchises. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60"|Year !width="250"|Miss Kosova !width="250"|Municipality |- |1970 |Afërdita Zatriqi |{{n/a}} |- |1988 |Afërdita Paqarada |[[Pristina]] |- |1995 |[[:sq:Blerta Syla|Blerta Syla]] |[[Istok, Kosovo|Istok]] |- |1996 |[[:sq:Diellza Kolgeci|Diellza Kolgeci]] |[[Pristina]] |- |1997 |[[Adelina Ismaili]] |[[Pristina]] |- |1999 |[[:sq:Venera Mustafa|Venera Mustafa]] |[[Pristina]] |- |2000 |Mimoza Harxhi |[[Peja]] |- |2001 |Albina Hashani |[[Pristina]] |- |2002 |Njomza Rozhaja |[[Peja]] |- |2003 |[[:sq:Agnesa Vuthaj|Agnesa Vuthaj]] |[[Istok, Kosovo|Istok]] |- |2006 |Besa Gashi |[[Drenas]] |- |2007 |[[Yllka Berisha]] |[[Pristina]] |- |2008 |Kaqusha Thaçi |{{n/a}} |- |2009 |Elza Marku |[[Gjakova]] |- |2010 |Morena Taraku |[[Peja]] |- |2011 |Nora Asani |[[Pristina]] |- |2012 |Ajshe Babatinca |[[Pristina]] |}
==See also== *[[Miss Universe Kosovo]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.misskosova.eu/ Miss Kosova]
[[Category:Miss Kosovo| ]] [[Category:Beauty pageants in Kosovo]] [[Category:Recurring events established in 1994]] [[Category:1994 establishments in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] [[Category:Kosovan awards]]