{{Short description|Beauty contest}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Latvia | full_name = Miss and Mr. Latvia, LLC | native_name = Mis Latvija | image = Miss Latvia 07 Kristine Djadenko.jpg | caption = Miss Latvija 2005 | formation = 1989 | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Riga]] | location = [[Latvia]] | membership = [[Miss World]]<br>[[Miss International]]<br>[[Miss Earth]] | language = [[Latvian language|Latvian]] | leader_title = CEO | leader_name = Jūlija Djadenko-Müggler<br>[[Kristīne Djadenko]] | num_staff = | budget =
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'''Miss Latvia''' ({{Langx|lv|Mis Latvija}}, ''Miss and Mr. Latvia, LLC'') is a national [[beauty pageant]] in [[Latvia]].
==History== The pageant is organized by Agency Miss and Mr Latvia ({{Langx|lv|aģentūra "Miss un Mr Latvia"}}) which is led by [[Switzerland|Swiss]]-Latvian model and [[World Miss University]] 2004 Jūlija Djadenko-Müggler and Miss Latvia 2005 Kristīne Djadenko. Until 2015 the agency ''Mis Latvija'' was the only official organization entitled to organize the national beauty contests Miss and Mister Latvia, which it did since 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About us — MISS & MISTER LATVIA|url=http://www.missmrlatvia.com/about-us|access-date=2020-07-22|website=MISS & MISTER LATVIA|language=en-US}}</ref>
The owner and founder ''Mis Latvija'' was [[Inta Fogele]] (1957–2016), who had organized the Latvian beauty pageants since 1988, when the inaugural Miss [[Riga]] competition took place.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Valtere|first=Ieva|date=2016-08-02|title=Patiesība, kāda īstenībā bija "dzelzs lēdija" Inta Fogele|trans-title=Who really was 'Iron Lady' Inta Fogele|url=https://jauns.lv/raksts/izklaide/19140-patiesiba-kada-isteniba-bija-dzelzs-ledija-inta-fogele|access-date=2020-07-22|website=Jauns.lv|language=lv}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Tiļļa|first=Andris|date=2018-04-11|title=30 gadi kopš skaistumkonkursā “Mis Rīga”. Latvijas šovbiznesa balvas, skandāli, izaicinājumi, etaloni|trans-title=30 years since Mis Riga: the awards, scandals, challenges and role models of Latvian showbusiness|url=https://www.la.lv/skaistums-uz-izkersanu/|access-date=2020-07-22|website=[[Latvijas Avīze|LA.LV]]|language=lv}}</ref> In 2015, she agreed to transfer the right to the Miss Latvia brand over to ''Miss and Mr Latvia LLC.'' The government of Latvia partially supported the agency at some point by financing the licenses to Miss and Mister World contests as a way of promoting the image of the country in the world.<ref>{{cite news|title=News archive:1988|publisher=About Mis Latvija|url=http://www.mis.lv/about/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405135102/http://www.mis.lv/about/|archive-date=2014-04-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Titleholders== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Mis Latvija<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Visas Latvijas skaistuma karalienes. 1988-2014|url=https://www.fenikssfun.com/bildes/visas-misenes-lv-733|access-date=2020-07-22|website=www.fenikssfun.com|language=lv}}</ref> |- | 1989 | Ina Magone |- | 1990 | Velga Bražņevica |- | 1991 | [[Inese Šlesere]] |- | 1992 | Zane Vaļicka |- | 1993 | Sigita Rude |- | 1994 | Daina Tobija |- | 1995 | Ieva Meliņa |- | 1996 | Anta Dukure |- | 1997 | Līga Graudumniece |- |1998 |Evija Ručevska |- | 1999 | Dina Kalandārova |- |2000 |Gunta Rudzīte |- | 2001 | Baiba Švarca |- | 2002 | Zanda Zariņa |- | 2003 | Agnese Eiduka |- | 2004 | Agnese Krustiņa |- | 2005 | [[Kristīne Djadenko]] |- | 2006 | Ina Avlasēviča |- | 2007 | Viktorija Drizļonoka |- | 2008 | Ieva Lase |- | 2009 | Ludmila Voroncova |- | 2010 | Alise Miškovska |- | 2011 | Eva Dombrovska |- | 2012/2013 | Liliana Garkalne |- | 2014 | [[Lāsma Zemene]] |- | 2015 | ''not held'' |- | 2016 | Linda Kinca |- | 2017 | ''not held due to financial issues'' |- |2018 |Sigita Cīrule<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-28|title=Kronēta «Mrs. Latvija 2018» uzvarētāja|url=https://sejas.tvnet.lv/4523859/kroneta-mrs-latvija-2018-uzvaretaja|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Sejas.lv|language=lv}}</ref> |- |2019 |Lita Blūma<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-18|title=Skaistumkonkursa "Misis Latvija 2019" uzvarētāja - Lita Blūma|url=https://www.tvnet.lv/6780817/skaistumkonkursa-misis-latvija-2019-uzvaretaja-lita-bluma|access-date=2022-02-08|website=TVNET|language=lv}}</ref> |- |2020/2021 |Līga Jenča‑Salcēviča<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kronēta Latvijas skaistākā sieviete! Par ”Mrs.Latvija 2020/2021” kļuvusi Līga Jenča‑Salcēviča|url=https://izklaide.tv3.lv/sievietei/kroneta-latvijas-skaistaka-sieviete-par-mrs-latvija-2020-2021-kluvusi-liga-jenca-salcevica/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=tv3.lv|language=lv}}</ref> |- |2023 |Anastasija Ivancova<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 February 2024|url=https://www.facebook.com/misslatviaworld|website=Facebook | title=Facebook }}</ref> |- |}
==Big Four pageants== ===Representatives to [[Miss World]]=== ;Color key {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=darkgray}} Ended as runner-up * {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=darkgray}} Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists }} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Latvia !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement at Miss World |- | [[Miss World 1989|1989]] | Ina Magone | Unplaced |- | 1990 | Velga Bražņevica | Unplaced |- | 1991 | [[Inese Šlesere]] | Unplaced |- | 1992 | Zane Vaļicka | Unplaced |- | 1993 | Sigita Rude | Unplaced |- | 1994 | Daina Tobija | Unplaced |- | 1995 | Ieva Meliņa | Unplaced |- | 1996 | Anta Dukure | Unplaced |- | 1997 | Līga Graudumniece | Unplaced |- | [[Miss World 1998|1998]] | ''none'' <ref group=NB name=MW98> Evija Ručevska withdrew </ref> |N/A |- | [[Miss World 1999|1999]] | Evija Ručevska | Unplaced |- |2000 |''none'' |N/A |- | 2001 | Dina Kalandārova | Unplaced |- | 2002 | Baiba Švarca | Unplaced |- | 2003 | Irina Askoļska | Unplaced |- | 2004 | Agnese Eiduka | Unplaced |- | 2005 | Valērija Ševčuka | Unplaced |- | 2006 | Līga Meinarte | <small>[[Miss World Sport]] (2nd Runner-Up)</small> |- | 2007 | Kristīne Djadenko | Unplaced |- | 2008 | Ina Avlasēviča | Unplaced |- | 2009 | Ieva Lase | Unplaced |- | 2010 | Ludmila Voroncova | Unplaced |- | [[Miss World 2011|2011]] | Alise Miškovska | Unplaced |- | [[Miss World 2012|2012]] | Anastasija Skibunova<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-08-14|title=Anastasija Skibunova pārstāv Latviju konkursā «Miss World»|url=https://www.tvnet.lv/5565357/anastasija-skibunova-parstav-latviju-konkursa-miss-world|access-date=2020-07-22|website=TVNET|language=lv}}</ref> | Unplaced |- | [[Miss World 2013|2013]] | Eva Dombrovska | Unplaced |- | [[Miss World 2014|2014]] | Liliana Garkalne | Unplaced |- | [[Miss World 2015|2015]] | [[Lāsma Zemene]] | Unplaced |- | [[Miss World 2016|2016]] | Linda Kinca | <small>[[Miss World Talent]] (Top 21)<br>[[Miss World Sport]] (Top 24)</small> |- | [[Miss World 2017|2017]] | Karolīna Matrosova | Did not compete |- | [[Miss World 2018|2018]] | Daniela Gods-Romanovska | <small>[[Miss World Sport]] (Top 24)</small> |- |[[Miss World 2019|2019]] | colspan="2" |''Internal contest not held'' |- |2020 | colspan="2" |''Contest not held'' |- |[[Miss World 2021|2021]] | colspan="2" |''did not participate'' |- | [[Miss World 2023|2023]] | Anastasija Ivancova | Did not compete |- | [[Miss World 2025|2025]] | Maria Mišurova | Unplaced |}
===Representatives to [[Miss Earth]]=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Latvia !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement at Miss Earth |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss Earth 2001|2001]] | Jeļena Keirāne | Top 10 |- | 2002–2004 | colspan="2" |''did not participate'' |- | 2005 | Nora Reinholde | Unplaced |- | 2006 | colspan="2" |''did not participate'' |- | 2007 | Ilze Jankovska | Unplaced |- | 2008 | Anita Baltrūna | Unplaced |- | 2009 | Diāna Kubasova | Unplaced |- | 2010 | Eva Caune | Unplaced |- | 2011 | Sanda Mežecka | Unplaced |- | 2012–2013 | colspan="2" |''did not participate'' |- | 2014 | Alise Feldmane | Unplaced |- | [[Miss Earth 2015|2015]] | Malvīne Stučka | Did not compete |- | 2016–2017 | colspan="2" |''did not participate'' |- | [[Miss Earth 2018|2018]] | Laura Škutāne | Did not compete |- |2019–2020 | colspan="2" |''did not participate'' |- | [[Miss Earth 2021|2021]] | Liene Leitāne | Unplaced |}
===Representatives to [[Miss International]]=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Latvia !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement at Miss International |- | [[Miss International 1998|1998]] | Līga Graudumniece | Unplaced |- | [[Miss International 1999|1999]] | Agnese Keiša | Unplaced |- | [[Miss International 2001|2001]] | Laura Vīksna | Unplaced |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss International 2004|2004]] | Jeļena Keirāne | Top 10 |- | [[Miss International 2007|2007]] | Laura Fogele | Unplaced |- | [[Miss International 2008|2008]] | Kristīne Djadenko | Unplaced |- | [[Miss International 2009|2009]] | Anda Pudule | Unplaced |- | [[Miss International 2010|2010]] | Annija Alvatere | Unplaced |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss International 2011|2011]] | Lelde Paulsone | Top 15 & Miss Panda |- | [[Miss International 2012|2012]] | Kristīne Viļuma | Unplaced |- |[[Miss International 2013|2013]] |Svetlana Goldberga |''Withdrew before the contest'' |}
===Representatives to Miss Global Beauty Queen=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Latvia !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement at Miss Global Beauty Queen |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 2016 | Jūlija Ločmele | Top 15 + medal Peace Korea |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 2017 | Karolīna Matrosova | Top 15 + medal Peace Korea |- |}
==See also== *[[Miss Universe Latvia]]
==Notes== {{reflist|group=NB}}
==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120630031314/http://www.mis.lv/ Official website] *[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-World-Latvia/430774656956556 Miss World Latvija]
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