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Miss Mauritius National Organisation Formation 1970 Type Beauty pageant Headquarters Port Louis Location Mauritius Members Miss World Miss International Official language English Website missmauritius.org

**Miss Mauritius** is a national [beauty pageant](/source/Beauty_pageant) held in [Mauritius](/source/Mauritius) that selects representatives for **[Miss World](/source/Miss_World)** and **[Miss International](/source/Miss_International)**, two of the [Big Four international beauty pageants](/source/Big_Four_international_beauty_pageants).

## History

Miss Mauritius is the oldest beauty pageant in Mauritius, established in 1970 by Miss Mauritius National Organisation. The first Miss Mauritius was Florence Muller, who was crowned in 1970 and participated in [Miss World 1970](/source/Miss_World_1970) in [London](/source/London), [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain). The first Miss Universe Mauritius, Nirmala Sohun, was crowned in 1975.

In 1970, Sir Seewoosagar Ramgoolam, Sir Gaetan Duval et Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo, have encouraged Mrs Primerose Obeegadoo to place Mauritius on the world map for fashion & beauty. Ever since, young Mauritian ladies have represented with pride Mauritius and its quadricolor flag at Miss World, Miss International, Miss European Union, Miss Intercontinental, Top Model of the World, [Miss Tourism World](/source/Miss_Tourism_World), Miss Africa. Miss Mauritius National Organisation has many preliminary contests such as Elegance Award, Talent Award, Sport Award, Beach Beauty Award, Best Dress Award, Amity Award, Photogenic Award, Marketing Award and Multimedia Award.

## Titleholders

Year Miss Mauritius Notes 1970 Florence Muller Miss World Mauritius 1971 Marie-Anne Ng Sik Kwong Miss World Mauritius 1972 Marie Ange Bestel Miss World Mauritius 1973 Daisy Ombrasine Miss World Mauritius 1974 Nirmala Sohun Miss Universe Mauritius 1975 Marielle Tse-Sik-Sun Miss Universe/World Mauritius 1976 Danielle Marie Françoise Bouic Miss Universe Mauritius 1977 Geneviève Chanea Miss World Mauritius 1978 Maria Chanea Allard Miss Universe/World Mauritius 1979 Christiane Carol Mackay Miss World Mauritius 1980 Carole Fitzgerald Did not compete 1986 Michelle Sylvie Geraldine Pastor Miss World Mauritius 1987 Marie-Geraldine Mamet Miss World Mauritius 1988 Jacky Randabel Miss Universe Mauritius 1989 Anita Ramgutty Miss Universe Mauritius 1990 Dhandevy Jeetun Miss Universe Mauritius 1991 Stephanie Raymond Miss Universe Mauritius 1992 Danielle Pascal Miss Universe Mauritius 1993 Viveka Babajee† Miss Universe/World Mauritius 1994 Marie Priscilla Mardaymootoo Miss Universe/World Mauritius 1996 Cindy Cesar Miss Universe Mauritius 1997 Leena Ramphul Miss Universe Mauritius 1998 Oona Sujaya Fulena Miss World Mauritius 1999 Micaella L'Hortalle Miss Universe Mauritius 2000 Jenny Arthémidor Miss Universe Mauritius 2001 Karen Alexandre Miss Universe Mauritius 2002 Marie-Aimée Bergicourt Miss Universe/World Mauritius 2003 Sabine Bourdet Did not compete 2004 Marie-Natacha Magalie Antoo Miss Universe/World Mauritius 2005 Isabelle Antoo Miss Universe Mauritius 2006 Melody Selvon Miss World Mauritius 2007 Olivia Carey Miss Universe/World Mauritius 2008 Anaïs Veerapatren Miss Universe/World Mauritius 2009 Dalysha Doorga Miss Universe/World Mauritius 2010 Laetitia Darche Miss Universe Mauritius 2011 Ameeksha Dilchand Miss Universe/International Mauritius 2012 Diya Beeltah Miss Universe Mauritius 2013 Pallavi Gungaram Miss Universe Mauritius 2014 Kushboo Ramnawaj Miss Universe Mauritius ― Withdrew at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant but due to personal reasons in December, but in 2016 she competed at Miss Universe 2016 under Estrella Mauritius (Miss Maurice organization) 2015 Danika Atchia Miss Universe Mauritius ― Withdrew at Miss Universe 2016 after the Miss Universe franchise went to Miss Estrella Mauritius 2016 Bessika Bucktawor Miss World Mauritius 2017 Anne Murielle Ravina Miss World Mauritius 2018 Urvashi Gooriah Miss World Mauritius 2019 Angélique Sanson[1] Miss World Mauritius 2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 2021 2022 Liza Gundowry[2] Miss World Mauritius 2023 Kimberly Joseph[3] Miss World Mauritius

## Mauritius at International pageants

### Miss World Mauritius

- : 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

Year Miss World Mauritius Placement at Miss World Special Awards 2026 Shreeya Bokhoree[4] TBA 2025 Kimberly Joseph Unplaced 2024 No competition held 2023 Liza Gundowry Top 12 2022 Angélique Sanson Unplaced Miss World Talent (Top 27) Miss World Sport (Top 32) Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant between 2020 and 2021 2019 Urvashi Devi Gooriah Unplaced 2018 Anne Murielle Ravina Top 12 Head-to-head challenge 2017 Bessika Bucktawor Unplaced 2016 Véronique Allas Unplaced

### Miss International Mauritius

- : 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 second winner of Miss Mauritius will be competing at [Miss International](/source/Miss_International) pageant.*

Year Miss International Mauritius Placement at Miss International Special Awards 2025 Naarmeen Bernon[5] TBA 2024 Did not compete 2023 Karishma Hurlall Unplaced 2022 Ava Memero Unplaced Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageants between 2020 and 2021 2019 Nidishwaree Ruchpaul Unplaced 2018 Ashna Nookooloo Unplaced 2017 Marie-Désirée Sabrina Laetitia Bègue Unplaced 2016 Shavina Hulka Unplaced

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Miss Mauritius 2019-2020 : Angélique Sanson remporte la couronne"](https://defimedia.info/miss-mauritius-2019-2020-angelique-sanson-remporte-la-couronne). *defimedia.info*. October 5, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Liza Gundowry élue Miss Mauritius 2022"](http://defimedia.info/liza-gundowry-elue-miss-mauritius-2022). *defimedia.info*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Miss Mauritius 2023 : le sacre de Kimberley Joseph"](https://www.lemauricien.com/le-mauricien/miss-mauritius-2023-le-sacre-de-kimberley-joseph/614955/). *Le Mauricien* (in French).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Mungur, Nathalie Marion (25 April 2025). ["Shreeya Bokhoree élue Miss World Mauritius 2026"](https://defimedia.info/shreeya-bokhoree-elue-miss-world-mauritius-2026) [Shreeya Bokhoree elected Miss World Mauritius 2026]. *[Le Défi Media Group](/source/Le_D%C3%A9fi_Media_Group)* (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["ONE & ONLY Naarmeen Bernon Elégance, authenticité et engagement Miss International Mauritius 2025"](https://issuu.com/newstylemauritius/docs/newstyle_issue_103) [ONE & ONLY Naarmeen Bernon Elegance, authenticity and commitment Miss International Mauritius 2025]. *NewStyle Magazine* (in French). 20 September 2025. p. 62. Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via [Issuu](/source/Issuu).

v t e Miss World participant countries and territories Active (1951–present) Africa Angola Botswana Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Kenya Madagascar Mauritius Namibia Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Americas Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Curaçao Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Venezuela Asia Armenia Bangladesh Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Turkey Vietnam Europe Albania Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Ukraine Wales Oceania Australia New Zealand Inactive since 2025 Africa Algeria (2002) Cape Verde (2017) Chad (2014) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016) Egypt (2018) Eswatini (2009) Gabon (2015) Gambia (1986) Guinea-Bissau (2023) Lesotho (2023) Liberia (2023) Malawi (2012) Morocco (2023) Rwanda (2021) São Tomé and Príncipe (2014) Seychelles (2017) Tanzania (2023) Americas Antigua and Barbuda (2019) Aruba (2019) Bahamas (2021) Barbados (2019) Bermuda (2015) Bonaire (2012) British Virgin Islands (2019) Costa Rica (2023) Cuba (1975) Dominica (2013) Grenada (2007) Montserrat (1964) Saint Barthélémy (2011) Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015) Saint Lucia (2021) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1994) Sint Maarten (2021) Turks and Caicos Islands (2004) United States Virgin Islands (2019) Uruguay (2023) Asia Hong Kong (2019) Israel (2017) Iraq (2023) Jordan (1981) Laos (2019) Macau (2023) Syria (1966) Taiwan (2013) Uzbekistan (2013) Europe Andorra (2003) Austria (2018) Belarus (2019) Cyprus (2018) Georgia (2019) Greenland (1992) Iceland (2021) Kosovo (2014) Lithuania (2014) Luxembourg (2021) Norway (2023) Monaco (1955) Russia (2019) Slovakia (2023) Switzerland (2014) Oceania Cook Islands (2019) Fiji (2017) French Polynesia (2010) Guam (2018) Northern Mariana Islands (2003) Papua New Guinea (1990) Samoa (2015) Tonga (1986) Inactive non-existing countries and former territories and others Czechoslovakia (1992) Guernsey (1975) Hawaii (2001) Isle of Man (1988) Jersey (1981) Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1965) Serbia and Montenegro (2005) South Africa (Miss South Africa for Blacks) (1976) Soviet Union (1990) United Kingdom (1999)

v t e Miss International participant countries and territories Active (1960–present) Africa Angola Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Mauritius Namibia Nigeria Réunion Sierra Leone South Africa South Sudan Tanzania Tunisia Zimbabwe Americas Argentina Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Turks and Caicos Islands United States United States Virgin Islands Venezuela Asia Bangladesh Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Kyrgyzstan Laos Macau Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Turkey Thailand Vietnam Europe Albania Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Spain Ukraine United Kingdom Oceania Australia Hawaii New Zealand Inactive since 2024 Africa Burkina Faso (2019) Cameroon (2019) Democratic Republic of the Congo (1987) Egypt (2018) Equatorial Guinea (2019) Gabon (2014) Lesotho (2023) Liberia (2019) Madagascar (2018) Morocco (2019) Republic of the Congo (2008) Senegal (2004) Seychelles (1995) Sudan (2009) Togo (2022) Uganda (2023) Zambia (2019) Americas Aruba (2019) Bahamas (2010) Belize (2019) Bermuda (1971) Curaçao (2018) Guadeloupe (2019) Guyana (2014) Haiti (2022) Martinique (2023) Suriname (2013) Trinidad and Tobago (2011) Uruguay (1999) Asia Armenia (2019) Georgia (2014) Israel (2014) Jordan (1963) Kazakhstan (2005) Lebanon (2018) Pakistan (2023) Uzbekistan (2022) Europe Austria (1994) Belarus (2022) Croatia (2003) Cyprus (2006) England (1986) Estonia (2023) Germany (2022) Gibraltar (2017) Hungary (2018) Iceland (2013) Latvia (2012) Lithuania (2023) North Macedonia (2002) San Marino (2001) Scotland (1986) Serbia (2023) Slovakia (2022) Sweden (2019) Switzerland (1993) Wales (1986) Oceania Cook Islands (2018) Fiji (1996) French Polynesia (2019) Guam (2019) New Caledonia (2006) Northern Mariana Islands (2022) Palau (2001) Inactive non-existing countries and former territories Czechoslovakia (1992) Latin (Ethnic Representative) (2003) Native American (Ethnic Representative) (2003) North Borneo (1960) Serbia and Montenegro (2006) South Pacific (1960) Soviet Union (1990) West Indies (1965)

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