{{Short description|Beauty pageant}} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=December 2015}} {{unreliable sources|date=December 2015}} }} {{Infobox organization |name = Tropical Beauties Suriname Foundation |formation = 1951 |type = [[Beauty pageant]] |headquarters = [[Paramaribo]] |location = [[Suriname]] |membership = {{Hlist|[[Miss Universe]]}} |language = [[Dutch language|Dutch]] |leader_title = President |leader_name = Jermain Tjin-A-Koeng |num_staff = Chilton Sampono |budget = |website = [http://www.misstropicalbeauties.org/ misstropicalbeauties.org] }}
'''Miss Suriname''' is a national [[Beauty pageant]] in [[Suriname]]. The pageant is now under Tropical Beauties Suriname Foundation which selected the titleholders to [[Miss World]], [[Miss Universe]], [[Miss International]], [[Miss Earth]], [[Miss Supranational]] and [[Mister Supranational]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 December 2022 |url=https://angkaberita.id/2019/03/16/pengakuan-blak-blakan-jenengku-sri-dewi-aku-miss-supranational-suriname/|title=Pengakuan Blak-blakan! Jenengku Sri Dewi, Aku Miss Supranational Suriname. Aku Ingin ke Jawa Tengah|website=angkaberita.id|access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 December 2022 |url=https://gov.sr/mr-tropical-beauty-suriname-bezoekt-vp-brunswijk/|title=Mr Tropical Beauty Suriname bezoekt VP Brunswijk|website=gov.sr|access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref>
==History== Miss Suriname was held in 1951 for first time. The pageant was run by Lions International Organization until 1999. Since 1958 the winner of Miss Suriname represents her country at the [[Miss Universe]] or sometimes [[Miss World]]. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. In 1999 is the last participation of Suriname at the Miss Universe before the local pageant absent to held the contest.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120608204027/http://www.misssurinamenow.com/miss-suriname.html Miss Suriname titleholders]</ref> In 2007 after returning in new concept, Miss Suriname run by A.P.R.A (Angel's Public Relations & Administration) and decided to send its winner to Miss World.
===2007-2012=== After a long period of inactivity regarding The National Pageant, The Miss Suriname Pageant began in 2007 by ''A.P.R.A.'' (Angel's Public Relations & Administration). In addition in 2007 Miss Suriname collaborated to Miss Suriname, Little Miss Suriname and Miss Teen Model Suriname. The pageant is being national franchise holder for Miss World and [[Miss Earth]] until 2008 and [[Miss International]] until 2012.
===2011-Present=== In 2011 Miss Suriname divided to two contests which are Miss Suriname by A.P.R.A and Miss Tropical Beauties Suriname. Both of pageants have different purposes. Miss Tropical Beauties Suriname comes to promote the culture of Suriname and the winner will become a goodwill ambassador of her country. The pageant is also becoming national franchise for [[Miss Earth]], [[Miss International]], [[Miss Supranational]] and [[Miss Grand International]].
==International winners== *Miss West Indies **1955 — Greta Nahar
==Galleries== <gallery> Virginia Blanche Hardjo 1963.jpg|Miss World Suriname 1963, Virginia Blanche Hardjo Aankomst Miss Suriname , mejuffrouw Norma Chin Ten Foen op Schiphol, Bestanddeelnr 917-0859.jpg|Miss World Suriname 1964, Norma Dorothy (Chin Ten Foen) Miss_Surinam_07_Charisse_Moll.jpg|Miss World Suriname 2007, Charisse Moll </gallery>
==Titleholders== {{Unreferenced section|date=January 2023}} :{{legend2|GOLD}} Winner International Title :{{legend2|#FADADD}} Miss Universe Suriname :{{legend2|#CCFF99}} Miss World Suriname :{{legend2|#FFA07A}} Miss International Suriname :{{legend2|#80FFFF}} Miss Earth Suriname :{{legend2|#F0E68C}} Miss Supranational Suriname :{{legend2|#EE82EE}} Miss Grand International Suriname :{{legend2|#C8B896}} Mister Supranational Suriname
::''The winners of Miss Suriname represented the country at Miss Universe pageant. In 1959, 1965 and 1981 Alita Visser, Anita van Eyck and Joan Boldewijn withdrew at Miss Universe, due to unknown reasons. Gertrud Gummels is the only Miss Suriname who placed in the Top 15. Ingrid Mamadeus made a debut at the [[Miss International 1971]] competition.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" !!width="60"|Year||width="250"|Miss Suriname||width="250"|Miss Tropical Beauties Suriname ||width="250"|Mister Suriname |- | 1951 | Olga Tjon En Fa | rowspan="34" {{n/a|Debuted 2011}} | rowspan="39" {{n/a|Debuted 2016}} |- | 1955 | style="background:GOLD;"| '''Greta Nahar<br>Miss West Indies 1955''' |- | 1956 | Detta van Brussel |- | 1958 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Gertrud Gummels |- | 1959 | Alita Visser |- | 1960 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Christine Jie Sam Foek |- | 1961 | style="background:#CCFF99;"|Kitty Essed |- | 1963 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Brigitta Hougen |- | 1964 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Cynthia Ingrid Dijkstra |- | 1965 | style="background:#CCFF99;"|Anita van Eyck |- | 1966 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Joyce Magda Leysner |- | 1969 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Greta Natsir |- | 1970 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Ingrid Mamadeus |- | 1971 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Marita Martowirono |- | 1972 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Carmen Cerna Muntslag |- | 1973 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Yvonne Ma Ajong |- | 1974 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Bernadette Werners |- | 1975 | Mavis Slengard |- | 1976 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Peggy Van der Leuv |- | 1977 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Marlene Roesmienten Saimo |- | 1978 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Garance Harriette Rustwijk |- | 1979 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Sergine Lieuw-A-Len |- | 1981 | style="background:#CCFF99;"|Joan Boldewijn |- | 1982 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Vanessa de Vries |- | 1989 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Consuela Cruden |- | 1990 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Saskia Sibilo |- | 1991 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Simone Vos |- | 1992 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Nancy Kasangaloewar |- | 1993 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Jean Zhang |- | 1999 | style="background:#FADADD;"|Serafiya Niekoop |- | 2007 | style="background:#80FFFF;"|Safyra Rachida Duurham |- | 2008 | style="background:#FFA07A;"|Mireille Nederbiel |- | 2009 | style="background:#CCFF99;"|Zoureena Rijger |- | 2010 | style="background:#CCFF99;"|Jo-Ann Damien Sang |- | 2011 | {{n/a|x}} | style="background:#F0E68C;"|Sharifa Henar |- | 2012 | style="background:#CCFF99;"|Stefanie Grace Gentle | style="background:#F0E68C;"|Periskia Laing |- | 2013 | {{n/a|x}} | style="background:#F0E68C;"|Jaleeza Weibolt |- | 2014 | Aiapra With | style="background:#EE82EE;"|Tashana Lösche |- | 2015 | rowspan="7" {{n/a|x}} | style="background:#F0E68C;"|Nicole Shelley Tsai-A-Woen |- | 2016 | style="background:#F0E68C;"|Jaleesa Pigot | style="background:#C8B896;"|Roché Raoul Kioe-A-Sen |- | 2017 | Andreza Santos | style="background:#C8B896;"|Arthur Nóbrega |- | 2018 | style="background:#F0E68C;"|Sri-Dewi Martomamat | style="background:#C8B896;"|Angelo Wijngaarde |- | 2019 | style="background:#F0E68C;"|Farisha Tjin Asjoe | style="background:#C8B896;"|Glaucio Stekkel |- | 2023 |style="background:#FADADD;"|Pooja Chotkan<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 July 2023 |url=https://abcsuriname.com/irvaan-gajadhar-en-pooja-chotkan-bekroond-tot-miss-mister-tropical-beauties-suriname/|title=Irvaan Gajadhar en Pooja Chotkan bekroond tot Miss & Mister Tropical Beauties Suriname|website=Abcsuriname.com|access-date=9 July 2023}}</ref> | style="background:#C8B896;"|Irvaan Gajadhar |- | 2024 || rowspan="3" {{n/a|x}} || rowspan="3" {{n/a|x}} |- | 2025 || style="background:#FADADD;"|Chiara Wijntuin<ref>{{cite news|date=3 November 2024|title=Chiara Wijntuin gekroond tot Miss Suriname 2025|trans-title=Chiara Wijntuin crowned Miss Suriname 2025|url=https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2024/11/03/chiara-wijntuin-gekroond-tot-miss-suriname-2025/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207105102/https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2024/11/03/chiara-wijntuin-gekroond-tot-miss-suriname-2025/|archive-date=December 7, 2024|access-date=19 November 2024|website=Waterkant|language=nl}}</ref> |- | 2026 || style="background:#FADADD;" | Eunike Kishundat Lioe-A-Joe<ref>{{cite news |date=7 November 2025 |title=Tjin A Koeng: "Nieuwe Miss Suriname gaat uitstekend om met kritiek" |trans-title=Tjin A Koeng: "The new Miss Suriname handles criticism very well" |url=https://www.srherald.com/suriname/2025/11/07/tjin-a-koeng-nieuwe-miss-suriname-gaat-uitstekend-om-met-kritiek/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251203104231/https://www.srherald.com/suriname/2025/11/07/tjin-a-koeng-nieuwe-miss-suriname-gaat-uitstekend-om-met-kritiek/ |archive-date=3 December 2025 |access-date=3 December 2025 |website=[[:nl:Suriname Herald|Suriname Herald]] |language=nl}}</ref> |}
== Current Franchises == ===Miss Universe Suriname===
{{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 }} ::
{| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;" ! Year ! Miss Suriname ! Placement at Miss Universe ! Special Award(s) ! Notes |- | [[Miss Universe 2026|2026]] | Eunike Lioe<ref>{{cite web |date=3 November 2025 |title=Eunike Kishundat–Lioe-A-Joe (36) gekroond tot Miss Suriname 2026 |trans-title=Eunike Kishundat–Lioe-A-Joe (36) crowned Miss Suriname 2026 |url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2025/11/03/eunike-kishundat-lioe-a-joe-36-gekroond-tot-miss-suriname-2026/ |access-date=5 December 2025 |publisher=[[Dagblad Suriname]] |language=nl}}</ref> | colspan=3 {{n/a|{{TBD}}}} |- | [[Miss Universe 2025|2025]] | Chiara Wijntuin | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- | [[Miss Universe 2024|2024]] | Pooja Chotkan | Unplaced | | |- | colspan=5 {{n/a |Did not compete between 2000-2023}} |- | [[Miss Universe 1999|1999]] | Serafiya Niekoop | Unplaced | | |- | colspan=5 {{n/a |Did not compete between 1994-1998}} |- | [[Miss Universe 1993|1993]] | Jean Zhang | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1992|1992]] | Nancy Kasangaloewar | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1991|1991]] | Simone Vos | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1990|1990]] | Saskia Sibilo | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1989|1989]] | Consuela Cruden | Unplaced | | |- | colspan=5 {{n/a |Did not compete between 1983-1988}} |- | [[Miss Universe 1982|1982]] | Vanessa de Vries | Unplaced | | |- | colspan=5 {{n/a |Did not compete between 1980-1981}} |- | [[Miss Universe 1979|1979]] | Sergine Lieuw-A-Len | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1978|1978]] | Garance Harriette Rustwijk | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1977|1977]] | Marlene Roesmienten Saimo | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1976|1976]] | Peggy Vandeleuv | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1975|1975]] | colspan=4 {{n/a |Did not compete}} |- | [[Miss Universe 1974|1974]] | Bernadette Werners | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1973|1973]] | Yvonne Ma Ajong | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1972|1972]] | Carmen Cerna Muntslag | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1971|1971]] | Marcelle Darou | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1970|1970]] | Ingrid Mamadeus | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1969|1969]] | Greta Natsir | Unplaced | | |- | colspan=5 {{n/a |Did not compete between 1967-1968}} |- | [[Miss Universe 1966|1966]] | Joyce Magda Leysner | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1965|1965]] | colspan=4 {{n/a | Did not compete}} |- | [[Miss Universe 1964|1964]] | Cynthia Ingrid Dijkstra | Unplaced | | |- | [[Miss Universe 1963|1963]] | Brigitta Hougen | Unplaced | | |- | colspan=5 {{n/a |Did not compete between 1961-1962}} |- | [[Miss Universe 1960|1960]] | Christine Jie Sam Foek | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss Universe 1959|1959]] | colspan=4 {{n/a | Did not compete}} |- style="background-color:#FFFF99 | [[Miss Universe 1958|1958]] | Gertrud Gummels | Top 15 | | |- |}
==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em|refs=}}
==External links== *[http://www.misstropicalbeauties.org/ misstropicalbeauties.org]
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