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Tropical Beauties Suriname Foundation Formation 1951 Type Beauty pageant Headquarters Paramaribo Location Suriname Members Miss Universe Official language Dutch President Jermain Tjin-A-Koeng Staff Chilton Sampono Website misstropicalbeauties.org

**Miss Suriname** is a national [Beauty pageant](/source/Beauty_pageant) in [Suriname](/source/Suriname). The pageant is now under Tropical Beauties Suriname Foundation which selected the titleholders to [Miss World](/source/Miss_World), [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe), [Miss International](/source/Miss_International), [Miss Earth](/source/Miss_Earth), [Miss Supranational](/source/Miss_Supranational) and [Mister Supranational](/source/Mister_Supranational).[1][2]

## 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](/source/Miss_Universe) or sometimes [Miss World](/source/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.[3] 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](/source/Miss_Earth) until 2008 and [Miss International](/source/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](/source/Miss_Earth), [Miss International](/source/Miss_International), [Miss Supranational](/source/Miss_Supranational) and [Miss Grand International](/source/Miss_Grand_International).

## International winners

- Miss West Indies - 1955 — Greta Nahar

## Galleries

		- Miss World Suriname 1963, Virginia Blanche Hardjo

		- Miss World Suriname 1964, Norma Dorothy (Chin Ten Foen)

		- Miss World Suriname 2007, Charisse Moll

## Titleholders

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- Winner International Title

- Miss Universe Suriname

- Miss World Suriname

- Miss International Suriname

- Miss Earth Suriname

- Miss Supranational Suriname

- Miss Grand International Suriname

- 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](/source/Miss_International_1971) competition.*

Year Miss Suriname Miss Tropical Beauties Suriname Mister Suriname 1951 Olga Tjon En Fa Debuted 2011 Debuted 2016 1955 Greta Nahar Miss West Indies 1955 1956 Detta van Brussel 1958 Gertrud Gummels 1959 Alita Visser 1960 Christine Jie Sam Foek 1961 Kitty Essed 1963 Brigitta Hougen 1964 Cynthia Ingrid Dijkstra 1965 Anita van Eyck 1966 Joyce Magda Leysner 1969 Greta Natsir 1970 Ingrid Mamadeus 1971 Marita Martowirono 1972 Carmen Cerna Muntslag 1973 Yvonne Ma Ajong 1974 Bernadette Werners 1975 Mavis Slengard 1976 Peggy Van der Leuv 1977 Marlene Roesmienten Saimo 1978 Garance Harriette Rustwijk 1979 Sergine Lieuw-A-Len 1981 Joan Boldewijn 1982 Vanessa de Vries 1989 Consuela Cruden 1990 Saskia Sibilo 1991 Simone Vos 1992 Nancy Kasangaloewar 1993 Jean Zhang 1999 Serafiya Niekoop 2007 Safyra Rachida Duurham 2008 Mireille Nederbiel 2009 Zoureena Rijger 2010 Jo-Ann Damien Sang 2011 x Sharifa Henar 2012 Stefanie Grace Gentle Periskia Laing 2013 x Jaleeza Weibolt 2014 Aiapra With Tashana Lösche 2015 x Nicole Shelley Tsai-A-Woen 2016 Jaleesa Pigot Roché Raoul Kioe-A-Sen 2017 Andreza Santos Arthur Nóbrega 2018 Sri-Dewi Martomamat Angelo Wijngaarde 2019 Farisha Tjin Asjoe Glaucio Stekkel 2023 Pooja Chotkan[4] Irvaan Gajadhar 2024 x x 2025 Chiara Wijntuin[5] 2026 Eunike Kishundat Lioe-A-Joe[6]

## Current Franchises

### Miss Universe Suriname

- : 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 Suriname Placement at Miss Universe Special Award(s) Notes 2026 Eunike Lioe[7] [to be determined] 2025 Chiara Wijntuin Did not compete 2024 Pooja Chotkan Unplaced Did not compete between 2000-2023 1999 Serafiya Niekoop Unplaced Did not compete between 1994-1998 1993 Jean Zhang Unplaced 1992 Nancy Kasangaloewar Unplaced 1991 Simone Vos Unplaced 1990 Saskia Sibilo Unplaced 1989 Consuela Cruden Unplaced Did not compete between 1983-1988 1982 Vanessa de Vries Unplaced Did not compete between 1980-1981 1979 Sergine Lieuw-A-Len Unplaced 1978 Garance Harriette Rustwijk Unplaced 1977 Marlene Roesmienten Saimo Unplaced 1976 Peggy Vandeleuv Unplaced 1975 Did not compete 1974 Bernadette Werners Unplaced 1973 Yvonne Ma Ajong Unplaced 1972 Carmen Cerna Muntslag Unplaced 1971 Marcelle Darou Unplaced 1970 Ingrid Mamadeus Unplaced 1969 Greta Natsir Unplaced Did not compete between 1967-1968 1966 Joyce Magda Leysner Unplaced 1965 Did not compete 1964 Cynthia Ingrid Dijkstra Unplaced 1963 Brigitta Hougen Unplaced Did not compete between 1961-1962 1960 Christine Jie Sam Foek Unplaced 1959 Did not compete 1958 Gertrud Gummels Top 15

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Pengakuan Blak-blakan! Jenengku Sri Dewi, Aku Miss Supranational Suriname. Aku Ingin ke Jawa Tengah"](https://angkaberita.id/2019/03/16/pengakuan-blak-blakan-jenengku-sri-dewi-aku-miss-supranational-suriname/). *angkaberita.id*. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Mr Tropical Beauty Suriname bezoekt VP Brunswijk"](https://gov.sr/mr-tropical-beauty-suriname-bezoekt-vp-brunswijk/). *gov.sr*. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Miss Suriname titleholders](https://web.archive.org/web/20120608204027/http://www.misssurinamenow.com/miss-suriname.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Irvaan Gajadhar en Pooja Chotkan bekroond tot Miss & Mister Tropical Beauties Suriname"](https://abcsuriname.com/irvaan-gajadhar-en-pooja-chotkan-bekroond-tot-miss-mister-tropical-beauties-suriname/). *Abcsuriname.com*. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Chiara Wijntuin gekroond tot Miss Suriname 2025"](https://web.archive.org/web/20241207105102/https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2024/11/03/chiara-wijntuin-gekroond-tot-miss-suriname-2025/) [Chiara Wijntuin crowned Miss Suriname 2025]. *Waterkant* (in Dutch). 3 November 2024. Archived from [the original](https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2024/11/03/chiara-wijntuin-gekroond-tot-miss-suriname-2025/) on December 7, 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Tjin A Koeng: "Nieuwe Miss Suriname gaat uitstekend om met kritiek""](https://www.srherald.com/suriname/2025/11/07/tjin-a-koeng-nieuwe-miss-suriname-gaat-uitstekend-om-met-kritiek/) [Tjin A Koeng: "The new Miss Suriname handles criticism very well"]. *[Suriname Herald](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname_Herald)* (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. [Archived](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/) from the original on 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Eunike Kishundat–Lioe-A-Joe (36) gekroond tot Miss Suriname 2026"](https://www.dbsuriname.com/2025/11/03/eunike-kishundat-lioe-a-joe-36-gekroond-tot-miss-suriname-2026/) [Eunike Kishundat–Lioe-A-Joe (36) crowned Miss Suriname 2026] (in Dutch). [Dagblad Suriname](/source/Dagblad_Suriname). 3 November 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.

## External links

- [misstropicalbeauties.org](http://www.misstropicalbeauties.org/)

- [Suriname portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Suriname)

v t e Miss Universe participant countries and territories Active (1952–present) Africa Angola Botswana Cape Verde Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Equatorial Guinea Ghana Guinea Mauritius Mayotte Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Senegal South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe Americas Argentina Aruba Bahamas Belize Bolivia Bonaire Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Latina Martinique Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Lucia Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands Uruguay United States United States Virgin Islands Venezuela Asia Armenia Bangladesh Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iraq Israel Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Palestine Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Turkey United Arab Emirates Vietnam Europe Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Great Britain Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine Oceania Australia New Zealand Inactive since 2025 (under JKN Metaverse Inc.) Africa Benin (1962) Cameroon (2024) Eritrea (2024) Ethiopia (2017) Eswatini (1994) Gabon (2015) Gambia (1986) Kenya (2024) Lesotho (1978) Liberia (1977) Madagascar (1961) Morocco (2021) Réunion (1986) Seychelles (2022) Sierra Leone (2019) Somalia (2024) Tunisia (1971) Americas Antigua and Barbuda (2008) Barbados (2020) Bermuda (1997) Dominica (1985) French Guiana (1984) Greenland (1990) Grenada (1964) Jamaica (2024) Saint Kitts and Nevis (1981) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2006) Sint Maarten (2006) Suriname (2024) Asia Azerbaijan (2013) Bahrain (2024) Bhutan (2022) Georgia (2019) Iran (2024) Jordan (1960) Maldives (2024) Mongolia (2024) Taiwan (2004) Uzbekistan (2024) Europe Albania (2024) Austria (2017) Cyprus (2024) Germany (2024) Gibraltar (2024) Iceland (2024) Lithuania (2019) Luxembourg (1994) Montenegro (2024) North Macedonia (2024) Oceania American Samoa (1978) Cook Islands (1999) Fiji (2024) French Polynesia (1985) Guam (2019) Micronesia (1975) New Caledonia (1982) Northern Mariana Islands (2006) Papua New Guinea (1986) Samoa (2024) Vanuatu (1978) Inactive territories and dependencies (1952–2006) Constituent countries of Great Britain (began 1992, using Great Britain sash at Miss Universe) England (1955–1990) Scotland (1961–1990) Wales (1961–1990) The islands were under U.S. administration until reversion to Japan in 1972 Okinawa (1963–1968) Bantustans of South Africa Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979–1983) U.S. territories before becoming states in 1959 Alaska (1952–1958) Hawaii (1952–1959) Former entities (1952–2006) Commonwealth of Independent States (1992) Czechoslovakia (1970–1992) Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1961) Serbia and Montenegro (1968–2006) Soviet Union (1990–1991) West Indies (1954–1958)

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