{{short description|National beauty pageant competition in Germany}} {{distinguish|Miss Germany}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Universe Germany Organization | formation = {{start date and age|2009}} | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Berlin]] | location = [[Germany]] | membership = [[Miss Universe]] | language = [[German language|German]] | leader_title = President | leader_name = N/A | num_staff = | budget = | website = [http://www.missuniversegermany.de/ missuniversegermany.de] }}
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'''Miss Universe Germany''' is a national [[Beauty pageant]] in [[Germany]] to select an official candidate for the [[Miss Universe]] pageant.
==History== The Miss Germany started in 1952. Miss Universe Germany started in 2009. Currently, the German franchise of Miss Universe is owned by former Miss Universe Germany winner Natalie Ackermann. She is also the franchiser of [[Miss Universe Colombia]] in Colombia. In Miss Universe Germany all the [[States of Germany]] but also some of [[Regierungsbezirk|the regions]] are represented as well.
===1952-1999=== In 1952 Miss Germany started with [[Renate Hoy]] as the first winner, who then became 4th Runner-up at Miss Universe. In 1961, Germany has the official winner of [[Miss Universe 1961]], [[Marlene Schmidt]]. From 1985 : MGC - Miss Germany Corporation GmbH (Oldenburg), the official winner will be selecting by the organization. In 1991, the MGA (Miss Germany Association, Bergheim near Cologne) of Detlef Tursies run a Miss Germany pageant for the first time. The winners participate in [[Miss Universe]]. In 1999, MGA transforms into MGO (Miss Germany Organisation). From 2000, they award the title Miss Deutschland, and change their name again: MGO - Komitee Miss Deutschland. In 1999 is the last of Miss Germany Company sent the candidate for [[Miss Universe]], she is Diana Drubig.
===2000-2008=== The Miss Deutschland came into being in 2000, inheriting the since 1952 established official winner of [[Miss Germany]] pageant, that would compete at the international [[Miss Universe]] pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. After 2008, Miss Germany for Miss Universe selected by '''Miss Universe Deutschland''' pageant.
==Titleholders== ===Miss Universe Germany=== {{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: 90%;" !width="60" |Year !width="150" |State !width="150" |State Election !width="250" |Miss Universe Germany !width="250" |Placement at Miss Universe !width="250" |Special awards !width="250" |Notes |- ! colspan="7" |Kim Kelly Braun directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe since 6th March 2025 |- ! [[Miss Universe 2025|2025]] | [[Hamburg]] | align="center"| - | Diana Fast | colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not compete}} | She became the first mother to win the Miss Universe Germany title.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 January 2020|title=Diana June ist zum zweiten Mal Mutter geworden|trans-title=Diana June has become a mother for the second time|url=https://www.gala.de/stars/news/l_a__news/nach-tod-ihres-ersten-babys-diana-june-ist-zum-zweiten-mal-mutter-geworden-22204874.html|access-date=7 April 2025|website=[[Gala (magazine)|GALA.de]]|language=German|archive-date=15 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250415170849/https://www.gala.de/stars/news/l_a__news/nach-tod-ihres-ersten-babys-diana-june-ist-zum-zweiten-mal-mutter-geworden-22204874.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=7 April 2025|title=Diana Fast ist Miss Universe Germany 2025 Mit Charisma, Mut und Business-Mindset an die Spitze|trans-title=Diana Fast is Miss Universe Germany 2025 With charisma, courage and business mindset to the top|url=https://www.presseportal.de/pm/179227/6008152|access-date=7 April 2025|website=[[Deutsche Presse-Agentur|Presseportal]]|language=German|archive-date=15 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250415171235/https://www.presseportal.de/pm/179227/6008152|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! colspan="7"|Natalie Ackermann directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2021 - 2024 |- ! [[Miss Universe 2024|2024]] | [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] | [[Cologne]] | Pia Theissen | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2023|2023]] | [[Baden-Württemberg]] | [[Ravensburg]] | [[Helena Bleicher]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muessigmann |first=Lena |date=16 July 2023 |title=Gebürtige Ravensburgerin vertritt Deutschland bei "Miss Universe" |trans-title=Born in Ravensburg, Germany represents Germany at "Miss Universe" |url=https://www.schwaebische.de/regional/oberschwaben/ravensburg/gebuertige-ravensburgerin-vertritt-deutschland-bei-miss-universe-1765498 |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=[[Schwäbische Zeitung]] |language=de}}</ref> | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2022|2022]] | [[Saxony]] | [[Düsseldorf]] | Soraya Kohlmann<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2022 |title=SIE IST DIE NEUE "MISS UNIVERSE GERMANY": SORAYA KOHLMANN HOLT WIEDER EIN KRÖNCHEN NACH LEIPZIG |url=https://www.tag24.de/leipzig/sie-ist-die-neue-miss-universe-germany-soraya-kohlmann-holt-wieder-ein-kroenchen-nach-leipzig-2527563 |access-date=3 July 2022 |website=[[Tag24]] |language=de }}</ref> | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2021|2021]] | [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] | [[Düsseldorf]] | Hannah Seifer | Unplaced | | The 1st Colombian-German Miss Universe Germany History |- ! colspan="7"|Kim Kotter directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2009―2019 |- | colspan=7 {{n/a|Due to the impact of [[COVID-19 pandemic]], no representative in 2020}} |- ! [[Miss Universe 2019|2019]] | [[Berlin]] | [[Munich]] | [[Miriam Rautert]] | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2018|2018]] | [[Berlin]] | [[Berlin]] | Celine Willers | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2017|2017]] | [[Saxony-Anhalt]] | [[Halle (Saale)|Halle]] | Sophia Koch | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2016|2016]] | [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] | [[Eschweiler]] | Johanna Acs | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2015|2015]] | [[Bavaria]] | [[Berlin]] | [[Sarah-Lorraine Riek]] | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2014|2014]] | [[Saxony]] | [[Berlin]] | [[Josefin Donat]] | Unplaced | align="left"| * Best National Costume (Top 5) | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2013|2013]] | [[Berlin]] | [[Berlin]] | [[Anne-Julia Hagen]] | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2012|2012]] | [[Norddeutschland]] | [[Berlin]] | [[Alicia Endemann]] | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2011|2011]] | [[Saxony]] | [[Berlin]] | [[Valeria Bystritskaia]] | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2010|2010]] | [[Bavaria]] | [[Berlin]] | Kristiana Rohder | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2009|2009]] | [[Saxony-Anhalt]] | [[Berlin]] | [[Miss Universe Germany 2009|Martina Lee]] | Unplaced | | |- |}
===Miss Deutschland 2000-2008=== {{main|Miss Germany}} {{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: 95%;" !width="60" |Year !width="150" |State !width="150" |State Election !width="250" |Miss Deutschland !width="250" |Placement at Miss Universe !width="250" |Special awards |- ! colspan="6"|Miss Deutschland: MGO – Komitee Miss Deutschland (Bergheim near Cologne) directorship "Miss Universe Deutschland" — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 2008 |- ! [[Miss Universe 2008|2008]] | [[Berlin]] | [[Berlin]] | Madina Taher | Unplaced | |- ! colspan="6"|Miss Deutschland: MGO – Komitee Miss Deutschland (Bergheim near Cologne) directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2000―2007; ''in 2006 and 2007 there were appointment girls. In 2007 Angelina (a Runner-up of Miss Deutschland 2005) was designated as Miss Germany Universe 2007 and in 2006 Natalie (Miss Nordrhein Westfalen 2006) was designated as Miss Germany Universe 2006.'' |- ! [[Miss Universe 2007|2007]] | [[Berlin]] | [[Berlin]] | Angelina Glass | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2006|2006]] | [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] | [[Düsseldorf]] | Natalie Ackermann | Unplaced | * Best National Costume (Top 20) |- ! [[Miss Universe 2005|2005]] | [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] | [[Aachen]] | [[Asli Bayram]] | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2004|2004]] | [[South Germany|Süddeutschland]] | [[Duisburg]] | [[Shermine Shahrivar]] | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2003|2003]] | [[Bavaria]] | [[Bielefeld]] | [[Alessandra Alores|Alexandra Vodjanikova]] | Unplaced | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 2002|2002]] | [[Hamburg]] | [[Kaiserslautern]] | Natascha Börger | Top 10 | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2001|2001]] | [[Thuringia]] | [[Kaiserslautern]] | Claudia Bechstein | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2000|2000]] | [[Eastern Germany|Ostdeutschland]] | [[Kaiserslautern]] | Sabrina Schepmann | Unplaced | |- |}
===Miss Germany 1952-1999=== {{main|Miss Germany}} {{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: 95%;" !width="60" |Year !width="150" |State !width="150" |State Election !width="250" |Miss Germany !width="250" |Placement at Miss Universe !width="250" |Special awards |- ! colspan="6"|Miss Germany Organisation directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 1999 |- ! [[Miss Universe 1999|1999]] | [[Saxony]] | Trier | Diana Drubig | Unplaced | |- ! colspan="6"|Miss Germany Association, Bergheim near Cologne directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1991―1998 |- ! [[Miss Universe 1998|1998]] | [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] | Trier | Katharina Mainka | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1997|1997]] | [[Schleswig-Holstein]] | Trier | Agathe Neuner | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1996|1996]] | [[Brandenburg]] | Trier | Miriam Ruppert | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1995|1995]] | [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] | Trier | Ilka Endres | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1994|1994]] | [[Baden-Württemberg]] | Chemnitz | Tanja Wild | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1993|1993]] | [[Hamburg]] | Bremen | [[Verona Feldbusch]] | Unplaced | |- ! colspan="6"|Miss Germany Company directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1985―1992 |- ! [[Miss Universe 1992|1992]] | [[Thuringia]] | [[Cottbus]] | Monika Resch | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1991|1991]] | [[Saxony]] | Berlin | Katrin Richter | Unplaced | |- |-style="background-color:#FADADD;" ! [[Miss Universe 1990|1990]] | [[Hesse]] | Berlin | Christiane Stöcker | Unplaced | align="left"| * Miss Congeniality |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 1989|1989]] | [[Bavaria]] | Hamburg | [[Andrea Stelzer]] | Top 10 | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1988|1988]] | [[Berlin]] | Düsseldorf | Christiane Kopp | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1987|1987]] | [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] | Munich | Dagmar Schulz | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1986|1986]] | [[Bavaria]] | Darmstadt | Birgit Jahn | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1985|1985]] | [[Baden-Württemberg]] | Baden-Baden | Angelika Roth | Unplaced | |- ! colspan="6"|Miss Germany Corporation (German TV) directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1979―1984 |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 1984|1984]] | [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] | Bad Mondorf (Luxembourg) | Brigitte Berx | Top 10 | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 1983|1983]] | [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]] | Badgastein (Austria) | Loana Radecki | Top 12 | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 1982|1982]] | [[Lower Saxony]] | Palma de Mallorca (Spain) | Kerstin Paeserack | Top 12 | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 1981|1981]] | [[Bavaria]] | Munich | Marion Kurz | Top 12 | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1980|1980]] | [[Lower Saxony]] | Berlin | Kathrin Glotzl | Unplaced | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 1979|1979]] | [[Berlin]] | Bremen | Andrea Hontschik | Top 12 | |- ! colspan="6"|Miss Germany Corporation (German’s Casting) directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1979―1984 |- ! [[Miss Universe 1978|1978]] | [[Brandenburg]] | Appointed | Maria Gottschalk | Unplaced | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" ! [[Miss Universe 1977|1977]] | [[Berlin]] | Appointed | Marie Gassen | 4th Runner-up | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1976|1976]] | [[Saxony-Anhalt]] | Appointed | Birgit Hamer | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1975|1975]] | [[Saarland]] | Appointed | Sigrit Klose | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1974|1974]] | [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]] | Appointed | Ursula Faustle | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1973|1973]] | [[Bavaria]] | Baden-Baden | [[Dagmar Wöhrl|Dagmar Winkler]] | Unplaced | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 1972|1972]] | [[Brandenburg]] | Appointed | Heidi Weber | Top 12 | |- ! colspan="6"|Miss Germany Corporation (Opal Company) directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1952―1971 |- ! [[Miss Universe 1971|1971]] | [[Bavaria]] | Appointed | Vera Kists | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1970|1970]] | [[Bavaria]] | San Juan (Puerto Rico) | Irene Neumann | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1969|1969]] | [[Bavaria]] | Munich | Gesine Froese | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1968|1968]] | [[Bavaria]] | Munich | Lilian Atterer | Unplaced | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1967|1967]] | [[Schleswig-Holstein]] | Berlin | Fee von Zitzewitz | Unplaced | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 1966|1966]] | [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] | Berlin | Marion Heinrich | Top 15 | |- |-style="background-color:#FADADD;" ! [[Miss Universe 1965|1965]] | [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] | Berlin | [[Ingrid Bethke]] | Unplaced | align="left"| * Miss Congeniality |- ! [[Miss Universe 1964|1964]] | [[Berlin]] | Berlin | Martina Kettler | Unplaced | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 1963|1963]] | [[Bavaria]] | Travemünde | Helga Carla Ziesemer | Top 15 | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1962|1962]] | [[Hesse]] | Travemünde | Gisela Karschuck | Unplaced | |- |-style="background-color:gold; font-weight: bold" ! [[Miss Universe 1961|1961]] | [[Baden-Württemberg]] | Baden-Baden | [[Marlene Schmidt]] | [[Miss Universe 1961]] | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 1960|1960]] | [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] | Baden-Baden | Ingrun Helgard Moeckel | Top 16 | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 1959|1959]] | [[Berlin]] | Baden-Baden | Carmela Künzel | Top 16 | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 1958|1958]] | [[Bavaria]] | Baden-Baden | Marlies Behrens | Top 16 | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" ! [[Miss Universe 1957|1957]] | [[Hamburg]] | Baden-Baden | [[Gerti Daub]] | 4th Runner-up | align="left"| * Miss Photogenic |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" ! [[Miss Universe 1956|1956]] | [[Berlin]] | Baden-Baden | [[Marina Orschel]] | 1st Runner-up | align="left"| * Miss Photogenic |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" ! [[Miss Universe 1955|1955]] | [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] | Baden-Baden | [[Margit Nünke]] | 3rd Runner-up | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" ! [[Miss Universe 1954|1954]] | [[Bremen]] | Baden-Baden | Regina Ernst | 3rd Runner-up | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 1953|1953]] | [[Berlin]] | Wiesbaden | Christel Schaack* | Top 16 | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" ! [[Miss Universe 1952|1952]] | [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] | Baden-Baden | [[Renate Hoy]] | 4th Runner-up | |- |}
===State rankings=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" !width="200;"|State !width="30;"|Title !width="550;f"|Year |- |[[Berlin]] | rowspan="1"|15 |1953, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1988, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015, [[Miss Universe Germany 2018|2018]], 2019 |- |[[Bavaria]] | rowspan="1"|12 |1958, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1981, 1986, 1989, 2003, 2010 |- |[[North Rhine-Westphalia]] | rowspan="1"|9 |1955, 1965, 1966, 1984, 1987, 2005, 2016, 2021, 2024 |- |[[Saxony]] | 5 |1991, 1999, 2011, [[Miss Universe Germany 2014|2014]], 2022 |- |[[Rhineland-Palatinate]] | 4 |1952, 1960, 1995, 1998 |- |[[Baden-Württemberg]] | rowspan="4" |3 |1961, 1994, 2023 |- |[[Saxony Anhalt]] |1976, [[Miss Universe Germany 2009|2009]], [[Miss Universe Germany 2017|2017]] |- |[[Hamburg]] |1957, 1993, 2002 |- |[[Brandenburg]] |1972, 1978, 1996 |- |[[Thuringia]] | rowspan="5" |2 |1992, 2001 |- |[[Schleswig-Holstein]] |1967, 1997 |- |[[Hesse]] |1962, 1990 |- |[[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]] |1974, 1983 |- |[[Lower Saxony]] |1980, 1982 |- | [[Norddeutschland]] | rowspan="5"|1 |2012 |- | [[Süddeutschland]] |2004 |- | [[New states of Germany|Ostdeutschland]] |2000 |- | [[Saarland]] |1975 |- | [[Bremen]] |1954 |}
==See also== {{Portal|Germany}} *[[Miss Germany]]
==Official website== *[http://www.missuniversegermany.de/ missuniversegermany.de]
==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
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