Miss Gibraltar is a national beauty pageant in Gibraltar.
 Logo of the Miss Gibraltar event | |
| Formation | 1959 |
|---|---|
| Typ | Beauty pageant |
| Hauptsitz | Gibraltar |
| Standort | |
Membership | Miss World Miss International Miss Supranational |
Official language | Englisch |
| Website | MissGibraltar.gi |
History
The first Miss Gibraltar pageant was held in 1959, however, it did not resume until 1964. The winner represents her nation at Miss World annually.[1]
Titleholders
Miss Gibraltar at International pageants
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Representatives at Miss World
Gibraltar debut at Miss World pageant in 1959. The official candidate will be choosing also from Miss Gibraltar winner. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
| Year | Miss Gibraltar | Placement | Special Awards |
 1959
|
Viola Abudarham | Unplaced | |
| 1964
|
Lydia Davis | Unplaced | |
| 1965
|
Rosemary Viñales | Unplaced | |
| 1966
|
Grace Valverde | Unplaced | |
| 1967
|
Laura Bassadone | Unplaced | |
| 1968
|
Sandra Sanguinetti | Unplaced | |
| 1969
|
Marliou Chiappe | Unplaced | |
| 1970
|
Carmen Gomez | Unplaced | |
| 1971
|
Lisette Chipolina | Unplaced | |
| 1972
|
Rosemary Catania | Unplaced | |
| 1973
|
Josephine Rodriguez | Unplaced | |
| 1974
|
Patricia Orfila | Unplaced | |
| 1975
|
Lilian Lara | Unplaced | |
| 1976
|
Rosemary Parody | Unplaced | |
| 1977
|
Lourdes Holmes | Unplaced | |
| 1978
|
Rosanna Bonfante | Unplaced | |
| 1979
|
Audrey Lopez | Unplaced | |
| 1980
|
Yvette Dominguez | Unplaced | |
| 1981
|
Michelle Lara | Unplaced | |
| 1982
|
Louise Gillingwater | Unplaced | |
| 1983
|
Jessica Palao | Unplaced | |
| 1984
|
Karina Hollands | Unplaced | |
| 1985
|
Gail Francis | Unplaced | |
| 1986
|
Dominique Martinez | Unplaced | Miss Personality |
| 1987
|
Maite Sanchez | Unplaced | |
| 1988
|
Tatiana Desoiza | Unplaced | |
 1989
|
Audrey Gingel | Unplaced | |
| 1990
|
Sarah Yeats | Unplaced | |
 1991
|
Ornella Costa | Unplaced | |
 1992
|
Michelle Torres | Unplaced | |
| 1993
|
Jenifer Ainsworth | Unplaced | |
| 1994
|
Melissa Berllaque | Unplaced | |
| 1995
|
Monique Chiara | Unplaced | |
 1996
|
Samantha Lane | Unplaced | |
 1997
|
Rossanna Ressa | Unplaced | |
| 1998
|
Melanie Soiza | Unplaced | |
| 1999
|
Abigail Garcia | Unplaced | |
| 2000
|
Tessa Sacramento | Unplaced | |
| 2001
|
Luann Richardson | Unplaced | |
| 2002
|
Natalie Monteverde | Unplaced | |
 2003
|
Kim Falzun | Unplaced | |
| 2004
|
Helen Gustafson | Unplaced | |
| 2005
|
Melanie Chipolina | Unplaced | |
 2006
|
Hayley O`Brien | Unplaced | |
| 2007
|
Danielle Perez | Unplaced | |
| 2008
|
Krystle Robba | Unplaced | |
| 2009
|
Kaiane Aldorino | Miss World 2009 | Miss World Beach Beauty |
| 2010
|
Larissa Dalli | Unplaced | |
| 2011
|
Michelle Gillingwater Pedersen | Unplaced | |
| 2012
|
Jessica Baldachino | Unplaced | |
 2013
|
Maroua Kharbouch | Top 6 | People's Choice Award |
| 2014
|
Shyanne Azzopardi | Unplaced | |
| 2015
|
Hannah Bado | Unplaced | |
 2016
|
TBA | TBA |
Representatives at Miss International
The 1st Runner-up of Miss Gibraltar represents her country at the Miss International pageant.
| Year | Miss Gibraltar | Placement | Special Awards |
 2012
|
Kerrianne Massetti | Unplaced | |
| 2013
|
Jamielee Randall | Top 15 | |
| 2014
|
Kristy Torres | Unplaced | |
| 2015
|
Bianca Pisharello | Unplaced |
Former titles
Representatives at Miss Universe
Gibraltar also competed at the Miss Universe pageant between 1981 and 1990.
| Year | Miss Gibraltar | Placement | Special Awards |
| 1981
|
Yvette Dominguez | Unplaced | |
| 1983
|
Louise Gillingwater | Unplaced | |
| 1984
|
Jessica Palao | Unplaced | Miss Congeniality |
| 1985
|
Karina Hollands | Unplaced | |
 1986
|
Gail Francis | Unplaced | |
 1988
|
Maite Sanchez | Unplaced | |
 1989
|
Tatiana Desoiza | Unplaced | |
| 1990
|
Audrey Gingel | Unplaced |
Best Result
| Miss Gibraltar | Pageant | Placement |
| Kaiane Aldorino | Miss World 2009 | Winner |
The 59th Miss World pageant was held on 12 December 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant’s history. Gibraltar’s Kaiane Aldorino, aged 23, was crowned Miss World 2009. Kaiane won Miss World Beach Beauty en route to the top prize sparking off mass celebrations in Gibraltar as the population watched the event unfold live on television.
Kaiane was flown to Gibraltar from London on a private jet on 17 December where she was greeted at Gibraltar Airport by Government, family and friends. From there, Kaiane was paraded down Main Street in an open-top car (the same one used by Charles and Diana when they visited Gibraltar to embark the Royal Yacht Britannia to start their honeymoon cruise) preceded by the band of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment and then appeared at the City Hall balcony. The celebrations culminated with a fireworks display from Gibraltar Harbour.
As a tribute to Kaiane Aldorino, the Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau issued a special sheet of stamps.[2]
References
- ^ "Miss Gibraltar history". Government of Gibraltar. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Gibraltar will release a Miss World stamp". World Stamp News. Retrieved 26 June 2011.