Miss Kazakhstan

Miss Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Мисс Казакстан) is a beauty contest that chooses women to represent the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan in Miss Universe for (Winner) Miss Kazakhstan and in Miss World for (Winner or 1st runner-up). It was founded in 1997 by Agency San Bell, and the pageant has now become a major annual event in the cultural life of the country. The competition is traditionally held with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Kazakhstan.

Since 2009, the winner of Miss Kazakhstan didn't participate in Miss Universe or Miss World.

Titleholders

Year	Winner
1997	Dzhamilia Bisembayeva
1998	Dana Tolesh
1999	Assel Issabayeva
2000	Margarita Kravtsova
2001	Gulmira Mahambetova
2002	Olga Sidorenko
2003	Saule Zhunusova
2004	Alexandra Kazakova
2005	Dina Nuraliyeva
2006	Gaukhar Rakhmetaliyeva
2007	Alfina Nasyrova
2008	Olga Nikitina
2009	Symbat Madyarova
2010	Zhanna Zhumaliyeva

Kazakhstan's representatives to international pageants

Representatives to Miss Universe

Year	Name	Placement
2006	Dina Nuraliyeva
2007	Gaukhar Rakhmetaliyeva
2008	Alfina Nasyrova
2010	Asselina Kuchukova
2011	Valeriya Aleinikova

Representatives to Miss World

Year	Name	Placement	Award
1998	Anna Kirpota
1999	Asel' Isabayeva
2000	Margarita Kravtsova	Top 5	Best World Dress Designer
2002	Olga Sidorenko
2003	Saule Zhunusova
2004	Aleksandra Kazakova
2006	Sabina Chukayeva
2007	Dana Kaparova
2008	Alfina Nasyrova	Top 15
2009	Dina Nuraliyeva	Top 16
2010	Asel' Kuchukova
2011	Zhanna Zhumaliyeva	Top 15	Best Top Model

Representatives to Miss International

Year	Name	Placement
2005	Antontseva Segeevna

Representatives to Miss Earth

Year	Name	Placement	Award
2001	Margarita Kravtsova	2nd Runner-up or Miss Water	Best in swimsuit
2007	Zhazira Nurkhodjaeva

External links

• Miss Kazakhstan Official Website