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Miss Switzerland is a Swiss beauty pageant for young women. Candidates are selected by television viewers and a jury. The winner is awarded the title Miss Switzerland (French: Miss Suisse, German: Miss Schweiz, Italian: Miss Svizzera). Since 1976, the pageant is organized by "Miss Schweiz Organisation AG".
Winners
Year Name Canton Represented Placement
at Miss UniverseAward 1953 Danielle Oudinet Appenzell Ausserrhoden 1960 Elaine Maurath Ticino Top 15 semifinalist 1961 Liliane Burnier Fribourg Top 15 semifinalist 1962 Francine DeLouille Ticino 1963 Diana Tanner Graubünden 1964 Sandra Susler Valais 1965 Yvette Revelly Glarus 1966 Hedy Frick Schwyz 1967 Elsbeth Ruegger Basel-Landschaft 1968 Jeanette Biffiger Neuchâtel 1969 Patricie Sollner Geneva Top 15 semifinalist 1970 Diane Jane Roth Thurgau Top 15 semifinalist 1971 Anita Andrini Ticino 1972 Anne Lisse Weber Berne 1973 Barbara Schottli Zurich 1974 Christine Lavanchy Geneva 1975 Beatrice Aschwanden Zurich another group elected Sylvia Grivelli (Valais) 1976 Isabelle Fischbacher Geneva 1977 Anja Terzi Geneva 1978 Sylvia Vonarx Appenzell Innerrhoden 1979 Barbara Mayer Fribourg 1980 Margrit Kilchoer Geneva 1981 Brigitte Voss Schaffhausen 1982/1983 Lolita Morena (*) Nidwalden 3rd runner-up Miss Photogenic at both Miss Universe 1983[1] and Miss World 1982 1984 Silvia Anna Affolter Obwalden 1985 Eveline Nicole Glanzmann Uri Top 10 semifinalist 1986/1987 Renate Walther Schaffhausen 1988 Karina Berger (**) Zurich Miss Globe International 1989 1989/1990 Catherine Mesot Fribourg 1991 Sandra Aegerter Aargau 1992 Valérie Bovard Vaud 1993 Patricia Fässler Zurich Top 10 semifinalist 1994 Sarah Briguet Valais 1995 Stéphanie Berger Zurich 1996 Melanie Winiger Ticino 1997 Tanja Gutmann Solothurn 1998 Sonja Grandjean Zurich 1999 Anita Buri Thurgau 2000 Mahara McKay Aargau 2001 Jennifer Ann Gerber Aargau 2002 Nadine Vinzens Grisons 2003 Bianca Nicole Sissing Lucerne Top 15 semifinalist 2004 Fiona Hefti Zurich Top 10 finalist 2005 Lauriane Gilliéron Vaud 2nd runner-up 2006 Christa Rigozzi Ticino 2007 Amanda Ammann St. Gallen 2008 Whitney Toyloy Vaud Top 10 finalist 2009 Linda Fäh St. Gallen 2010 Kerstin Cook[2] Lucerne 2011 Alina Buchschacher Berne (*) Jeanette Linkenheil was handpicked for Miss Universe 1982.
(**) Gabriela Bigler of Zurich was handpicked for Miss Universe 1988 and Miss World 1987.References
- ^ "Miss Universe Crowned". Bangor Daily News. United Press International (Bangor, Maine). July 12, 1983. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mCA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=KuEIAAAAIBAJ&dq=&pg=2906%2C3582687. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ "Kerstin Cook Miss Switzerland 2010". TSR. September 25, 2010. http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http://www.tsr.ch/info/suisse/2513384-la-lucernoise-kerstin-cook-est-miss-suisse-2010.html%3Fwysistatpr%3Dads_rss_texte. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
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