Miss Lithuania (Lithuanian: Mis Lietuva) is a national Beauty pageant in Lithuania.

Mis Lietuva
Formation1988; 36 years ago (1988)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersVilnius
Location
Membership
Official language
Lithuanian
President
Edward Walson

History

 
Miss Lithuania 2007 Jurgita Jurkutė

Miss Lithuania began in 1993 and debuted at the Miss World competition. The pageant traditionally broadcast live on "Lietuvos rytas TV". Since 2012, the Miss Lithuania Organization sends the second title to the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Lithuania pageant organizes by Benas Gudelis in Vilnius, Lithuania. Due to a lack of sponsorship, the contest was cancelled in 2015 and not held since, nor any representatives sent to international pageants.

Began in 2019 Edward Walson took over the franchise of Miss Universe in Lithuania by holding independently Miss Universe Lithuania competition. Walson was owning Miss Universe Italy and Miss Universo Portugal between 2016 and 2017.

Titleholders

Miss Lithuania 1988—2014

The following is a list of winners. From 1988 to present.
Year Miss Lietuva
1988 Ingrida Mikelionytė
1989 Liucija Gruzdytė
1992 Rasa Kukenytė
1993 Jūratė Mikutaitė
1994 Jurga Tautkutė
1995 Gabrielė Bartkutė
1996 Daiva Anužytė
1997 Asta Vyšniauskaitė
1998 Kristina Pakarnaitė
1999 Renata Mackevičiūtė
2000 Martyna Bimbaitė
2001 Oksana Semenišina
2002 Vaida Grikšaitė
2004 Agnė Maliaukaitė
2005 Gabrielė Saldaitė
2007 Jurgita Jurkutė
2008 Gabrielė Martirosianaitė
2009 Vaida Petraškaitė
2010 Gritė Maruškevičiūtė
2011 Ieva Gervinskaitė
2012 Rasa Vereniūtė
2013 Rūta Elžbieta Mazurevičiūtė
2014 Agnė Kavaliauskaitė

Miss Universe Lithuania 2019—Present

The following is a list of winners. From 2019 to present.
Year Miss Universe Lithuania
2019 Paulita Baltrusaityte

Big Four pageants representatives

Miss Universe Lithuania

  •   : 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
Miss Lietuva has started to send a Miss Lithuania to Miss Universe from 2012. In recent years a second title of Miss Lithuania Beauty Pageant crowned as "Miss Universe Lithuania". On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Year County Miss Universe Lithuania Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards
Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no representative between 2020—2023
2019 Vilnius Paulita Baltrusaityte Unplaced
Miss Lietuva
Did not compete between 2015—2018
2014 Vilnius Patricija Belousova Unplaced
2013 Panevėžys Simona Burbaitė[1] Unplaced
2012 Šiauliai Greta Mikalauskytė Unplaced

Miss World Lithuania

  •   : 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
Miss Lietuva has started to send a Miss Lithuania to Miss World from 1993. In recent years the Miss Lithuania Beauty Pageant crowned a winner as "Miss World Lithuania". On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Year County Miss Lithuania Placement at Miss World Special Awards
Did not compete since 2015—Present
2014 Vilnius Agnė Kavaliauskaitė Unplaced
2013 Vilnius Rūta Elžbieta Mazurevičiūtė Unplaced
2012 Vilnius Rasa Vereniūtė Unplaced
2011 Klaipėda Ieva Gervinskaitė Unplaced
2010 Vilnius Gritė Maruškevičiūtė Unplaced
2009 Kaunas Vaida Petraškaitė Unplaced
2008 Kaunas Gabrielė Martirosianaitė Unplaced
2007 Telšiai Jurgita Jurkutė Unplaced
Did not compete between 2005—2006
2004 Panevėžys Agnė Maliaukaitė Unplaced
2003 Vaida Grikšaitė Unplaced
2002 Oksana Semenišina Unplaced
2001 Did not compete
2000 Martyna Bimbaitė Unplaced
1999 Renata Mackevičiūtė Unplaced
1998 Kristina Pakarnaitė Unplaced
1997 Asta Vyšniauskaitė Unplaced
1996 Daiva Anužytė Unplaced
1995 Gabrielė Bartkutė Unplaced
1994 Did not compete
1993 Jūratė Mikutaitė Unplaced

Miss International Lithuania

  •   : 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
Miss International Lithuania has opened to call the official casting format to Lithuanian delegate to Miss International.
Year County Miss International Lithuania Placement at Miss International Special Awards
2023 Vilnius Irmina Preišegalavičiūtė[2] Unplaced
Did not compete since 2018—2022
2017 Vilnius Patricija Belousova Unplaced
Did not compete between 2014—2016
2013 Vilnius Elma Segzdaviciute Top 15
  • Miss Photogenic
Did not compete between 2011—2012
2010 Vilnius Enrika Trepkute Unplaced

References

  1. ^ ""Mis Lietuva 2013": S.Burbaitė praeityje patyrė skaudžių išgyvenimų / Mis Lietuva 2013 / lrytas.lt". 2013-08-13. Archived from the original on 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  2. ^ "BREAKING NEWS 🇱🇹 Lithuania is coming back at the Miss International stage stunning Irmina Preišegalavičiūtė". @missinternationaloffcial. Retrieved July 31, 2023.