Miss Bulgaria

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Yuliya Yurevich, Miss Bulgaria 2007, represented her country at Miss World 2008.
Paolina Racheva, Miss Bulgaria World 2007, as a candidate for Miss World 2007 in China.

Miss Bulgaria is a national beauty pageant for unmarried women in Bulgaria , which is called Miss Bulgarija (Мис България) domestically . It was carried out as early as the 1920s and 1930s. From this time, however, only the last names of a few winners are known who took part in the Miss Europe election .

After a long hiatus due to World War II and communist rule, the competition has been back since 1990.

The published finalists (since 1998) did not receive a placement, but a title after the international competition to which they were delegated: Miss Bulgaria World , Miss Bulgaria Universe , Miss Bulgaria Europe and Miss Bulgaria Earth .

The winners

Winners before 1945

year Surname Bulgarian form
1929 Luba Yotzoff, Luba Yotzova Люба Йоцова
1930 Counka Tchobanova Кунка Чобанова
1931ff. ?

Winners since 1990

year Surname Bulgarian form
1990 Violeta Galabova Виолета Гълъбова
1991 Lyubomira Slavcheva Любомира Славчева
1992 Elena Draganova Елена Драганова
1993 Vera Rusinova Вяра Русинова
1994 Stela Ognyanova Стела Огнянова
1995 Zheni Kalkandzhieva Жени Калканджиева
1996 Vyara Kamenova Вяра Каменова
1997 Simona Velichkova Симона Величкова
1998 Polina Petkova (MB World) Полина Петкова
Nataliya Gurkova (MB Universe) Наталия Гуркова
1999 Violeta Zdravkova (MB World) Виолета Здравкова
Elena Angelova (MB Universe) Елена Ангелова
2000 Vanya Peycheva (MB World) Ваня Пейчева
Magdalina Valchanova (MB Universe) Магдалина Вълчанова
2001 Tanya Karabelova (MB World) Таня Карабелова
Ivayla Bakalova (MB Universe) Ивайла Бакалова
2002 Teodora Burgazlieva Теодора Бургазлиева
2003 Rayna Naldzhieva (MB World) Райна Налджиева
Elena Tihomirova (MB Universe) Елена Тихомирова
Iva Titova (MB Europe) Ива Титова
Antoaneta Kospartova (MB Earth) Антоанета Коспартова
2004 Gergana Guncheva (MB World) Гергана Гунчева
Ivelina Petrova (MB Universe) Ивелина Петрова
Kristina Radneva (MB Europe) Кристиана Раднева
Kristina Dimitrova (MB Earth) Кристиана Димитрова
2005 Rositsa Ivanova (MB World) Росица Иванова
2006 Slavena Vatova (MB World) Славена Вътова
2007 Yuliya Yurevich (Miss Bulgaria) Юлия Юревич
Paolina Racheva (MB World) Паолина Рачева
Gergana Kochanova (MB Universe) Гергана Кочанова
Karina Karcheva (MB Europe) Калина Калчева
2008 not carried out
2009 Antonia Petrova (MB World) Антония Петрова
Elitsa Lubenova (MB Universe) Елица Любенова
2010 Romina Andonova Ромина Андонова
2011 Vanya Peneva Ваня Пенева
2012 Gabriela Vasileva Габриела Василева
2013 Nansi Karaboycheva Нанси Карабойчева
2014 Simona Evgenieva Симона Евгениева
2015 Marina Voykova Марина Войкова
2016 Gabriela Kirova Габриела Кирова

Note on the spelling of the names: The Bulgarian is the original form - except for the names of the victors before the war, which were only available in Latin script. Everyone else was

  • either translated from the Bulgarian form, but not in scientific transliteration or transcription , but in the manner used in international competitions, which is mostly aligned with English, or
  • taken directly from Bulgarian websites.

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