Formation 1991 Headquarters Amsterdam Official language Dutch | Type Beauty Pageant Location Netherlands | |
Membership Miss Universe
Miss World | ||
Miss Nederland by Kim Kötter (previously known as Miss Nederland Universe) is the biggest national pageant in the Netherlands to select candidate to the Miss Universe and Miss World. This pageant is unrelated to Miss Holland pageant.
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Former pageant
In 1929-1931 Netherlands held for the first time of national pageant in Amsterdam. It called as "Miss Holland" contest. In 1932-1949 the pageant was stopped and continued in 1951 by Miss Holland Organization.
In 1951 the Netherlands debuted at the Miss World and Miss Universe in 1956. The national beauty pageant was called "Miss Holland" from 1950 until 1990, since that year the winner competed at the Miss Universe, while runners-up traditionally competed at the Miss World and Miss International. Since 1991 it became known as "Miss Nederland" whose winner went to Miss World pageant. In 1991-2008 Miss Universe representatives selected from "Miss Universe Netherlands" pageant. It was live showed on Veronica television.
Miss Nederland Organisatie
In 2009 Kim Kötter became national director of the Netherlands, she was competed at the Miss Universe 2002 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In that year Miss Nederland titleholder will compete at the Miss Universe pageant. While runners-up automatically crown as "Miss World Netherlands" and "Miss Earth Netherlands". In 2013 Miss Nederland Organization lost the franchise of Miss Earth. Nowadays the titleholders of the Miss Nederland represents their country at the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants.
Titleholders
Below are list of Miss Universe Netherlands winners since 1991.
Representatives at Miss Universe
Below are Miss Universe representatives from the Netherlands in under Miss Holland Company (1956-1990), Miss Universe Nederland Organization (1991-2008) and Miss Nederland Organisatie (2009–present). On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Representatives at Miss World
In 1951-1955 Netherlands was competed at the Miss World contest by Miss Holland winners. In 1956-1990 mostly the runners-up of Miss Holland competed at the pageant. While in 1991-2008 the Miss Netherlands selected the official candidate to the Miss World pageant. According to the Miss Holland history, the Netherlands has two Miss World winners in 1959 Corine Rottschäfer of Hoorn and 1962 Catharina Lodders of Haarlem. Since 2009 Miss Nederland by Kim Kotter selects contestant to the Miss World where the second title automatically will award as Miss World Nederland. Below are Miss World representatives from the Netherlands in under Miss Nederland Organisatie (2009–present).
Representatives at Miss Earth
Below are Miss Earth representatives from the Netherlands in under Miss Nederland Organisatie (2010-2011).