Miss Polonia
Miss Polonia is a national Beauty pageant in Poland to select the official ambassador of Poland at the Miss World, Miss Grand International, Miss Intercontinental and Miss Charm pageants. This pageant is the oldest beauty pageant in Poland.
History
Starting in 1929, winners entering Miss Europe. Traditionally, the winner of Miss Polonia represented Poland in Miss World and Miss Universe.In 2007, Miss World took away the franchise from Miss Polonia and returned it to the non-related national contest Miss Polski. Since then, the winners of Miss Polonia represent Poland in Miss Universe and the runner-ups represent Poland in Miss Europe, Miss International, Miss Earth and Miss Baltic Sea.
Since 2015, Miss Polonia lost franchises of Miss International. Up to now it has only sent its winner to the Miss Universe pageant.
In 2016 after 3 years break, Miss Polonia pageant is back and new titleholder will be selected in October. Winner will represent Poland in Miss Universe 2016.
In 2018 the Miss Polonia is officially owning the franchise of Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Grand International.
In 2019 Miss Polonia franchised the Miss Intercontinental pageant and relinquished it’s franchise for Miss Universe, after that, the Miss Universe franchise went to Miss Polski.
In 2020, Miss Polonia franchised the Miss Charm license.
Titleholders
Year | Miss Polonia | Voivodeships | Notes |
1929 | Władysława Kostakówna † | Mazovian, Warsaw | |
1930 | Zofia Batycka † | Lwów*** | |
1932 | Zofia Dobrowolska † | Greater Poland, Poznań | |
1934 | Maria Żabkiewiczówna † | Wilno*** | |
1937 | Józefina Kaczmarkiewiczówna † | Mazovian, Warsaw | |
1956 | Krystyna Łobodzińska | Lesser Poland, Kraków | |
1957 | Alicja Bobrowska | Lesser Poland, Kraków | |
1958 | Zuzanna Cembrowska | Mazovian, Warsaw | |
1983 | Lidia Wasiak | West Pomeranian, Szczecin | |
1984 | Magdalena Jaworska † | Mazovian, Warsaw | |
1985 | Katarzyna Zawidzka | Lubusz, Gorzów Wielkopolski | |
1986 | Renata Fatla | Silesian, Bielsko-Biała | |
1987 | Monika Nowosadko | West Pomeranian, Kołobrzeg | |
1988 | Joanna Gapińska | West Pomeranian, Szczecin | |
1989 | Aneta Kręglicka | Pomeranian, Gdańsk | Miss World 1989 |
1990 | Joanna Michalska | Mazovian, Warsaw | |
1991 | Karina Wojciechowska | Silesian, Mysłowice | |
1992 | Ewa Wachowicz | Lesser Poland, Klęczany | World Miss University 1993 |
1993 | Aleksandra Spieczyńska | Lower Silesian, Wrocław | |
1994 | Jadwiga Flank | Silesian, Bielsko-Biała | |
1995 | Ewa Tylecka | Lower Silesian, Dzierżoniów | |
1996 | Agnieszka Zielińska | Greater Poland, Poznań | |
1997 | Roksana Jonek | Silesian, Mikołów | Miss Tourism International 1998 |
1998 | Izabela Opęchowska | Warmian-Masurian, Biskupiec | |
1999 | Marta Kwiecień | Lublin, Lublin | |
2000 | Justyna Bergmann | Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Grudziądz | |
2001 | Joanna Drozdowska | West Pomeranian, Szczecin | |
2002 | Marta Matyjasik | Lower Silesian, Zgorzelec | |
2003 | Karolina Gorazda | Lesser Poland, Kraków | |
2004 | Katarzyna Borowicz | Greater Poland, Ostrów Wielkopolski | |
2005 | Malwina Ratajczak | Opole, Krapkowice | Miss Baltic Sea 2006 |
2006 | Marzena Cieślik | West Pomeranian, Wolin | |
2007 | Barbara Tatara | Łódź, Łódź | |
2008 | Angelika Jakubowska | Lower Silesian, Lubań | |
2009 | Maria Nowakowska | Lower Silesian, Legnica | |
2010 | Rozalia Mancewicz | Podlaskie, Białystok | |
2011 | Marcelina Zawadzka | Pomeranian, Malbork | |
2012 | Paulina Krupińska | Mazovian, Warsaw | |
2016 | :pl:Izabella Krzan|Izabella Krzan | Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian | |
2017 | Agata Biernat | Zduńska Wola, Łódź | |
2018 | Milena Sadowska | Babice, Oświęcim | |
2019 | :pl:Karolina Bielawska|Karolina Bielawska | Łódź, Łódź | |
2020 | TBA | TBA |
- As of 1991 Lwów or Lviv becomes part of the independent Ukraine.
- The city of Wilno or Vilnius becomes part of Lithuania.
Big Four pageants representatives
Miss World Poland
Past Franchises
Miss Universe Poland
Miss International Poland
Miss Europe Poland
- As of 1991 Lwów or Lviv becomes part of the independent Ukraine.