The first national pageant Miss Ukraine became an eighteen-year-old university student Olha Ovcharenko/Rechdouni, who was also a semi-finalist in "Miss USSR" beauty pageant, and the first runner-up in 1990 Miss Kiev beauty pageant. The participants of Miss Ukraine would qualify to represent Ukraine on the international level such as the Big Four Pageants, Miss Intercontinental, and continental beauty contests. Miss Universe contest usually was attended by the first runner-up of Miss Ukraine but sometimes the winner can also compete. The nationalbeauty contest was reorganized after Miss Ukraine Organization lost its franchise to one of the former pageant winners Oleksandra Nikolayenko. Since 2006, Oleksandra Nikolayenko organizes Miss Ukraine Universe concourse as qualification to Miss Universe independently. The contest takes place out of 26 candidates from all the regions of Ukraine. The major regional contests are Miss Kiev, Miss Odessa, Miss Donbass, Miss Western Ukraine and Bukovina, Miss Dnipropetrovsk, and others. In 2002 Miss World 2002 was attended by the first runner-up of Miss Ukraine Iryna Udovenko as the winner of the national contest Yelena Stohniy was over the age restriction to participate on the international level. Since 2005, Miss Ukraine has been broadcast every year by one of the leaders of the national TV-networks Inter. In 2010, the Ukrainian National pageant took place on September 4. The winner received a crown estimated at 250,000 euros, a Renault car, and various make-up products.
;Color key The winner of Miss Ukraine represents her country at the Miss World. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Traditionally there are titles for Winner, Runners-up and People's Choice Award.
;Color key The second title of Miss Ukraine represents her country at the Miss International. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify for either contest, a runner-up is sent. The other delegates might compete after Miss Ukraine Organization cast their official recruitment.
Miss Earth Ukraine
;Color key In 2013 to 2015 the winner of Queen of Ukraine represented her country at the Miss Earth. Began in 2016 the third title of Miss Ukraine represents her country at the Miss Earth. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
In March 2010 there took place a Miss Bukovel contest as part of popularization of the Prykarpattya ski-resort Bukovel. The contest was won by a representative from Luhansk who later participated in Miss Ukraine 2010 as Miss Bukovel.
Throughout Ukraine take place numerous other regular regional pageant contests among such are Transcarpathian Open, Miss Kiev City, Miss Crimean Champaign, Miss Sevastopol, pageant contest of Chernihiv Region, and others.