Top Model of the World

Top Model of the World
Formation1993 (1993)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersPanama City
Location
MembershipWBO
Official language
English
Websitewww.topmodeloftheworld.com

Top Model of the World is an international beauty pageant that focuses on finding the ultimate model. It was founded in 1993 in Miami, organized by the Globana Group, and is now owned and managed by the World Beauty Organization.

Winners

Year Country/Territory Top Model of the WorldOfficial venue Entrants
2025 Natalia Garizabal Vera  Colombia Hurghada, Egypt 44
2024 Maria Katren Varzaru  Romania Ain Sokhna, Egypt 38
2023 Mariana Macías Mexico Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 41
2022 Natalie Kocendova  Czech Republic Hurghada, Egypt 47
2020 Pierinna Patino  Peru 35
2019 Nicole Menayo  Spain 35
2018 Janet Leyva  Peru 41
2017Julya Gershun UkraineEl Gouna, Egypt 41
2016Margo Cooper BulgariaBremen, Germany 41
2015Elena Kosmina UkraineRed Sea, Egypt 49
2014Tania Valencia Colombia 41
2013Monica PalaciosCaribbean47
2012Luna Voce ItalyDortmund, Germany 43
2011Loredana Salanță RomaniaUsedom, Germany 44
2009Nina Rodríguez ColombiaDortmund, Germany 40
2008Débora Lyra BrazilBerlin, Germany 41
2007Alessandra Alores GermanyHurghada, Egypt 41
2006 Michelle de Leon(Assumed) Philippines Kunming, China 64
Natália Guimarães(Resigned) Brazil
2005Dominika van SantenMargarita IslandHumen Town, China 68
2004Sun Na ChinaKarlsruhe, Germany 34
2003Nihan Akkuş TurkeyAachen, Germany 38
2002Natascha Börger Germany 33
2001Renata Janetkova Czech RepublicKaiserslautern, Germany 28
2000Yeliz Çalışkan TurkeyVreden, Germany 30
1999Suzana Fabriova Slovak RepublicFrankfurt, Germany unknown
1998Michelle Khan Trinidad and TobagoMagdeburg, Germany 28
1997Franzisca Schaub GermanyLegden, Germany 45
1996Selinée Méndez Dominican RepublicKoblenz, Germany 26
1995Jacqueline Aguilera VenezuelaMoscow, Russia 36
1994Yelena Boyarinova RussiaMiami, United States 24
1993Francesca Bologna Italy unknown
  • Natália Guimarães, winner of the 2006 edition, resigned her title as she represented Brazil in Miss Universe 2007. She was replaced by Michele de Leon (Philippines) and 1st runner-up.

By number of wins

Country/Territory Titles Winning years
 Colombia 3 2009, 2014, 2025
 Germany 1997, 2002, 2007
 Romania 2 2011, 2024
 Peru 2018, 2020
 Italy 1993, 2011
 Turkey 2000, 2003
 Mexico 1 2023
 Czech Republic 2022
 Spain 2019
 Bulgaria 2016
 Ukraine 2015
Caribbean2013
 Brazil 2008
 Philippines 2006
Margarita Island2005
 China 2004
 Czech Republic 2001
 Slovak Republic 1999
 Trinidad and Tobago 1998
 Dominican Republic 1996
 Venezuela 1995
 Russia 1994

Continents by number of wins

Country/Territory Titles Years
Europe14 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
Americas12 1995, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2025
Asia5 1994, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006
Africa0

List of Runners-up

Year 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up 3rd Runner-up 4th Runner-up
1994 Yelena "Lena" Boyarinova Russia Pinar Tezcan Turkey not awarded
1995 Paula Andrea Betancourt Colombia Leen Ragis Kenya
1996 Jana Festova Czech Republic Andrea Deak Hungary Anja Haertel Germany Vierushka Algandona Viera Panama
1997 Cris Tomaszeck Brazil not awarded
1998 Tanisha Drummond Panama Agnes Nagy Hungary Dania Prince Méndez Honduras Jonna Kauppila Finland
1999 Monica Escolar Danko Colombia Dayanarah Roozendaal Curaçao not awarded
2000 Nina Kavecevic Yugoslavia Jerika Hoffman Leal Venezuela
2001 Jenny Díaz Batista Dominican Republic Mónica Caicedo Valencia Colombia Zornitsa Hristova Bulgaria Basak Sahin Turkey
2002 Nikki Formann United States Kristina Tudikova Slovak Republic Adanelli Nuñez Mexico Justine Vinluan Gabionza Philippines
2003 Daniela Scholz Germany Huan Lulu China Desirée Virginia Pallotta Peña Venezuela Lorena Irene Velarde Briceño Mexico
2004 Yordanos Teshager Bitew East Africa (Ethiopia) Mirjana Gmitrovic Serbia and Montenegro Viktoria Stadtlander Germany Irina Stikanova Estonia
2005 Maria Joseph Kidumbuyo Tanzania Katarzyna Blazko Poland not awarded
2006 Michelle de Leon  Philippines Tatyana Dmitrivenko Kazakhstan
2007 Yelena Aladko Belarus Lobna Amin Egypt
2008 Yolimar Sánchez United States Diana Ivancheva Bulgaria
2010 Gabriela Nidioska Concepción Guzmán Venezuela Muriel Susana Viera United States Xenia Lamber Ukraine Daniela Arkenberg Germany
2011 Katerina Fedosejeva Baltic Sea (Latvia) Vanessa Gayle Sibanda Zimbabwe Zuzanna Brzezińska Poland Yasmine Ouchene Algeria
2012 Malaika Maidei Mushandu Zimbabwe Melina Ramirez Serna Colombia Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos Denmark Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos Venezuela
2013 Inara Anthonia Isaiah Guinea Burcu Taynaz Turkey Savanagh-Ray Walker Canada Ganna Oleksiyivna Zhadan Ukraine
2014 Jailenne Rivera Rodríguez Puerto Rico Anrónet Ann Roelofsz South Africa Niler Bernard Mruma Tanzania Giulia Campesi Italy
2015 Celeste Marshall Bahamas Irene Valeria Velásquez Venezuela Stephany Souza Silva Brazil Madison Anderson Berrios Puerto Rico
2016 Franceska Marisabel Toro Medina Puerto Rico Paththage Visna Kaumini Fernando Sri Lanka Emanuelle de Maria Costa Assunção Brazil Anchana Artklom Thailand
2017 María Camila Medrano Camargo San Andrés (Colombia) Norhely Celaya Bracamontes Mexico not awarded
2018 Harini Silva Sri Lanka Natalia La Torre Santana Puerto Rico
2019 Vishakha Tania René Mauritius Carmen Sofia Maury Atencia Colombia
2020 Priscila Moreno Valverde Mexico Giselle Archbold Davis Colombia
2022 Nicole Zambrano Ecuador Dayana Cardenas Colombia
2023 Leicy Rivas Moreno Colombia Sandani Peiris Sri Lanka
2024 Geysel Vaillant Cuba Sarah Sherwood United States
2025 Lorena Suárez Cuba Hanā Warissaya Thailand

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