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GIBRALTAR'S AMAZING JUMP
Conversely, Botswana suffered the biggest fall of the year: after its Miss Universe 1999 earned points were divided by 10, the southern African Countries went 61 positions down (from 66th to 127th place). Venezuela was named Country of the Year for the 3rd consecutive time, followed very closely by France (2nd) and Brazil (3rd). See which countries performed best (and worst) in 2009 HERE. Venezuela, as expected, was also the Country of the Decade, with a fair advantage over India, who had the 2nd best overall performance by a country in the last 10 years. Considering the 5 Grand Slam pageants, in the last decade Venezuela was the Country of the Year in Miss Universe and Miss International. India was the #1 country in Miss World, nearly tied with China, a pageant powerhouse which emerged in the last decade. In the two new Grand Slam pageants, Miss Earth and Miss Tourism Queen, their respective host countries, the Philippines and China, ended the decade as their best performers. See the best ranked countries of the 2000's. Another decade has gone by, and Venezuela keeps reigning supreme when the topic is beauty pageants. India did not do as well as it did in the 1990's, but it remains strong in third place (the U.S. is second). The question is: for how long? Brazil, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Mexico, the Philippines, Canada, Russia, Spain, China, among others, have been competing strongly, and will certainly be fierce competitors, all fighting for a place in the 'Top 3'. From now on, Global Beauties will also publish regional rankings, showing the pageant powerhouses in each continent. Venezuela, of course, is the American leader. Which countries are in first place in their respective continents? Find out HERE. See the complete UPDATED RANKING HERE. BRAZIL, NOW 4th, REGAINS 'POWERHOUSE' STATUS
Mexico won its 3rd Grand Slam title and 2nd Miss International title in just 3 years. It is now in 9th place, and could soon reach the top 5. Gabon is the ranking newcomer, after debuting in Miss Earth, and also participating in Miss International. It can be found in the 177th position. Korea made and important move and is now in the top 20 (18th place), kicking Greece (21st) out. Venezuela remains comfortable in the lead, and close to becoming the "Country of the Year" for the 3rd consecutive time. In the dispute for this honor, and depending on Miss World results, are Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Australia and France. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AFTER MISS UNIVERSE & MTQI 2009
The biggest jumper of the year so far is Turkmenistan. After a 14th place in MTQI 2009, the Central Asian country earned 60 positions (from 188th to 128th place). Botswana, conversely, went 59 notches down, falling from 66th to the 125th position. Brazil, after two decades, has returned to the top 5 (+3, 5th place), after its 2nd place in Miss Tourism Queen. Puerto Rico achieved its highest ranking ever: 4th. Venezuela remains comfortably on the lead, with the USA in 2nd and India in 3rd place. Russia has entered the top 10 (8th, +3), South Africa left it (11th, -1). After a positive result in MTQI, New Zealand is now at the doorstep of the Top 50 (51st, +3). Other considerable jumps were Kosovo (62nd, + 30), French Polynesia/Tahiti (63rd, + 13) and Belgium (64th, + 11). Albania went from the 95th to the 79th position (+16), and Montenegro returned to the top 100 (93rd, + 16). Most significant results for newcomers belonged to the Altai Republic (Russia), at 116th, and Phuket (Thailand), at 139th place. |
December 2009 - When the last Grand Slam beauty queen of the decade was crowned, Gibraltar celebrated it as if it had just won the World Cup! The truth is that Gibraltar's victory was indeed huge, and for a variety of reasons. For instance, Gibraltar was the "Best Mover of the Year", jumping from 132nd to 69th place (+ 63).
November 2009 - Two Grand Slam pageants took place simultaneously in the month of November: Miss Earth and Miss International. Miss Earth had Miss Brazil as the winner, and in the first time since the mid-1980's, the South American country enjoys the 4th position. Brazil was a powerhouse until that time, but lost tremendous ground in the 1990's, when most of its Grand Slam beauties passed virtually unnoticed in Grand Slam pageants.
September 2009 - After the new version of the Grand Slam ranking was launched, this is its first update, and a significant one, after all, in August two Grand Slam pageants took place practicly at the same time, one right after the other: Miss Universe and Miss Tourism Queen International 2009.