Miss Bangladesh is a national

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Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

that annually selected representatives to compete

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from 1994 to 2001. Since 2024, the winner of Miss Bangladesh Beauty Pageant represents Bangladesh at

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, one of the

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History

The Miss Bangladesh Contest was first organized in 1994, but the event did not attract national media attention. In 1994, Anika Taher first represented Bangladesh at the beauty pageant

Miss World 1994 Miss World 1994, the 44th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 November 1994 and marked the third consecutive staging of Miss World in Sun City, South Africa. 87 contestants from around the world competed for the title. Lisa Hann ...

held in

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. Shaila Simi was awarded the Miss Ruposhi Dhaka, Bangladesh award in 1998. Sonia Gazi (who was Miss Bangladesh 2000) received media attention. Bangladesh has not sent a representative to Miss World since 2001. The pageant returned briefly for one year in 2007 and was organized by Apurbo.com and sponsored by Motherland Group/Cinevision. However, the winner did not take part in

. After 16 years later Antar Showbiz was created Miss World Bangladesh to give Bangladesh the opportunity to participate in the "Miss World" pageant again. Since 2024, the winner of Miss Bangladesh Beauty Pageant represents Bangladesh at

, one of the

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* {{Miss World countries and territories Beauty pageants in Bangladesh Women in Bangladesh 1994 establishments in Bangladesh Bangladeshi awards Competitions in Bangladesh

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