Miss Mauritius is a national
beauty pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition in which the contestants are judged and ranked based on various physical and mental attributes. Per its name, beauty pageants traditionally focus on judging the contestants' physical attractiveness, sometimes sol ...
held in
Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...
that selects representatives for
Miss World and
Miss International, two of the
Big Four international beauty pageants.
History
Miss Mauritius is the oldest beauty pageant in Mauritius established in 1970 by Miss Mauritius National Organisation. The first Miss Mauritius, Florence Muller who was crowned as Miss Mauritius 1970 and participated in
Miss World 1970 in
London
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,
Great Britain
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. The First Miss Universe Mauritius was in 1975, Nirmala Sohun.
In 1970, Sir Seewoosagar Ramgoolam, Sir Gaetan Duval et Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo, have encouraged Mrs Primerose Obeegadoo to place Mauritius on the world map for fashion & beauty. Ever since, young Mauritian ladies have represented with pride Mauritius and its quadricolor flag at Miss World, Miss International, Miss European Union, Miss Intercontinental, Top Model of the World,
Miss Tourism World, Miss Africa.
Miss Mauritius National Organisation has many preliminary contests such as Elegance Award, Talent Award, Sport Award, Beach Beauty Award, Best Dress Award, Amity Award, Photogenic Award, Marketing Award and Multimedia Award.
Titleholders
Mauritius at International pageants
Miss World Mauritius
Miss International Mauritius
::''The second winner of Miss Mauritius will be competing at
Miss International pageant.''
References
{{Miss International countries and territories
Beauty pageants in Mauritius
Recurring events established in 1970
1970 establishments in Mauritius
Mauritian awards
Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...