Year 2019 boasted of marvellous and prodigious performances by stunning beauties from all over the world as they took on their own unique paths to represent their respective countries at the major international pageants. From the two coveted major international beauty pageants of Miss World and Miss Universe to other major pageants such as Miss Earth, Miss International, Miss Grand International and Miss Supranational, this year was a hit and miss for a few while a whole pudding for others.
Keeping in mind these six major international beauty pageants, we have prepared our list of Top 10 countries which performed with excellence and won placements in these major pageants. Now, these necessarily are not just the positions of the winner and the runners-up but also consist of the placement of Top 5 or Top 8 or Top10 or Top12 depending on the pageant. We have assigned a weight to each international pageant basis their ranks and a score to each placement, and have identified the top performing countries basis the weighted average score of placements in such international pageants.
So, without further ado, here are the Top performing countries of 2019 –
RANK #10 - VENEZUELA
On number 10 is Venezuela, one of the dominating countries at the major international pageants for a long time. The country first won its placement in Miss Grand International 2019 which was held on 25th October 2019 in Venezuela where Valentina Figuera was crowned the winner of the pageant. The second placement came under Miss Supranational Venezuela 2019 Gabriela De La Cruz who won the placement of 4th runner-up at Miss Supranational 2019 held on 6th December 2019 in Poland. The country did not place in any other beauty pageants but definitely stood strong in these two.
RANK #9 - PERU
Number 9 on our list is Peru which also performed extremely well this year. At Miss Grand International 2019, Camila Escribens Miss Grand Peru 2019 performed with sincerity and won a spot in the Top 10. The country then won a placement in Miss Supranational 2019 where Janick Maceta Miss Supranational Peru 2019 was awarded the title of third runner-up at the coronation night. Not just this, Peru also performed well at Miss Universe 2019 as Kelin Rivera Kroll won a place in the Top 10 with her charm and beauty.
RANK #8 - FRANCE
RANK #7 - INDONESIA
Next on number 7 is Indonesia, the first Asian country in the hierarchy. Indonesia has started to perform really well in the international pageants since the last few years. This year too, the country won three placements in the six international pageants. At Miss International 2019, Jolene Marie Rotinsulu gave an outstanding performance at the contest winning a spot in the Top 8. Frederika Alexis Cull Miss Universe Indonesia 2019, a strong favourite for the crown, won a spot in the Top 10 with her stunning beauty and talent while Jesica Fitriana Martasari Miss Supranational Indonesia 2019 was adjudged the second runner-up at Miss Supranational 2019.
RANK #6 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
On Number 6 is United States of America, one of the strongest countries in the pageantry. The country won three placements at the international beauty pageants; Regina Gray Miss Supranational USA 2019 was placed in the Top 10 in Miss Supranational 2019, while Miss Universe USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst was placed in the Top 10 in Miss Universe 2019. Also, at Miss Earth 2019, Emanii Davis competed with sincerity and dedication and won a placement as the first runner-up. She was awarded the title of Miss Earth-Air 2019.
RANK #5 - VIETNAM
RANK #4 - COLOMBIA
RANK #3 - PUERTO RICO
Congratulations Puerto Rico!
RANK #2 - MEXICO
Missing the Top position with just a small number, on Number two is Mexico, another powerhouse in the pageantry. María Malo Miss Grand Mexico 2019 and Andrea Isabel Toscano Miss International Mexico 2019 both ended up being the favourites for their respective crowns and just missed a mark by winning the first runner-up positions at Miss Grand International 2019 and Miss International 2019 respectively. Sofía Aragón Miss Universe Mexico 2019 made a strong impression on the judges with her intelligence and eloquence winning the second runner-up position. Ashley Alvídrez Miss World Mexico 2019 was also a strong contender for the crown and ended up being placed in the Top 12 at the coronation night.
Congratulations Mexico!
RANK #1 - THAILAND
Other countries who made it to our Top 20 by performing exceedingly well at this year's international pageants but just did not have enough placements in all the major international pageants to make it to our list of Top 10 are Brazil (#11 with two Top 5 placemnts), Jamaica (#12, by virtue of winning the Miss World 2019 title), Nigeria (#13 with one Top 5 and one Top 10 placement), Czech Republic (#14 with one Top 5 and one Top 10 placement), South Africa (#15, by virtue of winning the Miss Universe 2019 title), Panama (#16 with one Top 5 and one Top 10 placement), Russia (#17 with one Top 10 and one Top 12 placement), Philippines (#18 with one Top 8 and one Top 12 placement), India (#19 with second runner-up at Miss World 2019) and Belarus (#20 by winning Miss Earth Fire 2019 title).
Well, above is considering performance only for 2019 and soon, we shall come out with our performance analysis for this decade. Stay tuned.