Miss Estrella Mauritius

Miss Maurice Organization
Estrella Mauritius
Formation	2016; 8 years ago
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Port Louis
Location	Mauritius;
Membership	Miss Universe; Miss International;
Official language	English
President	Vandana Jeetah
Website	missestrella.com

Miss Maurice is a national Beauty pageant in Mauritius under Éstrella Mauritius Organization.^[1] The pageant was founded in 2016, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe.

History

The Miss Maurice was happened for the first time in 2016 by Estrella Mauritius organization. The pageant is a new face in Mauritius after Miss Mauritius pageant existed for long in the country. The Estrella Mauritius aims to be a platform for young women and to promote the Mauritian flair and beauty.^[2]^[3]

Franchise holders

The Estrella Mauritius is an official franchise holder for Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss and Mister Supranational, Miss Asia Pacific International, and Miss Landscape International.

Directorships

Primerose Obeegadoo (1974)
Miss Maurice under Estrella Mauritius, Nevin Rupear (2016)
Vandana Jeetah (2023)

Formats

The Miss Maurice competition is traditionally holding area representation every year. The candidates will allow to represent their area at Miss Maurice competition. In the finale result there will be Second Runner-up, First Runner-up, then finally Miss Maurice winner.

DISTRICT

Miss Flacq
Miss Grand Port (sometimes the split into some village representatives)
Miss Moka
Miss Pamplemousses
Miss Port Louis
Miss Rivière du Rempart
Miss Rivière Noire
Miss Savanne

THE PLAINES WILHEMS DISTRICT

Miss Beau Bassin-Rose Hill,
Miss Curepipe
Miss Quatre Bornes,
Miss Vacoas-Phoenix

DEPENDENCY

Miss Agaléga
Miss Saint Brandon

REGION

Miss Rodrigues

Titleholders

Year	Miss Maurice	Represented, District	Mister Maurice	Represented, District
2016	Kushboo Ramnawaj	Port Louis, Port Louis	Debuted 2021	Debuted 2021
2017	Angie Callychurn	Curepipe, Plaines Wilhems
2018	Varsha Ragoobarsing	Flacq, Flacq
2019	Ornella LaFleche	Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Plaines Wilhems
2020	Vandana Jeetah	Flacq, Flacq
2021	Anne Murielle Ravina	Rodrigues	Jean-Laurent David	Port Louis, Port Louis
2022	Alexandrine Belle-Etoile	Curepipe, Plaines Wilhems	x	x
2023	Nilmani Devi Hurlall^[4]	Mahébourg, Grand Port	x	x
2024	Tania René	Plaines Wilhems	x	x

Wins by district — Miss Maurice

Province	Titles	Years
Plaines Wilhems	4	2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
Flacq	3	2018, 2019, 2020
Port Louis	1	2016
Rodrigues		2021
Grand Port		2023

Wins by district — Mister Maurice

Province	Titles	Years
Port Louis	1	2021

Titleholders under Estrella Mauritius org.

Miss Universe Mauritius

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner

Miss Estrella Mauritius has started to send a Miss Mauritius to Miss Universe from 2016. Between 1975 and 2015 Miss Mauritius franchised the Miss Universe to the main winner. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Year	District	Miss Maurice	Placement at Miss Universe	Notes
Vandana Jeetah directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2023
2024	Plaines Wilhems	Tania René	Unplaced
2023	Grand Port District	Tatiana Beauharnais	Unplaced	In 2023 Nilmani Devi Hurlall was replaced by her runner-up to compete at Miss Universe competition. Tatiana was the second runner-up of Miss Maurice 2023.
Nevin Rupear directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2016―2022
2022	Plaines Wilhems	Alexandrine Belle-Etoile	Unplaced
2021	Rodrigues	Anne Murielle Ravina	Unplaced
2020	Flacq	Vandana Jeetah	Unplaced
2019	Plaines Wilhems	Ornella LaFleche	Unplaced
2018	Flacq	Varsha Ragoobarsing	Unplaced
2017	Plaines Wilhems	Angie Callychurn	Unplaced
2016	Port Louis	Kushboo Ramnawaj	Unplaced	Kushboo was actually Miss Mauritius 2014 who dethroned in 2015 before competing at the Miss Universe 2015.
Primerose Obeegadoo directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1975―2015
2015	Port Louis	Sheetal Khadun	Unplaced	Appointed — The winner of Miss Mauritius 2014, Kushboo Ramnawaj did not compete to Miss Universe 2015, due to personal issues.
2014	Plaines Wilhems	Pallavi Gungaram	Unplaced
2013	Plaines Wilhems	Diya Beeltah	Unplaced
2012	Plaines Wilhems	Ameeksha Devi Dilchand	Unplaced
2011	Port Louis	Laetitia Darche	Unplaced
2010	Port Louis	Dalysha Doorga	Unplaced
2009	Port Louis	Deanna Valerie Anais Veerapatren	Unplaced
2008	Plaines Wilhems	Olivia Carey	Unplaced
2007	Port Louis	Sandra Faro	Unplaced
2006	Port Louis	Isabelle Antoo	Unplaced
2005	Port Louis	Marie-Natacha Magalie Antoo	Unplaced
Did not compete in 2004
2003	Port Louis	Marie-Aimée Bergicourt	Unplaced
2002	Port Louis	Karen Alexandre	Unplaced
Did not compete in 2001
2000	Port Louis	Jenny Arthémidor	Unplaced
1999	Port Louis	Micaella L'Hortalle	Unplaced
1998	Port Louis	Leena Ramphul	Unplaced
1997	Port Louis	Cindy Cesar	Unplaced
Did not compete in 1996
1995	Port Louis	Marie Priscilla Mardaymootoo	Unplaced
1994	Port Louis	Viveka Babajee	Unplaced
1993	Port Louis	Danielle Pascal	Unplaced
1992	Port Louis	Stephanie Raymond	Unplaced
1991	Port Louis	Dhandevy Jeetun	Unplaced
1990	Port Louis	Anita Ramgutty	Unplaced
1989	Port Louis	Jacky Randabel	Unplaced
Did not compete between 1980—1988
1979	Port Louis	Maria Chanea Allard	Unplaced
1978	Did not compete
1977	Port Louis	Danielle Marie Françoise Bouic	Unplaced
1976	Port Louis	Marielle Tse Sik-Sun	Unplaced
1975	Port Louis	Nirmala Sohun	Unplaced

Miss International Mauritius

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner

Year	District	Miss Maurice	Placement at Miss Universe
Vandana Jeetah directorship — a franchise holder to Miss International from 2023
Did not compete since 2024―present
2023	Grand Port District	Karishma Hurlall	Unplaced

Miss Supranational Mauritius

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner

Year	District	Miss Maurice	Placement at Miss Universe	Special awards	Notes
Vandana Jeetah directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2023
Did not compete since 2024―present
2023	Grand Port	Nilmani Devi Hurlall^[5]	Unplaced
Nevin Rupear directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Supranational between 2018―2022
2022	Plaines Wilhems	Alexandrine Belle-Étoile	Top 12	Miss Supranational Africa
2021	Moka	Thriya Hemraz^[6]	Did not compete		Appointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no national pageant in 2020.
Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held
2019	Rivière du Rempart	Urvashi Hureeram^[7]	Unplaced
2018	Rodrigues	Marie Anoushka Ah Keng	Top 25	Miss Supranational Africa^[8]

Mister Supranational Mauritius

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner

Miss Estrella Mauritius produced Mister Maurice for the first time in 2021. The main winner represents Mauritius at Mister Supranational pageant.

Year	District	Mister Maurice	Placement at Mr Supranational
Nevin Rupear directorship — a franchise holder to Mister Supranational from 2022
Did not compete between 2023―present
2022	Port Louis	Jean-Laurent David	Unplaced

References

^ Edouard, Olivier (2019-02-11). "Miss Universe 2019 : Estrella Mauritius attribuera des bourses d'études à 30 concurrentes". Le Mauricien (in French). Retrieved 2019-09-02.
^ "Estrella Mauritius envoie Kushboo Ramnawaj à Miss Universe 2016" (in French). Le Mauricien. 29 May 2016.
^ "Miss Universe Mauritius 2018- Meet The Contestants". The Kaleidoscope of Pageantry. 2018-01-19. Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ "Miss Mauritius By Estrella 2022-23 : Nilmani Devi Hurlall Crowned". Le Matinal. 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
^ "Miss Mauricio 2023 is the beautiful Nilmani Devi Hurlall from Mahebourg". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^ "Thriya Hemraz to represent Mauritius at Miss Supranational 2020 - BeautyPageants". Femina Miss India. September 18, 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Urvashi Hureeram becomes Miss Supranational Mauritius". Le Défi Media Group. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ Karghoo, Christophe. "Anne Murielle Ravina & Marie Anoushka Ah Keng : Rodrigues power !". 5-Plus Dimanche (in French). Retrieved 9 June 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] Edouard, Olivier (2019-02-11). "Miss Universe 2019 : Estrella Mauritius attribuera des bourses d'études à 30 concurrentes". Le Mauricien (in French). Retrieved 2019-09-02.

[2] "Estrella Mauritius envoie Kushboo Ramnawaj à Miss Universe 2016" (in French). Le Mauricien. 29 May 2016.

[3] "Miss Universe Mauritius 2018- Meet The Contestants". The Kaleidoscope of Pageantry. 2018-01-19. Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[4] "Miss Mauritius By Estrella 2022-23 : Nilmani Devi Hurlall Crowned". Le Matinal. 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2022-08-12.

[5] "Miss Mauricio 2023 is the beautiful Nilmani Devi Hurlall from Mahebourg". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-06-25.

[6] "Thriya Hemraz to represent Mauritius at Miss Supranational 2020 - BeautyPageants". Femina Miss India. September 18, 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[7] "Urvashi Hureeram becomes Miss Supranational Mauritius". Le Défi Media Group. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[8] Karghoo, Christophe. "Anne Murielle Ravina & Marie Anoushka Ah Keng : Rodrigues power !". 5-Plus Dimanche (in French). Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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