Miss Progress International
{{Short description|International beauty pageant}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Miss Progress International
| image =
| caption =
| formation = 2010
| logo = File:Miss Progress International Organization.png
| type = Beauty pageant
| purpose = Humanitarian
| headquarters = Carosino
| location = Italy
| language = {{Hlist|English|Italian|Spanish}}
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Giuseppina Nobile
| leader_title2 = Slogan
| leader_name2 = Women for Progress
| leader_title3 = Current titleholder
| leader_name3 = Khrystma Siberth
Brazil
| website = {{url|https://www.womenforprogress.it}}
}}
Miss Progress International is an annual international beauty pageant that promotes projects related to health, human rights, and the environment. It was established in 2010 in Italy under the leadership of its founder, Giuseppina Nobile, who is also the President.
The primary goal of the event is to implement the winning project by organizing a fundraising effort, in collaboration with the winner, to cover the necessary costs.
The current titleholder is Khrystma Siberth from Brazil. She was crowned on June 1, 2025 at the Messapia Hotel & Resort in Castrignano del Capo, in the Italian province of Lecce.
History
The organization is managed by the Associazione Culturale In Progress based in Carosino, Italy, which also holds the copyrights to the pageant. Each national director selects contestants through regional and national competitions to represent their country as the national Ambassador of Progress. The first edition of Miss Progress International took place from September 19 to 26, 2010, in Puglia, Italy, under the moral patronage of the Italian Ministry of Tourism, the Regione Puglia, and the municipalities of Taranto and Ostuni.{{Cite press release |title=Miss Progress International 2010 Will Be Elected In Taranto |url=https://www.newswire.com/news/miss-progress-international-2010-will-be-elected-in-taranto-8320 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=News Wire |language=en}}
Due to health issues faced by one of the founders of Associazione Culturale In Progress, the event was suspended until 2014, when the second edition was held from May 9 to 18, once again in Puglia, and received formal recognition from the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano.{{Cite web |date=October 13, 2024 |title=Women for Progress: The Evolution of the Global Format on Sustainable Development |url=https://www.onuitalia.it/women-for-progress-levoluzione-del-format-mondiale-sullo-sviluppo-sostenibile/ |access-date=October 13, 2024 |website=Uno Italia}}{{Cite web |date=2017-10-29 |title=Philippines won Miss Progress International 2017 |url=https://www.borderline24.com/tag/miss-progress-international/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=Borderline24 |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |title=thebahamasweekly.com - Brown captures "Environment' title at Miss Progress International |url=http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/international/Brown_captures_Environment_title_at_Miss_Progress_International_printer.shtml |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=The Bahamas Weekly}}{{Cite web |last=MONZINO |first=Fondazione IEO |date=2019-04-12 |title=Miss Progress International 2019 per la Ricerca |url=https://www.fondazioneieomonzino.it/eventi/miss-progress-international-2019-per-la-ricerca/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=Fondazione IEO MONZINO ETS |language=it-IT}}
All nine editions of Miss Progress International have been held in Puglia, a region recognized by National Geographic as one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in the world. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the organizers to suspend the event and postpone the eighth edition from 2020 to 2021.{{Cite news |date=2022-12-31 |title=Ano ang wish ni Miss Progress Human Rights Zea Awatin para sa 2023? |url=https://bandera.inquirer.net/334515/ano-ang-wish-ni-miss-progress-human-rights-zea-awatin-para-sa-2023 |access-date=2024-10-13 |newspaper=Bandera Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=en}}
Titleholders
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%;"
|+ {{nowrap|Countries/Territories by number of wins}} !width="100"|Country/Territory !width="20"|Titles !width="100"|Year(s) |
| {{Flag|Colombia}}
| style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|2018, 2019 |
| {{Flag|Brazil}}
| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" |2025 |
| {{Flag|Nicaragua}}
| style="text-align:center;" |2023 |
| {{Flag|Italy}}
| style="text-align:center;"|2022 |
| {{Flag|Philippines}}
| style="text-align:center;"|2017 |
| {{Flag|Benelux}}
| style="text-align:center;"|2016 |
| {{Flag|Paraguay}}
| style="text-align:center;"|2015 |
| {{Flag|Bolivia}}
| style="text-align:center;"|2014 |
| {{Flag|Tanzania}}
| style="text-align:center;"|2010 |
= Special awards =
One winner is selected for each theme, and the contestant with the highest overall score is awarded the title. Beginning with the second edition, the title of Miss Progress Cultural Integration has been chosen by the contestants through a vote, selecting the individual they believe best embodies the values of integration, including peaceful coexistence, friendliness, and congeniality.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;"
!width="30"|Year !width="100"|Miss Progress Health !width="100"|Miss Progress Environment !width="100"|Miss Progress Human Rights !width="100"|Miss Progress Cultural Integration !width="100"|Miss Progress Best National Costume !width="100"|Miss Progress Elegance !width="100"|Miss Progress Internet !Ref. |
| 2025
|Khrystma Siberth |Valentina Bueno |Daniela Bañuelos (Riviera Maya) |Milagros Gonzalez |Andrea Soria |Minouche Evers |Nicole Parayno | |
| 2023
|Kana Sagara |Odalis Soza |Kimberley Luna |Nicole Herzan |Arya Naik |Jilldeen Ezeudu |Trixa Parmerola | |
| 2022
|Andrea Pineda |Francesca Speranza |Beatriz Awatin |Gabriela Monserrate |Andrea Pineda |Gigela Neyra |Beatriz Awatin |{{Cite news |last=Adina |first=Armin P. |date=2022-09-18 |title=PH bet crowned Miss Progress Human Rights in Italy |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/465075/ph-bet-crowned-miss-progress-human-rights-in-italy |access-date=2024-10-13 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Concepcion |first=Eton B. |date=2021-08-12 |title=Zea Awatin vies for PH's 2nd crown at Miss Progress International |url=https://manilastandard.net/showbitz/columns0/pageant-concept-by-eton-concepcion/362211/zea-awatin-vies-for-ph-s-2nd-crown-at-miss-progress-international.html |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=Manila Standard |language=en-US}} |
| 2019
|Sarah M. Joson |Vanesa Giraldo Lopez |Kome Adheke |Gabriella Ochoa |Kisanet Molla |Adélaide De Boisvilliers |Heather Rodriguez | |
| 2018
|Hannah Higgins |Sarah Bona |Eyra Luz Baquero Mola |Natali Guerrero |Brenda Vélasquez Haro |Yurika Watanabe |Audrey Awor | |
| 2017
|Natalia Carmen Guerrero |Claudia Baroni |Jedaver Pancho Opingo |Daria Freshchenkova |Ianaiara Gonzalez Nieradka |Constanza De Mattheu |Naomi Train | |
| 2016
|Bethany Cammack |Marianella Chavez Serrano |Natascha Fischer |Yameesha Rasadi |Rafaela Torres |Tal Ben Haim |Carmelle Martinez |
| 2015
|Liz Arévalos |Kelly Van den Dungen |Susanna Schrabak |Neidy Robles |Laila Khan Niazi |Neidy Robles |Diane Rosa |
| 2014
|Jorreni Marcon |Arantza Barba |Marie Darline Exume |Esterina Rumé |Kristina Velez Toledo |Not awarded |Dorota Barthewska | |
| 2010
|Dian Biemans |Kendis Brown |Julieth William Lugembe |Carolina Palmegiani |Kendis Brown |Not awarded |Not awarded |{{Cite web |title=thebahamasweekly.com - Lakendes Brown respresents The Bahamas in Miss Progress International 2010 |url=http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/international/Lakindes_Brown_respresents_The_Bahamas_in_Miss_Progress_International_2010_printer.shtml |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=The Bahamas Weekly}}{{Cite web |title=Brown captures Environment' title at Miss Progress International {{!}} Bahamas Local News |url=https://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/6190/Brown_captures_Environment_title_at_Miss_Progress_International.html |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Bahamas Local}} |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
= Citations =
- {{cite web|url=https://www.viaggiareinpuglia.it/evento/51029/it/Miss-Progress-International-2017?src=rss|title=Miss Progress International 2017|publisher=viaggiareinpuglia.it|accessdate=2017-10-20}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.sassilive.it/cultura-e-spettacoli/terza-pagina/a-matera-una-tappa-di-miss-progress-international-2016/|title=A Matera una tappa di Miss Progress International 2016 |date=18 September 2016 |publisher=SassiLive.it|accessdate=2016-09-18}}
- {{cite web|url=http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/lecce/ore_piccole/15_maggio_06/miss-progress-salento-leuca-venti-ragazze-e7a9b7ea-f3fb-11e4-a254-b2927f17a17f.shtml|title=Miss Progress nel Salento: a Leuca venti ragazze|date=6 May 2015 |publisher=corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it|accessdate=2015-05-06}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.net-unotv.com/index.php/miss-progress-international-2015-sul-palco-justine-mattera-e-angelo-mellone/|title=Miss Progress International 2015: sul palco Justine Mattera e Angelo Mellone|publisher=unotv.com|accessdate=2015-04-07}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.comunealberobello.gov.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=759:miss-progress-international-donne-per-il-progresso-ad-alberobello-venti-miss-provenienti-dai-cinque-continenti-del-pianeta&catid=10&Itemid=325&lang=de|title=Miss Progress International - Donne per il progresso Ad Alberobello venti Miss provenienti dai cinque continenti del pianeta|publisher=Comune di Alberobello|accessdate=2014-05-14}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/6773/Miss_Progress_Bahamas_wins_Best_Costume_and_makes_it_to_top_4.html|title=Miss Progress Bahamas wins Best Costume and makes it to top 4|publisher=BahamasLocal.com|accessdate=2010-10-03}}
External links
- [https://www.womenforprogress.it/en/home-en/ Official website]
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