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T.O.P. CROWN TALLY (post ME 2023)
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THE OLYMPIC PAGEANTS
CROWN TALLY 1951-2023
| MU • MW • MI • ME • MS |
| Winner | 1st RU | 2nd RU |
24 | 16 | 18 • (01) Venezuela
16 | 26 | 13 • (02) USA
16 | 09 | 06 • (03) Philippines
12 | 07 | 05 • (04) India
11 | 03 | 05 • (05) Puerto Rico
07 | 09 | 10 • (06) Australia
07 | 08 | 04 • (07) United Kingdom
07 | 05 | 10 • (08) South Africa
06 | 12 | 05 • (09) Brazil
06 | 05 | 06 • (10) Mexico
06 | 03 | 03 • (11) Germany
06 | 03 | 03 • (11) Sweden
06 | 01 | 04 • (13) Poland
05 | 15 | 08 • (14) Colombia
05 | 04 | 07 • (15) Spain
04 | 08 | 10 • (16) Finland
04 | 07 | 04 • (17) Thailand
04 | 06 | 03 • (18) France
04 | 04 | 01 • (19) Argentina
04 | 03 | 01 • (20) Netherlands
04 | 01 | 04 • (21) Jamaica
04 | 01 | 03 • (22) Iceland
04 | 01 | 01 • (23) Ecuador
03 | 05 | 01 • (24) Canada
03 | 04 | 06 • (25) Greece
03 | 03 | 02 • (26) Russia
03 | 03 | 01 • (27) Norway
03 | 01 | 04 • (28) Peru
03 | 01 | 02 • (29) Japan
03 | 01 | 01 • (30) Panama
03 | 00 | 03 • (31) Trinidad & Tobago
02 | 05 | 03 • (32) Dominican Republic
02 | 04 | 02 • (33) Korea
02 | 03 | 05 • (34) Austria
02 | 02 | 07 • (35) Israel
02 | 02 | 02 • (36) New Zealand
02 | 01 | 03 • (37) Czech Republic
02 | 01 | 00 • (38) Namibia
02 | 00 | 03 • (39) China
02 | 00 | 01 • (40) Costa Rica
02 | 00 | 01 • (40) Chile
02 | 00 | 00 • (42) Lebanon
01 | 04 | 02 • (43) Denmark
01 | 02 | 04 • (44) England*
01 | 02 | 01 • (45) Belarus
01 | 01 | 04 • (46) Ireland
01 | 01 | 02 • (47) Ukraine
01 | 01 | 01 • (48) Guam
01 | 01 | 00 • (49) Angola
01 | 01 | 00 • (49) Bermuda
01 | 01 | 00 • (49) Botswana
01 | 01 | 00 • (49) Honduras
01 | 01 | 00 • (49) Paraguay
01 | 01 | 00 • (49) Yugoslavia**
01 | 00 | 05 • (55) Indonesia
01 | 00 | 02 • (56) Turkey
01 | 00 | 02 • (56) Vietnam
01 | 00 | 01 • (58) Egypt
01 | 00 | 01 • (58) Kenya
01 | 00 | 01 • (58) Nicaragua
01 | 00 | 01 • (58) Portugal
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Albania
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Bosnia & Herzegovina
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Belize
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Gibraltar
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Grenada
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Guatemala
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Nigeria
00 | 03 | 02 • (69) Italy
00 | 03 | 01 • (70) Wales*
00 | 03 | 00 • (71) Aruba
00 | 02 | 00 • (72) Curacao
00 | 02 | 00 • (72) Haiti
00 | 01 | 02 • (74) Hawaii*
00 | 01 | 02 • (74) Scotland*
00 | 01 | 01 • (76) Belgium
00 | 01 | 01 • (76) Czechoslovakia**
00 | 01 | 01 • (76) Romania
00 | 01 | 01 • (76) Switzerland
00 | 01 | 01 • (76) Taiwan
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Cape Verde
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Croatia
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) El Salvador
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Hungary
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Martinique
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Serbia & Montenegro**
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Tanzania
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Tunisia
00 | 00 | 02 • (89) Sri Lanka
00 | 00 | 02 • (89) Uganda
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Cote d’Ivoire
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) DR Congo
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) French Polynesia
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Gabon
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Ghana
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Guyana
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Hong Kong
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Kazakhstan
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Kosovo
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Malaysia
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Mongolia
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Palestine
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Slovenia
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Suriname
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) USSR**
*competed as an independent state
**defunct state
Total: W (244) | 1RU (238) | 2RU (239)
CROWN TALLY 1951-2023
| MU • MW • MI • ME • MS |
| Winner | 1st RU | 2nd RU |
24 | 16 | 18 • (01) Venezuela
16 | 26 | 13 • (02) USA
16 | 09 | 06 • (03) Philippines
12 | 07 | 05 • (04) India
11 | 03 | 05 • (05) Puerto Rico
07 | 09 | 10 • (06) Australia
07 | 08 | 04 • (07) United Kingdom
07 | 05 | 10 • (08) South Africa
06 | 12 | 05 • (09) Brazil
06 | 05 | 06 • (10) Mexico
06 | 03 | 03 • (11) Germany
06 | 03 | 03 • (11) Sweden
06 | 01 | 04 • (13) Poland
05 | 15 | 08 • (14) Colombia
05 | 04 | 07 • (15) Spain
04 | 08 | 10 • (16) Finland
04 | 07 | 04 • (17) Thailand
04 | 06 | 03 • (18) France
04 | 04 | 01 • (19) Argentina
04 | 03 | 01 • (20) Netherlands
04 | 01 | 04 • (21) Jamaica
04 | 01 | 03 • (22) Iceland
04 | 01 | 01 • (23) Ecuador
03 | 05 | 01 • (24) Canada
03 | 04 | 06 • (25) Greece
03 | 03 | 02 • (26) Russia
03 | 03 | 01 • (27) Norway
03 | 01 | 04 • (28) Peru
03 | 01 | 02 • (29) Japan
03 | 01 | 01 • (30) Panama
03 | 00 | 03 • (31) Trinidad & Tobago
02 | 05 | 03 • (32) Dominican Republic
02 | 04 | 02 • (33) Korea
02 | 03 | 05 • (34) Austria
02 | 02 | 07 • (35) Israel
02 | 02 | 02 • (36) New Zealand
02 | 01 | 03 • (37) Czech Republic
02 | 01 | 00 • (38) Namibia
02 | 00 | 03 • (39) China
02 | 00 | 01 • (40) Costa Rica
02 | 00 | 01 • (40) Chile
02 | 00 | 00 • (42) Lebanon
01 | 04 | 02 • (43) Denmark
01 | 02 | 04 • (44) England*
01 | 02 | 01 • (45) Belarus
01 | 01 | 04 • (46) Ireland
01 | 01 | 02 • (47) Ukraine
01 | 01 | 01 • (48) Guam
01 | 01 | 00 • (49) Angola
01 | 01 | 00 • (49) Bermuda
01 | 01 | 00 • (49) Botswana
01 | 01 | 00 • (49) Honduras
01 | 01 | 00 • (49) Paraguay
01 | 01 | 00 • (49) Yugoslavia**
01 | 00 | 05 • (55) Indonesia
01 | 00 | 02 • (56) Turkey
01 | 00 | 02 • (56) Vietnam
01 | 00 | 01 • (58) Egypt
01 | 00 | 01 • (58) Kenya
01 | 00 | 01 • (58) Nicaragua
01 | 00 | 01 • (58) Portugal
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Albania
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Bosnia & Herzegovina
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Belize
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Gibraltar
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Grenada
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Guatemala
01 | 00 | 00 • (62) Nigeria
00 | 03 | 02 • (69) Italy
00 | 03 | 01 • (70) Wales*
00 | 03 | 00 • (71) Aruba
00 | 02 | 00 • (72) Curacao
00 | 02 | 00 • (72) Haiti
00 | 01 | 02 • (74) Hawaii*
00 | 01 | 02 • (74) Scotland*
00 | 01 | 01 • (76) Belgium
00 | 01 | 01 • (76) Czechoslovakia**
00 | 01 | 01 • (76) Romania
00 | 01 | 01 • (76) Switzerland
00 | 01 | 01 • (76) Taiwan
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Cape Verde
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Croatia
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) El Salvador
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Hungary
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Martinique
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Serbia & Montenegro**
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Tanzania
00 | 01 | 00 • (81) Tunisia
00 | 00 | 02 • (89) Sri Lanka
00 | 00 | 02 • (89) Uganda
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Cote d’Ivoire
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) DR Congo
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) French Polynesia
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Gabon
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Ghana
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Guyana
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Hong Kong
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Kazakhstan
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Kosovo
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Malaysia
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Mongolia
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Palestine
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Slovenia
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) Suriname
00 | 00 | 01 • (91) USSR**
*competed as an independent state
**defunct state
Total: W (244) | 1RU (238) | 2RU (239)
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Re: T.O.P. CROWN TALLY (post ME 2023)
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Results:
MISS EARTH 2023 is ALBANIA
ME AIR 2023 is PHILIPPINES
ME WATER 2023 is VIETNAM
ME FIRE 2023 is THAILAND
Notes:
(a) Only the top 3 placements are tallied.
(b) This is Albania’s first ME or Big5 crown.
(c) Albania debuted at 62nd place per tally.
(d) Vietnam moved a rank up at 56th place.
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Re: T.O.P. CROWN TALLY (post ME 2023)
TheOlympicPageants Sat Dec 23, 2023 10:39 pm
AFRICA & ASIA PACIFIC:
THE OLYMPIC PAGEANTS
CROWN TALLY 1951-2023
| MU • MW • MI • ME • MS |
| Winner | 1st RU | 2nd RU |
16 | 09 | 06 • (01) Philippines
12 | 07 | 05 • (02) India
07 | 09 | 10 • (03) Australia
07 | 05 | 10 • (04) South Africa
04 | 07 | 04 • (05) Thailand
03 | 01 | 02 • (06) Japan
02 | 04 | 02 • (07) Korea
02 | 02 | 07 • (08) Israel
02 | 02 | 02 • (09) New Zealand
02 | 01 | 00 • (10) Namibia
02 | 00 | 03 • (11) China
02 | 00 | 00 • (12) Lebanon
01 | 01 | 01 • (13) Guam
01 | 01 | 00 • (14) Angola
01 | 01 | 00 • (14) Botswana
01 | 00 | 05 • (16) Indonesia
01 | 00 | 02 • (17) Vietnam
01 | 00 | 01 • (18) Egypt
01 | 00 | 01 • (18) Kenya
01 | 00 | 00 • (20) Nigeria
00 | 01 | 02 • (21) Hawaii*
00 | 01 | 01 • (22) Taiwan
00 | 01 | 00 • (23) Cape Verde
00 | 01 | 00 • (23) Tanzania
00 | 01 | 00 • (23) Tunisia
00 | 00 | 02 • (26) Sri Lanka
00 | 00 | 02 • (26) Uganda
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Cote d’Ivoire
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) DR Congo
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) French Polynesia
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Gabon
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Ghana
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Hong Kong
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Kazakhstan
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Malaysia
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Mongolia
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Palestine
Total: W (69) | 1RU (55) | 2RU (78)
THE OLYMPIC PAGEANTS
CROWN TALLY 1951-2023
| MU • MW • MI • ME • MS |
| Winner | 1st RU | 2nd RU |
16 | 09 | 06 • (01) Philippines
12 | 07 | 05 • (02) India
07 | 09 | 10 • (03) Australia
07 | 05 | 10 • (04) South Africa
04 | 07 | 04 • (05) Thailand
03 | 01 | 02 • (06) Japan
02 | 04 | 02 • (07) Korea
02 | 02 | 07 • (08) Israel
02 | 02 | 02 • (09) New Zealand
02 | 01 | 00 • (10) Namibia
02 | 00 | 03 • (11) China
02 | 00 | 00 • (12) Lebanon
01 | 01 | 01 • (13) Guam
01 | 01 | 00 • (14) Angola
01 | 01 | 00 • (14) Botswana
01 | 00 | 05 • (16) Indonesia
01 | 00 | 02 • (17) Vietnam
01 | 00 | 01 • (18) Egypt
01 | 00 | 01 • (18) Kenya
01 | 00 | 00 • (20) Nigeria
00 | 01 | 02 • (21) Hawaii*
00 | 01 | 01 • (22) Taiwan
00 | 01 | 00 • (23) Cape Verde
00 | 01 | 00 • (23) Tanzania
00 | 01 | 00 • (23) Tunisia
00 | 00 | 02 • (26) Sri Lanka
00 | 00 | 02 • (26) Uganda
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Cote d’Ivoire
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) DR Congo
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) French Polynesia
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Gabon
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Ghana
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Hong Kong
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Kazakhstan
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Malaysia
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Mongolia
00 | 00 | 01 • (28) Palestine
Total: W (69) | 1RU (55) | 2RU (78)
TheOlympicPageants- ELITE MEMBER
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Favourite Pageant : Miss Universe
Favourite Miss : MW’13 Megan Young
Registration date : 2023-11-24
Re: T.O.P. CROWN TALLY (post ME 2023)
TheOlympicPageants Sat Dec 23, 2023 10:40 pm
EUROPE:
THE OLYMPIC PAGEANTS
CROWN TALLY 1951-2023
| MU • MW • MI • ME • MS |
| Winner | 1st RU | 2nd RU |
07 | 08 | 04 • (01) United Kingdom
06 | 03 | 03 • (02) Germany
06 | 03 | 03 • (02) Sweden
06 | 01 | 04 • (04) Poland
05 | 04 | 07 • (05) Spain
04 | 08 | 10 • (06) Finland
04 | 06 | 03 • (07) France
04 | 03 | 01 • (08) Netherlands
04 | 01 | 03 • (09) Iceland
03 | 04 | 06 • (10) Greece
03 | 03 | 02 • (11) Russia
03 | 03 | 01 • (12) Norway
02 | 03 | 05 • (13) Austria
02 | 01 | 03 • (14) Czech Republic
01 | 04 | 02 • (15) Denmark
01 | 02 | 04 • (16) England*
01 | 02 | 01 • (17) Belarus
01 | 01 | 04 • (18) Ireland
01 | 01 | 02 • (19) Ukraine
01 | 01 | 00 • (20) Yugoslavia**
01 | 00 | 02 • (21) Turkey
01 | 00 | 01 • (22) Portugal
01 | 00 | 00 • (23) Albania
01 | 00 | 00 • (23) Bosnia & Herzegovina
01 | 00 | 00 • (23) Gibraltar
00 | 03 | 02 • (26) Italy
00 | 03 | 01 • (27) Wales*
00 | 01 | 02 • (28) Scotland*
00 | 01 | 01 • (29) Belgium
00 | 01 | 01 • (29) Czechoslovakia**
00 | 01 | 01 • (29) Romania
00 | 01 | 01 • (29) Switzerland
00 | 01 | 00 • (33) Croatia
00 | 01 | 00 • (33) Hungary
00 | 01 | 00 • (33) Serbia & Montenegro**
00 | 00 | 01 • (36) Kosovo
00 | 00 | 01 • (36) Slovenia
00 | 00 | 01 • (36) USSR**
Total: W (70) | 1RU (76) | 2RU (83)
THE OLYMPIC PAGEANTS
CROWN TALLY 1951-2023
| MU • MW • MI • ME • MS |
| Winner | 1st RU | 2nd RU |
07 | 08 | 04 • (01) United Kingdom
06 | 03 | 03 • (02) Germany
06 | 03 | 03 • (02) Sweden
06 | 01 | 04 • (04) Poland
05 | 04 | 07 • (05) Spain
04 | 08 | 10 • (06) Finland
04 | 06 | 03 • (07) France
04 | 03 | 01 • (08) Netherlands
04 | 01 | 03 • (09) Iceland
03 | 04 | 06 • (10) Greece
03 | 03 | 02 • (11) Russia
03 | 03 | 01 • (12) Norway
02 | 03 | 05 • (13) Austria
02 | 01 | 03 • (14) Czech Republic
01 | 04 | 02 • (15) Denmark
01 | 02 | 04 • (16) England*
01 | 02 | 01 • (17) Belarus
01 | 01 | 04 • (18) Ireland
01 | 01 | 02 • (19) Ukraine
01 | 01 | 00 • (20) Yugoslavia**
01 | 00 | 02 • (21) Turkey
01 | 00 | 01 • (22) Portugal
01 | 00 | 00 • (23) Albania
01 | 00 | 00 • (23) Bosnia & Herzegovina
01 | 00 | 00 • (23) Gibraltar
00 | 03 | 02 • (26) Italy
00 | 03 | 01 • (27) Wales*
00 | 01 | 02 • (28) Scotland*
00 | 01 | 01 • (29) Belgium
00 | 01 | 01 • (29) Czechoslovakia**
00 | 01 | 01 • (29) Romania
00 | 01 | 01 • (29) Switzerland
00 | 01 | 00 • (33) Croatia
00 | 01 | 00 • (33) Hungary
00 | 01 | 00 • (33) Serbia & Montenegro**
00 | 00 | 01 • (36) Kosovo
00 | 00 | 01 • (36) Slovenia
00 | 00 | 01 • (36) USSR**
Total: W (70) | 1RU (76) | 2RU (83)
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Favourite Miss : MW’13 Megan Young
Registration date : 2023-11-24
Re: T.O.P. CROWN TALLY (post ME 2023)
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AMERICAS:
THE OLYMPIC PAGEANTS
CROWN TALLY 1951-2023
| MU • MW • MI • ME • MS |
| Winner | 1st RU | 2nd RU |
24 | 16 | 18 • (01) Venezuela
16 | 26 | 13 • (02) USA
11 | 03 | 05 • (03) Puerto Rico
06 | 12 | 05 • (04) Brazil
06 | 05 | 06 • (05) Mexico
05 | 15 | 08 • (06) Colombia
04 | 04 | 01 • (07) Argentina
04 | 01 | 04 • (08) Jamaica
04 | 01 | 01 • (09) Ecuador
03 | 05 | 01 • (10) Canada
03 | 01 | 04 • (11) Peru
03 | 01 | 01 • (12) Panama
03 | 00 | 03 • (13) Trinidad & Tobago
02 | 05 | 03 • (14) Dominican Republic
02 | 00 | 01 • (15) Costa Rica
02 | 00 | 01 • (15) Chile
01 | 01 | 00 • (17) Bermuda
01 | 01 | 00 • (17) Honduras
01 | 01 | 00 • (17) Paraguay
01 | 00 | 01 • (20) Nicaragua
01 | 00 | 00 • (21) Belize
01 | 00 | 00 • (21) Grenada
01 | 00 | 00 • (21) Guatemala
00 | 03 | 00 • (24) Aruba
00 | 02 | 00 • (25) Curacao
00 | 02 | 00 • (25) Haiti
00 | 01 | 00 • (27) El Salvador
00 | 01 | 00 • (27) Martinique
00 | 00 | 01 • (29) Guyana
00 | 00 | 01 • (29) Suriname
Total: W (105) | 1RU (107) | 2RU (78)
THE OLYMPIC PAGEANTS
CROWN TALLY 1951-2023
| MU • MW • MI • ME • MS |
| Winner | 1st RU | 2nd RU |
24 | 16 | 18 • (01) Venezuela
16 | 26 | 13 • (02) USA
11 | 03 | 05 • (03) Puerto Rico
06 | 12 | 05 • (04) Brazil
06 | 05 | 06 • (05) Mexico
05 | 15 | 08 • (06) Colombia
04 | 04 | 01 • (07) Argentina
04 | 01 | 04 • (08) Jamaica
04 | 01 | 01 • (09) Ecuador
03 | 05 | 01 • (10) Canada
03 | 01 | 04 • (11) Peru
03 | 01 | 01 • (12) Panama
03 | 00 | 03 • (13) Trinidad & Tobago
02 | 05 | 03 • (14) Dominican Republic
02 | 00 | 01 • (15) Costa Rica
02 | 00 | 01 • (15) Chile
01 | 01 | 00 • (17) Bermuda
01 | 01 | 00 • (17) Honduras
01 | 01 | 00 • (17) Paraguay
01 | 00 | 01 • (20) Nicaragua
01 | 00 | 00 • (21) Belize
01 | 00 | 00 • (21) Grenada
01 | 00 | 00 • (21) Guatemala
00 | 03 | 00 • (24) Aruba
00 | 02 | 00 • (25) Curacao
00 | 02 | 00 • (25) Haiti
00 | 01 | 00 • (27) El Salvador
00 | 01 | 00 • (27) Martinique
00 | 00 | 01 • (29) Guyana
00 | 00 | 01 • (29) Suriname
Total: W (105) | 1RU (107) | 2RU (78)
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Registration date : 2023-11-24
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