Miss Nederland
beauty contest
The Miss Nederland is a national beauty pageant in the Netherlands. The pageant was founded in 1929 in Amsterdam.
History
Former pageant
From 1929 to 1931, the Netherlands held a national pageant in Amsterdam for the first time called "Miss Holland". From 1932 to 1949 the pageant was briefly discontinued and later recommenced in 1951 by the Miss Holland Organization.
In 1951 the Netherlands debuted at the Miss World pageant and the Miss Universe pageant in 1956. The national beauty pageant was called "Miss Holland" from 1950 until 1990, since that year the winner competed at the Miss Universe, while runners-up traditionally competed at the Miss World pageant and the Miss International pageant. Since 1991 it became known as "Miss Nederland" whose winner went on to the Miss World pageant. From 1991 to 2008 the Miss Universe representatives were selected from "Miss Universe Netherlands" pageant. The program was televised live on Veronica television.
Organizers
1929–1976 — “Het Leven” (the Life)
1977–1978 — Corinne Rottschaefer (De Telegraph)
1989–2008 — Hans Konings (CEO) Miss Nederland Organisatie in cooperation with RTL4 and SBS6
1991–1994 — Miss Universe Nederland by Veronica TV
2009–2019 — Kim Kötter
2020–Present — Monica van Ee (Hannah)
Miss Nederland Organisation
In 2009, Kim Kötter became the national director of the Netherlands.
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