Miss Nederland
Miss Nederland is a national Beauty pageant in the Netherlands.
History
Former pageant
From 1929–1931, the Netherlands held a national pageant in Amsterdam for the first time called "Miss Holland". From 1932-1949 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 1991-2008 the Miss Universe representatives were selected from "Miss Universe Netherlands" pageant. The program was televised live on Veronica television.
Organizers
- 1929-1976 — “Het Leven”
- 1977-1978 — Corinne Rottschaefer
- 1989-2008 - Hans Konings Miss Nederland 0rganisatie in cooperation with RTL4 and SBS6
- 1991-1994 — Miss Universe Nederland by Veronica TV
- 2009-2019 — Kim Kotter
- 2020-Present — Monica van Ee
Miss Nederland Organisation
the local qualifyings for Miss Nederland are called Miss Beauty of the Netherlands, a notable jury member on there is Priscilla Jarec who is distantly related to the rich businessman Cor Dillen
Titleholders
| Year | Miss Nederland | Province | Notes |
| 1929 | Johanna Koopman | — | |
| 1930 | Emmy Kuster | — | |
| 1931 | Marie van Lelyveld | — | |
| 1932 | Carolina Geels | — | |
| 1934 | Sonja Coers | — | |
| 1935 | Stella Elte | — | |
| 1936 | Mia Kramer | — | |
| 1937 | Elisa Schimpf | — | |
| 1948 | Mary Jochemse | — | |
| 1950 | Hilda Lesman | — | |
| 1951 | Elisabeth van Proosdij | — | |
| 1952 | Yvonne Meyer | — | |
| 1954 | Conny Harteveld | — | |
| 1955 | Angelina Kalkhoven | — | |
| 1956 | Rita Schmidt | North Holland | |
| 1957 | Corine Rottschäfer | North Holland | Miss Europe 1957, Miss World 1959 |
| 1958 | Luciënne Struve | — | |
| 1959 | Peggy Erwich | North Holland | |
| 1960 | Ans Schoon | North Holland | |
| 1961 | Anne Marie Brink | — | |
| 1962 | Catharina Lodders | North Holland | Miss World 1962 |
| 1963 | Godelieve Sassen | — | |
| 1964 | Elly Koot | North Holland | Miss Europe 1964 |
| 1965 | Anja Maria Schuit | North Holland | |
| 1966 | Margo Domen | South Holland | |
| 1967 | Irene van Campenhout | South Holland | |
| 1968 | Marjolein Abbing | — | |
| 1969 | Welmoed Hollenberg | — | |
| 1970 | Maureen Renzen | — | |
| 1971 | Laura Mulder-Smid | North Holland | |
| 1972 | Jenny ten Wolde | Groningen | |
| 1973 | Yildiz de Kat | — | |
| 1974 | Nicoline Broeckx | North Brabant | |
| 1975 | Lynda Snippe | North Holland | |
| 1976 | Lucie Visser | — | |
| 1977 | Ineke Berends | North Holland | |
| 1978 | Karin Gustafsson | North Holland | |
| 1979 | Eunice Bharatsing | South Holland | |
| 1980 | Karin Gooyer | Gelderland | |
| 1981 | Ingrid Schouten | South Holland | |
| 1982 | Brigitte Dierickx | North Holland | |
| 1983 | Nancy Lalleman-Heijnis | North Holland | |
| 1984 | Nancy Neede | North Holland | |
| 1985 | Pasquale Somers | — | |
| 1986 | Janny Tervelde | Overijssel | |
| 1987 | Angelique Cremers | — | |
| 1988 | Angela Visser | South Holland | Miss Universe 1989 |
| 1989 | Stephanie Halenbeek | North Holland | |
| 1989 | Liesbeth Caspers | — | |
| 1990 | Gabriëlle Stap | — | |
| 1991 | Paulien Huizinga | Utrecht | |
| 1991 | Linda Egging | — | |
| 1992 | Vivian Jansen | North Brabant | |
| 1992 | Gaby van Nimwegen | — | |
| 1993 | Angelique van Zalen | North Holland | |
| 1993 | Hilda Vermeulen | Friesland | |
| 1994 | Irene van der Laar | South Holland | |
| 1994 | Yoshka Bon | North Holland | |
| 1995 | Chantal van Woensel | Zealand | |
| 1995 | Didie Schackman | Gelderland | |
| 1996 | Marja de Graaf | Drenthe | |
| 1996 | Petra Hoost | North Holland | |
| 1997 | Sonja Silva | — | |
| 1998 | Jacqueline Rotteveel | North Holland | |
| 1998 | Nerena Ruinemans | — | |
| 2000 | Chantal van Roessel | North Brabant | |
| 2000 | Raja Moussaoui | Limburg | |
| 2001 | Reshma Roopram | South Holland | |
| 2001 | Irena Pantelic | — | |
| 2002 | Kim Kötter | Overijssel | |
| 2002 | Elise Boulogne | South Holland | |
| 2003 | Tessa Brix | South Holland | |
| 2003 | Sanne de Regt | — | |
| 2004 | Lindsay Grace Pronk | North Brabant | |
| 2004 | Miranda Slabber | Zeeland | |
| 2005 | Sharita Sopacua | Utrecht | |
| 2006 | Sheryl Lynn Baas | South Holland | Mrs Globe 2012 |
| 2007 | Melissa Sneekes | South Holland | |
| 2008 | Charlotte Labee | South Holland | |
| 2008 | Deniz Akkoyun | Utrecht | |
| 2009 | Avalon-Chanel Weyzig | Flevoland | |
| 2010 | Desirée van den Berg | North Holland | |
| 2011 | Kelly Weekers | Limburg | |
| 2012 | Nathalie den Dekker | North Holland | |
| 2013 | Stephanie Tency | North Holland | |
| 2014 | Yasmin Verheijen | North Holland | |
| 2015 | Jessie Jazz Vuijk | North Holland | |
| 2016 | Zoey Ivory | Flevoland | |
| 2017 | Nicky Opheij | Utrecht | |
| 2018 | Rahima Ayla Dirkse | South Holland | |
| 2019 | Sharon Pieksma | South Holland | |
| 2020 | TBD | TBD | TBD |