The inaugural Miss Lebanon beauty pageant took place back in 1952, marking 72 years since its inception. So many impressive beauties have been crowned since then, here is a brief overview of Lebanon’s beauty queens.
1. Leila Saroufim, 1952
2. Hania Baydoun, 1953
3. Gladys Tabet, 1959
4. Leyla Antaki, 1960
5. Nohad El Cabbabe, 1961
6. Eleonore Abi Karam, 1962
7. Mona Slim, 1963
8. Natalie Barakat, 1964
9. Yolla Harb, 1965
10. Marilyn Talih, 1966
11. Sonya Fares, 1967
12. Rola Majzoub, 1969
13. Georgina Rizk, 1970 (Miss Universe 1971)
14. Marcelle Herro, 1972
15. Silvia Ohannessian, 1973
16. Gisele Hashem, 1974
17. Ramona Karam, 1975
18. Vera Alouane, 1977
19. Katia Fakhry, 1978
20. Jacqueline Daou, 1979
21. Denise Sfeir, 1980
22. Zeina Joseph Shallita, 1981
23. Batoul Attar, 1982
24. Silvia Hobeika, 1983
25. Renee Philip Barkat, 1984
26. Mireille Abi Fares, 1985
27. Marie Khoury, 1986
28. Collette Boulos, 1988
29. Diana Bekdash, 1991
30. Nicole Bardawil, 1992
31. Ghada Al Turk, 1993
32. Lara Badawi, 1994
33. Dina Azar, 1995
34. Nasreen Sami Nassar, 1996
35. Joelle Behlock, 1997
36. Clemence Achkar, 1998
37. Norma Naoum, 1999
38. Sandra Rizk, 2000
39. Christina Sawaya, 2002/2001
40. Marie Jose Honein، 2003
41. Nadine Nassib Njeim, 2004
42. Gabrielle Bou Rached, 2005
43. Nadine Wilson Njeim, 2007
44. Rosarita Tawil, 2008
45. Martine Andraos, 2009
46. Rahaf Abdallah, 2010
47. Yara Khoury Mikhael, 2011
48. Rina Chibany, 2012
49. Karen Ghrawi, 2013
50. Sally Jreij, 2014
51. Valerie Abou Chacra, 2015
52. Sandy Tabet, 2016
53. Perla Helou, 2017
54. Maya Reaidy, 2018-2021
55. Yasmina Zaytoun, 2022-2023
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