other uses MISS disambiguation refimprove date November 2010 Miss pronounced IPA en m s is an English ... in English language conversation or correspondence. Use as a title honorific The usage of Miss ... publisher Emily Post Etipedia accessdate 19 November 2010 ref Though Miss is less commonly ... status specific. Miss was formerly the default title for businesswomen, but has largely been replaced by Ms. in this context. It was, and to some extent remains, a default title for actresses Miss Helen Hayes , Miss Barbara Stanwyck or other celebrities Miss Amelia Earhart . Such default usage has also proved problematic the poet Dorothy Parker was often referred to as Miss Parker , even though Parker ..., the use of Miss or Mrs. became a problem for The New York Times in referring to political candidate ... at Mrs . Use alone as a form of address Miss is the proper form for addressing all young ladies. It is sometimes used for younger adult woman, for example, May I help you, Miss? In the United States , Ma ..., and it is presumptive to assume marital status based solely on apparent age. Miss alone is often ... American subcultures, such as the American South and some urban cultures, Miss is sometimes used irrespective of marital status with a woman s first name in direct or indirect informal address, as Miss Ellen from Gone with the Wind or Miss Ellie Ewing Miss Ellie from Dallas TV series Dallas . This form ... teacher or nanny as Miss and their first name, regardless of marital status. In some styles ... as Miss Doe , with the younger daughters being addressed as Miss Jane Doe and Miss Rebecca Doe . In person ... with the same surname. Another notable use of Miss is as the title of a beauty queen given that in most pageants it is a requirement that contestants be unmarried , such as Miss America , Miss World , and Miss Universe . Other languages, such as French language French , Spanish language Spanish , Bulgarian language Bulgarian , and Portuguese language Portuguese , have borrowed the English Miss to refer ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Miss A image Miss A in Mnet 20 s Choice Awards.jpg caption Miss A in Mnet ... br Min artist Min br Bae Suzy Suzy Miss A lang ko , commonly stylized as miss A , is a four member ... for an online shopping center. ref http www.allkpop.com 2010 07 miss as suzy used to be a model for an online shopping mall miss A s Suzy used to be a model for an online shopping mall Bot generated title ref Originally, Miss A were a 5 member group in training in 2009. While still in training ... 2010 07 more pre debut footage of miss a uncovered More pre debut footage of miss A uncovered Bot generated ... news jyps new 4member girl group miss a set to debut early july JYP s New 4 Member Girl Group, miss A Set to Debut Early July Bot generated title ref 2010 Debut in South Korea with Bad Girl Good Girl and Breathe Miss A made their official debut in South Korea as a four member group on June ... award on M.net M Countdown and the following day Miss A became number 1 on Korean Broadcasting System ... week. ref http www.allkpop.com 2010 07 miss a continues to reign the charts with bad girl good girl miss A continues to reign the charts with Bad Girl Good Girl Bot generated title ref ref http www.allkpop.com 2010 07 miss a debuts with bad girl good girl on m countdown miss A debuts with Bad Girl Good Girl on M Countdown Bot generated title ref ref http www.allkpop.com 2010 07 miss a claims 1 on m countdown miss A claims 1 on M Countdown Bot generated title ref ref http www.allkpop.com 2010 07 miss a wins k chart on music bank miss A wins K Chart on Music Bank Bot generated title ref ref http www.allkpop.com 2010 08 miss a wins mutizen award on inkigayo miss A wins Mutizen award on Inkigayo ... Step Up Miss A song Step Up on September 26. The group promoted Breathe Miss A song Breathe as the lead ... 09 miss a transforms into reggae dolls for their comeback miss A transforms into reggae dolls for their comeback Bot generated title ref ref http www.allkpop.com 2010 09 miss a reveals breathe mv miss ... more details
Miss Barbados may refer to Barbados delegation for Miss Universe , see Miss Barbados Universe Barbados delegation for Miss World , see Miss Barbados World disambig ... more details
Miss India may refer to Femina Miss India Miss India restaurant An Indian casual dining chain in Brisbane, Australia Miss India CT Miss India Worldwide Miss South India I Am She Miss Universe India Miss India , a 1957 film by Sachin Dev Burman disambig ... more details
Miss Congeniality may refer to Miss Congeniality film Miss Congeniality film , 2000 film, directed by Donald Petrie, starring Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt The sequel, Miss Congeniality 2 Armed and Fabulous A special award, the Miss Congeniality Award , given at beauty pageants, specifically at Miss Universe special awards Miss Congeniality Miss Universe Miss World No Wikipedia article dwells on Miss World Miss Congeniality. missworld.com has no historical listing of past Miss Congenialitys. Miss USA special awards Miss Congeniality Miss USA Miss America award winners Miss Congeniality Miss America No Wikipedia article dwells on Miss America Miss Congeniality. missamerica.org has no historical listing of past Miss Congenialitys, but http www.missamerica.org our miss americas 1930 review.aspx says 1939 ... Miss Congeniality Doris Coggins, Miss Mississippi was named for the first time and according to http www.missamerica.org our miss americas 2000 review.aspx, 2006 ... In a return to tradition Malika Dudley, Miss Hawaii, becomes the first young woman to be awarded the Miss Congeniality title in over 30 years. Miss Teen USA special awards Miss Congeniality Miss Teen USA Amy Dumas , Miss Congeniality, professional wrestler disambig ... more details
Miss Philippines may refer to Binibining Pilipinas , a beauty pageant that selects Philippines representatives to Miss Universe, and Miss International. Miss Philippines Earth , a beauty pageant that selects Philippines representative to Miss Earth. Miss World Philippines , a beauty pageant that selects Philippines representative to Miss World. Disambig ... more details
Miss Jamaica may refer to Miss Earth Jamaica , a beauty pageant that selects Jamaica s representative to Miss Earth. Miss Jamaica Universe , a beauty pageant that selects Jamaica s representative to Miss Universe. Miss Jamaica World , a beauty pageant that selects Jamaica s representative to Miss World. disambig ... more details
Miss China may refer to Miss Universe China , a beauty pageant that selects China s representative to Miss Universe. Miss Earth China , a beauty pageant that selects China s representative to Miss Earth. Miss China World , a beauty pageant that selects China s representative to Miss World. Disambig ... more details
Miss Asia may refer to Miss Asia Pacific International , the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia Miss Asia Pageant , organized by the Asia Television Limited in Hong Kong Miss National Asia , organized in the United States for Asian American Women Miss World Continental Groups Asia Pacific , a title given to a top 5 finalist for Miss World who comes from the Asia Pacific Entrant in Miss Universe Entrant in Miss World Entrant in Miss International Disambig id Miss Asia ... more details
Miss Independent may refer to Miss Independent Kelly Clarkson song Miss Independent Kelly Clarkson song , a 2003 single by Kelly Clarkson Miss Independent video Miss Independent , 2003 DVD album by Kelly Clarkson Miss Independent Ne Yo song Miss Independent Ne Yo song , a 2008 single by Ne Yo disambig it Miss Independent nl Miss Independent tr Miss Independent ... more details
Miss Nobody can refer to Miss Nobody 1926 film Miss Nobody 1926 film , a 1926 silent film Miss Nobody 1996 film Miss Nobody 1996 film , a 1996 Polish film disambig ... more details
Miss You may refer to Miss You album Miss You album , a compilation album by The Stranglers, or the title song and see below Miss You Aaliyah song Miss You Aaliyah song , 2003 Miss You Eric Clapton song Miss You Eric Clapton song , 1986 Miss You Feeder song Miss You Feeder song , 2008 Miss You The Rolling Stones song Miss You The Rolling Stones song , 1978 Miss You Yuna Ito song Miss You Yuna Ito song , 2008 Miss You M flo song Miss You M flo song , 2003 Miss You , a song by Enrique Iglesias from Insomniac Enrique Iglesias album Insomniac Miss You , a song by Kashmir from The Good Life Kashmir album The Good Life Miss You , a song by Mariah Carey from The Remixes Mariah Carey album The Remixes Miss You , a song by Mirwais Ahmadza Miss You , a song by MYMP from Soulful Acoustic Miss You , a song by The Stranglers from Written in Red Miss You , a song by Westlife from Westlife album Westlife Miss You , a song by Winifred Horan from Just One Wish Miss You , a play by David Auburn See also I Miss You disambiguation disambiguation hu Miss You egy rtelm s t lap ja ... more details
Miss Prissy may refer to List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters Miss Prissy Miss Prissy , the widowed hen who had a crush on Foghorn Leghorn Miss Prissy, a dancer who starred in the 2005 documentary, Rize film Rize disambiguation ... more details
Miss Afghanistan may refer to Zohra Daoud , the first and only official Miss Afghanistan ever crowned Vida Samadzai , candidate in Miss Earth 2003 Zallascht Sadat , Miss Afghanistan Germany 2008 disambig Category Beauty pageants in Afghanistan ... more details
Miss Ellie may refer to Miss Ellie Ewing , a character in the TV series Dallas TV series Dallas Miss Ellie dog , a category winner in the World s Ugliest Dog Contest disambig ... more details
Miss Illusion refers to Miss Illusion , a song by Bang Camaro from Bang Camaro II Miss Illusion , a song by Murray Head from Nigel Lived Dab ... more details
Miss X may refer to Miss X comics , a fictional, comic book character in the DC Comics universe. Miss X and Miss Z , characters from the animated television series Johnny Test. Miss XV , a Mexican television series. See also Mister X Mrs. X character X disambiguation dab ... more details
Miss Kosovo or Miss Kosova is beauty competition for unmarried women in Kosovo and has taken place since ..., Miss Kosovo has been permitted to take part at the Miss Earth pagaent. Pre 2008 winners of the contest were able to represent Miss Albania owing to agreements with its sister organisation across the border. Two winners had a successful pageant in Miss Albania Venera Mustafa 1999 winner of both titles and Agnesa Vuthaj winning Miss Kosovo 2003 and Miss Albania 2004 who also participated internationally as Miss Albania. The Miss Kosovo pageant is organized by former titleholder Agnesa Vuthaj under her Agnesa Vuthaj Association . After Kosovo s declaration of independence, Miss Kosovo 2007 Yllka Berisha participated in the Miss Earth 2008 pageant but was unplaced. Winners class wikitable class hintergrundfarbe4 Year Miss Kosovo 1994 Af rdita Pa arada 1995 Blerta Syla 1996 Diellza Kollgeci ... THACI 2009 Elza Marku Miss Kosovo Representatives to Miss Earth class sortable wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC Year Name Placement Miss Earth 2001 2001 ND Miss Earth 2002 2002 Mirjeta Zeka Miss Earth 2003 2003 Teuta Hoxha Miss Earth 2004 2004 ND Miss Earth 2005 2005 ND Miss Earth 2006 2006 ND Miss Earth 2007 2007 ND Miss Earth 2008 2008 Yllka Berisha Miss Earth 2009 2009 Elza Marku Miss Earth 2010 2010 Morena Taraku The Miss Kosovo pageant is not related to Miss Universe Kosovo or formally Miss Universe ... American photographer started the Miss Universe Kosova pageant to select the country s delegate to Miss Universe. On the other hand, the Miss Kosovo pageant selects its representative to Miss Earth. Miss Universe Kosova Representatives to Miss Universe class sortable wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC Year Name Placement style background color ffdf9b Miss Universe 2008 2008 Zana Krasniqi Top 10 6th style background color ccff99 Miss Universe 2009 2009 Marigona Gona Dragusha 2nd runner up 3rd Miss Universe 2010 2010 Keshtjella Pepshi Unplaced style background color ccff99 Miss Universe 2011 2011 Af rdita ... more details
wiktionary missMISS may stand for Man In Space Soonest , a U.S. Airforce space program that eventually became Project Mercury. MISS OS , an early Soviet operating system. Mississippi , a state of the United States. Miss World , oldest surviving major international beauty pageant Miss Universe Miss , an honorific title of unmarried woman, see also Mistress form of address Miss Press , an imprint of the German group VDM Publishing devoted to the reproduction of Wikipedia content CPU cache Cache Misses Cache MISS disambig de Miss es Miss fr Miss ja ... more details
File Miss Mongolia 08 Anun Chinbat.jpg thumb 200px Miss Mongolia 2008 Anun Chinbat during Miss World 2008 . Miss Mongolia is the beauty contest held in Mongolia to select Mongolia s representatives for Miss World , and Miss Tourism Queen International. The first Miss Mongolia competition took place in 2005. Miss Mongolia pageant s official organizer is Desoft Media company. Each year, approximately twenty women compete in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and seven are selected by a panel of judges. The 1st place winner is crowned the official Miss Mongolia and competes in Miss World. Additionally, there are two finalists 1st and 2nd runner ups respectively , one which goes to Miss Tourism Queen International and the other to Miss Intercontinental. Lastly, one finalist is chosen to participate in Miss World. Miss Mongolia Association is an official organizer of Miss Mongolia contest since 2004. Website www.missmongolia.mn The winners 2004. Ms. Sodtuya 2005. Ms. Gantogoo 2006. Ms. Bolortuya 2007. Ms. Gerelchuluun 2008. Ms. Khulangoo 2009. Ms. Badamgerel 2010. Ms. Badamtsetseg 2011. Ms. Tugsuu External links http www.missworld.mn Miss Mongolia website http www.globalbeauties.com world 2008 w08 int mong.htm Miss Mongolia 2008 http www.missworld.com Miss World Category Beauty pageants in Mongolia it Miss Mongolia ... more details
Infobox Organization name Miss Aruba image image border size caption map msize mcaption motto formation ... name num staff budget website http www.missaruba.aw www.missaruba.aw Miss Aruba is the annual national beauty pageant of Aruba , responsible for selecting representatives to Miss World , and Miss ... has been accumulating positive results, with Taryn Mansell placing as first runner up in 1996 at Miss Universe 1996 Miss Universe and Tamara Scaroni, becoming the first Aruba n to receive the Miss Congeniality award in Miss Universe 2000 2000 representatitves placing as semifinalists in Miss World 1990 1990 , Miss World 1996 1996 , Miss World 2002 2002 , along with a first runner up in Miss World 2001 2001 at Miss World and another semifinalist in Miss International 2001 , three Best National Costume awards in Miss International 2000 2000 , Miss International 2007 2007 , Miss International 2008 2008 and a first runner up placement in Miss International 1994 1994 at Miss International. In 2012, the organization gave up the Miss Universe franchise. Winners Representatives to Miss Universe File Priscilla Lee, Miss Universe in Las Vegas 2 .jpg thumb Priscilla Lee in August 2010 class sortable wikitable Year Contestant Placement Award Miss Universe 1964 1964 Lidia Lidwina Henriquez Miss Universe 1965 1965 Dorinda Croes Miss Universe 1966 1966 Sandra Fang Miss Universe 1967 1967 Ivonne Maduro Miss Universe 1968 1968 Sandra Croes Miss Universe 1969 1969 Jeanette Geerman Miss Universe 1970 1970 Linda Annette Richmon Miss Universe 1971 1971 Vicenta Vallita Maduro Miss Universe 1972 1972 Ivonne Dirksz Miss Universe 1973 1973 Monica Ethline Oduber style background color FFE066 font weight bold Miss Universe 1974 1974 Maureen Ava Vieira Miss Universe 1974 Placements 4th runner up Miss Universe 1975 1975 Martica Pamela Brown Miss Universe 1976 1976 Cynthia Marlene Bruin Miss Universe 1977 1977 Margaret Eldrid Oduber Miss Universe 1978 1978 Margarita Marieta Tromp Miss Universe 1979 ... more details
distinguish Miss Shqip ria Refimprove date June 2009 Miss Albania is a national beauty pageant for women in Albania the winner represents Albania in Miss World . The pageant is not related to Miss Universe Albania or Miss Shqip ria or the Miss Earth Albania or Miss Shqiptarja . The pageant lost its Miss Universe license to Miss Universe Albania in 2006. Winners class wikitable align left Year Name Remark 1991 Valbona Selimllari 1992 Sidorela Kola 1993 Monika Zguro 1994 Ilda Reka 1995 Hygerta Sako 1996 8 No Pageant 1998 2nd runner up Gentiana Totraku 1999 Venera Mustafa 2000 Gentiana Ramadani 2001 Anisa Kospiri Miss Universe 2002 Top 10 2002 No Pageant 2003 Denisa Kola Miss Universe 2003 contestant, Miss World 2003 contestant 2004 Agnesa Vuthaj Miss World 2004 contestant, Miss Universe 2005 contestant 2005 Suada Sherifi Miss World 2005 contestant 2006 No Pageant 2007 Egla Harxhi Miss World 2008 contestant 2008 No Pageant 2009 Aurela Hoxha Replaced by Armina Mevlani because she had been married, ref name replaced http vip.shqiperia.com art 5717 Miss Bota 2009 Vera Grabocka perjashton Aurela Hoxhen per vajzen e Arben Mevlanit.html Miss Bota 2009, Vera Grabocka p rjashton Aurela Hoxh n p r vajz n e Arben Mevlanit , VIP.shqiperia.com , Retrieved July 11, 2011 ref subsequently became host of Albania s Next Top Model 2010 Arnita Beqiraj 2011 Isi Top iu Ulaj Appointed, 3rd Runner Up at Mister & Miss Albania 2010 pageant. See also Miss Universe Albania Miss Shqip ria References reflist Beauty pageants in Albania MissWorldCountries Beauty contests in Europe Category Miss Universe by country A Category Beauty pageants in Albania A Category Albanian culture albania stub de Miss Albanien fr Miss Albanie it Miss Albania nl Miss Albani sq Miss Albania ... more details
Miss April , also known as Fr ken April , can refer to the following films Miss April 1958 film Miss April 1958 film , a 1958 Swedish film Miss April 1963 film Miss April 1963 film , a 1963 Danish film People April Jeanette Mendez born 1987 , United States American professional wrestler also known by the ring name Miss April disambig ... more details
Website Miss Iceland lang is Ungfr sland is the annual national beauty contest of Iceland . History The competition has been carried out since 1950 in the first year it was called Miss Reykjav k Ungfr Reykjav k . Since 1955, the contest has taken place under the current name Miss Iceland. In the past, contest winners gained the right to represent Iceland in Miss Universe , Miss World or Miss International . As of 2009, the winner goes on to compete in Miss World. Runners up go to Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth . ref http www.free press release.com news 200706 1183085545.html Here comes Iceland s first Miss Earth delegate ref There are six regional preliminary contests ... from each region, take part in the finals. Iceland is one of the most successful countries at the Miss ... 20 Notes 1955 Arna Hj rleifsd ttir Miss World 1955 1956 g sta Gu mundsd ttir Miss World 1956 1957 Brynd s Schram Miss Universe 1957 bgcolor ffff99 1958 Sigr ur orvaldsd ttir Miss Universe 1959 Top 15 1959 Sigr ur Geirsd ttir Miss International 1960 1960 Sigr n Ragnarsd ttir Miss International 1961 1961 Mar a Gu mundsd ttir Miss International 1962 bgcolor FFCC00 1962 Gu r n Bjarnad ttir Miss International 1963 Miss International 1963 MISS INTERNATIONAL 1963 1963 Thelma Ingvarsd ttir Miss ... rowspan 2 1965 Sigr n Vignisd ttir 1966 Kolbr n Einarsd ttir Miss International 1967 1967 Gu r n P tursd ttir Miss Universe 1967 1968 J n na Konr sd ttir align center rowspan 1 align center rowspan 1 align center rowspan 1 1969 Mar a Baldursd ttir Miss Universe 1969 1970 Erna J hannesd ttir Miss Universe 1970 1971 Gu r n Valgar sd ttir Miss Universe 1971 1972 runn S monard ttir align center rowspan ... Miss Universe 1974 Miss Congeniality rowspan 2 1975 rowspan 2 Helga Eldon Jonsd ttir Miss International 1973 Miss Universe 1975 1976 Gu munda J hannesd ttir Miss Universe 1976 rowspan 2 1977 Kristjana rainsd ttir br small dethroned small Miss Universe 1977 Anna E var sd ttir br small successor ... more details
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