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(Redirected from Miss Universe Greece) National beauty pageant competition in Greece Not to be confused with Star Hellas.

Star & Mr GS Hellas Organization
Star GS Hellas, Miss GS Hellas, Mr GS Hellas
Σταρ ΓΣ Ελλάς, Μις ΓΣ Ελλάς, κύριος ΓΣ Ελλάς
Formation	2011; 14 years ago (2011)
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Athens
Location	Greece
Membership	Miss Universe Miss Earth Miss Supranational Mister Supranational Miss Intercontinental
Official language	Greek
President	George Kouvaris
Website	Official website

Star GS Hellas (Greek: Σταρ ΓΣ Ελλάς;) is a national beauty pageant responsible for selecting Greece's representative to the Miss Universe and Mister Supranational pageant. The first Miss Universe Greece pageant was titled in 2021.

History

The first Star Hellas at Miss Universe competition took place in 1952. In the 1970s and early 1980s, the pageant was broadcast every year by the Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi. From 1990 to 2010, it was funded and broadcast on Greece's private network ANT1.

The Miss Universe Greece expects to hold a pageant with the motto "confidently beautiful". The winner will be the entrant to Miss Universe each year. Greece did not compete in 1988, 2016 and 2017.

International crowns

One – Miss Universe winner: Corinna Tsopei (1964)

Titleholders

Main article: Star Hellas

Winner International Title

Miss Universe Greece

Miss Earth Greece

Miss Supranational Greece

Miss Intercontinental Greece

Mister Supranational Greece

Year	Star GS Hellas	Miss GS Hellas	B Star GS Hellas	B Miss GS Hellas	Mr GS Hellas
2011	Penelope Stamatakou	Afroditi Vlanti	x	Marianna Nikolaou	Debuted 2014
2012	Elli Pournara	Vanesa Pitsiou	Katerina Floutkova	x
2013	Konstantina Kioussi	Elena Pappa	Elena Kostopoulou	Maria Ilina
2014	Athanasia Kofinioti	Jennie Lattou	Fay Zigouri	Maria Nestora	?
2015	Konstantina Koromila	Fotini Barnasa	Brenda Iacounina	Maria Petsi	Spyros Papakonstantinou
2016	Nansy Pitta	Stella Mizeraki	Katerina Skamptzova	Katerina Papasika	Sotiris Masouris
2017	Christina Moumouri	Marina Dimitropoulou	Irene Ligkori	Nelly Railan	Giorgos Tsotras
2018	Theodora Mosxouri	Konstantina Xaxlaki	Christina Eleftheriou	Konstantina Dima	Vasilis Simos
2019	Niki Alexandridou Did not compete	Elpida Pazarakou	Ingrid Collani	Olga Malandraki	Andreas Botaitis
2020	Katerina Psychou	Labrini Tzanidaki	Angeliki Balogianni	Katerina Vetta	Spyros Nikolaidis
2021	Katerina Kouvoutsaki Did not compete	Sofia Arapogianni	Georgia Nastou	Georgia Ampartzaki	Leonidas Amfilochios
2022	Korina Emmanouilido	Christianna Katsieri	Maria Minoudi	Maria-Ionna Spora	Mihalis Kolikas
2023	Marielia Zaloumi	Aphrodite Xynogalou	Melina Dromboni	x	Giannis Dolianitis

Representatives to international beauty pageants

Miss Universe Greece 2021—Present

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner

Started in 2021. Star GS Hellas took over the license of Miss Universe. The winner represents Greece at the Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Year	Region	Miss Greece	Greek Name	Placement at Miss Universe	Notes
George Kouvaris directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2021
2025	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
2024	Attica	Christianna Katsieri	Χριστιάννα Κατσιέρη	Unplaced	Since no pageant in 2024, a runner-up of 2023, Christianna was appointed by Star GS Hellas to be the Miss Universe Greece 2024.
2023	Attica	Marielia Zaloumi	Μαριηλία Ζαλούμη	Unplaced
2022	Western Macedonia	Korina Emmanouilidou	Κορίνα Εμμανουηλίδου	Unplaced
2021	Ionian Islands	Sofia Arapogianni	Σοφία Αραπογιάννη	Unplaced	Miss GS Hellas 2021 — Designated as Miss Universe Greece after the original delegate refused to go to Miss Universe 2021.
2021	Attica	Katerina Kouvoutsaki	Κατερίνα Κουβουτσάκη	Did not compete	Withdrew — Due to health concerns, Katerina decided to cancel her participation at Miss Universe.

Star Hellas 1952—2018

Main article: Star Hellas

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner

Year	Region	Star Hellas	Greek Name	Placement at Miss Universe	Special awards	Notes
Vassilis Prevelakis directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2007―2020
2020	Attica	Rafaela Plastira	Ραφαέλα Πλαστήρα	Did not compete		Withdrew — Rafaela withdrew at Miss Universe due to license matters, Star Hellas lost the franchise of Miss Universe after many years produced the winner to Miss Universe.
2019	Attica	Rafaela Plastira	Ραφαέλα Πλαστήρα	Did not compete
2018	Central Macedonia	Ioanna Bella	Ιωάννα Μπέλλα	Unplaced
Did not compete between 2016—2017
2015	Attica	Mikaela Fotiadis	Μικαέλα Φωτιάδη	Unplaced
2014	Thessaly	Ismini Dafopoulou	Ισμήνη Νταφοπούλου	Unplaced
2013	Attica	Anastasia Sidiropoulou	Αναστασία Σιδηροπούλου	Unplaced		Anastasia was crowned Star Hellas 2013 in special case. Since the pageant postponed and in 2013 there was only 1 titleholder in Star Hellas formation.
2012	Central Macedonia	Vasiliki Tsirogianni	Βασιλική Τσιρογιάννη	Unplaced
2011	Attica	Iliana Papageorgiou	Ηλιάνα Παπαγεωργίου	Unplaced
2010	Central Macedonia	Anna Prelevic	Άννα Πρέλεβιτς	Unplaced
2009	Attica	Viviana Kampanile	Βιβιάνα Καμπανίλε	Unplaced
2008	Attica	Dionysia Koukiou	Διονυσία Κουκίου	Unplaced
2007	Attica	Doukissa Nomikou	Δούκισσα Νομικού	Unplaced
George Prevelakis directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1952―2006
2006	Central Macedonia	Olympia Chopsonidou	Ολυμπία Χοψονίδου	Unplaced
2005	Ionian Islands	Evagelia Aravani	Ευαγγελία Αραβανή	Top 15
2004	Attica	Valia Kakouti	Βάλια Κακούτη	Unplaced
2003	Central Macedonia	Marietta Chrousala	Μαριέττα Χρουσαλά	Top 15
2002	Attica	Lena Paparigopoulou	Λένα Παπαρηγοπούλου	Unplaced
2001	Attica	Evelina Papantoniou	Εβελίνα Παπαντωνίου	1st Runner-up
2000	Attica	Heleni Skafida	Ελένη Σκαφιδά	Unplaced
1999	Attica	Sofia Rapti	Σοφία Ράπτη	Unplaced
1998	Attica	Dimitra Eginiti	Δήμητρα Αιγινήτη	Unplaced
1997	Attica	Elina Zisi	Ελίνα Ζήση	Unplaced
1996	Attica	Nina Georgala	Νίνα Γεωργαλά	Unplaced
1995	Attica	Eleni Papaioannou	Ελένη Παπαϊωάννου	Unplaced
1994	Attica	Rea Toutounzi	Ρέα Τουτουνζή	Top 10
1993	Attica	Christina Manousi	Χριστίνα Μανούση	Unplaced
1992	Central Macedonia	Marina Tsintikidou	Μαρίνα Τσιντικίδου	Unplaced
1991	Attica	Marina Poupou	Μαρίνα Πούπου	Unplaced
1990	Attica	Tzeni Balatsinou	Τζένη Μπαλατσινού	Unplaced
1989	Attica	Christiana Latani	Χριστιάνα Λατάνη	Unplaced
1988	Attica	Tereza Liakou	Τερέζα Λιάκου	Did not compete
1987	Attica	Xenia Pantazi	Ξένια Πανταζή	Unplaced
1986	Attica	Vasileia Mantaki	Βασιλεία Μαντάκη	Unplaced
1985	Attica	Sabina Damianidou	Σαμπίνα Δαμιανίδου	Unplaced
1984	Attica	Peggy Dogani	Πέγκυ Δογάνη	Unplaced
1983	Attica	Plousia Farfaraki	Πλουσία Φαρφαράκη	Unplaced
1982	Attica	Tina Roussou	Τίνα Ρούσσου	3rd Runner-up
1981	Attica	Maria Nikoúli	Μαρία Νικούλη	Unplaced
1980	Attica	Roula Kanellopoulou	Ρούλα Κανελλοπούλου	Unplaced
1979	Attica	Katia Koukidou	Κάτια Κουκίδου	Unplaced
1978	Attica	Marieta Kountouraki	Μαριέτα Κουντουράκη	Unplaced
1977	Attica	Maria Spantidaki	Μαρία Σπαντάκη	Unplaced
1976	Attica	Melina Michailidou	Μελίνα Μιχαηλίδου	Unplaced
1975	Attica	Afroditi Katsouli	Αφροδίτη Κατσούλη	Unplaced
1974	Attica	Lena Kleopa	Λένα Κλεόπα	Unplaced
1973	Attica	Vana Papadaki	Βάνα Παπαδάκη	Top 12
1972	Attica	Nancy Kapetanaki	Νάνσυ Καπετανάκη	Unplaced
1971	Attica	Gely Karagianni	Γκέλυ Καραγιάννη	Unplaced
1970	Attica	Angelique Bourlesi	Αγγελική Μπουρλέση	Top 15
1969	Attica	Irini Diamantoglou	Ειρήνη Διαμάντογλου	Unplaced
1968	Attica	Miranda Zafeiropoulou	Μιράντα Ζαφειροπούλου	Top 15
1967	Attica	Elya Kalogeraki	Έλια Καλομοβάκη	Top 15	Miss Photogenic
1966	Attica	Katia Balafouta	Κάτια Μπαλαφούτα	Unplaced
1965	Attica	Aspa Theologitou	Άσπα Θεολογίτου	Top 15
1964	Attica	Corinna Tsopei	Κορίννα Τσοπέη	Miss Universe 1964
1963	Attica	Despina Orgeta	Δέσποινα Οργέτα	Unplaced
1962	Attica	Christina Apostolou	Χριστίνα Αποστόλου	Unplaced
1961	Attica	Ria Deloutsi	Ρία Δελούτση	Unplaced	Miss Congeniality
1960	Attica	Magda Pasaloglou	Μάγδα Πασάλογλου	Top 15
1959	Attica	Zoitsa Kouroukli	Ζωίτσα Κουρούκλη	Top 15
1958	Attica	Marily Kalimopoulou	Μαρίλι Καλιμοπούλου	Top 15
1957	Attica	Lygia Karavia	Λυγία Καραβία	Top 15
1956	Attica	Rita Gouma	Ρίτα Γκούμα	Top 15
1955	Attica	Sonia Zoidou	Σόνια Ζωίδου	Unplaced
1954	Crete	Rika Diallina	Ρίκα Διαλινά	Top 16
1953	Attica	Doreta Xirou	Ντορέτα Ξηρού	Unplaced
1952	Attica	Ntaizy Mavraki	Νταίζυ Μαυράκη	2nd Runner-up

Miss Earth Greece

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner

Year	Region	Miss Earth Greece	Greek Name	Placement at Miss Earth	Notes
George Kouvaris directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Earth from 2020
2024	Attica	Aphrodite Xynogalou	Αφροδίτη Ξυνόγαλου	Did not compete
2023	Attica	Christianna Katsieri	Χριστιάννα Κατσιέρη	Unplaced
2022	Attica	Georgia Nastou	Γεωργία Νάστου	Unplaced
2021	Attica	Katerina Psichou	Κατερίνα Ψυχού	Unplaced
2020	Epirus	Maria Fotou	Φωτογραφία Μαρία	Unplaced	Designated as Miss Earth Greece after the original delegate cannot go to Miss Earth 2020.
2020	Attica	Niki Alexandridou	Νίκη Αλεξανδρίδου	Did not compete	Withdrew from the title of Miss Earth Greece.

Miss Supranational Greece

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner

Year	Region	Miss Supranational Greece	Greek Name	Placement at Miss Supranational
George Kouvaris directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Supranational from 2021
2024	Attica	Melina Dromboni	Μελίνα Δρομπώνη	Did not compete
2023	Central Macedonia	Maria Cholidou	Μαρία Χολίδου	Unplaced
2022	Attica	Elisampeta Sofia Mpitsia (Eliza Sophia)	Ελισαμπέτα Σοφία Μπίτσια (Ελίζα Σοφία)	Unplaced
2021	Crete	Melina-Maria Miliou	Μελίνα και Μαρία Μηλιού	Unplaced

Mister Supranational Greece

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner

Mister GS Hellas owned the license of Mister Supranational in 2021. Then main winner of Mister GS Hellas represents Greece at Mister Supranational male pageant.

Year	Region	Mister Greece	Greek Name	Placement at Miss Supranational
George Kouvaris directorship — a franchise holder to Mister Supranational from 2021
Did not compete in 2024
2023	Attica	Mihalis Kolikas	Μιχάλης Κολίκας	Unplaced
2022	Attica	Leonidas Amfilochios	Λεωνίδας Αμφιλόχιος	2nd Runner-up
2021	Central Macedonia	Spyros Nikolaidis	Σπύρος Νικολαΐδης	Top 20

References

Τα καλλιστεία που δεν είδαμε ποτέ!
- Ελληνικά Καλλιστεία 2012: Ο διαγωνισμός θα μεταδοθεί αποκλειστικά από το TLIFE!
"Αυτή είναι η πανέμορφη Βεροιώτισσα που στέφθηκε STAR GS ΕΛΛΑΣ 2022". Veriotis.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 30 September 2022.
"Marielia Zaloumi Crowned Miss Universe Greece 2023". Greek City Times. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
"Official Announcement of National contests Star and Mr GS Hellas". instagram (in Greek). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

External links

Official website

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Africa	Angola Botswana Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Guinea Kenya Mauritius Namibia Nigeria Senegal Somalia South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Argentina Aruba Bahamas Belize Bolivia Bonaire Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Lucia Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Uruguay United States US Virgin Islands Venezuela
Asia	Bahrain Bangladesh Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Israel Japan Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam
Europe	Albania Armenia Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine
Oceania	Australia Fiji New Zealand Samoa

Inactive since 2024 (under JKN Metaverse Inc.)

Africa	Benin (1962) Ethiopia (2017) Eswatini (1994) Gabon (2015) Gambia (1986) Ghana (2022) Lesotho (1978) Liberia (1977) Madagascar (1961) Morocco (2021) Réunion (1986) Seychelles (2022) Sierra Leone (2019) Tunisia (1971)
Americas	Antigua and Barbuda (2008) Barbados (2020) Bermuda (1997) Dominica (1985) French Guiana (1984) Greenland (1990) Grenada (1964) Haiti (2022) Saint Kitts and Nevis (1981) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2006) Sint Maarten (2006)
Asia	Bhutan (2022) Chinese Taipei (2004) Iraq (2017) Jordan (1960)
Europe	Austria (2017) Azerbaijan (2013) Georgia (2019) Lithuania (2019) Luxembourg (1994) Slovenia (2017) Sweden (2021)
Oceania	American Samoa (1978) Cook Islands (1999) Guam (2019) New Caledonia (1982) Northern Marianas (2006) Papua New Guinea (1986) Tahiti (1985) Vanuatu (1978)

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–2006)

Constituent countries of Great Britain (began 1992, using Great Britain sash at Miss Universe)	England (1955–1990) Scotland (1961–1990) Wales (1961–1990)
Prefecture of Japan	Okinawa (1963–1968)
Bantustans of South Africa	Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979–1983)
States of the United States	Alaska (1952–1958) Hawaii (1952–1959)
Former entities (1952–2006)	Commonwealth of Independent States (1992) Czechoslovakia (1970–1992) Micronesia (1975) Southern Rhodesia (1961) Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Soviet Union (1990–1991) West Indies (1954–1958) Yugoslavia (1968–2002)

Miss Earth participating countries and territories

Active
(2001–present)

Africa	Angola Algeria Botswana Burundi Cape Verde Cameroon Ethiopia Eswatini Gambia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Reunion Island Rwanda Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Tanzania Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guadeloupe Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Venezuela
Asia	Bangladesh Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Palestine Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Thailand United Arab Emirates Vietnam
Europe	Albania Armenia Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Crimea Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine Wales
Oceania	Australia Fiji New Zealand Samoa Northern Marianas

Inactive since 2023

Africa	Burkina Faso (2020) Chad (2004) Côte d'Ivoire (2020) DR Congo (2022) Egypt (2018) Gabon (2014) Republic of Congo (2007)
Americas	Antigua and Barbuda (2003) Aruba (2015) Bahamas (2018) Barbados (2002) Bonaire (2013) British Virgin Islands (2013) Cayman Islands (2010) Curaçao (2018) Guyana (2020) Martinique (2013) Nicaragua (2012) Saint Lucia (2014) Suriname (2016) Turks & Caicos (2009)
Asia	Afghanistan (2005) Bhutan (2008) Chinese Taipei (2017) Israel (2019) Macau (2016)
Europe	North Macedonia (2022) Cyprus (2018) Finland (2020) Georgia (2009) Gibraltar (2003) Hungary (2019) Lithuania (2013) Luxembourg (2011) Northern Ireland (2019) Turkey (2015)
Oceania	Cook Islands (2017) Guam (2019) New Caledonia (2015) Niue (2007) Tahiti (2014) Tokelau (2005) Papua New Guinea (2019) Tonga (2019)

Inactive non-existing countries and former territories
Serbia and Montenegro (2006) Tibet (2007) United Kingdom (2020) (competed as England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales) Zanzibar (2001)

Miss Supranational participant countries and territories

List of Miss Supranational countries (Active since 2009–present)

Africa	Botswana Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Ghana Kenya Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Togo Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Argentina Aruba Bahamas Bolivia Brazil Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Venezuela
Asia	Bangladesh Cambodia Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Laos Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines South Korea Thailand Vietnam
Europe	Albania Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark France Finland Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
Oceania	Australia New Zealand

Inactive since 2023

Africa	Angola (2017) Cape Verde (2017) Egypt (2016) Ethiopia (2019) Gambia (2010) Guinea (2010) Gabon (2015) Lesotho (2022) Mali (2010) Morocco (2015) Réunion (2013) São Tomé and Príncipe (2017)
Americas	Belize (2012) Bonaire (2011) Barbados (2019) Guadeloupe (2018) Martinique (2013) Suriname (2021)
Asia	China (2022) Chinese Taipei (2015) Iraq (2013) Israel (2015) Kyrgyzstan (2022) Lebanon (2018) Macau (2019) Mongolia (2016) Singapore (2022) Sri Lanka (2019)
Europe	Armenia (2010) Azerbaijan (2013) Belarus (2019) Bosnia and Herzegovina (2012) Bulgaria (2011) England (2022) Estonia (2015) Georgia (2015) Ireland (2022) Kazakhstan (2022) Kosovo (2018) Latvia (2015) Lithuania (2019) Luxembourg (2015) Macedonia (2012) Montenegro (2018) Moldova (2018) Northern Ireland (2019) Russia (2021) Scotland (2019) Serbia (2013) Slovenia (2018) Switzerland (2018) Wales (2019)
Oceania	Polynesia (2011)
List of Miss Supranational countries

Mister Supranational

Editions

Titleholders

Countries

Africa	Egypt Mauritius Sierra Leone South Africa
Americas	Brazil Ecuador Mexico Panama Peru Venezuela
Asia	Cambodia India Japan Korea Laos Myanmar Nepal Philippines Thailand
Caribbean	Dominican Republic Puerto Rico
Europe	Denmark Greece Slovakia Spain

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