| Formation | 1996; 29 years ago (1996) |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Yerevan |
| Location | |
| Membership | |
Official language | Armenian |
President | Gohar Harutunyan (2017―2022) Yuliia Pavlikova (Separated contest, Miss Universe Armenia in 2024) Edgar Saakyan (2025―present) |
Parent organization | Edgar Entertainment |
| Website | https://missuniversearmenia.com/ |
Miss Armenia (Armenian: Միսս Հայաստան; Miss Hayastan) is the nationalbeauty pageant inArmenia. Its winners represent Armenia inMiss Universe.[1]
Armenia debuted atMiss World andMiss Universe in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Through the Miss Armenia pageant, the winner represents her country at the mentioned pageants.
Originally, the contest wasn't held in Armenia. It was first held in 1996, with certain intervals, up to 2012.
After 6 years of hiatus, the Miss Armenia returned in 2017 under the support of Armenian ministry of culture. The contest took take place at the Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet inYerevan.
There are two Miss Armenia contests — Miss Hayastan (Miss Armenia) and Miss Armenia (forMiss Universe Armenia and Miss World Armenia).
In 2021, the Miss Armenia organization purchased the license forMiss Grand International, although no contest was held, instead Kristina Ayanian was appointed to represent the country at the pageant.[2] Ayanian was the second Armenian candidate to compete at the pageant following Lily Sargsyan (Miss Armenia 2017) who participated in the pageant way back in2019.[3]
| Year | Miss Armenia | Armenian Name | Region | Notes | International |
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| 1996 | Karine Khachatrian | Կարինե Խաչատրյան | Yerevan | Armenian sport master in artistic gymnastics |
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| 1997 | Angelina Babajanyan | Անգելինա Բաբաջանյան | Miss Caucasus | — | |
| 1998 | Gohar Harutunyan | Գոհար Հարությունյան | CEO of Miss Armenian org. — Franchise holder to Miss Universe and Miss World in Armenia |
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| 2000 | Kristina Babayan | Քրիստինա Բաբայան | Doctor-cosmetologist | — | |
| 2001 | Irina Tovmasyan | Իրինա Թովմասյան | — | — | |
| 2003 | Lusine Tovmasyan | Լուսինե Թովմասյան | Vitsemiss Europe 2005 |
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| 2006 | Marina Vardanyan | Մարինա Վարդանյան | — |
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| 2007 | Margarita Sarukhanyan | Մարգարիտա Սարուխանյան | — | — | |
| 2008 | Anna Galstyan | Աննա Գալստյան | — | — | |
| 2010 | Lilit Karapetyan | Լիլիթ Կարապետյան | Miss Supranational Armenia 2010 | — | |
| 2012 | Anna Arakelyan | Աննա Առաքելյան | An Economist | — | |
| 2017 | Lili Sargsyan[3] | Լիլի Սարգսյան | Miss World Armenia 2017[3] Miss Grand Armenia 2019[3] | — |
| Year | Miss Universe Armenia | Notes | Miss World Armenia | Notes | Miss Grand Armenia | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized name | Armenian Name | Romanized name | Armenian Name | Romanized name | Armenian Name | |||||
| 2018 | Eliza Muradyan | Էլիզա Մուրադյան | Business Woman, Owner & CEO of Elysee™ | Arena Zeynalyan | Արենա Զեյնալյան | Acquired the license in 2021 | ||||
| 2019 | Dayana Davtyan | Դայանա Դավթյան | Architect — Miss Planet 2015 (Elegance award) | Liana Voskerchyan | Լիանա Ոսկերչյան | |||||
| 2020 | Monika Grigoryan | Մոնիկա Գրիգորյան | Miss Tourism Globe Armenia 2019 | No Titleholder, the international pageant was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||
| 2021 | Nane Avetisyan[1] | Նանե Ավետիսյան | Mirna Bzdigian[1] | Միրնա Պզտիկեան | Armenian-Syrian | Kristina Ayanian[1] | Քրիստինա Այանյան | Miss Boston 2020 (Armenian-American) | ||
| 2022 | Kristina Ayanian | Քրիստինա Այանյան | Miss Boston 2020 (Armenian-American) | No Titleholder | ||||||
| Year | Miss World Armenia | Notes | Miss Cosmo Armenia | Notes | Miss Grand Armenia | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized name | Armenian Name | Romanized name | Armenian Name | Romanized name | Armenian Name | ||||
| 2024 | Adrine Achemyan | Ադրինե Աճեմյանը | Lilia Gzraryan | Լիլիա Գզրարյան | Haykanush Mkrtchyan | Հայկանուշ Մկրտչյանը | |||
| Year | Miss Universe Armenia | Notes | Miss Cosmo Armenia | Notes | Miss Grand Armenia | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized name | Armenian Name | Romanized name | Armenian Name | Romanized name | Armenian Name | ||||
| 2025 | Peggy Garabekian | Փեգի Գարաբեկյան | Armenian-American | TBA | Lilia Gzraryan | Լիլիա Գզրարյան | |||
| Year | Miss Armenia | Armenian Name | Region | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Emma Avanesyan (Replaced) | Էմմա Ավանեսյան | Yerevan | Founder of Brilliant Partner (Law Firm) ― Irini did not go to Miss Universe due to citizenship approval by Miss Universe Organization. Her 3rd Runner-up, Emma Avanesyan replaced her and represented Armenia at Miss Universe 2024. |
| Irina Zakharova (Did not compete) | Իրինա Զախարովա | Yerevan |
| Year | Region | Miss Armenia | Armenian Name | Placement at Miss Universe | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Saakyan directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe since 2025 | |||||
| 2025 | Peggy Garabekian[4] | Փեգի Գարաբեկյան | Unplaced | ||
| Yuliia Pavlikova directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 2024 | |||||
| 2024 | Yerevan | Emma Avanesyan | Էմմա Ավանեսյան | Unplaced | |
| Yerevan | Irina Zakharova[citation needed] | Իրինա Զախարովա | Did not compete | ||
| Gohar Harutunyan directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2018―2022 | |||||
| Did not compete in 2023 | |||||
| 2022 | Yerevan | Kristina Ayanian[5] | Քրիստինա Այանյան | Unplaced | |
| 2021 | Yerevan | Nane Avetisyan[1] | Նանե Ավետիսյան | Unplaced | |
| 2020 | Yerevan | Monika Grigoryan | Մոնիկա Գրիգորյան | Unplaced | |
| 2019 | Yerevan | Dayana Davtyan | Դայանա Դավթյան | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Etchmiadzin | Eliza Muradyan | Էլիզա Մուրադյան | Unplaced | |
| Year | Region | Miss World Armenia | Armenian Name | Placement at Miss Universe | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Yerevan Production directorship — a franchise holder to World since 2025 | |||||
| 2025 | Yerevan | Adrine Achemyan | Ադրինե Աճեմյանը | Unplaced | |
| 2024 | No competition held | ||||
| Gohar Harutunyan directorship — a franchise holder to Miss World between 2017―2021 | |||||
| 2023 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2022 | Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic outbreak inPuerto Rico, no edition started in 2022 | ||||
| 2021 | Yerevan | Mirna Bzdigian[1] | Միրնա Պզտիկեան | Unplaced |
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| Due to the impact ofCOVID-19 pandemic, no competition held in 2020 | |||||
| 2019 | Yerevan | Liana Voskerchyan | Լիանա Ոսկերչյան | Unplaced |
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| 2018 | Yerevan | Arena Zeynalyan | Արենա Զեյնալյան | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Yerevan | Lili Sargsyan[6] | Լիլի Սարգսյան | Unplaced | |
| Year | Region | Miss Grand Armenia | Armenian Name | Placement at Miss Grand International | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Saakyan directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Grand International since 2025 | |||||
| 2025 | Yerevan | Lilia Gzraryan | Լիլիա Գզրարյան | Unplaced | |
| Miss Yerevan Production directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Grand International in 2024 | |||||
| 2024 | Yerevan | Haykanush Mkrtchyan | Հայկանուշ Մկրտչյանը | Unplaced | |
| Gohar Harutunyan directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Grand International between 2019―2021 | |||||
| Did not compete since 2022—2023; in 2024 the Armenian representative was designated by another organization. Mrs. Gohar did not extend the license. | |||||
| 2021 | Yerevan | Kristina Ayanian[2] | Քրիստինա Այանյան | Unplaced |
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| 2020 | Yerevan | Nare Zakaryan[7] | Նարե Զաքարյան | Did not compete | |
| 2019 | Yerevan | Lili Sargsyan[3] | Լիլի Սարգսյան | Unplaced | |
| Year | Region | Miss Armenia | Armenian Name | Placement at Miss Cosmo | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Saakyan directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Cosmo since 2024 | |||||
| 2025 | TBA | ||||
| 2024 | Yerevan | Lilia Gzraryan | Լիլիա Գզրարյան | Unplaced | |