GRAND SLAM PAGEANT NEWS (March 2011)
Miss Israel 2011
Miss Israel Universe World 2011 March 29, 2011. Ella Ran from Herzlia has been crowned as Israel’s Queen of Beauty during the finals of the 2011 Miss Isreale beauty contest. She will compete in Miss World 2011 in China. The 2nd placer (Israel’s Maiden of Beauty), Kim Edri, will be the representative to the 60th Miss Universe contest in Brazil. Bar Marom became Israel’s Queen of Grace.
Miss Austria 2011
Miss Austria World 2011 March 26, 2011. Miss Vienna Carmen Stamboli is the new Miss Austria. The 27 year-old flight attendant will be Austria's candidate to Miss World 2011 in China. Julia Hofer and Anna Fleiss were the 1st and 2nd runners-up, respectively.
Miss Thailand Universe 2011
Miss Thailand Universe 2011 March 26, 2011. Chanyasorn Sakornchan will represent Thaild at the 60th Miss Universe pageant in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The new Miss Thailand Universe was crowned at the Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon in Bangkok. Niratcha Tangtisanon, Nattamon Kritsanakup, Kanyarat Pongkampanat and Nakhon Pathom were the runners-up.
Miss Costa Rica 2011
Miss Costa Rica Universe 2011 March 25, 2011. Johanna Solano was crowned Miss Costa Rica 2011 at the Children's Museum Auditorium in San Jose. Johanna will represent Costa Rica at the 60th Miss Univese pageant. The 1st runner-up was Mariana Loranca; the 2nd runner-up was Natalia Gómez.
Ceska Miss 2011
Miss Czech Republic Universe World Earth 2011 March 19, 2011. Jitka Novackova was chosen by the viewers through SMS votes as Ceska Miss 2011 winner, and the candidate to the 60th Miss Universe pageant. Chosen by the jury was Denisa Domanska as Ceska Miss World, while Ceska Miss Earth was Sarka Cojocarova - who was chosen via internet votes, based on their socially-oriented videos.
Miss Ecuador 2011
Miss Ecuador 2011 March 18, 2011. Claudia Elena Schiess Fretz from Galápagos, was proclaimed winner of the 2011 Miss Ecuador beauty pageant. She will represent her country at the 60th Miss Universe pageant in Brazil. Maria Veronica Vargas was Miss World Ecuador and Maria Fernanda Cornejo became Miss International Ecuador.
Miss Republica Dominicana Universo 2011
Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2011 March 8, 2011. Dalia Fernandez from Santiago de los Caballeros will represent the Dominican Republic at the 60th Miss Universe pageant this September. The new Miss Dominican Republica Universo queen includes Katherine Cruz and Kirssi Abreu as her court.
Miss Universe Slovak Republic 2011
Miss Universe Slovak Republic 2011 March 7, 2011. Twenty year-old Dagmar Kolesarova was announced winner of the 2011 Miss Universe Slovak Republic beauty pageant. She will compete at the 60th Miss Universe contest in Brazil this September. The 1st runner-up, and Miss Earth Slovak Republic, was Romana Procházková, and Miriama Matúšová placed as the 2nd runner-up.
Miss Finland 2011
Miss Universe Finland 2011 March 5, 2011. Finland's candidate to the 2011 Miss Universe pageant will be 2011 is 20-year old Pia Pakarinen (C). The new Miss Suomi hails from Juuka. The first runner-up was Sara Sieppi and Niina Lavonen was the 2nd runner-up.
Miss Russia 2011
Miss Russia Universe 2011 March 5, 2011. Natalya Kantemurova from Moscow has been crowned as the new Miss Russia and will compete at the 60th Miss Universe pageant in Brazil. The Vice-Miss was Anastasia Mashukova from Krasnoyarsk, while Yana Dubnik from Novosibirsk became the 2nd Vice Miss.
 
Grand Slam Pageant Calendar
MARCH
03: Miss Earth Bosnia & Herzegovina
05: Miss Russia (Universe, World)
07: Miss Israel (Universe, World)
16: Miss Panama (Universe, World, Earth, International)
16: Miss Ecuador (Universe, World, International)
17: Femina Miss India (World, Earth, International)
17: Miss Nicaragua (Universe)
24: Miss World Fiji
24: Miss Thailand World
25: Miss Espanola (Spain Earth)
30: Miss Mundo Argentina
30: Miss Austria (World)
31: Ceska Miss (Universe, World, Earth)
31: Miss Guadeloupe Internationale (World, Earth, International)
31: Miss Liberia (World)
31: Miss Ukraine (World)
APRIL
01: Miss Universe Japan
02: Miss Mundo Brasil
04: Miss Bonaire (World)
09: Mis Lietuva (Lithuania World)
13: Miss Earth Belize
13: Miss Costa Rica (Universe)
14: Miss Gibraltar (World)
14: Miss Wales (World)
14: Miss Equatorial Guinea (World)
15: Binibining Pilipinas (Philippines Universe, International)
15: Miss Latvija (Latvia World)
17: Miss Dominican Republic Universe
21: Miss Kyrgyzstan (World)
25: Queen of Ukraine (Earth)
27: Miss Guam World
27: Miss Slovensko (Slovakia World)
27: Nuestra Belleza El Salvador (Universe, World)
28: Miss New Zealand (World, Earth, International)
28: Miss Indonesia (World)
28: Miss World Philippines
28: Miss Ireland (World)
29: Senorita Korsou (Curacao World, Earth)
29: Miss Polski (Poland World)
MAY
05: Miss Universe Great Britain
10: Miss Bolivia (Universe, World, Earth, International)
12: Miss Jamaica Universe
12: Miss Democratic Republic of the Congo (World)
13: Miss World Canada
14: Miss Northern Ireland (World)
19: Miss Universe Canada
26: Miss Seychelles (World)
26: Miss Zambia (World)
JUNE
02: Miss Cote d'Ivoire (World)
03: Miss USA (Universe)
08: Miss Guyana (World)
08: Miss Chile (World)
16: Miss Mondo Italia
17: Miss Bosnia & Herzegovina World
26: Miss England (World)
28: Miss World Sweden
JULY
17: Miss Universe China
AUGUST
18: MISS WORLD
20: Miss Pakistan (Earth)
31: Miss Earth Canada