See photos of Miss Romania through the years- from 1928 to 2017

Romanian girls are quite famous for their beauty. Miss Romania competitions have been organized since 1928. When the competitions started to be organized the rules were very strict. Only unmarried girls were allowed. They had to have a good reputation and to not wear revealing clothes or corsets.

1928- Marioara Ganesco

2.1929- Magda Demetrescu

The 1929 Miss Romania winner was Magda Demetrescu. She went on to win the 6th place at the Miss Universe competition in the USA, where she was awarded a watch and 100 dollars.

2. 1930- Mariana Mirica

Mariana Mirica did not only win Miss Romania but also Miss Europe. She was praised by the French media who considered her the most beautiful woman in the world.

3. 1931- Erastia Peretz

She won Miss Romania when she was only 17 years old. Unfortunately, she did not get to compete in the Miss Universe competition as there were some paperwork problems that prevented her to go.

4. 1979- Matilda Pascal Cojocarita

After the 1930’s in Romania no Miss competitions were organized due to the war and then due to the Communist era. In 1979 one competition was organized, however, it was named” Work, Youth, Beauty”, but everyone considered it miss Romania. The winner was Matilda Pascal Cojocarita.