Miss Algeria
Miss Algeria is a national beauty pageant in Algeria.
History and awards
Since its official creation on 24 November 1996 with a deposit of copyright at the ONDA, the contest organized by Abdelkader Hamdad Cherradi was taken over in 2013 by his son Faisal Hamdad. Winners of the pageant are:- 1999: Dounia Amesrar, Annaba Province
- 2000: Soraya Boukebir, Aïn Defla Province
- 2001: Competition canceled due to the disaster which hit the region of Ain-Témouchent
- 2002: Lamia Saoudi, First Algerian to participate in the Miss World contest, it is ranked 26th in the 2002 edition
- 2003: Competition canceled
- 2004: Carmen Mehdaoui, Boumerdès Province
- 2005: Nesrine Melbani, Algiers Province
- 2013: Rym Amari, Algiers Province which won the title of Best Model of Africa 2013
Conditions
To compete for Miss Algeria, applicants are to fulfill the following conditions:- Are born female and of Algerian nationality
- Are between 18 and 27 years of age from the date of the preselection
- Are childless and not married.
- Do not have a criminal record.