Miss České republiky
Miss České republiky, originally named Miss Československo, is the most prestigious national beauty pageant in the Czech Republic.History
Early winners
The First Czech Queen: 1910
The Czech Republic had its first beauty queen in 1910. However, according to press reports, it was not a domestic competition in the modern sense of the word, but an unofficial competition organized by Czech Parisians. Twenty-year-old Růžena Brožová, selected based on photographs, took part in a trip to Paris in 1910, where beauty queen elections were held during the Mi-carême festivities. The press called her the "Czech Queen".1966 – 1970
The Second World War and the subsequent rise of communism caused a long interruption of the contest. Only around the time of the Prague Spring did beauty pageants temporarily resume from 1966 to 1970. The winners even competed internationally. The last contest was held in June 1970 with the winner of that year's contest being slated to represent Czechoslovakia in the 1971 editions of Miss Universe and Miss Europe, and the 1st Runner-Up representing the country at Miss World 1970. However, after Miss Universe 1970, the 1969 winner who competed at Miss Universe as Miss Czechoslovakia, Kristina Hanzalová, fled to West Germany and requested political asylum in July 1970. In response, the communist government of Czechoslovakia, under direct influence of the Soviet Union, banned beauty pageants in the country and forbade the 1970 winner and runners-up from participating internationally. The ban remained in place until 1989. During this time, the contest was called Dívka Roku/'Dívka Roku Československa'.1989 – 1992
The modern day pageant was founded in 1989, under the name Miss Československá Socialistická Republika . The first modern-day Miss Czechoslovkia was Ivana Christová of the East Slovak Region. The following year, in 1990, the contest was renamed Miss Česká a Slovenská Federativní Republika . Internationally, the contest was referred to Miss Československo/Miss Czechoslovakia.1993 – 2009
In 1993, Czechoslovakia split into two nations, the Czech Republic/Czechia and the Slovak Republic/Slovakia, the pageant as a result was held one last time as Miss České a Slovenské Republiky. Earlier that year the first Miss Slovakia/Miss Slovensko was held and in 1994, the original organizers restructured the pageant into Miss České republiky for the Czech Republic only with the first edition taking place. The director and head person in charge from 1989 to 2008 was Miloš Zapletal. In 2009, Zapletal departed and was replaced with the 2006 winner and Miss World 2006, Taťána Kuchařová who held the 2009 contest before the Czech national pageant merger in 2010.National Pageant Merger in 2010
In 2005, a rival pageant was started and was able to outbid this pageant to acquire franchising rights for Miss Universe and crowned a new delegate for Miss Universe 2005. In 2010, Miss České republiky and the rival pageant, Česká Miss merged under the direction of former Miss Československo of 1991,, and two winners were selected, one for Miss Universe and the other for Miss World.Present-day contest
In 2018, the Miss České republiky pageant returned after the organizers of discontinued the Miss Léta pageant after acquiring the trademark and intellectual rights to Miss České republiky.Titleholders
International pageant representatives
Miss Europe
Miss World
Miss Universe
Miss International
Miss Supranational
Miss Globe
Miss Aura International