Miss Universe Albania

History

The beauty pageants in Albania are run by two different organizers: Vera Grabocka organized the Miss Albania competition in 1991, while Petri Bozo and his Deliart Association organize the Miss Shqiperia election. The finalists take part in the Miss Europe election, and since 2002 also for Miss World and Miss Universe.

Albanian women from Kosovo can also take part in the Miss Albania competition: Venera Mustafa became Miss Kosovo and Miss Albania in 1999. In the same year, she took part in the Miss Europe election for Albania. Agnesa Vuthaj was elected Miss Kosovo in 2003 and Miss Albania in 2004 and was a candidate for Miss World in 2004 and Miss Universe in 2005.

Miss Universe Albania was created in 2002 to determine the participants for the international Miss Universe competition.

Albania debuted at Miss Universe in 2002 with the Miss Albania organization as the official franchise holder. The organization held a national pageant yearly up to 2006. Beginning in 2007, the franchise license was given to the then-official photographer of Miss Universe, Fadil Berisha who happened to be from Albania. At this point, Fadil created the "Miss Universe Albania" organization and would hold occasional yearly national pageant or in some cases, designate a participant to represent Albania at Miss Universe. Fadil would continue to be the national director until 2013.

Since 2005, Enkeleid Omi and his agency Alba-Media have organized the competition for Miss Earth Albania (formerly Miss Shqiptarja), the winners of which take part in Miss Earth. Here too, Albanians from Kosovo have been able to stand for candidacy so far: The 2007 winner, Shpresa Vitia, comes from there

In 2014 Eduart Deda acquired the Miss Universe franchise license in Albania and in Kosovo in 2018. The company would hold yearly national pageants where two winners were crowned to compete at Miss Universe and Miss World until 2017.

National Directors

• Vera Grabocka Flloko (2002–2005)
• Fadil Berisha (2006–2011)
• Eduart Dedaj & Labinot G. Sashi (2012–present)

Titleholders

Wins by municipality

Titleholders under Miss Universe Albania

Miss Universe Albania

• : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
• : Ended as special awards winner ::The main winner of Miss Albania now called Miss Universe Albania represents Albania at Miss Universe pageant. If the main winner cannot fulfill the winners's duties, the runner-up will take over.

Gallery of winners

File:Angela-martini-profile.jpg|Angela Martini, Miss Universe Albania 2010 File:Alberto Cerqua con Lindita Idrizi - Vincitrice Edizione 2015 Miss Europe Continental (cropped).jpg|Lindita Idrizi, Miss Universe Albania 2016 File:Trejsi Sejdini on T7 Sevenbizz.jpg|Trejsi Sejdini, Miss Universe Albania 2018 File:Cindy Marina on ShkodraWeb.jpg|Cindy Marina, Miss Universe Albania 2019

Other titleholders

Miss World Albania

::The Miss Universe Albania took over the Miss World license began in 2012. The Miss World Albania has often been selected by designation process. Sometimes, a runner-up or another candidate from Miss Universe Albania will go to Miss World pageant.

Miss Earth Albania

Main article: Miss Earth Albania

::Began in 2021 Miss Universe Albania took the Miss Earth franchise and the third winner or 2nd Runner-up will be representing Albania at Miss Earth. Began 2023 the license of Miss Earth had moved on Miss Shqiperia.

Notes

References

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