Miss Universe Albania

Miss Universe Albania is a national beauty pageant in Albania. The pageant was founded as Miss Albania in 2002, until rebranding as Miss Universe Albania in 2006. Since 2006, winners of the competition have competed internationally in Miss Universe, while some runners-up have competed in Miss World.

Miss Universe Albania Organization
MottoKurorezimi i Miss Universe Albania & Kosova
Formation2002
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersTirana
Location
Membership
Miss Universe
Miss World
Official language
Albanian
Producer
Eduart Deda
Website{www.missuniversealbania.al}

History
Floriana Garo represented Albania in the Miss World 2012 beauty pageant.

Albania debuted at Miss Universe in 2002 with the Miss Albania organization as the official franchise holder. The organization held national pageant yearly up into 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 held 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.

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

Titleholders
Angela Martini, Miss Universe Albania 2010
YearMiss Universe AlbaniaMunicipality
2006 Eralda Hitaj[1] Tirana
2007 Sadina Alla[2] Tirana
2008 Matilda Mecini[3] Tirana
2009 Hasna Xhukiçi[4] Fier
2010 Angela Martini[5] Shkodër
2011 Xhesika Berberi[6] Tirana
2012 Adrola Dushi Lezhë
2013 Fioralba Dizdari Tirana
2014 Zhaneta Byberi Tirana
2015 Megi Luka Fushë-Krujë
2016 Lindita Idrizi Elbasan
2017 Blerta Leka Tirana
2018 Trejsi Sejdini Elbasan
2019 Cindy Marina Shkodër
2020

Wins by municipality
MunicipalityTitlesYears
Tirana 7 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017
Shkodër 2 2010, 2019
Elbasan 2016, 2018
Fushë-Krujë 1 2015
Lezhë 2012
Fier 2009
Istog 2005
Prishtina 1999

Big Four pageants representatives

Miss Universe

     – Winner
     – Finalist
     – Semifinalist

Since 2006, the winner of Miss Universe Albania has been sent to Miss Universe. Prior, either a winner or runner-up of Miss Albania was sent to Miss Universe.

Year Municipality Miss Universe Albania Placement at Miss Universe Special awards
2020
2019 Shkodër[lower-alpha 1] Cindy Marina Top 20
2018 Elbasan Trejsi Sejdini Unplaced
2017 Tirana Blerta Leka Unplaced
2016 Elbasan Lindita Idrizi Unplaced Miss Photogenic
2015 Fushë-Krujë Megi Luka Unplaced
2014 Tirana Zhaneta Byberi Unplaced
2013 Tirana Fioralba Dizdari Did not compete[lower-alpha 2]
2012 Lezhë Adrola Dushi Unplaced
2011 Tirana Xhesika Berberi Unplaced
2010 Shkodër Angela Martini Top 10
2009 Fier Hasna Xhukiçi Top 15
2008 Tirana Matilda Mecini Unplaced
2007 Tirana Sadina Alla Unplaced
2006 Tirana Eralda Hitaj Unplaced
2005 Istog[lower-alpha 3] Agnesa Vuthaj Unplaced
2003 Tirana Denisa Kola Unplaced
2002 Tirana Anisa Kospiri Top 10

Miss World Albania
Elda Dushi, Miss World Albania 2007
YearMiss Universe AlbaniaMunicipality
2006 Suada Sherifi Tirana
2007 Elda Dushi Tirana
2008 Egla Harxhi Tirana
2009 Armina Mevlani[7] Tirana
2010 Arnita Beqiraj Vlorë
2011 Isi Topçiu-Ulaj Tirana
2012 Floriana Garo[8] Durrës
2013 Ersela Kurti Tirana
2014 Xhensila Pere Korçë
2015 Kristina Bakiu Kolonjë
2016 Ëndrra Kovaçi Tirana
2017 Joana Grabolli Fier
2018 Nikita Preka Lezhë
2019 Atalanta Kercyku Tirana

Selected people:

See also

Notes
  1. Marina is an Albanian American from Temecula, California. Shkodër is her ancestral home.
  2. Dizdari did not compete in Miss Universe 2013 after Albania decided to withdraw from the competition, due to the host country, Russia, not allowing Miss Universe Kosovo to compete in the competition.
  3. Vuthaj is a Kosovo Albanian, whose hometown is in Kosovo, not Albania.

References
  1. "Eralda Hitaj". missuniverse.com. July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on July 1, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  2. "Miss Universe Presentation Show Gowns". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. May 23, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  3. "Beauties will attend Miss Universe 2008". xaluan.com. April 7, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  4. "Miss Universe bikini photos". Toronto Sun. August 5, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  5. "Is Angela as beautiful as Linda?". 20 Minuten. July 19, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  6. "Global Beauties - Miss Universe Albania 2011". Global Beauties. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015.
  7. "arminamevlani". arminamevlani. April 13, 2020.
  8. Press release (July 24, 2012). "CCNY-Groomed Miss Albania Shoots for the Stars – Floriana Garo, Class of 2011, Is Miss World Contestant". City University of New York. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
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