Team Europe for Miss Universe 2021

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Ina Dajci Miss Universe Albania For Miss Universe 2021

The Miss Universe Albania Organization hosted the coronation night on 9th July 2021 at Salla E Adorions, Amor Palace, Autostrada Tirane-Durres where Ina Dajci was crowned as Miss Universe Albania 2021. Dajci succeeded Miss Universe Albania 2020 Paula Mehmetukaj for the title. Ina is 27-years-old and is going to represent Albania at Miss Universe 2021. The beauty queen left Tirana to study in the US at the age of 18 and completed her studies in the field of architecture and art history. She started working as an architect in her third year at university and has taken up projects in North America, South America, and Asia. Ina is interested in working in countries that suffer from social and cultural degradation, and poverty or lack of basic human rights. The beauty queen, even though living and working in New York, currently considers Albania an integral part of her life as it represents her identity and she cherishes it to her core. New York City is where Ina was introduced to the world of fashion and was intrigued with how many opportunities a beauty pageant can bring in. She calls the industry beautiful but also very difficult. Working with professionals has aroused a passion for photography that she had not imagined and her favorite part remains creativity on set.

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Kedist Deltour Miss Universe Belgium For Miss Universe 2021

At the grand coronation of the 53rd edition of Miss Belgium held on 31st March 2021 at the Plopsaland Theatre in De Panne where Kedist Deltour was crowned as the new queen. She succeeded Miss Belgium 2020, Celine Van Ouystel for the title. Born in Ethiopia, Kedist is 22 years of age and a hairdresser by profession. The queen started her journey as a model with a small fashion show in her community. She believes that a journey of a beauty queen is not easy as people assume it to be; there are very ups and downs throughout but if one wants to be at the top, they must keep going and prove themselves. On asking about what advise she’d like to give to the new and aspiring models, she stated, “If you think of yourself. If you hear a lot from people that you have a unique face then you should definitely take a chance as a model.”

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Elena Danova Miss Universe Bulgaria For Miss Universe 2021

BOK Star Models officially announced Elena Danova as Miss Universe Bulgaria 2021 after an online casting amongst 48 applicants from all over the country. She succeeded Miss Universe Bulgaria 2020 Radinela Chusheva for the title. This Bulgarian beauty queen is 21 years old and hails from Krichim, a town located in the southwestern part of Plovdiv province at the foot of the Rhodopes northern slopes in Bulgaria. She is a professional model and loves to channel her energy through acting and singing. Elena is proficient in speaking English and Bulgarian. She is a public relations student at Sofia University. Elena is not new to the world of pageantry, previously she was crowned as Queen of the Rose 2021 of Karlovo and has experience in the field of beauty pageants and modelling.

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Ora Ivanisevic Miss Universe Croatia For Miss Universe 2021

The Miss Universe Croatia hosted the coronation ceremony for Miss Universe Croatia 2021 on 14th July 2021 at the Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb, Croatia where Ora Antonia Ivaniševic was crowned as the new queen. She succeeded Miss Universe Croatia 2020 Mirna Naiia Maric for the title. Ora is 20-years-old and stands 185 cm tall. She is a student of tourism management at Rochester Institute of Technology hailing from Dubrovnik and speaks Croatian, English, and Russian fluently. The diva is very skilled at make-up and has worked as a private make-up artist and hairstylist. Ora aspires to be a songwriter and a novelist and is extremely passionate about it. She was a professional volleyball player for 12 years and works as a volunteer at the Down Syndrome Association in Croatia.

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Karolina Kokesova Miss Universe Czech Republic For Miss Universe 2021

Karolína Kokešová is Miss Universe Czech Republic 2021 as she became the official representative of the country at the competiton. Karolina is a strong contender for the Miss Universe queen as she is the winner of the Miss Global pageant of 2019 edition. The queen loves to keep pushing herself out of her comfort zone in order to gain new experiences and develop herself as a person. The Czech model runs a fashion brand for women and plans expand her range from cosmetic bags to other products. She is a travel fanatic and has already travelled to more than 30 countries and has no plans on stopping anytime soon. She loves to explore different places and learn about culture particular to the space. She advocates for women empowerment and actively puts her position to use by showing up and supporting events which propone the same.

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Sara Langtved Miss Universe Denmark For Miss Universe 2021

The Miss Danmark organization appointed Sara Langtved as the new Miss Universe Denmark 2021 on 7th November 2021 as she succeeded Miss Universe Denmark 2020 Amanda Petri for the title. Working In the legal department at a Danish university, Copenhagen Business School, Sara aspires to earn an MBA one day and build her own business. Sara Langtved is passionate about making a difference in the Universe and using her voice to advocate for the environment. She has been an advocate for the environment for several years, and she trusts in the good in people, and encourages that if we all work together, we can create a greener planet for our future children to come. 26 years-old Sara has a deeply passion for animal rights and she visits frequently animal shelters across the world, where she volunteers to make a better life for animals - she recently brought a dog home from a shelter in Spain, where she transported the dog to his new family in Denmark.

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Essi Unkuri Miss Universe Finland For Miss Universe 2021

Miss Suomi 2021, the 90th edition of Miss Suomi, was held on 18th September 2021 at the AlfaTV, Kerava, Uusimaa where Essi Unkuri was crowned Miss Universe Finland 2021. She succeeded Miss Suomi/Miss Universe Finland 2020 Viivi Altonen for the title. Essi Unkuri is a Finnish entrepreneur, actor and a television presenter who bested nine other contestants to win the national crown. Unkuri hails from Vaasa, Finland and has completed her studies from Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences. She is an experienced content designer and is skilled in MailChimp, Twitter, Microsoft Word, Advertising and Instagram Marketing. Miss Suomi 2021 was not her first national rodeo as she competed at Miss Suomi 2017 as a finalist but did not make it to the Top 3. Okpala starred in the Finnish film ‘MC-Helper 3’ which released in Finland in 2018. She also played Naisopiskelija in the Rantabaari episode ‘Mustasukkaisuutta’ which aired in 2019. She also stars in the Finnish film ‘The Creeps’ which will be released in Finland in this month.

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Clemence Botino Miss Universe France For Miss Universe 2021

Clémence Botino was announced as the country’s representative for Miss Universe 2021 in April 2021 by Miss France organization via their official social media handle. Clemence is 24-years-old and stands 175 cm tall. She is a student of Master of Art History at Sorbonne. She describes herself as spontaneous, generous and devotes herself to Cuban salsa and boxing, while being passionate about fashion, music, cinema, and piano. The diva has a dreamlike physique and a disarming charm. She is strong headed and very confident.

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Hannah Seifer Miss Universe Germany For Miss Universe 2021

The Miss Universe Germany organization appointed Hananh Seifer as Miss Universe Germany 2021. Hannah succeeded Miss Universe Germany 2019 Miriam Rautert for the title. Hannah Seifer is 19 years old and lives in Düsseldorf. Her father is German and her mother Colombian. She is fluent in German, Spanish and English. She is currently training to be an actor and would like to study journalism because of her love of communication and is very animal-friendly. Hannah is a travel lover and has already visited seventeen countries in three different countries. She says that although travelling remain one of her passions, she has a fear of flying. She enjoys getting to know meet new people and learn about their cultures and values.

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Emma Collingridge Miss Universe Great Britain For Miss Universe 2021

The Miss Universe Great Britain organization hosted the coronation ceremony for the 2021 edition on 16th October 2021 at the Riverfront Arts Centre in Newport, where Emma Rose Collingridge was crowned as the new queen. She succeeded Miss Universe Great Britain 2020 Jeanette Akua for the title. The 23-year- old part time model hails from Ipswich, Suffolk, a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Honours from Loughborough University and works at Prestige Crown Cases. Not new to pageantry, Emma was Miss Teen Great Britain 2015. She was also crowned Miss Galaxy UK 2019 and represented the UK at Miss Galaxy 2019 where she was placed as the second runner-up.

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Sofia Arapogianni Miss Universe Greece For Miss Universe 2021

The national Greek beauty pageant institution Star GS Hellas announced that for the upcoming Miss Universe 2021 pageant, Katerina Kouvoutsaki Star GS Hellas 2021, is replaced by Sofia Arapogianni Miss GS Hellas 2021 for health purposes. Sofia is 22 years-old, stands 174cm tall and studies at Merchant Marine Academy. She is originally from the beautiful island of Greece Ithaca and Odysseus. She was born to a Greek father and Venezuelan mother. She speaks Greek, English and Spanish. Sofia Arapogianni succeeds Miss Universe Greece 2018 Ioanna Bella who represented her country at Miss Universe 2018. The country did not send any representative to Miss Universe in 2019 and 2020. The country holds one Miss Universe crown under its belt when Corinna Tsopei was crowned Miss Universe 1964.

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Jazmin Viktoria Elizabeth Miss Universe Hungary For Miss Universe 2021

Jázmin Viktória Elizabeth was crowned Miss Universe Hungary 2021 6th November, 2021 at Gigi's Budapest. She succeeded Miss Universe Hungary 2018 Enikő Kecskès for the title. Jázmin hails from the beautiful city of Budapest which is also the political, administrative, industrial, and centre of Hungary. The queen is a model by profession and walked the ramp for Abodi in October this year and for Kubi Dezse’s show at Mq Vienna Fashion Week held this September. Her catwalk game is strong and is definitely going to make her stand out at the competition.

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Elisa Groa Steinporsdottir Miss Universe Iceland For Miss Universe 2021

Miss Universe Iceland 2021, the 6th edition of the national pageant, was held on 29th September 2021 at the Gamla Bio, Ingólfsstræti 2a, 101 Reykjavík where Elísa Gróa Steinþórsdóttir was crowned the new queen. She succeeded Miss Universe Iceland 2020 Elísabet Hulda Snorradóttir for the title. Elísa hails from Garðabær, Capital Region and attended Snyrtiakademían and Commercial College of Iceland. Not new to the pageantry, Elisa competed against 23 other candidates at Miss Universe Iceland 2015 but was unplaced. She also participated in Miss Universe Iceland 2016 where she was adjudged as the third runner-up. She was Miss Universe Iceland 2017 second runner-up. As Miss Eco Iceland 2019, she represented Iceland at Miss Eco International 2019 in Cairo, Egypt but remained unplaced.

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Katharine Walker Miss Universe Ireland For Miss Universe 2021

Katharine Walker is the official representative of Ireland at the Miss Universe competition. She was previously also crowned as Miss World Northern Ireland 2018. She's a nurse and from Hillsborough who has worked in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care. Walker stands 1.7 m tall and is passionate about education, health and well being. She advocates for upliftment of women through her own campaign on social media called ‘Kat’s Call’, which encourages women to talk about their experiences. Katherine is also a radio show host for Cool FM and has recently started her own podcast ‘Call me Kat’ and hopes to see more female representation in the media, especially in the sports sector.

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Caterina Di Fuccia Miss Universe Italy For Miss Universe 2021

Miss Universe Italy organization held the finale of the 2021 edition on 26th September 2021 where Caterina Di Fuccia representing Lazio won the Miss Universe Italy 2021 crown. The 23-year-old Caterina is an Italian teacher, model, dancer, runway coach who was born in Marcianise, Caserta, Campania. She went to Liceo Linguistico G.B. Novelli in Marcianise. In 2016, she represented Campania at Miss Mondo Italia 2016 and failed to land in the Top 15. She competed at Miss Campania 2016 and won the Miss Rocchetta Bellezza Campania 2016 title. In 2019, she was crowned Miss Rocchetta Bellezza Campania 2019 in Jesolo, Venice. She represented Campania at Miss Italia 2019 and finished in the Top 10. While working as a primary school teacher in Lazio, Italy, she competed at Miss Universe Lazio 2021 and won the crown to win the opportunity to represent Lazio at Miss Universe Italy 2021.

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Tuti Sejdiu Miss Universe Kosovo For Miss Universe 2021

The Miss Universe Albania Organization, which holds the license to crown Miss Universe Kosovo along with Miss Universe Albania, hosted the coronation night on 9th July 2021 at Salla E Adorions, Amor Palace, Autostrada Tirane-Durres where Tuti Sejdiu was crowned as Miss Universe Kosovo 2021. Tuti Sejdiu succeeded Miss Universe Kosovo 2020 Blerta Veseli for the title. Hailing from a small and beautiful city in Kosovo, Gjilan, Tuti is 19-years-old. She describes herself as someone who believes in love, sincerity, equality, respect, and the power of her voice. She wants to use her voice to always encourage the young girls in the country not to give up on their dreams because in the world there are no impossible things.

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Jade Cini Miss Universe Malta For Miss Universe 2021

The organization of Miss Universe Malta hosted the coronation ceremony for Miss Universe Malta 2021 on 17th September 2021 at The Hilton Malta Conference Centre, St. Julian’s, Malta, where Jade Cini was crowned as the new queen. She succeeded Miss Universe Malta 2020 Anthea Zammit for the title. Jade Cini from Valletta, is a 26 year-old primary school teacher with a passion for education and travelling. She has been modelling since she was 3 years old. Beauty pageants have given her the confidence required to have a career and enter other fields of dancing, singing and acting. It has also helped her stay resilient when faced with bullying, failures and criticism.

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Julia Sinning Miss Universe Netherlands For Miss Universe 2021

The organization of Miss Nederland hosted the coronation ceremony for Miss Nederland 2021 at Studio 21 in Hilversum on 29th August 2021, where Julia Sinning was crowned as the new queen. Julia succeeded Miss Nederland 2020, Denise Speelman, for the title. Hailing from Amsterdam, Julia is 24-years-old. She has a degree in communications and has also studied acting at the Amsterdam Academy of Film Actors. She currently works as an actress and presenter. She is a half Dutch and half Indonesian beauty. The beauty queen is determined and dedicated to her dreams as she knew from an early age what she wanted to do, act. When she was 13-years-old, she took dance, singing, and theatre lessons at the musical school FanWorks and has appeared in series and films. Julia also works as a commercial and hair model. She has modelled for Radio538, Bol.com, Brunotti, and Keune Haircosmetics, among others.

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Nora Nakken Miss Universe Norway For Miss Universe 2021

The Miss Norway organization hosted the coronation of Miss Universe Norway 2021 on 14th August 2021 at the Åpen Scene in Oslo, Norway, where Trondheim’s Nora Emilie Nakken was crowned as the new queen. She succeeded Miss Universe Norway 2020 Sunniva Frigstad for the title. Hailing from Trondheim Fjord, Nora is 23 years-old and stands 172 cm tall. She is a mental health advocate, model and beauty queen. After graduating from Charlottenlund Videregående Skole in Trondheim, she studied marketing management at Handelshøyskolen BI in Trondheim from 2017 to 2020. She currently studies entrepreneurship and media studies to acquire extra professional competence. In addition to having completed a bachelor's degree in marketing management with a specialization in business development. Nora loves and involves people in positive marketing activities. Nora is definitely not new to pageantry as she represented Norway at Miss Earth 2020 but was unplaced. She was also a finalist at Miss Norway 2016.

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Agata Wdowiak Miss Universe Poland For Miss Universe 2021

Miss Polski organization held the finale of the 2021 edition on 20th August 2021 at the amphitheater in Nowy Sacz, where Agata Wdowiak was crowned Miss Polski 2021. She succeeded Miss Polski 2020 Anna Maria Jaromin for the title. Agata Wdowiak is 24 years old who hails from Lódz. She is a graduate of Geo monitoring, business management, and currently studies nanotechnology at the Lodz University of Technology. Agata Wdowiak also graduated from 1st and 2nd degree music school. She also works as a model. Talking about her experiences, Agata said, “In life I like to take up new challenges and I have many passions. One of them is sports, including climbing and swimming. I completed the WOPR rescue course, and besides, I am interested in the automotive industry. I love to feel the adrenaline that extreme sports give me. I managed to secretly climb the 120-meter chimney in Lodz, in order to watch the sunrise while eating sushi brought in my backpack.”

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Oricia Dos Santos Miss Universe Portugal For Miss Universe 2021

Miss Portuguesa 2021, the 2021 edition of the national pageant, held the finale on 11th September 2021 at the mythical Casino Estoril where Oricia Dominguez Dos Santos was crowned Miss Universe Portugal 2021. She succeeded Miss Universe Portugal 2020 Cristiana Silva for the title. The stunning beauty queen is a model and a fashion stylist who was born and raised in Venezuela. Oricia is of Portuguese and Spanish descent. She attended the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela and she underwent a leadership training at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) in Caracas. In 2017, she studied marketing at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas. From 2017 to 2018, she attended MVL Consultores in Caracas where she earned her certification in organizational coaching. In 2018, she studied finance for non-financial executives at IESA and was accredited to use the Competencias Económicas para la Formación de Emprendedores (CEFE) methodology. From 2020 to 2021, she studied entrepreneurship at the Universidad de Deusto in Bilbao, Spain.

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Carmina Cotfas Miss Universe Romania For Miss Universe 2021

Miss Universe Romania organization held the finale of the 2021 edition on 28th August 2021 at the Face Club Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania where Carmina Olimpia Coftas was crowned the new queen. She succeeded Miss Universe Romania 2020 Bianca Lorena Tirsin for the title. Carmina is 20 years of age and was born and raised in Târgu Mure. The place where she found her passion and interest for the work was Cluj. Currently, Carmina is pursuing her third year of Bachelor’s degree in history at the faculty of history and philosophy of the Babes Bolyai University. There, she also discovered the world of fashion and has been working as a model for the last six years. Since 2021, the stunning beauty has been working as a TV & Radio producer, interviewing well-known doctors in the area on medical subjects, in a constant effort to show and bolster how important health care is, through social media. She is a former presenter for Orizont TV and works as a host for Napoca Live radio station.

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Veronika Scepankova Miss Universe Slovakia For Miss Universe 2021

Veronika Šcepánková is Miss Universe Slovakia 2021 and became the official representative of the country at the Miss Universe competition. She succeeded Miss Universe Slovakia 2020 Natália Hoštáková for the title. The 26-year-old holds a bachelor’s degree in International Business and works as a real estate agent at BLANC Reality. Veronika is also known as Vea and moved to Prague with her family as a child. She stands 190cm tall and one interesting fact about her is her eye colour. The queen has one brown and one green eye and is passionate about cooking.

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Sarah Loinaz Miss Universe Spain For Miss Universe 2021

The Miss Universe Spain organization hosted the coronation ceremony for the 2021 edition on 16th October 2021 in Tenerife, where Sarah Loinaz was crowned as the new queen. She succeeded Miss Universe Spain 2020 Andrea Martínez for the title. The 23-year-old stands 172 cm tall and studied business administration and management. She is fluent in four different languages owing to her multicultural family background. Hailing from Gipuzkoa, the Basque model beat 12 other finalists for the national title. She was previously the fifth runner-up at Reina Hispanoamericana 2016.

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Moa Sandberg Miss Universe Sweden For Miss Universe 2021

The Miss Universe Sweden organization hosted the 12th edition of the national pageant, i.e., Miss Universe Sweden 2021 on 30th October 2021 at the Clarion Hotel Post, Göteborg, Sweden, where Moa Sandberg was crowned as the new queen. She succeeded Miss Universe Sweden 2019 Lina Ljungberg for the title. 25 years-old Moa stands 180cm tall and is a Swedihs business woman, model and beauty queen. She is also a life coach and personal assistant. Not new to pageantry, Moa has previously represented Sweden at Miss International 2014, where she finished unplaced. She is also fluent in Svenska, Finnish and English. Along with the national title, the diva was also awarded with the Miss Personality Sweden 2021 title.

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Hnna Nepliakh Miss Universe Ukraine For Miss Universe 2021

The Miss Ukraine Universe organization hosted the coronation ceremony for the 2021 edition on 15th October 2021 at the Fairmont Grand Hotel in Kyiv, where Anna Neplyakh was crowned as the new queen. She succeeded Miss Ukraine Universe 2020 Elizaveta Yastremskaya for the title. Hailing from the city of Dnipro, 27 years old Anna gained fame from being one of the brightest participants in the show ‘Bachelor Season 10’. She speaks Russian and English and considers the late American author Louise Hay as her role model. She went to Teatral’naya Shkola Sverkhzadacha in Kyiv, Ukraine. Anna also studied land management and cadaster from the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture in Kyiy. Not new to pageantry, she was crowned Miss Intercontinental Ukraine 2021 and represented Ukraine at the Miss Intercontinental 2017 pageant but remained unplaced.

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Ralina Arabova Miss Universe Russia For Miss Universe 2021

Ralina Arabova was appointed as Miss Universe Russia 2021 in November this year and became the official representative of the country at Miss Universe 2021. Ralina lives in Tatarstan and is not new to the pageant world, she won Mini-Miss Moscow Region and the Miss Talent award at Mini-Miss Tatarstan in 2009. She was Miss Energo 2017, Miss Photo 2018 and Miss Tatarstan 2019. In May 2019, she served as a judge at Mini-Miss Tatarstan. On April 13, 2019, she represented Tatarstan at Miss Russia 2019 and competed against 49 other candidates at Barvikha Luxury Village in Moscow, Russia. She was second runner-up to Alina Sanko, who went on to become Miss Universe Russia 2020. She’s currently simultaneously attending two universities, studying advertisement and public relations and law.