Miss Universe 2010 Pageant will be held on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 in Las Vegas, USA!

First MISS UNIVERSE pageant took place in 1952 in Long Beach, California featuring 29 delegates vying for the crown. The first woman crowned MISS UNIVERSE was Armi Helena Kuusela, a 17-year-old high school student from Finland. She was crowned with the priceless crown of the Romanoff’s that was worn by the last of the three czarinas of Imperial Russia, containing 1.529 diamonds with a combined weight of 300-carats.

 

The year 1960 would bring the competition its first coast-to-coast network telecast and in 1966, the event was broadcast in “living-color-telecast” for the first time. In 1972, the MISS UNIVERSE competition was held for the first time out of the USA in Puerto Rico, where the first broadcast via satellite would be staged, and would bring the pageant into the homes of viewers and fans around the globe. A lot has changed in past 50-some years in the world and so is MISS UNIVERSE. Today’s delegates are more often aimed to achieve a higher level of education, political aspirations, charitable involvement or entrepreneurs. Titleholders have gone on to high profile careers in government, engineering, medicine, law, business, finance, genetic research, broadcasting, publishing, fashion, film and television.

 

Today’s MISS UNIVERSE is a fast-paced competition featuring some of the world’s most ambitious and accomplished women. These are women of power and grace, intelligence, commitment, substance and style.
 

Miss Universe Croatia Pageant was held for the first time in 1997, in Opatija, when the organizer was Hrvatska tiskara. First Croatian winner was Kristina Čerina of Split. 

In 1998 Vladimir Kraljević takes over organization of the pageant, and develops the project into most prestigious and most serious beauty pageant in Croatia. Pageant is live telecast by Croatian National Television (HRT), with the highest ratings.
 

Miss Universe Croatia titleholders, and where are they now:
 

1997: Kristina Čerina, Split: has a couple of exams left to finish her study of tourism in College of Economics in Split; married; mother of son Marul (2006)
 

1998: Ivana Gržetić, Dubrovnik: after successful modeling career in Hong Kong, Thailand and Japan, graduate of American College of Management and Technology in Dubrovnik and opens her own tourist agency in Dubrovnik (www.adriatic-sea-kayak.com)  

 

1999: Marijana Kužina, Šibenik: lives in Varaždin; with her husband runs a shoe factory; also runs the school for children models; mother of two daughters Bruna (2003) and Buga (2006)
 

2000: Renata Lovrinčević, Split: during her reign graduates at College of Physical Education in Split; she is working as the manager of fitness in Wellness Center Guliver Energy in Split; married, mother of son Borna (2005). 
 

2001: Maja Cecić-Vidoš, Rijeka: with husband (professional hand-ball player and member of Croatian Handball team) runs their coffee shop in hometown Rijeka; married, mother of daughter Doria (2004). 
 

2002: Ivana Paris, Pazin: graduate of journalism and PR at Dubrovnik University; currently head of marketing in famous Zagreb restaurant and lounge bar
 

2003: Ivana Delač, Rijeka: graduate of College of Hotel Management in Ika; with her husband runs the representative office of Canadian real-estate agency in Zagreb; mother of son Noa (2006)
 

2004: Marijana Rupčić, Nuštar: student of Law in Osijek (3rd year); student at Faculty of Economics in Osijek (1st year); works in the bank in Osijek 
 

2005: Jelena Glišić, Plaški: student at Law University in Zagreb (3rd year); works as a model. 
 

2006: Biljana Mančić, Split: graduate of American College of Management and Technology in Dubrovnik (2008)

 

2007: Jelena Maroš, Split: student at Law University in Split (2nd year)

2008: Snježana Lončarević, Slavonski Brod, student at College of Hotel Management in Ika (4th year)

2009: Sarah Ćosić, Split, student at Faculty of Economics and Business at University of Zagreb