Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the United States-based Miss Universe Organization. It is the largest pageant in the world in terms of live TV coverage, airing yearly in more than 190 countries worldwide to an audience of over 500 million people. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, Miss Universe is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.
Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is organised by Femina, a women's magazine published by The Times Group. Since 2013, Femina also organizes Miss Diva separately which sends representatives to Miss Universe.
Miss Universe Croatia is a beauty pageant which decides Croatia's contestant at the Miss Universe finals.
Miss Universe 2002, the 51st Miss Universe pageant, was held on 29 May 2002 at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 75 delegates competed in this year. Oxana Fedorova of Russia was crowned by Denise Quiñones of Puerto Rico as her successor at the end of the event. Fedorova was dethroned four months later and 1st runner-up Justine Pasek of Panama took over the Miss Universe title.
Miss Universe 1999, the 48th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 26 May 1999 at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago. Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana was crowned by Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago at the end of the event. Kwelagobe is currently the most recent Miss Universe winner from any debuting country in the pageant. 1999 is currently the only year that Botswana has both placed in and won Miss Universe. Fitzwilliam’s final walk is also notable, as she walked to her own recording of an original song. 84 contestants competed in this year.
Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 14 July 2008 at the Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela was crowned by Riyo Mori of Japan as her successor at the end of the event. 80 contestants competed in this year which was broadcast and distributed globally via NBC in English and Telemundo in Spanish to TV outlets in more than 180 countries.
Eva Carolina Arias Viñas is a Dominican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Dominican Republic 2010 and represented her country in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant.
Lana Obad is a student at Faculty of Economics and Business at University of Zagreb who was crowned Miss Universe Croatia 2010.
Elizabeta Burg is a Croatian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Croatia 2012 and represented her country in Miss Universe 2012.
Miss Universe 2013, the 62nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 9 November 2013 at the Crocus City Hall, Krasnogorsk, a suburb of Moscow, Russia. Olivia Culpo of the USA crowned her successor Gabriela Isler of Venezuela at the end of the event. 86 contestants competed for the title.
Melita Fabečić is a Croatian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Croatia 2013. She represented her country in the 2013 Miss Universe, where she failed to place in the semi-final.
Ivana Mišura is a Croatian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Hrvatske 2014. She represented her country in the Miss Universe 2014 pageant.
Sarah Ćosić is a Croatian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Hrvatske 2009. She was represented her country in the Miss Universe 2009 and was placed Top 15.
Barbara Ljiljak is a Croatian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Hrvatske 2015. She was supposed to represent Croatia at Miss Universe 2015 but withdrew due to an arm injury.
Barbara Filipović is a Croatian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Croatia 2016.
Miss Universe 2017, the 66th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 26 November 2017 at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Iris Mittenaere of France crowned her successor Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa at the end of the event.
Shanaelle Petty is a Croatian-American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Croatia 2017 and represented Croatia at Miss Universe 2017 pageant where she made the top 16.
Miss Universe 2018, the 67th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 17 December 2018 at IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi Province, north of Bangkok, Thailand. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa crowned her successor Catriona Gray of the Philippines at the end of the event. This is the fourth time that the Philippines has won Miss Universe after winning in 2015.
Miss Universe Croatia 2019 the 20th edition of Miss Universe Croatia pageant held on April 27, 2019 in Zagreb. 18 contestants around Croatia competed for the prestigious crown. Mia Pojatina of Nova Gradiška crowned Mia Rkman of Korčula at the end of the event. She represented Croatia at Miss Universe 2019 pageant and placed in the Top 20.
Mia Rkman is a Croatian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Croatia 2019. She represented Croatia at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant and placed in the Top 20.
