Miss Universe Croatia ( hr, Miss Universe Hrvatske) is a
beauty pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, ...
which decides
Croatia
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's contestant at the
Miss Universe
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finals.
History
Miss Universe Croatia has been held annually since 1997 in under Vladimir Kraljevic who also successfully took the official franchise of
Miss Universe Slovenia
The Miss Universe Slovenia ( sl, Miss Universe Slovenija) is a national beauty pageant that selected Slovenia's representative to the Miss Universe pageant.
History
In 2001 Slovenia began to participate in the Miss Universe history. Minka Alag ...
in 2013. In 2015
Barbara Ljiljak
Barbara Ljiljak (born 1989) 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.
Personal life
Ljiljak is w ...
of
Split-Dalmatia
Split-Dalmatia County ( hr, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija ) is a central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 14.106,40 km2.
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won the 2015 edition of the pageant but was not able to participate in
Miss Universe
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due to an arm injury. 2nd-Runner Up of
Miss Universe Croatia 2015 Mirta Kuštan of
Krapinske Toplice
Krapinske Toplice is a city and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 5,367 inhabitants in the area, absolute majority of which are Croats.
The settlements in the municipality are:
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took over as Croatia's representative to
Miss Universe 2015
Miss Universe 2015 was the 64th Miss Universe pageant, held at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on December 20, 2015. This was the first edition of the pageant to be held under the ownership of WME/IMG, which ...
. Ljiljak was never stripped of her title.
Titleholders
2015
Miss Universe Croatia 2015, the 19th Miss Universe Croatia pageant, was held on June 7, 2015 in the Crystal Ballroom at Hotel Westin in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
,
Croatia
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Ivana Mišura
Ivana Mišura (born 1989) is a Croatian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Croatia, Miss Universe Hrvatske 2014. She represented her Croatia, country in the Miss Universe 2014 pageant.
Early life
Ivana Mišura wor ...
, Miss Universe Croatia 2014 of
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
crowned
Barbara Ljiljak
Barbara Ljiljak (born 1989) 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.
Personal life
Ljiljak is w ...
as her successor at the end of the event. Ljiljak broke her arm days before the
Miss Universe 2015
Miss Universe 2015 was the 64th Miss Universe pageant, held at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on December 20, 2015. This was the first edition of the pageant to be held under the ownership of WME/IMG, which ...
competition began and was replaced by
Mirta Laura Kustan as Croatia's representative to
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Stre ...
that year. Ljiljak retained the title. Twenty contestants from across Croatia competed for the crown.
Results
Contestants
20 Contestants were selected from across Croatia, below are Miss Universe Croatia candidates in the Top 20 of the pageant selection.
2016
Miss Universe Croatia 2016, the 20th Miss Universe Croatia pageant, was held on April 15, 2016 in the Crystal Ballroom at Hotel Westin in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
,
Croatia
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Barbara Ljiljak
Barbara Ljiljak (born 1989) 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.
Personal life
Ljiljak is w ...
, Miss Universe Croatia 2015 of
Split-Dalmatia
Split-Dalmatia County ( hr, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija ) is a central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 14.106,40 km2.
Split-Dalma ...
crowned
Barbara Filipović as her successor at the end of the event.
Nineteen contestants from across Croatia competed for the crown.
Results
Contestants
2019
2021
References
External links
Official Miss Universe Croatia website
{{Miss Universe countries and territories
Beauty pageants in Croatia
Croatia
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Recurring events established in 1997
1997 establishments in Croatia
Croatian awards