Miss Universe Albania

Miss Universe Albania
Formation	2002
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Tirana
Location	Albania
Membership	Miss Universe
Official language	Albanian
National Director	Fadil Berisha

Miss Universe Albania is a national beauty pageant that selects Albania's representative to the Miss Universe pageant.

History

Miss Universe Albania was established in 2006 in Tirana, Albania. The pageant formatted to choose a representative to compete at the Miss Universe by Fadil Berisha. Miss Universe Albania is unrelated to Miss Albania, Miss Shqipëria or Miss Shqiptarja. Between 2002 to 2006 the Miss Albania winners competed at the Miss Universe pageant. Began in 2007 the franchise of Miss Universe was given to Miss Universe head photographer, Fadil Berisha.

Editions

After creating the Miss Universe Albania Organization. Miss Universe Albania editions in 2007 to 2011 had independently selected by Fadhil Berisha.
On May 11, 2012 the first time Mister & Miss Albania 2012 were crowned at the same event. Miss World Albania organizer Vera Grabocka joined forces with photographer Fadil Berisha to produce a single event to choose the local representatives for the international competitions. The main winner was sent to Miss Universe 2012 in Las Vegas, USA.
In 2013 Agnesa Vuthaj, a former Miss Albania herself, started the National Directorship of Miss Earth Albania and joined Miss Universe Albania contest. It was the first time Miss Earth joined Miss Universe Albania pageant. The second place was sent to Miss Earth 2012 in the Philippines. While Fioralba Dizdari withdrew from the Miss Universe 2013 pageant because the security of Albania's contestant could not be assured in Russia.
On September 19, 2015 the 13th annual Miss Universe Albania contest crowned two titleholders, where the main winner will send to the Miss Universe and second place to the Miss World.

Titleholders

Miss Universe Albania winners

Color Key

Declared as Winner
Ended as Runner-Up
Ended as one of the Finalists or Semifinalists

Year	Miss Universe Kosovo	Municipality	Placement
2002	Anisa Kospiri ^[1]	Tirana	Top 10 (8th Place)
2003	Denisa Kola ^[2]	Tirana	Unplaced
2005	Agnesa Vuthaj ^[3]	Istog***	Unplaced
2006	Eralda Hitaj ^[4]	Tirana	Unplaced
2007	Sadina Alla ^[5]	Tirana	Unplaced
2008	Matilda Mecini^[6]	Tirana	Unplaced
2009	Hasna Xhukiçi ^[7]	Fier	Top 15 (11th Place)
2010	Angela Martini^[8]	Shkodër	Top 10 (6th Place)
2011	Xhesika Berberi^[9]	Tirana	Unplaced
2012	Adrola Dushi	Lezhë	Unplaced
2013	Fioralba Dizdari	Tirana	Did not compete
2014	Zhaneta Byberi^[10]	Tirana	Unplaced
2015	Megi Luka	Fushë-Krujë	Unplaced

Notes

Winners

Anisa Kospiri was the first Albanian delegate at the Miss Universe pageant. She went to compete in San Juan, Puerto Rico and in the grand final she was the first girl to be called in the Top 10. She competed in both Swimsuit and Evening Gown competition and scored 8.51 and 8.34 respectively. However, her average score was not high enough for her to advance in the next phase of the competition. Until 2010 she held the record of the highest placing Albanian candidate in the Miss Universe pageant.

Withdrawal

On October 2013, Miss Universe Albania, Fioralba Dizdari withdrew from the Miss Universe 2013 pageant because the security of Albania's contestant could not be assured in Russia. But on October 8, 2014 Miss Universe Albania 2014 was back to Miss Universe with Zhaneta Byberi as the crowned beauty pageant titleholder.

References

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↑ "Eralda Hitaj". missuniverse.com. July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on 1 July 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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Beauty pageants in Albania

Miss Albania Miss Universe Albania Miss Earth Albania

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Inactive
(since 2011)

Antigua & Barbuda (2008)
Barbados (2007)
Belize (2007)
Benin (1962)
Bermuda (1997)
Bonaire (1999)
Chinese Taipei (2004)
Cook Islands (1999)
Cote d'Ivoire (1986)
Cuba (1967)
Dominica (1985)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1986)
Fiji (1981)
Gambia (1986)
Grenada (1964)
Iceland (2009)
Iraq (1972)
Jordan (1960)
Latvia (2006)
Lesotho (1978)
Liberia (1977)
Madagascar (1961)
Malta (2001)
Micronesia (1975)
Morocco (1978)
Northern Marianas (2006)
Papua New Guinea (1986)
Samoa (1986)
Senegal (1987)
Seychelles (1995)
St. Kitts & Nevis (1981)
St. Martin (2006)
St. Vincent & the Grenadines (2006)
Suriname (1999)
Swaziland (1994)
Tunisia (1971)
Vanuatu (1978)
Zambia (2010)
Zimbabwe (2001)

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–1990)

Region of China	Hong Kong (1952–2000)

Constituent country of Denmark	Greenland (1987–1990)

Overseas regions of France	French Guiana (1977–1984) Guadeloupe (1977–1984) Martinique (1957–1984) New Caledonia (1982) Réunion (1977–1986) Tahiti (1962–1985)

Part of United Kingdom	England (1955–1990) Gibraltar (1981-1990) Scotland (1961–1990) Wales (1961–1990)

Part of Japan	Okinawa (1963–1968)

Bantustans of South Africa	Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979–1983)

Territories of USA	Alaska (1952–1958) Hawaii (1952–1959)

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