Miss Universe România is a national
beauty pageant that has selected Romania's representative to the
Miss Universe pageant.
History
Miss România was initially established in the late 1920s, Magda Demetrescu won the first pageant in 1929. She then participated in the former
Miss Universe pageant (officially the
International Pageant of Pulchritude) in
Texas, where she placed sixth.
The following year, Mariana Mirica placed third.
[(31 July 2011)]
Vezi cum arata romanca ajunsa pe podium la Miss Universe 1930
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'' (in Romanian) After this Texas international pageant ended in 1932, Dorothee Cristescu participated in "Miss Universe" Brussels in 1935.
[(5 June 1929)]
Short Hair is Still in Vogue
''Southeast Missourian'' (United Press)[(25 Feb 2012)]
Magda Demetrescu, prima Miss Romania
, '' Realitatea TV'' (in Romanian)
Romania's participation in international pageants ceased by 1929,
[Andras, Sonia-Doris]
The Ideal Woman: Beauty Contests in Interwar Romania
, which continued during World War II and the Communist rule of Romania, Inter-Disciplinary.Net (3rd Global Conference presentation 2013) though a Communist-pageant was held in the country in the 1970s.
Romania's participation in the modern
Miss Universe pageant began with Miss Romania Daniella Nane who participated in
Miss Universe 1991, and where the famous Romanian gymnast
Nadia Comăneci served on the international jury.
[(3 March 2010)]
Opt decenii de la primul concurs Miss România
, '' Realitatea TV'' (in Romanian) After 1998, Romania dropped from Miss Universe for 11 years, and returned in 2009. In 2016, the license to celebrate the contest Miss Universe Romania was granted to the agency ExclusivEvent, having as president to Ernest Hadrian Böhm.
[Cobuz, Dana (14 June 2009)]
Miss Universe România face 13-14
, '' Jurnalul Național'' (in Romanian)
Titleholders
Titleholders under Miss Universe România
Miss Universe România
::''The Winner of Miss Universe Romania represents the country at the
Miss Universe pageant. If the winner will resign the title, the runner-up will take over the crown.''
Miss România 1991-1998
Hosts
*Valentina Ionescu
See also
*
List of Romania representatives at international beauty pageants
References
Further reading
*
(English-translated page)"Ultima şansă pentru constănţence să se înscrie la „Miss Universe România”!" ''Telegraf''
(English-translated page)"Miss Universe Romania, "o ciumafaie cromoplatinata""(English-translated page)
External links
*
{{Miss Universe countries and territories
Beauty pageants in Romania
1920s establishments in Romania
1991 establishments in Romania
Romanian awards
Romania