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Miss Universe Latvia (Miss Universe Latvija) is a national beauty pageant that selects the Latvian representative to the Miss Universe pageant. They represent the 33 Subdivisions of Latvia and the region of Baltic Bay (Baltija Bers). The they would select the top 15, then the top 10 and the final 5. The pageant has been held every year since 2005 but didn't held in 2007. Miss Universe Latvia is not related to Miss Latvia beauty pageant.
The reigning Miss Universe Latvia is Sanita Kubina, who was crowned on April 5, 2006 in Riga.[1] She represented Latvia in the Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles, California but did not placed.
[edit] History
In 2005, Bravo Productions was awarded the rights to send Latvian representative to Miss Universe 2005 pageant to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. Ieva Kokarevica (19) became the first ever Miss Universe Latvia in an event held at the SAS Radisson in Riga on April 7, 2005.[2] As well as having debuted, Latvia was also called out to the semi-finals (and finals) for the first time.
[edit] Winners
| Year |
Name |
Represeting |
Placement at Miss Universe |
| 2005 |
Ieva Kokoreviča |
Limbaži |
Top 10 |
| 2006 |
Sanita Kubliņa |
Ogre |
None |
| 2007 |
NO PAGEANT |
| 2008 |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
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