All selected applicants will be called for a personal casting call on October 15 at Al Habtoor Palace Hotel, Dubai. Only 30 applicants, announced on October 20, will advance to the live show at the aforementioned venue.
Dubai is getting all set to host the first-ever Miss Universe UAE, the Miss Universe Organisation and Yugen Events announced recently at the Armani Ristorante in Burj Khalifa, a report in the Khaleej Times says.
The historical event will take place at La Perle in Al Habtoor City, Dubai.
The Miss Universe UAE has appointed members of the council to get things organised for the event and select the winner for the global pageant.
Applications and casting for Miss Universe UAE already began from October 7, Eligible UAE residents between the ages of 18 and 28 can register through online registration at missuniverseuae.com.
All selected applicants will be called for a personal casting call on October 15 at Al Habtoor Palace Hotel. Only 30 applicants, announced on October 20, will advance to the live show at the aforementioned venue.
“Miss Universe UAE is going to be extremely special to us because it is a representation of success, connected with service and significance,” said Sharihan Al Mashary, who is also the first-ever female Emirati Hotel GM in the UAE.
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Before the final event on November 7, all 30 finalists will compete in several pageant activities, such as photoshoot, runway challenges, commercial shoots, preliminary activewear, evening gown and close door panel interview between October 20 and October 30.
The official winner will advance to the international stage, the 70th edition of the Miss Universe, to be held in Israel in December, 2021.
The members of the council are Josh Yugen, President and National Director, and the Founder and CEO of Yugen Group and XPEDITION Magazine, Alaf Meky, Head of Charities and Philanthropy, Zel Ali, Head of Compassion and Empowerment, Sharihan Al Mashary, Head of Communications and also the first-ever female Emirati Hotel GM in the UAE, Maggie Wilson, Creative Consultant and Furne Amato, Head of Creatives, Fashion and Design.
“Miss Universe UAE is going to be extremely special to us because it is a representation of success, connected with service and significance,” said Sharihan Al Mashary, who is also the first-ever female Emirati Hotel GM in the UAE.
“And, the individual who will represent UAE at the Miss Universe, will also represent the service and the significance of the country in the past 50 years, and in the next 50 years as well”, she added
Elaborating further, Al Mashary said : “Swimwear will not be a part of Miss Universe UAE. “An identity of a woman is beyond the parameters of her sculpture. And, that is why, we aim to change and do something nobody in 70 years of Miss Universe history has done”.
Miss Universe is the world’s biggest annual beauty pageant, with an estimated audience of 500 million. The 69th edition featuring 74 countries and territories, elected Andrea Meza of Mexico as the current title holder. Only 74 countries and territories participated in the event that took in May this year.
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