Miss Universe UAE crowning ceremony postponed

The event was supposed to take place in Dubai on Sunday, November 7. A new date for the coronation night has not as yet been announced by the organisers,.

The planned coronation night for the first Miss Universe UAE pageant has been postponed. The event was supposed to take place in Dubai on Sunday, November 7 and was called off according to a statement posted by organisers on social media, a report in the Khaleej Times says.

A new date of the coronation night has not as yet been announced by the organisers,.

They were supposed to announce the names of the 30 official candidates two weeks ago. They have so far named only 25 contestants in their last social media update on October 23.

The preliminary rounds were supposed to take place on November 5, to select the Top 15 participants.

The contest winner was to be the first representative from the UAE at the global beauty pageant. The Miss Universe Organisation and Yugen Events had announced the historic first-ever Miss Universe UAE on October 7, 2021.

Just a few hours after the announcement of the beauty pageant, the Miss Universe website crashed as over 12,000 candidates logged in to apply. A final shortlist of 300 participants was prepared to announce the 30 finalists.

Subsequently, the first batch of candidates to compete for the title of Miss Universe UAE had been announced.

Fifteen names have so far been released on official social media accounts. They are as follows: Marwa (23, Sharjah), Sara (25, Dubai), Jasmin (22, Abu Dhabi), Dilnoza (23, Dubai), Alma (24, Dubai), Bahar (26, Dubai), Emilia (24, Dubai), Frank (27, Dubai), Razan (28, Abu Dhabi) Natalia (24, Dubai), Victoria (26, Dubai), Reem (25, Abu Dhabi), Asher (28, Dubai), Anna (28, Dubai) and Anita (24, Dubai).

All women, between the ages of 18 to 28, who had a three-year residency, possessing a valid Emirates ID and passport, were qualified to join.

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