Miss Universe Latvia

National beauty pageant competition in Latvia

Not to be confused with Mis Latvija.

Miss Universe Latvia OrganizationFormation| 2005

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Type| Beauty pageant
Headquarters| Riga
Location|

* Latvia

Membership

| Miss Universe

Official language

| Latvian

President

| Inga Raduga

Miss Universe Latvia (Miss Universe Latvija) is a national Beauty pageant that selects the Latvian representative to the Miss Universe pageant. The contestants represent the 7 cities and 26 districts. There they would select the top 15, then the top 10 and the final 5. So far the pageant was held only thrice: 2005, 2006, and in 2022.

## History

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In 2005, Bravo Productions was awarded the rights to send Latvian representative to Miss Universe 2005 pageant to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. Ieva Kokoreviča became the first ever Miss Universe Latvia in an event held at the SAS Radisson in Riga on April 7, 2005.[1] As well as having debuted, Latvia was also called out to the semi-finals (and finals) for the first time. The last Miss Universe Latvia is Sanita Kubliņa, who was crowned on April 5, 2006, in Riga.[2] She represented Latvia in the Miss Universe 2006 competition in Los Angeles, California, but did not place. From 2007 up to 2021, Miss Universe Latvia did not compete in the Miss Universe pageant. The organization lost the franchise 12 years after the pageant was postponed. Began 2022, Inga Raduga Model Management under Inga Raduga directorship took over the license of Miss Universe pageant.

## Miss Universe license holder in Latvia

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* Bravo Production (2005—2006)
* Inga Raduga (2022—Present)

## Titleholders

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* : Declared as Winner
* : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
* : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
* : Ended as special awards winner

The winner of Miss Universe Latvia represents the country at the Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) a runner-up is sent.
Year  | Municipality  | Miss Universe Latvija  | Placement at Miss Universe  | Special Awards

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2024 | Riga | Maria Vicinska[3] | TBA  | TBA
2023 | Riga | Kate Alexeeva[4] | Unplaced  | Alexeeva was supposed to participate at Miss Universe 2022, but due to testing positive for COVID-19, she was allocated to represent Latvia at Miss Universe 2023.
Did not compete between 2007—2022
2006 | Ogre | Sanita Kubliņa  | Unplaced  |
2005 | Limbaži | Ieva Kokoreviča  | Top 10 |

## See also

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* Mis Latvija

## References

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1. ^ "News archive: April – June 2005". Pageant News Bureau. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
2. ^ ""Miss Universe Latvija 2006" Sanita Kubliņa". TVNET Izklaide. 2006-04-07. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
3. ^ "Miss Universe 2024: Meet the contestants". Periodismo.com. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024 - via MSN.
4. ^ @missuniverse.latvia and kate.xeeva (27 July 2023). "We are happy to confirm that this year our representative is Kate Alexeeva. 🎊 She was unable to participate last year due to Covid. She will represent Latvia in 72 Miss Universe Competition in El Salvador . Wishing her all of the best luck 🇱🇻🤩". Retrieved 27 July 2023 - via Instagram.

## External links

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* Official site of Miss Universe Latvia
* Miss Universe Latvija 2005 Ieva Kokoreviča

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Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

| Africa|

* Angola
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Cote d'Ivoire
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Kenya
* Mauritius
* Mayotte
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Tanzania
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

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Americas|

* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Bonaire
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Curaçao
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guadeloupe
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Martinique
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Lucia
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos
* Uruguay
* United States
* US Virgin Islands
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* Bahrain
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Samoa

Inactive since 2023 (under JKN Metaverse Inc.)

| Africa|

* Benin (1962)
* Ethiopia (2017)
* Eswatini (1994)
* Gabon (2015)
* Gambia (1986)
* Lesotho (1978)
* Liberia (1977)
* Madagascar (1961)
* Morocco (2021)
* Réunion (1986)
* Seychelles (2022)
* Sierra Leone (2019)
* Tunisia (1971)

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Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda (2008)
* Barbados (2020)
* Bermuda (1997)
* Dominica (1985)
* French Guiana (1984)
* Greenland (1990)
* Grenada (1964)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (1981)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2006)
* Sint Maarten (2006)

Asia|

* Bhutan (2022)
* Chinese Taipei (2004)
* Iraq (2017)
* Jordan (1960)

Europe|

* Austria (2017)
* Georgia (2019)
* Lithuania (2019)
* Luxembourg (1994)
* Slovenia (2017)
* Sweden (2021)

Oceania|

* American Samoa (1978)
* Cook Islands (1999)
* Guam (2019)
* New Caledonia (1982)
* Northern Marianas (2006)
* Papua New Guinea (1986)
* Tahiti (1985)
* Vanuatu (1978)

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–2006)

| Constituent countries of Great Britain
(began 1992, using Great Britain sash at Miss Universe)|

* England (1955–1990)
* Scotland (1961–1990)
* Wales (1961–1990)

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Prefecture of Japan|

* Okinawa (1963–1968)

Bantustans of South Africa|

* Bophuthatswana (1979)
* Transkei (1979–1983)

States of the United States|

* Alaska (1952–1958)
* Hawaii (1952–1959)

Former entities (1952–2006)|

* Commonwealth of Independent States (1992)
* Czechoslovakia (1970–1992)
* Micronesia (1975)
* Southern Rhodesia (1961)
* Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
* Soviet Union (1990–1991)
* West Indies (1954–1958)
* Yugoslavia (1968–2002)

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