UPDATE: Miss Universe UAE will be crowned in Dubai next month. Find more here
The world’s biggest annual beauty pageant, one of the most watched in the world with an estimated audience of 500 million, will be arriving in the country likely next year.
Whether or not this is the main global pageant or a UAE edition of the pageant has yet to be confirmed.
An official announcement will come on Thursday, October 7 at a press conference in Dubai.
The last global pageant, the 69th in the event’s history, was held in Florida in May. The current Miss Universe is Andrea Meza of Mexico.
While no date has been confirmed for whatever the UAE event will be. If it is the global Miss Universe pageant, the event would most likely be held in May of 2022, a year after the last event.
“The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) is a global community that empowers women to realize their goals through experiences that build self-confidence and create opportunities for success. Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA programs provide the 10,000 women who participate annually an international platform to affect positive change through influential humanitarian and professional efforts. The contestants and titleholders are leaders and role models in their communities, develop personal and professional goals, and inspire others to do the same. The Miss Universe Organization is an IMG company,” reads an official description of the company.
Steve Harvey hosted the last event once again.
The event will be the latest to be moved to the country, with many recent global events, especially in sporting, moving to the Gulf country.