All About Miss Universe UAE and Castings

The Miss Universe Organisation and Yugen Events announced on Thursday at the Armani Ristorante in Burj Khalifa that Dubai is set to host the first-ever Miss Universe UAE.

The beauty pageant will be held at La Perle in Al Habtoor City, Dubai.

All UAE residents between the ages of 18 and 28 can register. You can submit your application 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.

After selection, 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 finale will be on November 7.

As usual, the official winner of Miss Universe UAE will advance to the international stage.

However, this time 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 are changing to make a difference and do something that nobody in 70 years of Miss Universe history has done,” said Sharihan Al Mashary, Head of Communications and also the first-ever female Emirati Hotel GM in the UAE