Miss Uzbekistan
Miss Uzbekistan was supposedly a national beauty pageant in Uzbekistan whose winner would participate in the Miss World international pageant. The only claimed winner was widely denounced as fraudulent.
| Formation | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Tashkent |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World Miss International |
Official language | Uzbek |
History
In 2013, Rakhima Ganieva was the first Miss World contestant to represent Uzbekistan. Her presence there was controversial.[1] She began taking part in Miss World 2013 for Uzbekistan. She claimed that the Miss Uzbekistan 2013 pageant was held on 20 July 2013 in Tashkent. Officials at the Uzbek Culture and Sports Ministry and the National Committee on Women were unaware that the country had held a contest.[2]
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- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Representative to Miss World
| Year | Miss Uzbekistan | Hometown | Placement | Special Awards | 2013 | Rakhima Ganieva | Tashkent | Unplaced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
References
- Sindelar, Daisy. "Who Does Miss Uzbekistan Think She Is?". RFE/RL, Inc. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/miss-uzbekistan-mystery_n_3921703
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