Miss Universe 2014 Update: No Pageant This Year, MU Scheduled On 2015
The 63rd annual Miss Universe pageant is unfortunately not happening this year but in January next year, to be held in Doral, Miami, according to an announcement posted on the pageant's website. Scheduled to be aired live from Florida International University on NBC, the year's biggest beauty contest will be on Jan. 25, 2015.
Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler of Venezuela will crown her successor at the end of the highly anticipated event with 82 aspiring beauty queens vying for the crown. The announcement of the final date was made by Miss Universe Organizations (MUO) co-owners Donald Trump and NBC, together with MUO president Paula M. Shugart.
Since its incorporation in 2013, the City of Doral is massively expanding and gained a lot of attention from Fortune 100 companies. Thanks to its outstanding economic growth and industrial accomplishments, Doral is the next city to watch out and it's the home of the largest Venezuelan population in the U.S.
Isler even revealed in the statement that every time she visits the city she feels right at home and stated that it's a beauty contest and not about "political ideology." With the latest Venezuelan government crisis, the pageant aims to bring all Venezuelan together and as what Isler said, they are there to represent the country.
"Doral is a symbol of success and holding the Miss Universe Pageant here will amplify its reputation as a world showcase city," Shugart said. "Even as one of the newest cities in Miami, Doral is a premier place to live, work, and play due to its beautiful lifestyle and entrepreneurial opportunities."
This will be the first time that the famed pageant will skip a year but it will still be Miss Universe 2014 pageant. The 2015 edition of the contest will be held later in the same year. Doral Mayor, Luigi Boria, announced via Twitter that the 2014 MU will be held in his city on Jan. 18, 2015, which caused a lot of controversy, only to be confirmed MUO in late September.
For this year's pageant, Kyrgyzstan and Rwanda debuts their beauty queens while Albania, Uruguay, Portugal, St. Lucia, Kosovo, Cyprus, Cote d'lvoire, Montenegro, Egypt, Kenya and Ireland returns to stage. Other countries who confirmed their national pageants include Bulgaria, Tanzania, Guam and Guyana.