Afërdita Dreshaj
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Afërdita Dreshaj is an Albanian
singer and model who was crowned Miss Universe Kosova 2011
and represented the Republic of Kosovo
in Miss Universe 2011
.
singer Shpat Kasapi
, a finalist in Festivali i Këngës 47
.
, held in Pristina
on January 15, 2011, where she obtained the Miss Press award and was crowned Kosovo
's official representative to the 2011 Miss Universe
pageant, broadcast live from São Paulo
, Brazil
on September 12, 2011. She was a top 16 semifinalist.
Albanians in Kosovo
Albanians are the largest ethnic group in Kosovo . According to the 1991 Serbian census, boycotted by Albanians, there were 1,596,072 ethnic Albanians in Kosovo or 81.6% of population...
singer and model who was crowned Miss Universe Kosova 2011
Miss Universe Kosovo
Miss Universe Kosova is a national beauty pageant that sends representatives from Kosovo to the Miss Universe pageant since 2008.-History:On April 4, 2008, Fadil Berisha, the photographer of Miss Universe’s official photos, hosted the inaugural "Miss Universe Kosova" pageant where Zana Krasniqi...
and represented the Republic of Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
in Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
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Early life
Dreshaj is in a relationship with AlbanianAlbanians in the Republic of Macedonia
Albanians are the largest ethnic minority in the Republic of Macedonia. Of the 2,022,547 citizens of Macedonia, 509,083, or 25%, are Albanian according to the latest national census in 2002. The Albanian minority lives mostly in the north-western part of the country...
singer Shpat Kasapi
Shpat Kasapi
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, a finalist in Festivali i Këngës 47
Festivali I Këngës 47
Festivali i Këngës 47 took place at the Palace of Congres in Tirana, Albania. There were two semifinals and a final with 20 entrants competing. The winner was determined by a jury of 7 judges. The RTSH orchestra was present, but the option of playback was available to the performers...
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Miss Universe Kosova 2011
Dreshaj, who stands , competed as one of 20 finalists in Miss Universe Kosova 2011Miss Universe Kosovo
Miss Universe Kosova is a national beauty pageant that sends representatives from Kosovo to the Miss Universe pageant since 2008.-History:On April 4, 2008, Fadil Berisha, the photographer of Miss Universe’s official photos, hosted the inaugural "Miss Universe Kosova" pageant where Zana Krasniqi...
, held in Pristina
Pristina
Pristina, also spelled Prishtina and Priština is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality and district....
on January 15, 2011, where she obtained the Miss Press award and was crowned Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
's official representative to the 2011 Miss Universe
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
pageant, broadcast live from São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
on September 12, 2011. She was a top 16 semifinalist.