Oana Paveluc
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Oana Paveluc is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned new Miss Universe Romania
2010 on July 14, 2010 after Alexandra Cătălina Filip, the original winner, was dethroned, as she refused to sign the contract with the Miss Universe Organization (MUO). The contract stipulates that the winner of Miss Universe 2010 must move to NYC and be under contract with Donald Trump for one year. Filip is a professional sport dancer, and she wanted to be able to continue representing Romania at international sport dancing competitions and not be restrained by MUO's contract. On July 14, 2010, at the official press conference where the winners of Miss Universe Romania 2010 had gathered to meet with all the sponsors and receive their prizes, Alexandra Cătălina Filip surprised everyone when she announced that she doesn't wish to continue the path to Las Vegas and in a friendly manner allowed Bianca Elena Constantin, Miss Universe Romania 2009, to crown Oana Paveluc.
On July 9, 2010, in a live televised show (audited by Ernst & Young Romania) Alexandra Catalina Filip was awarded 401 points (out of a total of 480) by the 12 official judges, whereas Oana Paveluc had received 390 points. The audience at home voted via sms (at a cost of €0.36, including 24% VAT), and their vote counted as the 13th vote. Oana Paveluc also won the "Media award", which was decided by 12 journalists from well-known publications, radio, TV, online and other media firms.
She represented Romania
at the Miss Universe 2010
beauty pageant, which was held in Las Vegas
, Nevada
, U.S. on August 23, 2010.
Miss Universe Romania
Miss Universe Romania is the national pageant that selects a candidate to participate at the Miss Universe Pageant representing Romania. After an 11 year absence, the pageant was re-started in Romania in 2009 by entrepreneur Mike Costache and TV personality, Valentina Ionescu, Presenter & Producer...
2010 on July 14, 2010 after Alexandra Cătălina Filip, the original winner, was dethroned, as she refused to sign the contract with the Miss Universe Organization (MUO). The contract stipulates that the winner of Miss Universe 2010 must move to NYC and be under contract with Donald Trump for one year. Filip is a professional sport dancer, and she wanted to be able to continue representing Romania at international sport dancing competitions and not be restrained by MUO's contract. On July 14, 2010, at the official press conference where the winners of Miss Universe Romania 2010 had gathered to meet with all the sponsors and receive their prizes, Alexandra Cătălina Filip surprised everyone when she announced that she doesn't wish to continue the path to Las Vegas and in a friendly manner allowed Bianca Elena Constantin, Miss Universe Romania 2009, to crown Oana Paveluc.
On July 9, 2010, in a live televised show (audited by Ernst & Young Romania) Alexandra Catalina Filip was awarded 401 points (out of a total of 480) by the 12 official judges, whereas Oana Paveluc had received 390 points. The audience at home voted via sms (at a cost of €0.36, including 24% VAT), and their vote counted as the 13th vote. Oana Paveluc also won the "Media award", which was decided by 12 journalists from well-known publications, radio, TV, online and other media firms.
She represented Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
at the Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010. It was hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales...
beauty pageant, which was held in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, U.S. on August 23, 2010.