Shanaelle Liana Petty is an alumna of Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. She was born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany to an African American father and a Croatian mother.
On April 28, 2017, Petty won Miss Universe Croatia 2017 at Esplanade Zagreb Hotel in Zagreb, Croatia. She competed against 17 other candidates.
On November 26, 2017, Petty represented Croatia at Miss Universe 2017 at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and finished in the Top 16. She competed against 91 other candidates including Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa, who won the title.
On April 21, 2018, Petty went back to Zagreb and crowned Mia Susana Pojatina as the next Miss Universe Croatia. The latter will represent Croatia at Miss Universe 2018.
Ivana Trump attended the Miss Universe Croatia 2018 coronation ceremony as a special guest. Born in Zlin, Czech Republic, she turned 69 on February 20, 2018.
Miss Universe Croatia 2018
| beauty pageant: Miss Universe Croatia international membership: Miss Universe national director: Vladimir Kraljević |
| edition: 22nd date: April 21, 2018 venue: Studio Anton Marti, Zagreb, Croatia candidates: 19 |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME, AGE, HOMETOWN |
| Top 19 | Anastazia Roščić, 22, Split Dijana Balog, 26, Nedelišće Edita Marenić, 25, Zabok Esther Martelanz, 19, Opatija Iris Volf, 24, Zagreb Ivona Knaus, 20, Kaštel Lukšić Laura Pende, 22, Rab Marisabel Majić, 21, Zagreb Martina Mitar, 19, Seget Donji Matea Marojević, 24, Rijeka Monika Fadiga, 19, Jastrebarsko Petra Čapalija, 21, Solin Petra Tunjić, 22, Zagreb Sara Ivaštinović, 18, Županja |
| Top 5 | Suzana Blažanović, 21, Tenja Zlata Stefanova, 24, Rijeka |
| Top 3 | Danijela Galeković, 23, Zagreb Mia Pojatina, 22, Nova Gradiška Silvana Došen, 26, Split |
SPECIAL AWARD
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Photogenic | Mia Pojatina Nova Gradiška |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2018 | 2017 |
| 2nd runner-up | Silvana Došen Split | Marijana Josipović, Osijek |
| 1st runner-up | Danijela Galeković Zagreb | Elena Jung Vodnjan |
| Miss Universe Croatia | Mia Pojatina Nova Gradiška | Shanaelle Petty Slavonski Brod |
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