Mia Pojatina of Nova Gradiška, Croatia won Miss Universe Croatia 2018 at Studio Anton Marti in Zagreb, Croatia on April 21, 2018. She competed against 17 other candidates.
On December 17, 2018, Pojatina represented Croatia at Miss Universe 2018 and competed against 93 other candidates at the Impact Arena in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was unplaced.
On April 27, 2019, Pojatina went to the Esplanade Zagreb Hotel in Zagreb and crowned Mia Rkman as the next Miss Universe Croatia. The latter will represent Croatia at Miss Universe 2019.
Currently, Croatia has three Miss Universe placements. Representing the European country, Sarah Ćosić finished in the Top 15 in 2009 and Elizabeta Burg and Shanaelle Petty finished in the Top 16 in 2012 and 2017, respectively.
Miss Universe Croatia 2019 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Universe Croatia international membership: Miss Universe |
| edition: 23rd date: April 27, 2019 venue: Esplanade Zagreb Hotel, Zagreb, Croatia candidates: 18 |
| hosts: Jelena Glišić, Mario Sedmak performers: Goran Karan, Jacques Houdek, Roko Blažević, Samuel Lucas guests: Barbara Ljiljak , Ivana Delač, Ivana Trump, Lana Obad, Marijana Rupčić, Natalija Prica, Renata Lovrinčević, Sarah Ćosić |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME, AGE, HOMETOWN |
| Top 18 | Ana Marjolović, 22, Zagreb Barbara Jakovljević, 19, Zagreb Dora Viajić, 22, Žrnovnica Eva Kijajić, 19, Poreč Ivana Matić, 19, Bjelovar Ivana Radić, 23, Knin Karla Bartolin, 23, Zabok Karla Karamatić, 18, Zagreb Marijana Slišković, 19, Sinj Nicole Ivković, 20, Vukovar Nives Jekić, 22, Zagreb Petra Krivić, 18, Zagreb Tea Peranić, 25, Rijeka |
| Top 5 | Nika Glasnović, 21, Zagreb Rebeka Raić, 18, Zagreb |
| Top 3 | Maja Čatlak, 19, Makarska Mia Rkman, 21, Korčula Tea Slavica, 19, Zagreb |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Photogenic | Petra Krivić Zagreb |
| Miss Cuteness | Barbara Jakovljević Zagreb |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2019 | 2018 |
| 2nd runner-up | Maja Čatlak Makarska | Silvana Došen Split |
| 1st runner-up | Tea Slavica Sinj | Danijela Galeković Zagreb |
| Miss Universe Croatia | Mia Rkman Korčula | Mia Pojatina Nova Gradiška |
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