Arijana Podgajski of Krapina, Croatia won Miss Universe Croatia 2022 at the Emerald Ballroom of Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb, Croatia on May 23, 2022. She competed against 12 other candidates.
Runner-up to Podgajski was Klaudija Krezic of Sesvetski Kraljevec. The second runner-up was Veronika Ðerek of Kloštar Ivanic.
On January 14, 2023, Podgajski represented Croatia at Miss Universe 2022 and competed against 83 other candidates at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was unplaced while R’Bonney Gabriel of the U.S. won the title.
On May 3, 2023, Podgajski went back to the Emerald Ballroom of Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb where she crowned Andrea Erjavec as the next Miss Universe Croatia. The latter will represent Croatia at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador.
Croatia currently has four Miss Universe placements. The European country reached the Top 15 in 2009 via Sarah Ćosić, the Top 16 in 2012 and 2017 via Elizabeta Burg and Shanaelle Petty, respectively, and the Top 20 in 2019 via Mia Rkman.
Miss Universe Croatia 2023 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Universe Croatia international membership: Miss Universe |
| edition: 27th date: May 3, 2023 venue: Emerald Ballroom, Esplanade Hotel, Zagreb, Croatia candidates: 16 |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME, AGE, HOMETOWN |
| Top 16 | Ana Mujkic Granic, 18, Vinkovci Ema Helena Vicar, 20, Zagreb Ema Numic–Meša, 19, Pula Klara Pelemiš, 27, Zagreb Lucija Mlinarevic, 18, Split Matea Blaževic, 22, Ðakovo Matea Josic, 20, Zagreb Matea Svjetlicic, 20, Cazma Nina Amižic, 21, Žrnovnica Paola Kliba, 21, Pula Petra Maric, 22, Župa Dubrovacka |
| Top 5 | Andrea Erjavec, 23, Perušic Lucciana Cebo, 19, Zagreb Mihaela Posavec, 19, Zagreb Polina Mytko, 27, Split Sara Garac, 22, Stobrec |
SPECIAL AWARD
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Paola Kliba Pula |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2023 | 2022 |
| 4th runner-up | Polina Mytko Split | N/A |
| 3rd runner-up | Mihaela Posavec Zagreb | N/A |
| 2nd runner-up | Sara Garac Stobrec | Veronika Ðerek Kloštar Ivanic |
| 1st runner-up | Lucciana Cebo Zagreb | Klaudija Krezic Sesvetski Kraljevec |
| Miss Universe Croatia | Andrea Erjavec Perušic | Arijana Podgajski Krapina |
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