Ivana Sabeva biography: 10 things about Miss World Bulgaria 2023

Who is Ivana Sabeva?

Ivana Sabeva (Ивана Събева) is a Bulgarian entrepreneur, model and beauty queen who comes from a family of entrepreneurs. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She is 5’6″ tall.
2. She was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria.
3. She speaks Bulgarian and English.
4. She enjoys acting and ballet.
5. She has visited several countries including the Gambia, Greece and India.
6. One of the books she read as a teenager was Robert R. Kiyosaki‘s 1997 book “Rich Dad Poor Dad”.
7. She worked as a waitress, a bartender, a hostess and a sales consultant before she became Miss World Bulgaria 2023.
8. She was 16 and a 10th grade student in natural science in Sofia when she was appointed Miss World Bulgaria 2023 by Veneta Krasteva as Kristiyana Yordanova‘s replacement.
9. In 2023, she made history as the youngest Miss World candidate as she represented Bulgaria in the international beauty pageant’s 71st edition.
10. On July 13, 2025, she will turn 18.

TIMELINE

2022

• In November 2022, she had a photo shoot at Boyana Lake near Sofia.
• In December 2022, she had a photo shoot at Sofia Ring Mall in Sofia.

2023

• On August 24, 2023, she visited Elmida Beauty in Sofia.
• On September 7, 2023, she was featured as a model in a fashion show in Sofia.
• In November 2023, she was photographed by Yordan Chapkanov.

2024

• On January 19, 2024, she visited the Gambia.
• On February 6, 2024, she was appointed Miss World Bulgaria 2023.
• On February 15, 2024, she was interviewed in a bTV show in Sofia.
• On February 17, 2024, she arrived in New Delhi, India.
• On February 24, 2024, she and her fellow Miss World 2023 candidates were at The Ashok Hotel in New Delhi.
• On February 26, 2024, she and her fellow Miss World 2023 candidates transferred from New Delhi to Mumbai, India.
• On March 9, 2024, she represented Bulgaria at Miss World 2023 and competed against 111 other candidates at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. She was unplaced but made history as the youngest Miss World candidate in history.
• In April 2024, she walked the runway at the Sofia Fashion Week at Hotel Marinela Sofia in Sofia and presented an award at an entrepreneurial awards ceremony at the Inter Expo Center in Sofia.
• In June 2024, she attended Mentorite Bulgaria’s entrepreneurial event at the Inter Expo Center in Sofia.
• In September 2024, she visited Kallithea, Greece.
• On October 13, 2024, her successor Miss World Bulgaria 2024 Elvira Iordanova was crowned at the C’est La Vie Club in Sofia.

2025