Emma Avanesyan is an Armenian singer, model, modeling teacher who founded the Mona Gold modeling agency. Originally from Yerevan, Armenia, she moved to Moscow, Russia.
On August 30, 2024, Avanesyan competed against 16 other Miss Universe Armenia 2024 candidates in Moscow. She was third runner-up to Irina Zakharova.
On October 22, 2024, Zakharova was dethroned due to citizenship issues. On October 26, 2024, Avanesyan was officially appointed as the new Miss Universe Armenia 2024.
Miss Universe Armenia 2025 contestants
On September 10, 2025, Avanesyan’s successor will be crowned in an undisclosed location. It is the seventh edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Armenia’s Miss Universe candidate.
Aside from the main title, three other titles will be given. Miss Armenia USA 2025, Miss Grand Armenia 2025 and Miss Cosmo Armenia 2025 will be chosen via online votes.
There are 10 women competing for the Miss Universe Armenia 2025 crown. Here are the candidates:
- Amest Arutyunyan
- Emen Mona
- Lilia Gzraryan
- Pauline Darbinyan
- Peggy Garabekian
- Roksana Teimurova
- Sayda Word
- Sona Yan
- Tara Boornazian
- Zara Minasyan
Gohar Harutunyan was the Miss Universe Armenia national director from 2018 to 2022. She was replaced by Yuliia Pavlikova in 2024 and Edgar Saakyan in 2025.
Armenia has yet to place in Miss Universe. The Asian country was represented in the international beauty pageant by Eliza Muradyan (Էլիզա Մուրադյան) in 2018, Dayana Davtyan (Դայանա Դավթյան) in 2019, Monika Grigoryan (Մոնիկա Գրիգորյան) in the 2020 edition, Nane Avetisyan (Նանե Ավետիսյան) in 2021 and Kristina Ayanian (Քրիստինա Այանյան) in 2022.
On November 16, 2024, Avanesyan represented Armenia at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico. She was unplaced.
On January 17, 2025, Avanesyan turned 33. She is professionally known as Emma Felice and she is a mother of one.
CONAN Daily 
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