Emilia Dobreva is a Kosovar-Serbian entrepreneur, car racer, television presenter and model based in Nad Al, Sheba, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On October 19, 2024, she competed against 16 other Miss Universe UAE 2024 candidates in Dubai and won the title.
On October 3, 2025, Dobreva’s successor Mariam Mohamed of Dubai was be crowned in Bali, Indonesia. On November 21, 2025, Mohamed will represent the UAE at Miss Universe 2025 at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Miss Universe UAE 2025 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Universe UAE international memberships: Miss Universe, Miss Global, Miss Cosmo national director: Poppy Capella |
| edition: 2nd date: October 3, 2025 venue: Bali, Indonesia candidates: 15 |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (HOMETOWN) |
| Top 15 | Nutcharee “Cream”Somsirimongkol Kiko Chan Maria del Hoyo Nouk Rajah Susy Claudia Heitor Quental Svetlana “Sveta” Philippova Urpi Elorrieta |
| Top 8 | Angela Poncio Jessica da Silva Kristin Samara Natalys Shamseddine Sofia Saavedra |
| Top 3 | Alexandra Djaffer Mariam Mohamed Sarah Mariotto |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2025 | 2024 |
| 4th runner-up | Douaa Hamdan | |
| 3rd runner-up | Samin Savoji | |
| 2nd runner-up | Mamta Choudhary | |
| 1st runner-up | Zulema Vazquez Rey | |
| Miss Cosmo UAE | Sarah Mariotto | N/A |
| Miss Global UAE | Alexandra Djaffer | N/A |
| Miss Universe UAE | Mariam Mohamed Dubai | Emilia Dobreva Dubai |
On September 8, 2024, Poppy Capella became the national director of Miss Universe UAE. Born in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, she turned 33 on October 22, 2024.
On November 16, 2024, Dobreva represented the UAE 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.
Born in Pristina, Kosovo, Dobreva turned 28 on May 19, 2025. Before representing the UAE in Miss Universe, she represented Russia in Miss Union Baki, Siberia in Miss Model of the World, Serbia in Miss Friendship International and Kosovo in Miss Eco International, Miss Supertalent of the World and Miss Cosmopolitan World.
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