10 things about Miss Universe Croatia 2025 Laura Gnjatovic

Laura Gnjatović won the 29th edition of Miss Universe Croatia. She represented Croatia in the 74th edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Gnjatović is a Croatian volleyball player, model and beauty queen. She enjoys dancing, playing the guitar and painting and loves spending time with animals and in nature.

When Gnjatović was a junior student of the the University of Dubrovnik in Dubrovnik, Croatia, she won Miss Universe Croatia 2025. At the time, she was working at a polyclinic in Dubrovnik and playing professional volleyball for the Women’s Volleyball Club Dubrovnik.

On February 23, 2025, Gnjatović turned 23. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She was born and raised in Zadar, Croatia.
2. She attended École de médecine Ante Kuzmanić Zadar in Zadar.
3. After high school, she moved from Zadar to Dubrovnik.
4. Before becoming a beauty queen, she was awarded for participating in foreign language competitions and won a gold medal for winning the First Croatian Volleyball League as a player for the Women’s Volleyball Club Dubrovnik. 
5. In 2022, she entered the University of Dubrovnik to pursue a bachelor’s degree in nursing.
6. In 2023, she visited Italy.
7. In 2024, she visited France and made her debut as a catwalk model.
8. In 2025, she visited Thailand.
9. She won Miss Universe Croatia 2025.
10. She was a Miss Universe 2025 semifinalist.

TIMELINE

Gnjatović is 6’3″ tall. She is fluent in Spanish, Italian and English.

2021

• In September 2021, she visited Biograd na Moru, Croatia.

2022

• In February 2022, she visited Šibenik, Croatia.
• In September 2022, she visited Maun Beach in Pag, Croatia.

2023

• In March 2023, she visited Zagreb, Croatia.
• In April 2023, she traveled to Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
• In May 2023, she traveled to Milan, Italy.
• In June 2023, she traveled to Venice, Italy.
• In September 2023, she visited Lokrum, Croatia.

2024

• In July 2024, she traveled to Lyon, France.
• On December 5, 2024, she made her catwalk debut at the Dubrovnik Fashion Ball at the Rixos Premium Dubrovnik in Dubrovnik.

2025

• On April 28, 2025, she competed against 13 other Miss Universe Croatia 2025 at the Emerald Hall of Esplanade Zagreb Hotel in Zagreb and won the title.
• On November 21, 2025, she represented Croatia at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 119 other candidates at the Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She finished in the Top 30.