Romania

 No representative in this year's Miss Universe

By Earl D.C. Bracamonte

In what could have been their third year with the Miss Universe pageant, the European state of Romania decided not to field a representative to the 71st Miss Universe pageant in December.

In an Instagram post on the missuniverseromania.official page, the organization divulged that it was on the verge of choosing its 2022 queen then "new events that we could not anticipate (so) our plans have changed."

Runaway national winner, Miss Universe Romania 2020 Bianca Tirsin, who was part of the Miss International court, together with the Philippines' Ahtisa Manalo, was deemed a frontrunner during the 69th Miss Universe contest. She was consistently voted by fan pages leading to the final show, but was unplaced. Her successor, Olimpia Elena Carmona Cotfas, was likewise unplaced.

The decision to pull out of the show came around the same time Ms. Amy Emmerich sat as new CEO of the Miss Universe Organization, alongside its president, Paula Shugart.

There have been talks that the MUO is talking to the Dominican Republic tourism authority for the country to host this year's pageant. However, the stronger rumor is that the 71st Miss Universe will be held again in the United States in December.