Miss Kosovo and Miss Albania
withdraw to attend the Miss Universe 2013 to be held in Moscow, Russia. Mirjeta
Shala who is Kosovo’s representative of this year’s Miss Universe will not attend
due to political conflict, Russia did not recognize Kosovo as Independent
country and so Shala is not able to enter the country. Fadil Berisha who is
also the national director of Miss Universe in Albania will not send their
delegate to the said event due to Kosovo not able to compete. They will be
joining Andy Cohen who also withdrew to the hosting duties due to LGBT Rights
in Russia. There have been eighty seven delegates confirmed to enter the
pageant this year with returning countries Myanmar who last competed in 1961,
Austria in 2004, Kazakhstan, Slovenia and Turks and Caicos who last competed in
2011.
