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Miss Bulgaria 2009
Pageant takes place after 2 years

SOFIA, March 15 – 24-year old Antonia Petrova (2nd left), a student and model from Pernik, was crowned Miss Bulgaria 2009 at the beauty pageant held on March 14th at the Rainbow Plaza in Sofia. Petrova is 1.80 m tall and will represent her country at the Miss World 2009 pageant in Johannesburg next December.

The 1st runner-up, crowned Miss Bulgaria Universe, was 18-year old Elitsa Lubenova (left). The 1.70 m beauty from Dve Mogili will compete at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in The Bahamas next August.

Other winner were Ruslana Kaneva (2nd runner-up, off to Miss Beauty of the World) and the 3rd runner-up was Polina Gergusheva (off to Miss Tourism Planet of the World).

The contest was held after a 2-year hiatus.

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