Miss Bulgaria-Universe Ivelina Petrova (pictured) left for Quito, Ecuador where the world contest is scheduled to take place June 1. Photo by Visages
Miss Bulgaria-Universe Ivelina Petrova left for Quito, Ecuador where the world contest is scheduled to take place June 1.
The teenage Bulgarian will present the organizers of the show with a meter-high "Kuker" doll that represents the traditional Bulgarian Kukeri" ritual. The Kukers are male dancers dressed in sheepskin garments and wearing scary masks and chanove (copper bells) on their belts, dancing and singing songs and chants, with the intention to scare away the evil spirits or ghosts which people believed came back to the living ones in winter.
The top Bulgarian beauty will face rivals from over 80 countries. The girls will prepare for their participation in the beauty pageant for more than 20 days. The young women are scheduled to participate in 14 events within the 19 days leading up to June 1st date.
The pageant will be held in Quito, but the whole country is in a preparation mode. Preparations are taking place countrywide, especially in its larger cities like Quito, Cuenca and Guayaquil. The world known Galapagos Islands are ready to welcome the world.