Miss Universe UAE coronation night cancelled over 'time constraints'

The coronation night for the first Miss Universe UAE pageant has been cancelled, with the organisers citing "time constraints".

"The Miss Universe UAE Organization would like to announce the cancellation of the live coronation night of the Miss Universe UAE on Sunday, November 7, due to time constraints," the organisers said in a social media statement.

"Please watch this space for further news and updates," they added.

So far, they have named only 25 contestants in their last social media post on October 23.

The Miss Universe Organisation and Yugen Events had announced the first-ever Miss Universe UAE beauty pageant on October 7.

The winner would have represented the UAE at the global beauty pageant.