Iveta Lutovská becomes Česká Miss 2009

Iveta Lutovská from Třeboň won the beauty contest Česká Miss 2009 on Saturday evening. Viewers of Czech Television voted overwhelmingly for the 25-year-old, who was also the favourite of the competition’s jury. Ms Lutovská was awarded her crown by Miss Universe, Dayana Mendoza from Venezuela. Second came Tereza Budková from Sezimova Ústí and third was Zina Štovíčková from Nový Bor. The contest was held at Prague’s Ruzyně airport and broadcast live on Czech Television. Former President Václav Havel and Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg were both in attendance. Ms Lutovská has won a year-long contract worth 1 million crowns (45,000 USD), and will now represent the Czech Republic in the Miss Universe contest.

Author: Rosie Johnston