Cindy Marina is an Albanian-American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Albania 2019. She will represent Albania in the Miss Universe 2019 competition. Outside of modeling and pageantry, Marina is a setter for the USC Trojans women's volleyball team and the Albania women's national volleyball team. Marina began playing volleyball in her youth. She was a setter on her high school team, where she was a California state nominee for Gatorade Player of the Year in volleyball. After graduating from high school, Marina joined the Duke Blue Devils women's volleyball, and was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Freshman Team. For her sophomore year, Marina left Duke and began playing for the USC Trojans women's volleyball team. She joined the Albania women's national volleyball team in 2015, and led the team to a third-place finish in the Silver League during the 2018 Women's European Volleyball League in Hungary. At 17 years old, Marina became the youngest person to ever play for the Albanian national team. Marina began modeling at age 14. Her career in modeling began after being recruited by fashion designer Ema Savahl to model her dresses; Savahl is a friend of Marina's mother. She began her pageantry career in 2019, competing in the Miss Universe Albania 2019 competition. She went on to win the competition on June 7, 2019, becoming the first American-born woman to ever win the title. Now, she will represent Albania at the Miss Universe 2019 competition.