Miss Czech Republic director Tatána Makarenko will present the most beautiful Czech girls at the Miss Czech Republic for the ninth time. At a press conference held at SOHO, she also revealed that the new name of Miss Czech Republic won’t be the only novelty for this year's edition.

"There will not be swimsuits for the casting, because a lot of girls are scared a bit, given that casting takes place in shopping malls, and it's a lot of media coverage for social networks. That's why we said it would be better to leave the swimsuit for the semifinals and finals," said the director of Miss Czech Republic

With a total of eleven castings across the Czech Republic from February 14 to April 26, the timetable for the competition will be similar to last year. The finalists can look forward to a foreign week-long gathering in Egypt. The announcement of the winner will take place at the turn of September or early October.

The press conference was also attended by the current winners from last year Katerina Kasanová, the first runner-up Kristýna Langová and the second runner-up Daniela Zálešáková.

(Photo Credits - MISS CZECH REPUBLIC Instagram Official)

A few days ago, a new Miss Czech Republic competition was created, which also uses the logo of the traditional beauty contest. What does Makarenko call it? "As far as other competitions are concerned, they can arise and disappear, and it does not mean that it has prestige, history, quality organizers, and that, in terms of the use of the name and logo, I will leave it to the more demanding, all the competitive fights are just taking you to the wrong side.The winner will receive a yearly lease of an apartment in Prague, a personal car, a ticket for the world competition and a prize worth CZK 3 million."