The Miss Universe 2021 Fuglies: Miss Bulgaria Pays Out $500

When it comes to beauty pageants, Miss Bulgaria is considered the fugliest of the bunch by the oddsmakers.  Us mere mortals see her as a 10+ of course.

Let's face it, Miss Bulgaria's Elena Danova is most certainly a beautiful woman, THE most beautiful woman in all of Bulgaria at the moment.  The oddsmakers just don't think she's going to win.  BetOnline will be paying out $500 for every 10 bet if she does.

Danova is in good company with a number of other contestants listed at similar prices.  These include:

Miss Aruba      500/1

Miss British Virgin Islands       500/1

Miss Cayman Islands  500/1

Miss Denmark 500/1

Miss Ghana     500/1

Miss Honduras            500/1

Miss Italy         500/1

Miss Kazakhstan         500/1

Miss Malaysia 500/1

Miss Malta      500/1

Miss Mauritius            500/1

Miss Norway   500/1

Miss Paraguay 500/1

For sports bettors, the likes of a Miss Bulgaria, Miss Kazakhstan, Miss Malta (sorry online gambling hub colleagues), they all represent betting value.

After all, it was 2007 when Riyo Mori, Miss Japan, stunned the world by being crowned that year's Miss Universe as a huge 40-1 long shot.  The payout was a cool $4000 on a $100 bet.

Last year's betting favorite, Miss Mexico, did ultimately win.

This year's contestants with the shortest odds include:

Miss India at 3/1, Miss Puerto Rico at 4/1, Miss Philippines at 4/1 and Miss Paraguay at 5/1.

- Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com