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- 1 2 "Farewell message from Aminata Bangura". www.irepsalone.com.
- 1 2 3 "Aminata Adialin Bangura is Miss Sierra Leone 2016". www.thegreatpageantcommunity.com.
- ↑ "Sierra Leone: Miss Sierra Leone Off to Miss World". www.allafrica.com.
- ↑ "Miss World 2016 Official Profile: Aminata Bangura". www.missworld.com.
