Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000,Morley's widow,Julia Morley,has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe,Miss International,and Miss Earth,it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants.
María de Guadalupe "Lupita" Jones Garay is a Mexican actress,model,producer and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1991. She was the first Mexican contestant to win a major international beauty pageant,though two more Mexican women have been crowned Miss Universe since Jones' win.
Shandi Ren Finnessey is an American actress,model,TV host and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title,as Miss Missouri USA. She previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America,where she won a preliminary award. She placed as first runner-up at the Miss Universe 2004 competition.
Miss Universe Ghana,whose slogan is Ghana's Next Sweetheart,is a national pageant that sends representatives to the Miss Universe pageant. This pageant is unrelated to Miss Ghana or Miss Earth Ghana pageant. The current Miss Universe Ghana is Engracia Mofuman,who was crowned on December 21,2021 in Accra,Ghana.
Miss Universe Malaysia is an annual national beauty pageant and an organization that selects Malaysia's representative to the annual Miss Universe contest. On occasion,when the winner does not qualify,a runner-up is sent.
Miss Ghana is a national Beauty pageant in Ghana.
Miss Malaika Ghana is a beauty pageant,reality show which first aired in Ghana in 2003. The show is produced by Charter House Productions and airs on Ghana television station TV3 as well as DSTV channel Africa Magic. The pageant is produced as a 12- to 13-week reality show. It was the first beauty pageant show to be aired as a reality series in Ghana.
Progressive People's Party (PPP) is a political party in Ghana. It was formed in 2012 by Paa Kwesi Nduom,a businessman,politician and a former presidential candidate for the Convention People's Party during the 2008 general election. The PPP pulled 64,267 popular votes in the 2012 general elections with Papa Kwesi Nduom as a flagbearer and Brigitte Dzogbenuku as the running mate,making it the third-largest party and the second-largest opposition party in Ghana.
Eva Naa Merley Lokko was a Ghanaian civil servant,engineer and politician. She was the first woman to be chosen as the vice-presidential candidate of the Progressive People's Party (PPP).
Joyce Yeboah Ababio is a Ghanaian fashion designer. She is the founder and CEO of JACCD.
Hilda Akua Frimpong is a Ghanaian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Ghana in 2015 and represented Ghana at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant. After being diagnosed with scoliosis in 2012,Frimpong became a health activist and advocate on prevention and treatment of the condition. In 2021 whilst studying at the Syracuse University College of Law,she was named as the new editor-in-chief of the Syracuse Law Review,making her the first Black person to occupy the position.
Katherine Elizabeth Espín Gómez is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Earth Ecuador 2016,and Miss Earth 2016. She competed in Miss Universe Ecuador 2024 and was second runner-up.
Mabelle Prior is a Swiss Ghanaian/Togolese former broadcast journalist and producer of women's and children's programmes in the 1990s on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. She is popularly known as 'Ghana's Queen of the Airwaves'.
Berlinda Addardey,popularly known as Berla Mundi,in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana to the parent Mama Ruby Mundi of Accra. She is a Ghanaian media personality,women's advocate and voice artist. In 2019,she co-hosted the 20th VGMA with Kwami Sefa Kayi. She has co-hosted the VGMA for six consecutive times.
Miss Supranational is an annual international beauty pageant,started in 2009,and with most contests held in Poland. A parallel male contest,Mister Supranational,was launched in 2016,also in Poland.
Francisca Luhong James is a Malaysian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2020. She represented her country at Miss Universe 2020,and did not reach the top 21,marking the 50 years of unplacement for Malaysia at Miss Universe since Josephine Lena Wong at Miss Universe 1970.
Maame Esi Acquah Taylor is a Ghanaian fashion entrepreneur and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Universe Ghana in 2000 and represented Ghana at the Miss Universe 2000 pageant in Cyprus. She is currently the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Aha Brands. Born and raised in Cape Coast,Central Region,Ghana. She is a graduate of the University of Cape Coast.
Evelyn Abena Akuaba Appiah is a Ghanaian–American singer,model and beauty queen who was crowned Queen Beauty Universe 2016 and Miss Grand International 2020. She was appointed as Miss Grand USA and became the first Black woman to win the Miss Grand International crown. She previously represented Ghana in two of the Big Four international beauty pageants but lost in Miss Universe 2014 and Miss Earth 2019.
Inna Mariam Patty popularly referred to as Inna Patty is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur,philanthropist and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Ghana 2004 and represented Ghana in Miss World 2005 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya,China. She is the CEO of Exclusive Events Ghana,the organizers of Miss Ghana since 2011.
Doreen Kabareebe is a Ugandan fashion model,socialite,branding coach and social media influencer. She was one of the contestants in the Miss Uganda beauty pageant in 2010.
