Chanique Rabe

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Chanique Rabe
Miss Supranational 2021 Chanique Rabe.jpg
Chanique Rabe as Miss Supranational 2021
Born
Chanique Chani Rabe

(1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 26)
Windhoek, Namibia
Alma mater Windhoek Afrikaanse Privaatskool
Occupations
  • Model
  • fashion designer
  • beauty pageant titleholder
  • Ambassador
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse
Kyle Honeyborne
(m. 2023)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Teen Continents 2015
Miss Supranational Namibia 2020
Miss Supranational 2021
Hair color Brown
Eye color Blue
Major
competition(s)
Miss Supranational Namibia 2020
(Winner)
Miss Supranational 2021
(Winner)

Chanique Rabe Honeyborne (born 17 March 1997) is a Namibian model, fashion designer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Supranational 2021. Rabe was previously crowned Miss Teen Continents 2015 and Miss Supranational Namibia 2020, [1] making her the first representative from Namibia to win the Miss Supranational title, the first African country to do so. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Early life and education

Rabe was born and raised in Windhoek, Namibia. [4] [5] She is an ambassador for Hope Village Orphanage. Through her own charity project called The Mending Project, she teaches sewing to children. [4] [5] She holds a certificate in makeup artistry and photography. [1]

Rabe attended Windhoek Afrikaanse Privaatskool from 2003 to 2015. Her foray into the world of pageantry started when she held the Miss Windhoek Afrikaanse Privaatskool title at the age of fifteen. [1] After winning Miss Teen Namibia 2014, Rabe represented Namibia at the same international teenager pageant scale, Miss Teen Continents 2015 in Houston, Texas, United States and won the title for the very first time for Namibia. [1] She was also winning the Face of Queen Spark 2015 in Johannesburg, South Africa. [4] [5]

Pageantry

Miss Teen Namibia 2014

Rabe started her pageantry stint when she competed and won the title of Miss Teen Namibia 2014. [1]

Miss Teen Continents 2015

Rabe represented Namibia and was crowned Miss Teen Continents 2015. [6]

Miss Supranational Namibia 2020

Rabe was crowned Miss Supranational Namibia 2020 [1] on November 14, 2020 at Droombos in Windhoek, Namibia besting 12 other candidates. At the end of the event, she succeeded outgoing Miss Supranational Namibia 2019 and Miss Supranational 2019 1st Runner-Up, Yana Haenisch. [7] [5] [4]

Miss Supranational 2021

Rabe represented Namibia at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant on August 21, 2021 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland. She was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Anntonia Porsild of Thailand. She is the first Miss Supranational titleholder from Namibia. [4] [5] Chanique has started 'The Mending Project' to help young girls in the development of life skills. The project teaches Namibian youth to sew, which is an essential life skill to be learn. Namibia's last victory in a major pageant was Miss Universe 1992, when Michelle McLean won the crown. [8]

During her reign as Miss Supranational 2021, she travelled to Poland, [9] France, [10] South Africa, [11] United Arab Emirates, [12] Curacao, [13] Czech Republic, [14] Thailand, Spain, [15] and her home country of Namibia. [16]

Personal life

On 23 September 2023, Chanique got married to her long time boyfriend Kyle Honeyborne. [17]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Supranational
2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Yana Haenisch
Miss Supranational Namibia
2021
Succeeded by
Julita Kitwe