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| Formation | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World Miss International |
Official language | Amharic |
National director | Genet Tsegay |
The Ethiopian Beauty Queens is a beauty pageant that was first held in 2003. It is the national contest to choose the representative for the Miss World, Miss International, Miss Grand International and Miss Intercontinental pageants. This national selection is unrelated to Miss Universe Ethiopia or Miss Ethiopia pageants. [1]
Began in 2003, the Ethiopian beauty queens was named as Miss World Ethiopia by Gadol Wilson, the President of Ethiopian Beauty Queens and in 2012 the owner had a cooperation agreement with Murad Mohammed, the Present of Miss Ethiopia Organization to send a winner of Miss Ethiopia 2012 to Miss World 2013. [2]
| Year | Miss World Ethiopia | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Hayat Ahmed | Top 20 & Miss World Africa |
| 2004 | Sayat Demissie | Unplaced |
| 2005 | Seble Mekonnen | Unplaced |
| 2006 | Amleset Muchie | Unplaced |
| 2007 | Mihret Abebe | Unplaced |
| 2008 | Hibret Fekadu | Unplaced |
| 2009 | Lula Gezu | Unplaced |
| 2010 | Hiwot Assefa | Unplaced |
| 2012 | Melkam Endale | Unplaced |
| Year | Miss World Ethiopia | Placement | Miss Grand Ethiopia | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Genet Tsegay | Unplaced | Helen Getachew | Unplaced |
| 2014 | Yirgalem Hadish | Unplaced | Hiwot Bekele | 1st Runner-up |
| 2015 | Kisanet Teklehaimanot | Miss World Sport (Top 24) Miss World Top Model (Top 30) | Bethelhem Belay | Unplaced |
| 2016 | Soliyana Assefa | Did not compete | Genet Tsegay | Unplaced |
| Year | Miss World Ethiopia | Placement | Miss Grand Ethiopia | Placement | Miss International Ethiopia | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kisanet Molla | Unplaced | Selamawit Teklay | Unplaced | Bamlak Dereje | Unplaced |
| 2018 | Soliyana Abayneh | Unplaced | Samrawit Azmeraw | Unplaced | Frezewd Solomon | Unplaced |
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