Flaviana Matata

Flaviana Matata
Born	(1987-06-09) 9 June 1987 (age 38) Shinyanga, Tanzania
Occupations	Model Beauty Pageant Winner Humanitarian Entrepreneur
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Universe Tanzania 2007
Agency	The Lions (New York, Los Angeles) [2] Next Model Management (Paris, London) Sight Management Studio (Barcelona) Boss Models (Cape Town) [3]
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss Universe Tanzania 2007 (Winner) Miss Universe 2007 (Top 10)

Flaviana Matata (born June 9, 1987) ^[1] is a Tanzanian fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Tanzania 2007 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2007 where she placed Top 10. She is the one of top Seven list of models that have recorded the highest income in Africa mentioned by 2013 Forbes Africa. ^[4] In 2017 she was mentioned by okay.com as one of Top 100 Women in Africa. ^{[5] [6]}

Early life and education

She was born and raised in Shinyanga Tanzania. She was mostly raised by her father after the death of her mother, who died in the sinking of MV Bukoba during 1996. She attended Kowak Girls Mission Secondary School for her secondary education, and then she did a diploma course in electrical engineering at Arusha Technical College before heading to Miss Universe Tanzania. ^[7]

Miss Universe 2007

Matata won the first edition of the Miss Universe Tanzania pageant in 2007, ^[8] and went on to represent her country in the Miss Universe pageant the same year, where she was placed among the top 15 semifinalists and ended up in 6th place after the evening gown competition. She was the first contestant from Tanzania to compete at Miss Universe 2007, and compete with a shaved head. ^[7]

Awards, recognition and nominations

Year	Event	Prize	Work	Result
2011	Arise Fashion Magazine Awards	Model Of The Year	Herself	Won [9]
2012	Nigeria Next Super Model Awards	Outstanding Female Model Of The Year	Herself	Won [10]
2012	Africa Diaspora Awards[ citation needed ]	Face Of Africa	Herself	Won
2013	Swahili Fashion Week Awards[ citation needed ]	Humanitarian Of The Year	Herself	Won
2016	Clouds Fm Malkia Wa Nguvu Awards[ citation needed ]	Arts And Culture	Lavy Products	Won
2018	Global Women Gala[ citation needed ]	Most Inspirational Woman	Herself	Won

References

1. "Flaviana Matata - Fashion Model - Profile on FMD". Fashionmodeldirectory.com. 1987-06-09. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
2. "Flaviana Matata | the Lions". Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
3. "Flaviana Matata - Model". MODELS.com.
4. "Flaviana Matata included in the Top Seven list of models that have recorded the highest income in Africa | Miss Universe Tanzania 2016". Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
5. "FLAVIANA MATATA". OkayAfrica. March 6, 2017.
6. Oakes, Julia (December 21, 2020). "Model Flaviana Matata Launches Philanthropic Campaign To Help Women In Tanzania". Daily Front Row.
7. "Super model Flaviana Matata continues to touch lives". The Citizen. November 2020.
8. "Flaviana crowned Miss Universe Tanzania 2007".^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. "What Went Down at 'ARISE Magazine Fashion Week 2011' - Nigerian Entertainment Today - Nigeria's Top Website for News, Gossip, Comedy, Videos, Blogs, Events, Weddings, Nollywood, Celebs, Scoop and Games". Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
10. "Highlights of the Week- Flaviana Matata Awarded, Khadija Mwanamboka is now an Ambassador..and Dimo Debwe Announces Fans Soccer Bonanza".