A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants.
Mpule Keneilwe Kwelagobe is a Motswana investor, businesswoman, model, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1999. She was the first black African woman to win one of the Big Four international beauty pageants, the first woman from Botswana to win, and the first from a nation making their debut in nearly four decades. Kwelagobe had previously been crowned Miss Botswana 1997 and Miss Universe Botswana 1999, and competed in Miss World 1997.
The Miss Angola is a national beauty pageant in Angola. The pageant was founded in 1997 where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. In 2022 the brand of Miss Angola also used the name of Miss Angola Universo or Miss Universo Angola, this aims to be the organization's concern to the Miss Universe competition.
Miss Universe Botswana is a beauty pageant that was first held in 1999, with winner competing in the Miss Universe pageant.
Miss World 2010, the 60th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 30 October 2010 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract. 115 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar crowned her successor Alexandria Mills of the United States at end of the event.
Sumaiyah Pandor Marope is a Motawana businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Botswana 2009. She was crowned at the Gaborone International Conference Center (GICC), on 2 May 2009. Marope traveled to South Africa to represent her home country at the Miss World 2009 competition held in Johannesburg, on 12 December 2009.She is an avid athlete who competes in the 100-meter race and plays softball, netball, volleyball, and athletics.
Miss Ukraine is a national beauty pageant in Ukraine.
Eva Carolina Arias Viñas is a Dominican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Dominican Republic 2010 and represented her country in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant.
Emma Wareus is a Botswana model and beauty pageant titleholder who placed first runner-up to Miss World 2010 on 30 October 2010 in Sanya, China. This is the highest placement for a woman from her country in the history of the pageant, and the highest placement of a Botswana beauty queen since Mpule Kwelagobe won Miss Universe 1999.
Leila Luliana da Costa Vieira Lopes Umenyiora is an Angolan model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2011. She had previously won Miss Angola UK 2010 and Miss Angola 2010.
Sara El-Khouly is an Egyptian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is of part-Croatian descent and grew up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Miss Earth 2012, the 12th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 24, 2012 at the Versailles Palace in Las Piñas, Philippines. Olga Álava of Ecuador crowned her successor Tereza Fajksová of the Czech Republic at the end of the event.
Sheillah Molelekwa is a Botswana beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Botswana 2012 and represented Botswana in the 2012 Miss Universe pageant.
Tsaone Macheng is a Motswana beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Botswana 2013, was represented Botswana at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant.
The Miss Earth Botswana is a beauty pageant that was first held in 2006, with winner will be competing at the Miss Earth pageant. This pageant is not related to the Miss Universe Botswana or Miss Botswana.
Nicole Lisa Gaelebale is a Motswana model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Global Botswana 2012. She represented Botswana at Miss Earth 2014. In 2015, she won second place and was crowned First Princess of Botswana. She also won Miss World Botswana 2017 and represented Botswana at Miss World 2017.
Miss Botswana is a national Beauty pageant in Botswana.
Rodrigo Moreira, is an Ecuadorian model, actor and beauty pageant titleholder who won Mr. America Latina 2009 in Lima, Peru. He is currently a beauty pageant director and producer.
Seneo Perry is a New Zealand-based Botswana model and environmentalist. She is former Miss Earth Botswana 2020.
