Miss & Mister Deaf International

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Miss & Mister Deaf International
MMDI
Miss and Mister Deaf International Logo.png
Awarded forInternational Beauty pageant
Location Las Vegas
Country United States
Hosted byBonita Ann Leek
Formerly calledMiss Deaf International (MDI)
Preshow host(s)Jose Alvarado
First awarded2010
Winners♀ Flag of Botswana.svg Kemmonye Mamatsits (2019)
♂ Flag of India.svg Ajith Kumar (2019)
Highlights
Miss Deaf International 2010♀ Flag of France.svg Julie Abbou (2010)
Website missmisterdeafinternational.org

Miss & Mister Deaf International (MMDI) is an international beauty pageant which crowns young Deaf women to "Miss Deaf International" and young Deaf men to "Mister Deaf International" every year.

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History

MMDI is a Nonprofit organization which was created in February 2010. [1] The Chief executive officer of pageant is Bonita Ann Leek, [2]

In 2005, Leek founded the Miss Deaf USA (MDU) contest [3] in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the early 2005, she was told about the Miss Deaf World pageant, which was held in Prague, the Czech Republic. The Miss Deaf USA 2005 winner was the first USA participant in this competition. As MDU's CEO, Leek attended the event and met pageant directors from other countries, who expressed their will to initiate a similar pageant in the US as well as in other countries. [4] In the spring of 2009, Deaf Nation, [5] granted Miss Deaf International (MDI) a permission to host its international event in conjunction with the Deaf World Expo in July 2010. [4] On July 31, 2010, Julie Abbou from France won Miss Deaf International 2010 in Las Vegas. [6] On June 18, 2012, Abbou won again the second vice Miss Ile de France 2012. [7]

From the experience in 2010, Miss Deaf International added three continental pageants: Miss Deaf Europe, Miss Deaf South America, and Miss Deaf Asia. [4] MDI international coordinator, Kasia Galasiewicz, [8] recruited Deaf ladies from all over the world to participate in Orlando, Florida in July 2011. During the meeting in Orlando, MDI agreed to include a Mister Deaf International pageant, and its name was changed into Miss & Mister Deaf International Inc. In July 2012, MMDI 2012 was held in Ankara, Turkey, and the Ankara Deaf Club volunteers made the pageant possible. [4]

The contestants from the world advanced their personal, educational, career, and humanitarian goals, as well as the lives and goals of others. [4] Following this policy, Mister Deaf Spain 2012 was disqualified of his title "Mister Deaf Europe 2012", after being disrespectful to the MMDI staff as well as displaying unacceptable sexual behavior. [9] Miss Deaf Germany 2012 was disqualified of her title "Miss Deaf Congeniality 2012", after she had broken the arranged expectations of MMDI. [10]

Titleholders

Date and PlaceMiss Deaf InternationalMister Deaf InternationalMiss Deaf Queen InternationalMrs Deaf International
July 13, 2019
Saint Petersburg,
Russia 		Kemmonye Mamatsits [11] [12]
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 		Ajith Kumar
Flag of India.svg  India 		Not awardedNot awarded
July 14, 2018
Taipei, Taiwan 		Natalia Colombo[ citation needed ]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		Mergim Noshaj[ citation needed ]
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 		Somporn Kaewkeod[ citation needed ]
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 		Bussara Sangkrut Okada[ citation needed ]
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
July 15, 2017
Paris, France 		Céline Cornia[ citation needed ]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		Mateusz Borowski[ citation needed ]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 		Not awardedNot awarded
July 2016
Las Vegas,
United States		Iwona Cichosz [13] [14]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 		Calvin Vogefu Musalia [15]
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 		Somsakul Thongfaung
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
August 5, 2014
London,
United Kingdom 		YeJin Kim [16] [17]
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		Aarron Loggins [ citation needed ]
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 		Not awarded
July 31, 2013
Sofia, Bulgaria 		Laís Gonçalves
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 		Rafael Grombelka
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
July 27, 2012
Ankara, Turkey		Natalia Ryabova [18]
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 		Cevat Şimşek
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
July 16, 2011
Orlando, Florida		Cassandra Whyte [19] [20]
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 		Not awarded
July 31, 2010
Las Vegas,
United States		Julie Abbou [6]
Flag of France.svg  France

See also

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  2. ↑ "Bonita Ann Leek". FNL Network. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Miss & Mister Deaf United States frequently asked questions". MMDU. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
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  5. ↑ "Deaf Nation". DeafNation. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
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  7. ↑ Un monde de miss (October 24, 2012). "Election régionale – Miss Ile de France 2012" [Regional Election – Miss Ile de France 2012]. Skyrock (in French). Retrieved September 11, 2019. La jeune femme de 18 ans, qui prépare un DUT technique de commercialisation, a devancé Amélie Perez et Julie Abbou, candidate malentendante (The 18 years old, who is preparing a technical degree in marketing, has beaten Amélie Perez and Julie Abbou, a hearing impaired candidate).
  8. ↑ Kasia Galasiewicz's channel on YouTube
  9. ↑ The disqualifying notice of Mister Deaf Spain on Facebook , November 21, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  10. ↑ The disqualifying notice of Miss Deaf Germany on Facebook , November 21, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
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