Miss Africa Great Britain

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Miss Africa Great Britain
Miss Africa Great Britain
AbbreviationMAGB
Formation1 January 2011
Founder
Dele Onabowu
Website missafricagb.com

Miss Africa Great Britain is a beauty pageant open to African women[ clarification needed ] resident in the United Kingdom. The winner becomes a goodwill ambassador for Miss Africa Great Britain, charged with designing and implementing a charity program based on her "pageant platform".

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History

The Miss Africa GB pageant was founded in 2011. [1] The pageant was initially called Miss Black Africa UK and changed its name to Miss Africa Great Britain in December 2015. The pageant was formed to give young[ clarification needed ] African women born or living in the United Kingdom a platform to showcase their beauty and more importantly their culture, talent and creativity.

Title holders

Leila Samati [2] [3] [4] was crowned Miss Africa Great Britain 2018. She became Miss World Guinea Bissau 2019 [5] and competed in the Miss World 2019 finals on 14 December 2019. [6]

Jacqueline Ilumoka was crowned Miss Africa Great Britain in October 2014. [7] [8] She was featured on BBC's The One Show.

She was also featured in Hello! in an article titled "Hello! Presents a Year of Love" [9] in partnership with Swarovski.

Winners

YearNameCountryNotes
2011Ruvimbo ChinzouFlag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe She launched a charity project called Inflame the Dream [10]
2012Samaia TchapessekaFlag of Angola.svg Angola Samaia became queen in 2012. [11]
2013Precious OkekeFlag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria She was crowned in 2013 [12] [13] but was later disqualified [14] as she was due to wed, just months into her reign which was a breach of contract.
2014Jacqueline IlumokaFlag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria She launched the I am Able Nigeria charity project [15] in 2015, releasing a charity calendar in the same year. [16] [17]
2015Susana OwonoFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea Owono [18] was crowned in 2015 and raised funds for her charity mission to Equatorial Guinea. [19]
2016Sarah JegedeFlag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria She was crowned in 2016. [20] She raised funds [21] and embarked on a charity mission to Nigeria. She was hosted by the Governor of the state [22] and paid a courtesy call on the Ooni of Ife. [23]
2017Larissa TcheukamFlag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon She became queen in October 2017 [24] [25] and raised funds for a school in Cameroon.
2018Leila SamatiFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea Bissau She was called to represent Guinea Bissau at the Miss World 2019 finals in London.
2019Cecilia MusondaFlag of Zambia.svg Zambia She was crowned on 5 October 2019. [26]
2020Chinyanta Kabaso [27] Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia She became queen on 17 October 2020 [28] [29]
2021Alima NdiayeFlag of Senegal.svg Senegal She was crowned on 5 November 2021 [30] [31]
2022Aida MebrahtuFlag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea She was crowned on 4 November 2022 [32]
2023Stephanie DanhoFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Stephanie became Queen on 18 November 2023 [33]
2024Deborah MungaiFlag of Kenya.svg Kenya Deborah was crowned on 26 October 2024 [34] [35]

References

  1. ↑ "About US". www.missafricagb.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ↑ BellaNaija.com (15 October 2018). "Leila Samati crowned 2018 Miss Africa Great Britain". BellaNaija. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Leila Samati crowned 2018 Miss Africa Great Britain". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Leila Samati crowned 2018 Miss Africa Great Britain". Plus TV Africa. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. ↑ nobalur (24 November 2019). "Leila Samati is representing Guinea-Bissau at Miss World 2019 | Biography". imguineabissau. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Miss World". www.missworld.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nigeria's Jacqueline Ilumoka Wins Miss Blackafrica UK 2014 Title". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Loum, Noretta (6 October 2014). "Miss Black Africa UK | Nigeria's Jacqueline Ilumoka Wins 2014 Crown". AfroCosmopolitan. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  9. ↑ hellomagazine.com. "Hello! Presents A Year of Love". hellomagazine.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Inflame the Dream Keeps a Few Hearts Warm this Winter". Urban Craft Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2020.[ dead link ]
  11. ↑ Admin (8 July 2013). "Samaia Tchapesseka, A Miss Black África". PlatinaLine (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "21-Year Old Precious Okeke Wins Miss Black Africa UK Pageant". Gistmania. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "21-Year Old Precious Okeke Wins Miss Black Africa UK Pageant". 360Nobs.com. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  14. ↑ Liadi, Ladun. "Sonia Ike Appointed As New Miss Black Africa UK 2013 As Winner Is Disqualified" . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  15. ↑ Dipeolu, Yemi (1 May 2015). "UK beauty queen starts charity for handicapped Nigerians". African Voice Newspaper. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  16. ↑ "Miss Black Africa UK & other queens release 2015 charity calendar". Linda Ikeji's Blog. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "Miss Black Africa UK releases new stunning pics ahead of mission to Nigeria". Linda Ikeji's Blog. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  18. ↑ "Suswana [sic] Owono From Equitorial [sic] Guinea Wins Miss Black Africa UK 2015 Title". Olori Supergal. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  19. ↑ "The ambassador in London attends charity fundraiser - Official Web Page of the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea". www.guineaecuatorialpress.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  20. ↑ BellaNaija.com (10 October 2016). "Meet the New Miss Africa Great Britain! Sarah Jegede takes the Crown for Nigeria". BellaNaija. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  21. ↑ "Alumna Miss Africa Great Britain fundraises for Nigeria – Alumni News" . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  22. ↑ "Osun has taken education system beyond Africa, says Miss Africa, Great Britain -". The NEWS. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  23. ↑ Ayoola, Simbiat (29 May 2017). "Miss Africa Great Britain Sarah Jegede meets Ooni of Ife Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi (photos)". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  24. ↑ "Cameroonian Model, Larissa Tcheukam, Crowned Miss Africa Great Britain 2017 | How Africa News". howafrica.com. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  25. ↑ Communication, cameroun24 net-Master. "Cameroonian Model Becomes Miss Africa Great Britain 2017". www.cameroun24.net. Retrieved 19 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[ dead link ]
  26. ↑ "Cecilia Musonda becomes Miss Africa Great Britain 2019 | LusakaTimes.com" . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  27. ↑ "Glasgow woman launches fundraising drive in beauty queen bid". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  28. ↑ "Zambia : Meet The New Miss Africa Great Britain- Chinyanta Kabaso From Zambia". LusakaTimes.com. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  29. ↑ BellaNaija.com (26 October 2020). "Zambia's Chinyanta Kabaso Is Miss Africa Great Britain 2020!". BellaNaija. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  30. ↑ "Alima Ndiaye from Senegal crowned Miss Africa Great Britain 2021". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  31. ↑ BellaNaija.com (10 November 2021). "Senegal's Alima Ndiaye is Miss Africa Great Britain 2021". BellaNaija. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  32. ↑ Campbell, Joel (7 November 2022). "Aida Mebrahtu crowned Miss Africa Great Britain". Voice Online. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  33. ↑ Campbell, Joel (20 November 2023). "Miss Africa Great Britain clamis her crown". Voice Online. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  34. ↑ Cook, Angela (29 October 2024). "Miss Northampton is crowned Miss Africa GB 2024". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  35. ↑ "Miss Africa Great Britain 2024 Pageant Queen Visits Banbury". Banbury Guardian. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.

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