Miss Africa Great Britain

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Miss Africa Great Britain
Miss Africa Great Britain
AbbreviationM A G B
Formation1 January 2011
Founder
Dele Onabowu
Website missafricagb.com

Miss Africa Great Britain is a beauty pageant open to African women 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 with the sole purpose of giving young African girls born or living in the United Kingdom a platform to showcase not only their beauty but most 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.

Hall of fame

YearNameCountryNotes
2011Ruvimbo chinzouFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe She launched a charity 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. The model also released a charity calendar in the same year. [16] [17]
2015Susana OwonoFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Susana [18] was crowned in 2015 and fund raised towards her charity mission to Equatorial Guinea. [19]
2016Sarah JegedeFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria She was crowned in 2016. [20] She fund raised [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 fund raised 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 the 17th of October 2020 [28] [29]
2021Alima NdiayeFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal She was crowned on the 5th of November 2021 [30] [31]
2022Aida MebrahtuFlag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea She was crowned on the 4th of November 2022 [32]
2023Stephanie DanhoFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Stephanie became Queen on the 18th of November 2023 [33]

References [34]

  1. ↑ "About US". www.missafricagb.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  2. ↑ BellaNaija.com (2018-10-15). "Leila Samati crowned 2018 Miss Africa Great Britain". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  3. ↑ "Leila Samati crowned 2018 Miss Africa Great Britain". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  4. ↑ "Leila Samati crowned 2018 Miss Africa Great Britain". Plus TV Africa. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  5. ↑ nobalur (2019-11-24). "Leila Samati is representing Guinea-Bissau at Miss World 2019 | Biography". imguineabissau. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  6. ↑ "Miss World". www.missworld.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  7. ↑ "Nigeria's Jacqueline Ilumoka Wins Miss Blackafrica UK 2014 Title". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  8. ↑ Loum, Noretta (2014-10-06). "Miss Black Africa UK | Nigeria's Jacqueline Ilumoka Wins 2014 Crown". AfroCosmopolitan. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  9. ↑ hellomagazine.com. "HELLO! Presents A Year of Love". hellomagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  10. ↑ "Inflame the Dream Keeps a Few Hearts Warm this Winter". Urban Craft Magazine. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  11. ↑ Admin (2013-07-08). "Samaia Tchapesseka, A Miss Black África". PlatinaLine (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  12. ↑ "21-Year Old Precious Okeke Wins Miss Black Africa UK Pageant". Gistmania. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  13. ↑ "21-Year Old Precious Okeke Wins Miss Black Africa UK Pageant". 360Nobs.com. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  14. ↑ Liadi, Ladun. "Sonia Ike Appointed As New Miss Black Africa UK 2013 As Winner Is Disqualified" . Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  15. ↑ Dipeolu, Yemi (2015-05-01). "UK beauty queen starts charity for handicapped Nigerians". African Voice Newspaper. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  16. ↑ "Miss Black Africa UK & other queens release 2015 charity calendar". Linda Ikeji's Blog. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  17. ↑ "Miss Black Africa UK releases new stunning pics ahead of mission to Nigeria". Linda Ikeji's Blog. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  18. ↑ "Suswana [sic] Owono From Equitorial [sic] Guinea Wins Miss Black Africa UK 2015 Title". Olori Supergal. 2015-10-14. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  19. ↑ "The ambassador in London attends charity fundraiser - Official Web Page of the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea". www.guineaecuatorialpress.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  20. ↑ BellaNaija.com (2016-10-10). "Meet the New Miss Africa Great Britain! Sarah Jegede takes the Crown for Nigeria". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  21. ↑ "Alumna Miss Africa Great Britain fundraises for Nigeria – Alumni News" . Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  22. ↑ "Osun has taken education system beyond Africa, says Miss Africa, Great Britain -". The NEWS. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  23. ↑ Ayoola, Simbiat (2017-05-29). "Miss Africa Great Britain Sarah Jegede meets Ooni of Ife Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi (photos)". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  24. ↑ "Cameroonian Model, Larissa Tcheukam, Crowned Miss Africa Great Britain 2017 | How Africa News". howafrica.com. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  25. ↑ Communication, cameroun24 net-Master. "Cameroonian Model Becomes Miss Africa Great Britain 2017". www.cameroun24.net. Retrieved 2020-03-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ↑ "Cecilia Musonda becomes Miss Africa Great Britain 2019 | LusakaTimes.com" . Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  27. ↑ "Glasgow woman launches fundraising drive in beauty queen bid". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  28. ↑ "Zambia : Meet The New Miss Africa Great Britain- Chinyanta Kabaso From Zambia". LusakaTimes.com. 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  29. ↑ BellaNaija.com (2020-10-26). "Zambia's Chinyanta Kabaso Is Miss Africa Great Britain 2020!". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  30. ↑ "Alima Ndiaye from Senegal crowned Miss Africa Great Britain 2021". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  31. ↑ BellaNaija.com (2021-11-10). "Senegal's Alima Ndiaye is Miss Africa Great Britain 2021". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  32. ↑ Campbell, Joel (2022-11-07). "Aida Mebrahtu crowned Miss Africa Great Britain". Voice Online. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  33. ↑ Campbell, Joel (2023-11-20). "Miss Africa Great Britain clamis her crown". Voice Online. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  34. ↑ Campbell (2023-11-20). "Miss Africa Great Britain Stephanie Danho claims her crown". Voice Online. Retrieved 2023-11-22.

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