 Logo of the Miss Ethiopia event. | |
| Formation | 1963 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa |
| Location | |
| Membership |
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Official language | Amharic |
Chairman | Murad Mohammed |
Miss Ethiopia is a national beauty pageant in Ethiopia.
| Logo of the Miss Ethiopia event. | |
| Formation | 1963 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa |
| Location | |
| Membership |
|
Official language | Amharic |
Chairman | Murad Mohammed |
Miss Ethiopia is a national beauty pageant in Ethiopia.
The Miss Ethiopia began in 1963. There were two editions during the period and it finally rerun as the Miss Ethiopia pageant in 1988 under the Ethio American Entertainment Inc. Currently, the Miss Ethiopia pageant is owned by Murad Mohammed.
The chairman of Miss Ethiopia, Murad Mohammed, is the director of Ethiopian Village Adventure Playground, which claims ownership of Miss Ethiopia, and has frequently announced that the Miss Ethiopia queens would participate in international pageants like Miss International, Miss Earth, Miss Progress, etc. despite not owning a franchise for the pageants. Much of the judging is not done publicly, so the general population is not able to follow the process from start to finish, or see the final event taking place. [1]
Melkam Michael Endale, who was crowned Miss Ethiopia 2010, was later appointed Miss World Ethiopia in 2012 without taking part in a contest for the purpose of attending Miss World 2012. She failed to attend the event. [2] She was also listed as Ethiopia's representative to Miss Intercontinental Pageant 2012, but once again did not show. [3]
The latest version of the pageant is seen to lack transparency, due to the fact that the winner is suddenly announced without a proper contest being held, girls are put in a studio with sashes proclaiming them to be finalist, but the public are not able to follow the process from start to finish, or see the actual final event taking place. [1]
In several years past the runner up has simply been appointed Miss Ethiopia by Murad Mohammed and Ethiopian Village Adventure Playground for the purpose of attending Miss World for example. Melkam Michael Endale who was crowned Miss Ethiopia 2010 for example, who never got her promised car or 100,000 ETBirr, [4] was simply appointed as Miss World Ethiopia in 2012, without taking part in a contest for the purpose of attending Miss World 2012
Murad Mohammed, the director of Ethiopian Village Adventure Playground, who claims to be the latest owner of Miss Ethiopia, has been accused of repeatedly advertising bogus prizes for his version of Miss Ethiopia, such as 100,000 Et Birr, US$6250 prize, a house, Modelling contract in New York, participation in several international pageants, awarding of 60,000 Et birr US$3750 Diamond rings, [5] none of which can be verified as having been ever awarded.
| Year | Miss Ethiopia | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Ejigayehu Beyene | |
| 1964 | Misrak Million | |
| 1968 | Wossene Hailu | |
| 1988 | Sehin Belew | Ethio American Entertainment Inc. directorship |
| 2009 | Chuna Okaka | Murad Mohammed directorship |
| 2010 | Melkam Michael Endale | Miss World Ethiopia 2012 |
| 2013 | Genet Tsegay Tesfay | Miss World Ethiopia 2013 |
| 2014 | Nardos Tegegne | |
| 2015 | Kisanet Teklit Teklehaimanot | Miss World Ethiopia 2015 |
| 2018 | Sollyana Abayneh | Miss World Ethiopia 2018 |
| Year | Miss Ethiopia | Placement at Miss World | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TBA | ||||
| 2024 | No competition held | ||||
| 2023 | Rgat Afewerki Ybrah | Unplaced | |||
| Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant between 2020—2022 | |||||
| 2019 | Feven Araya Gebreslassie | Unplaced | |||
| 2018 | Sollyana Abayneh | Unplaced | |||
| 2017 | Kisanet Haile Gbereslasie | Unplaced | |||
| 2016 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2015 | Kisanet Teklit Teklehaimanot | Unplaced | |||
| 2014 | Yirgalem Hadish Adhanom | Unplaced | |||
| 2013 | Genet Tsegay Tesfay | Unplaced | |||
| 2012 | Melkam Michael Endale | Unplaced | |||
| 2011 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2010 | Hiwot Assefa Tesfaye | Unplaced | |||
| 2009 | Lula Gezu Weldegebriel | Unplaced | |||
| 2008 | Hibret Fedaku Alemu | Unplaced | |||
| 2007 | Mihret Abebe | Unplaced | |||
| 2006 | Amleset Muchie | Unplaced | |||
| 2005 | Seble Mekonnen | Unplaced | |||
| 2004 | Sayat Demissie | Unplaced | |||
| 2003 | Hayat Ahmed Mohammed | Top 20 |
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| Year | Miss Ethiopia | Placement at Miss International | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hermela Nigussie | TBA | ||
| Did not compete between 2019—2023 | ||||
| 2018 | Frezewd Solomon Demissie | Unplaced | Runner-up of Miss World Ethiopia 2018 appointed as Miss International Ethiopia 2018. | |
| 2017 | Bamlak Dereje Fikru | Unplaced | ||
| Did not compete between 2010—2016 | ||||
| 2009 | Rahel Debebe Woldekirkos | Unplaced | ||
| 2008 | Nardos Desta Tafese | Unplaced | ||
| 2007 | Kidan Tesfahun | Unplaced | Miss Millenium Queen directorship | |
| 2006 | Fethiya Mohammed Seid | Unplaced | ||
| 2005 | Dina Fekadu Mosissa | Unplaced | Later, represented Ethiopia at Miss Universe 2006 and placed in Top 20. | |
| 2004 | Helina Mezegbu | Unplaced | ||
| 2003 | Yodit Getahun | Unplaced | ||
| Year | Miss Ethiopia | Placement at Miss Supranational | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Did not compete | |||
| Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant between 2020—2022 | ||||
| 2019 | Hanna Abate | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Did not compete | |||
| 2017 | Bitaniya Yosef Mohammed | 3rd Runner-up | ||
| 2016 | Misker Kassahun | Unplaced | ||
| Did not compete between 2012—2015 | ||||
| 2011 | Aman Taye Lemma | Unplaced | ||
| Year | Miss Ethiopia | Placement at Miss Grand International | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not compete between 2019–present | ||||
| 2018 | Samrawit Azmeraw | Unplaced | Runner-up of Miss World Ethiopia 2018 appointed at Miss Grand International Ethiopia 2018. | |
| 2017 | Selamawit Teklay | Unplaced | ||
| 2016 | Genet Tsegay | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | Bethelhem Belay | Unplaced |
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| 2014 | Hiwot Bekele Mamo | 1st Runner-up | Runner-up of Miss Ethiopia 2014 appointed as Miss Grand International Ethiopia 2014. | |
| 2013 | Helen Getachew | Unplaced | ||
| Year | Miss Ethiopia | Placement at Miss Intercontinental | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rebka Fikre Tesfaye | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Bella Lire Lapso | 5th Runner-Up |
| Runner-up of Miss World Ethiopia 2018 appointed as Miss Intercontinental Ethiopia 2018. |
| 2017 | Feven Araya Gabreslassie | Did not compete | ||
| Did not compete between 2012—2016 | ||||
| 2011 | Betelhem Hailu Legesse | Top 5 | ||
| 2010 | Rodina Kebede Gebremariam | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | Hiwot Assefa Tesfaye | Top 15 |
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| 2008 | Did not compete | |||
| 2007 | Hayat Ahmed Mohammed | Top 16 | ||
| 2006 | Mehrete Girmay | Unplaced | ||
| 2005 | Sayat Demissie | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Yordanos Teshager Bitew | 4th Runner-Up | ||
| 2003 | Jerusalem Ketema Geda | Unplaced | ||
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