Formation | 2018 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Abuja |
Location | |
Official language | English |
President | Ibife Alufohai [1] |
Website | polointernational |
Miss Polo International is an international beauty pageant with a focus on the sport of polo. [2] It was created in Nigeria by Ibife Alufohai in 2018. [3] It was established help give participants a platform that seeks to bring people from around the world together to promote the participation of women in global activities and improve educational opportunities. [4] [5] [6]
The current titleholder of Miss Polo International 2019 is Dewanti Kumala from Indonesia, who was crowned on 14 September 2019 at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [7]
The pageant started in Abuja, Nigeria in 2018. Nasneen Sheikh from India, representing Miss Polo India was crowned the first Miss Polo International in Abuja, Nigeria. [8] [9] [10] [11] In 2019, the second edition was hosted in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dewanti Kumala from Indonesia, representing Miss Polo Indonesia was crowned as the winner. [12] [13]
Miss Polo International is a non-swimsuit/non-bikini beauty pageant instead participants have five components that go into their score: a project, an interview, fashion, sports wear, and evening gown. [14] The aims of the pageant are to promote education and carry out charitable acts globally, especially in the most impoverished regions of the world. [15] [16] The pageant seeks to promote the beauty found within everyone including emotional intelligence, giftedness, and team spirit. [17] [18] In order to participate in the pageant contestants must have a background in volunteering in their local community. [19] The winner of the pageant serves as an ambassador and works to improve educational initiatives and work to host fundraisers. [19] [20]
Year | Countries/Territories | Titleholder | National title | Hometown | Venue | Entrants | Ref |
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2018 | India | Nasneen Sheikh | Miss Polo India | Abuja | Nigeria | 17 | [21] |
2019 | Indonesia | Dewanti Kumala | Miss Polo Indonesia | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 30 | [22] |
Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020—2023 | |||||||
2024 | USA | Princesss Joy Tocao | Miss Polo USA | Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
Country/Territory | Titles | Year(s) |
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Indonesia | 1 | 2019 |
India | 2018 |
Continents | Titles | Country (Number) |
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Americas | 0 | |
Europe | 0 | |
Asia | 2 | India (1), Indonesia (1) |
Africa | 0 | |
Oceania | 0 |
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