Rahima Ayla Dirkse

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Rahima Ayla Dirkse
Born
Rahima Ayla Dirkse

1993 (age 2728)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Title Miss Nederland 2018
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Nederland 2018
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2018
(Unplaced)

Rahima Ayla Dirkse (born 1993 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Nederland 2018 on 9 July 2018. She represented the Netherlands at Miss Universe 2018 pageant but unplaced. [1]

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Personal life

Rahima is raised in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Rahima, who has a Brazilian mother and a Dutch father. She is a student of bio-pharmaceutical sciences and works at her aunt's clothing store during the week. [2] [3] [4]

Pageantry

Miss Nederland 2018

Dirkse from Rotterdam was crowned Miss Nederland 2018 at a crowning gala held on 9 July 2018 at the AFAS Circustheater, Zuid-Holland. She succeeded outgoing Miss Nederland 2017 Nicky Opheij.

Miss Universe 2018

Dirkse represented the Netherlands at Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. But failed to place.

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References

  1. "Miss Nederland 2018 is Rahima Dirkse geworden" (in Dutch). cosmopolitan.com.
  2. "Rotterdams model Rahima Dirkse is Miss Nederland 2018" (in Dutch). rtlnieuws.nl.
  3. "DE PRACHTIGE ROTTERDAMSE RAHIMA IS MISS NEDERLAND 2018" (in Dutch). funx.nl.
  4. "Rahima Dirkse elected Miss Netherlands 2018" (in Dutch). nu.nl.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Nicky Opheij
Miss Nederland
2018
Succeeded by
Sharon Pieksma