Suné January | |
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Born | Suné January 10 March 1994 |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Title | Miss Namibia 2017 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair color | Dark brown |
Eye color | Dark brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss Namibia 2017 (Winner) Miss Universe 2017 (Unplaced) |
Suné January (born 10 March 1994) is a Namibian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Namibia 2017 and represented Namibia at Miss Universe 2017. [1]
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean; it shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.
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January was born in Rehoboth. She graduated in Bachelor of Computer Applications. She started modeling in India from 2013 to 2016. She is a Wildlife Conservation Activist & emphasize on anti-rhino poaching. She is the Patron of ISAP (Intelligence Support Against Poaching).
January was crowned Miss Namibia 2017 on July 1, 2017 and represented Namibia at Miss Universe 2017. [2]
January represented Namibia at Miss Universe 2017 but Unplaced.
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Preceded by Lizelle Esterhuizen | Miss Namibia 2017 | Succeeded by Selma Kamanya |
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