Miss Universe Tanzania

Miss Universe Tanzania Organization
Formation2007; 17 years ago (2007)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersDar es Salaam
Location
Membership
Miss Universe
Official language
English
Swahili
President
Judith Peter Ngusa

Miss Universe Tanzania is a beauty pageant that was first held in 2007. It is the national contest to choose the representative for the Miss Universe pageant.

History

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Miss Universe Tanzania identified was held for first time in 2007. Since that year the pageant became the official national franchise holder of Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth. Since the pageant's inception, the second runner up of the Miss Universe Tanzania used to compete at Miss International until 2011 when the Miss Universe Tanzania organization severed ties with them and ceased to send representatives to said pageant. Nowadays the Miss Universe Tanzania has only franchised the main winner to Miss Universe. Inside the organizer of Miss Universe Maria Sarungi Tsehai Management; Miss Universe Tanzania, Miss Universe Ethiopia and Miss Universe Kenya are having a single franchise to present the winner as their country's ambassador to Miss Universe under Maria Sarungi Tsehai Directorship.

Directorships

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  • Maria Sarungi Tsehai (2007―2019)
  • Erasto Gideon Chipungahelo (2024―present)

Titleholders

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  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Year Region Miss Universe Tanzania Placement at Miss Universe Special awards Notes
Erasto Gideon Chipungahelo directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2024
2024 Dar es Salaam Judith Ngusa TBA
Maria Sarungi Tsehai directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2007―2019
Did not compete between 2020―2023: Since Covid-19, in 2020 Tanzania was absent from sending representatives under Tsehai's leadership. The existence of Miss Universe Tanzania sank and went into hiatus for several years.
2019 Morogoro Shubila Stanton[1] Unplaced
Did not compete in 2018
2017 Dar es Salaam Lilian Maraule[2] Unplaced
2016 Dodoma Jihan Dimachk[3] Unplaced
2015 Dar es Salaam Lorraine Marriot Unplaced
2014 Dodoma Nale Boniface[4] Unplaced Since the winner, Bernard decided to withdraw, Boniface as a runner-up took over her participation at Miss Universe 2014 in Miami, Florida, USA.
Dar es Salaam Carolyne Bernard[4] Did not compete Withdrawal — Getting accident, a Runner-up, Nale Boniface took over to represent Tanzania at Miss Universe 2014 in the United States.
2013 Dar es Salaam Betty Boniphace Unplaced
2012 Dar es Salaam Winfrida Dominic[5] Unplaced
2011 Dar es Salaam Nelly Kamwelu Unplaced
  • Best National Costume (6th Runner-up)
2010 Arusha Nuya Hellen Dausen Unplaced
2009 Mwanza Illuminata James Wize Unplaced
2008 Arusha Amanda Ole Sululu Unplaced
2007 Dar es Salaam Flaviana Matata Top 10 Flaviana named as the Top sexiest Women by Globalbeauties 2007.

Wins by region

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Region Titles Years
Dar es Salaam 7 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
Arusha 2 2008, 2010
Mwanza 1 2009
Dodoma 2016
Morogoro 2019

References

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  1. ^ "Shubila Stanton crowned Miss Universe Tanzania 2019". The Times of India. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Lilian Ericaah Maraule crowned Miss Universe Tanzania 2017". The Times of India. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Jihan Dimachk is Miss Universe Tanzania 2016". The Great Pageant Community. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Ajali yamzuia Miss Universe TZ kushiriki mashindano ya kimataifa, nafasi yake yachukuliwa na mshindi wa 2". Bongo5 (in Swahili). 24 December 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Winfrida Crowned Miss Universe". allAfrica. Dar es Salaam. Tanzania Daily News. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

See also

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