Sierra Leone at major beauty pageants
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This is a list of Sierra Leone's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has yet to win any of the four pageants.
Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]
The Sierra Leone franchise holders of the four major beauty pageants are the following:
- Miss Sierra Leone — for Miss World
- Miss Universe Sierra Leone — for Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.
Sierra Leone's Big Four pageants titleholders[edit]
Sierra Leone has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][13] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[14][15][16]
- Color Key
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
| YEAR | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2020 | × | ↑ No Pageant Held | Nadiatejanatu Mansaray | |
| 2019 | Marie Esther Bangura | Enid Jones-Boston | × | N'jainatu Sesay |
| 2018 | × | Sarah Tucker | × | Alma Nancy Sesay |
| 2017 | × | × | Abie Mansaray | Ismatu Daramy |
| 2016 | Hawa Kamara | Aminata Bangura | Maseray Swarray | Josephine Kamara |
| 2015 | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Sierra Leone sent their first delegate in 2016.) |
Michelo Malambo | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Sierra Leone sent their first delegate in 2016.) |
× |
| 2014 | × | × | ||
| 2013 | × | Mariatu Dukuray | ||
| 2012 | Vanessa Williams | × | ||
| 2011 | Natasha Beckley | × | ||
| 2010 | Neyorlyn Willams | × | ||
| 2009 | Mariatu Kargbo Top 16 |
× | ||
| 2008 | Tyrilla Gouldson | × | ||
| 2007 | Fatmata Turay | Theresa Turay | ||
| 2006 | Kabungo Mumbi | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Sierra Leone sent their first delegate in 2007.) | ||
| 2005 | Sarah Juddan | |||
| 2004 | × | |||
| 2003 | × | |||
| 2002 | × | |||
| 2001 | × | |||
| 2000 | × | |||
| 1999 | Irina Croes | |||
| 1998 | × | |||
| 1997 | × | |||
| 1996 | × | |||
| 1995 | Luo Punabantu | |||
| 1994 | × | |||
| 1993 | × | |||
| 1992 | Elizabeth Mwanza | |||
| 1991 | × | |||
| 1990 | × | |||
| 1989 | × | |||
| 1988 | Twilla Macauley | |||
| 1987 | × | |||
| 1986 | Alice Fefegula | |||
| 1985 | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Sierra Leone sent their first delegate in 1986.) | |||
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
| Pageant | Placements | Best result |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Universe | 0 | None |
| Miss World | 1 | Top 16 (2009) |
| Miss International | 0 | None |
| Miss Earth | 0 | None |
| Total | 1 | Top 16 (2009) (Miss World) |
References[edit]
- ↑ Ornos, Riza (30 September 2013). "Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑ Kanja, Kirstin (20 December 2019). "Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe". Standard Media. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ News, China (3 November 2018). "Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ↑ News, Reuters (13 December 2013). "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Joel, Guinto (13 March 2015). "PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Joel, Guinto (12 March 2015). "In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage". GMA News Online. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
External links[edit]
- Miss Universe country participation lists.
- Miss World country participation lists.
- Miss International country participation lists.
- Miss Earth country participation lists.
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