Kenya at major beauty pageants
This is a list of Kenyan representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won three of the four pageants:
- One — Miss Earth crowns (2002)
The country has won 1 crown in total.
The criteria for the Big Four inclusion are based on specific standards such as the pageant's global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media; the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados; the winner's post pageant activities; the pageant's longevity, consistency, and history; the sincerity of the pageant's specific cause, platform, and advocacy; the overall pre-pageant activities, production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Kenya's Big Four titleholders
- Color key
- Ended as Runner-up or Finalists
- Ended as one of the Semi-finalists or Quarter-finalists
YEAR | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | TBA | Finali Galaiya TBA |
TBA | Susan Kirui TBA |
2017 | x | Magline Jeruto Top 5 |
x | x |
2016 | Mary Esther Were Top 6 |
Evelyn Njambi Top 5 |
x | Grace Wanene |
2015 | x | Charity Mwangi | Eunice Onyango 2nd Runner-up |
Linda Njoki Gatere |
2014 | Gaylyne Ayugi | Idah Nguma Top 11 |
x | Linda Marcella Manani |
2013 | x | Sherry Wangui Gitonga | x | x |
2012 | x | Shamim Fauz Ali Top 15 |
x | Fiona Yiasi Konchellah |
2011 | x | Catherine Susan Anyango | x | x |
2010 | x | Natasha Metto Top 25 |
Fiona Yiasi Konchellah | Miano Isabell Wangui |
2009 | x | Fiona Yiasi Konchellah | x | Catherine Emily Wanjuru Muturi |
2008 | x | Ruth Nyambura Kinuthia | x | x |
2007 | x | Catherine Wangari Wainaina | x | Volen Auma Owenga |
2006 | x | Khadijah Shamillah Kiptoo | Rachel Nyameyo | Emah Madegwa |
2005 | Rachel Marete | Cecilia Murugi Mwangi | x | Stella Marris Atieno Abungu |
2004 | Anita Maina | Juliet Atieno Ocheng | x | Susan Kaittany |
2003 | x | Janet Muthoni Kibugu | x | Hazel Nzioki |
2002 | Julie Njeru | Marianne Nyambura Kariuki | x | Winfred Omwakwe 1st Runner-up/WINNER |
2001 | x | Daniella Kimaru | x | Aqua Bonsu |
2000 | x | Yolanda Masinde Top 10 |
x | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines) |
1999 | x | Esther Muthee | x | |
1998 | x | x | x | |
1997 | x | x | x | |
1996 | x | Pritpal Kulwant Dhamu | x | |
1995 | Josephine Wanjiku Mbatia | x | x | |
1994 | x | Josephine Wanjiku Mbatia | x | |
1993 | x | x | x | |
1992 | Aisha Wawira Lieberg | x | x | |
1991 | x | Nkirote Karimi M’Mbijjiwe | x | |
1990 | x | Aisha Wawira Lieberg | x | |
1989 | x | Grace Chabari | x | |
1988 | x | Dianna Naylor | x | |
1987 | Susan Waruguru Kahumbu | Sheila Linda Kegode | x | |
1986 | x | Patricia Maingi | x | |
1985 | x | Jacqueline Mary Thom | x | |
1984 | x | Khadija "Kate" Adam Ismail Top 15 |
x | |
1983 | x | x | x | |
1982 | x | x | x | |
1981 | x | x | x | |
1980 | x | x | x | |
1979 | x | x | x | |
1978 | x | x | x | |
1977 | x | x | x | |
1976 | x | x | x | |
1975 | x | x | x | |
1974 | x | x | x | |
1973 | x | x | x | |
1972 | x | x | x | |
1971 | x | x | x | |
1970 | x | x | x | |
1969 | x | x | x | |
1968 | x | Josephine Moikobu | x | |
1967 | x | Zipporah Mbugua | x | |
1966 | x | x | x | |
1965 | x | x | x | |
1964 | x | x | x | |
1963 | x | x | x | |
1962 | x | x | x | |
1961 | x | x | x | |
1960 | x | Jasmine Batty | x | |
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
Name of Pageant | Placements | Best Result |
---|---|---|
Miss Universe | 1 | Top 6 (2016) |
Miss World | 7 | Top 5 (2016, 2017) |
Miss International | 1 | 2nd Runner-up (2015) |
Miss Earth | 1 | Winner (2002-Assumed) |
Total | 10 | 1 Winner |
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ↑ International Beauty Pageant Ranking
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ misskenya.org
- ↑ missuniverse.co.ke
- ↑ missworldkenya.com