Miss Rwanda

Miss Rwanda is a national beauty pageant in Rwanda.

Miss Rwanda Organization
Formation1993
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersKigali
Location
Membership
Official language
English
Kinyarwanda
Key people
Dieudonne Ishimwe
Websitewww.missrwanda.rw

History

Miss Rwanda was organised by telecom company Rwandatel in 2009.[1] The 1st edition Miss Rwanda 2009 was held on December 19, 2009 and Grace Bahati was made a history to become Miss Rwanda.

Titleholders
  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
The Miss Rwanda organization decided to send the winner to Miss World pageant. Meanwhile the Miss Supranational Rwanda set in different organization. The winner goes to Miss Supranational pageant.
Year Miss Rwanda Province Miss World Rwanda Placement Special Awards Miss Supranational Rwanda Placement Special Awards
2009 Grace Bahati[2] Southern Province ― ― ― ― ― ―
2012 Aurore Mutesi Kayibanda[3] Southern Province ― ― ― ― ― ―
2015 Doriane Kundwa[4] Northern Province ― ― ― ― ― ―
2016 Jolly Mutesi[5] Kigali ― ― ― ― ― ―
2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2021 Naomie Nishimwe[6] Kigali Naomie Nishimwe ― ― Anitha Kate Umuratwa Unplaced Top 11 - Miss Elegance

References
  1. "Miss Rwanda: Rwandatel to organize Miss Rwanda 2009". focus.rw. Archived from the original on 2014-10-02.
  2. "Miss Rwanda crowned". The New Times. 20 December 2009.
  3. "Kayibanda crowned Miss Rwanda 2012". The New Times. 3 September 2012.
  4. "Doriane Kundwa crowned Miss Rwanda 2015". The New Times. 22 February 2015.
  5. "Jolly Mutesi is crowned Miss Rwanda 2016". The New Times. 28 February 2016.
  6. "Nyina wa Miss Rwanda 2020, Nishimwe Naomie, avuga ko yari yaripfuje iryo teka kuva kera". BBC News Gahuza. 23 March 2020.
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