Miss Namibia
Encyclopedia
Miss Namibia is an annual, national beauty pageant held in Namibia
. Winner represents Namibia in Miss World
and Miss Universe
.
The current Miss Namibia is Odile Gertze
. She was crowned on 31 July 2010.
* Miss Namibia 2005, Leefa Shiikwa was stripped of her title after it was disclosed that she was married to an Angolan man.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. Winner represents Namibia in Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
and Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
.
The current Miss Namibia is Odile Gertze
Odile Gertze
- External links :*...
. She was crowned on 31 July 2010.
History
The very first Miss Namibia was held in 1980 by Nic Kruger, the founder of the pageant. After that there are three national director: Nic Kruger (1980-1996), Danie Botes (1997-1998) and Conny Maritz (1999-today).Titleholders
| Year | Name | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Bernice Tembo | |
| 1981 | Antoinette Knoetze | |
| 1982 | Desere Kotze | |
| 1983 | Astrid Klotzch | |
| 1984 | Peta Harley-Peters | |
| 1985 | Alice Pfeiffer | |
| 1986 | Jo-Rina Meyer | |
| 1987 | Bianca Pragt | |
| 1988 | Caroline du Preez | |
| 1989 | Emsie Esterhuizen | |
| 1990 | Ronel Liebenberg | |
| 1991 | Michelle McLean Michelle McLean Michelle McLean was crowned Miss Universe in 1992. She was19 years old when she represented Namibia and became the first and only woman from Namibia to win the crown.-Miss World:... |
Miss Universe 1992 Miss Universe 1992 Miss Universe 1992, the 41st Miss Universe pageant, was held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand on May 8, 1992. 78 international beauties competed for the Miss Universe crown.... , Top 5 - Miss World 1991 Miss World 1991 Miss World 1991, the 41st Miss World pageant, was held on December 28, 1991 in Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The winner was Ninibeth Beatriz Leal Jiménez representing Venezuela.-Results:-Order of Semi-finalists:# France# Turkey... |
| 1992 | Anja Schroeder | |
| 1993 | Barbara Kahatjipara | Miss Congeniality - Miss Universe 1994 Miss Universe 1994 Miss Universe 1994, the 43rd Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center, in Manila, Philippines on May 20, 1994... |
| 1994 | No pageant | |
| 1995 | Patricia Burt | |
| 1996 | Faghma Absalom | |
| 1997 | Sheya Shipanga | |
| 1998 | Retha Reinders | |
| 1999 | Vaanda Katjuongua | |
| 2000 | Mia de Klerk | |
| 2001 | Michelle Heita | |
| 2002 | Ndapewa Alfons | Top 10 - Miss Universe 2003 Miss Universe 2003 Miss Universe 2003, the 52nd Miss Universe pageant, was held at Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama on June 3, 2003. 71 delegates from around the universe competed for the crown... |
| 2003 | Petrina Thomas | |
| 2004 | Adele Basson | |
| 2005 | Leefa Shiikwa* | |
| 2006 | Anna Svetlana Nashandi | Top 17 - Miss World 2006 Miss World 2006 Miss World 2006, the 56th Miss World pageant was held at Sala Kongresowa, the main 2,897-seat auditorium at the Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland on the September 30, 2006. It was the first time ever that the pageant was held in a European city other than London, United Kingdom, having... |
| 2007 | Marichen Luiperth Marichen Jolandi Luiperth Marichen Jolandi Luiperth is a beauty queen who represented Namibia in Miss World 2007 in Sanya, China. She graduated with a focus in Information Studies from the University of Namibia with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology.-References:... |
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| 2008 | Marelize Robberts Marelize Robberts Martha Elizabeth “Marelize” Robberts is a beauty pageant contestant who won the title of Miss Namibia 2008 and represented Namibia in Miss World 2008 in South Africa and in Miss Universe 2009.-External links:*... |
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| 2009 | Happie Ntelamo | |
| 2010 | Odile Gertze Odile Gertze - External links :*... |
Top 25 - Miss World 2010 Miss World 2010 Miss World 2010, the 60th Miss World pageant was held on October 30, 2010, in Sanya, People's Republic of China; after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract. Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar crowned her successor Alexandria Mills of the United States as Miss World 2010.-Vietnam backed out:On June... |
| 2011 | Luzaan van Wyk |
* Miss Namibia 2005, Leefa Shiikwa was stripped of her title after it was disclosed that she was married to an Angolan man.