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Pages in category "South Sudanese female models" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
In 2014, the license of Miss Grand South Sudan was obtained by a 2013-established national pageant, Beauties of South Sudan (B.O.S.S.), where the main winners were sent to compete at another international contest, Miss Earth, and each of the runners-up was sent to either Miss International or Miss Grand International. [5]
Aheu Deng was born in Itang (Ethiopian District), which was a South Sudan rebel camp, and won the Beauties of Miss Earth South Sudan 2009 pageant on June 10, 2009. She inherited the crown from Nok Duany, [ 4 ] who held the 2008 Beauties of South Sudan title by virtue of the franchise holders appointment.
Alek Wek (born 16 April 1977) is a South Sudanese-British model and designer who began her fashion career at the age of 18 in 1995. She has been hailed for her influence on the perception of beauty in the fashion industry. She is from the Dinka ethnic group in South Sudan, [2] but fled to Britain in 1991 to escape the civil war in Sudan. [3]
Nyakim Gatwech's parents lived in Maiwut, South Sudan, before they fled due to the Second Sudanese Civil War to Gambela, Ethiopia, where Gatwech was born.From there, they migrated to Kenya where they lived in refugee camps until they migrated to the US when Gatwech was 14 years old.
The Miss World qualifying pageant launched in 2011, the year South Sudan gained independence from Sudan. What began with 20 applicants from around the country and the diaspora has now grown to about 60. The first round of auditions for this year's event will begin in the coming weeks, with the winner to be announced in August.
The population of Adré was about 40,000 before Sudan's civil war began and now it has grown more than five-fold, according to local volunteers. The refugees here are among the lucky few.
Miss Earth South Sudan is a title given to a South Sudanese who represents South Sudan at Miss Earth, which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The national pageant of Miss Earth for South Sudan is conducted by Miss South Sudan Foundation to which Carousel Productions , the owner of ...