Miss Zimbabwe

Miss Zimbabwe
Formation	1980
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Harare
Location	Zimbabwe
Membership	Miss Universe Miss World
Official language	English
Chairperson	Mary Chiwenga
Website	Official page

Miss Zimbabwe is a national Beauty pageant in Zimbabwe.

History

Miss Tourism Zimbabwe was founded in 1980 when the national beauty pageant was transformed from Miss Rhodesia after attaining independence.^[1] In 2012, the Miss Tourism Zimbabwe was renamed the Miss Zimbabwe (Miss World Zimbabwe) pageant. Basically there are two licenses for Zimbabwe into the Miss Tourism Zimbabwe: Miss Universe^[2] and Miss World.^[3] Since 2002, the pageant did not send its winner to the Miss Universe pageant due to losing the franchise of the pageant. Automatically, the pageant since 2002 sends the grand winner to the Miss World competition.

Sash titles

In 2011, the Miss Tourism Zimbabwe were crowned as Miss World Zimbabwe, Miss Tourism Zimbabwe and Miss Universe Zimbabwe. Specially for Miss Universe Zimbabwe did not allow to compete at Miss Universe by Miss Universe Organization. As the result of 2011, for the first time, Miss Universe Zimbabwe title was competed at Miss International 2011 in Chengdu, China and she was awarded as the most expressive award.

Resignations

In 2014, according to chairperson Mary Chiwenga, said the reasons for the 22-year-old university law student’s resignation were “a prerequisite to both the Miss Zimbabwe and the Miss World pageants”. Thabiso is understood to have volunteered the information which necessitated her stepping down to the Trust. Thabiso is likely to be replaced by first princess Tendai Hunda.^[4]

Titleholders

Representatives at Miss World and Miss Universe

Color key

Winner
Runner-up
Finalist or semifinalist

The winner of Miss Tourism Zimbabwe represents her country at Miss Universe or Miss World. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Year	Miss Zimbabwe	Hometown	Miss Universe	Miss World	Notes
2016	TBA	TBA	TBA	- TBA
2015	Emily Kachote	Harare	Did not compete	- Unplaced	Dethroned (Resigned her title to Annie Mutambu)
2014	Tendai Hunda	Harare	Did not compete	- Unplaced	Appointed from 1st runner-up
2013	Thabiso Phiri	Harare	Did not compete	Did not compete	Dethroned
2012	Bongani Dhlakama	Harare	Did not compete	- Unplaced
2011	Malaika Maidei Mushandu	Harare	Did not compete	- Top 15
2010	Samantha Tshuma	Harare	Did not compete	- Unplaced
2009	Vanessa Gayle Sibanda	Harare	Did not compete	- Unplaced
2008	Cynthia Maideyi Muvirimi	Harare	Did not compete	- Unplaced
2007	Caroline Marufu	Harare	Did not compete	- Unplaced
2006	Lorraine Tsoanele Maphala	Harare	Did not compete	- Unplaced
2004	Oslie Muringai	Harare	Did not compete	- Unplaced
2003	Phoebe Tonderai Monjane	Harare	Did not compete	- Unplaced
2002	Linda Van Beek	Harare	Did not compete	- Unplaced
2001	Tsungai Muswerakuenda	Harare	- Unplaced	Did not compete
2000	Corrinne Crewe	Harare	- Top 10	Did not compete	Best National Costume (2nd runner-up)
1999	Brita Masalethulini	Harare	Did not compete	- Unplaced
1998	Selina Stuart	Harare	- Unplaced	Did not compete
1997	Lorraine Magwenzi	Harare	- Unplaced	Did not compete
1996	Langa Sibanda	Harare	- Unplaced	Did not compete
1995	Dionne Best	Harare	Did not compete	- Unplaced
1994	Angeline Musasiwa	Harare	Did not compete	- 3rd runner-up
1993	Yvette D'Almeida-Chakras	Harare	- Unplaced	Did not compete	Competed in 1994
1982	Caroline Murinda	Harare	Did not compete	- Top 15
1981	Juliet Nyathi	Harare	Did not compete	- Top 15
1980	Shirley Richard Nyanyiwa	Harare	Did not compete	- Top 15

References

External links

Official page

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Inactive

Belize (2007)
Benin (1962)
Bermuda (1997)
Bonaire (1999)
Chinese Taipei (2004)
Cook Islands (1999)
Cote d'Ivoire (1986)
Cuba (1967)
Dominica (1985)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1986)
Fiji (1981)
Gambia (1986)
Gibraltar (1990)
Grenada (1964)
Iraq (1972)
Jordan (1960)
Latvia (2006)
Lesotho (1978)
Liberia (1977)
Luxembourg (1994)
Madagascar (1961)
Micronesia (1975)
Morocco (1978)
Papua New Guinea (1986)
Samoa (1986)
Senegal (1987)
Seychelles (1995)
St. Kitts & Nevis (1981)
St. Martin (2006)
St. Vincent & the Grenadines (2006)
Suriname (1999)
Swaziland (1994)
Tunisia (1971)
Vanuatu (1978)
Zambia (2010)
Zimbabwe (2001)

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–1990)

Region of China	Hong Kong (1952–2000)

Constituent country of Denmark	Greenland (1987–1990)

Overseas regions of France	French Guiana (1977–1984) Guadeloupe (1977–1984) Martinique (1957–1984) New Caledonia (1982) Réunion (1977–1986) Tahiti (1962–1985)

Part of United Kingdom	England (1955–1990) Scotland (1961–1990) Wales (1961–1990)

Part of Japan	Okinawa (1963–1968)

Bantustans of South Africa	Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979–1983)

Territories of USA	Alaska (1952–1958) Hawaii (1952–1959)

Miss World participant countries and territories

Active (1951–present)	Albania Angola Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Chad Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Guadeloupe Guam Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia FYRO Malawi Malaysia Malta Martinique Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Samoa Scotland Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts & Nevis Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Wales Zambia Zimbabwe

Inactive	Algeria (2002) Andorra (2003) Antigua & Barbuda (2008) Bangladesh (2001) Bonaire (2012) Cape Verde (2010) Cambodia (2006) Cayman Islands (2011) Cook Islands (1990) Cuba (1975) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008) Dominica (2013) Estonia (2005) Gambia (1986) Greenland (1992) Grenada (2007) Guernsey (1975) Hawaii (2001) Isle of Man (1988) Jersey (1981) Jordan (1981) Madagascar (2001) Monaco (1955) Montserrat (1964) Morocco (1968) Northern Marianas (2003) Papua New Guinea (1990) São Tomé and the Príncipe (2014) St. Barthelemy (2011) St. Lucia (2010) St. Martin (2001) St. Vincent and Grenadines (1994) Suriname (2011) Swaziland (2009) Syria (1966) Tahiti (2010) Tonga (1986) Turks & Caicos (2004) Uzbekistan (2013)

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